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Sorceress x Physik Bunnies and the Great Bunny Move

November 29, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Physik is one of the greatest rabbits I own! He is so sweet, and I love him a lot! But he has spent most of his life out on the […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits

Magician x Warlock Bunny Babies

November 29, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

I was lucky enough to get another black Friday litter out of a totally different buck. Yay Warlock!  Magician is one of my better producers, but not having a litter […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits

A Syren and Sandrider litter

November 27, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

A few months ago, I got a new American Chinchilla buck rabbit from a totally different line. I bred her to Syren, and 30 days later, out popped a hefty […]

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American Chinchilla, Homesteading, Rabbits

Rabbit Rillette

November 22, 2015by dirtartful 1 Comment

I think i have mentioned my new hobby that is charcuterie. This hobby pretty much means that i am using the entire animal to create food. A rillette is a […]

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Butcher, Charcuterie, Homesteading, Rabbits, Recipies

Don’t Worry, I hate me too…

November 21, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

So, butchering is always super difficult. It takes me a lot of mental strength to do it. This is especially the case with guinea pigs. They are sweet, adorable, and […]

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Butcher, Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Fall is BUSY

November 18, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, my part time job at the horse barn is over (ask for details if you want them). It was a good way to supplement the income and provide food […]

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American Chinchilla, Cheesemaking, Ducks, Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Khaki Campbell, Rabbits

Breed like Rabbits, Or Not?

October 28, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, we were expecting seven litters this past few weeks and got zero! Super frustrating! The bucks may have been sterile from the heat of summer. Nobody took… (Two are […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Breeding, Homesteading, Rabbits

Rabbit Racks

October 17, 2015by dirtartful 1 Comment

After building the cattle panel barn, it was time to devise a rabbit holding system. Without these rabbit racks, we can only hold 14 cages. With it, we can hold […]

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Construction, Homesteading, Rabbits

The Khakis

October 14, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

It is no secret that I happen to love ducks (and can legally sell them as food in NC). My Khaki Campbell ducks lay better than any chicken! But the […]

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Ducks, Eggs, heritage breed, Homesteading, Khaki Campbell

Enter Pepino!

October 14, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

I am still pretty devastated after the loss of my American Blue buck from pasteurella. I have been hyper vigilant, inspecting every rabbit twice daily for signs and symptoms. If […]

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American Blue, Fodder, heritage breed, Rabbits

Rabbits and Fodder

October 8, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Losing a rabbit is never easy… I am now being hyper vigilant about our remaining stock. (I still have plenty). Cages are being cleaned daily, lots of hay and fodder […]

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Fodder, Rabbits

The New Rabbit Barn

October 7, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, it has been another crazy few weeks. After losing the buck to pasturella, i went through and gave everything a deep, deep clean, scrub, and samitization. It was unlikely […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits, Update

Rabbitry Woes

September 24, 2015by dirtartful 1 Comment

I decided to dive off the grid for a bit. Mostly because my computer has been in disrepair and posting from the phone is hard. I managed to get an […]

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A Hard Choice

August 17, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

i know, I know, it has been very quiet in blog land lately. I managed to get a part time job at a horse barn feeding and leading horses around. […]

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Homesteading, Processing, Rabbits

Babies for Rubey and Frenchy

August 12, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Both Rubey and Frenchy are offspring of my beloved Butters. This week, they both had litters of two. I am very proud of that! First litters of two mean well […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Joy and Sorrow

August 8, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

I have fallen head over heels in love with turkeys… I mentioned that in a couple of previous posts… So we got home from herding sheep with our new kitten, […]

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Uncategorized

Have I lost count?

August 7, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

And two more baby pigs were born. A solid white pup and a white piggies with a brown mask! So cute!

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Honey Mustard Braised Rabbit

August 6, 2015by dirtartful 2 Comments

In order to diversify the customer base at the Clarjo Rabbitry, I thought it would be a great idea to share some of my rabbit recipes, hopefully to swing people […]

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Rabbits, Recipies

Singlet for Charcoal

August 6, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Charcoal does it again! Only one pig, but a gorgeous pig it is! Burgundy red (my favorite ).

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Four new piglets from grow out!

August 5, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Four new babies were found in the grow out pen. They are thriving right now, but I am worried,  as two of the three mothers wound up with ketosis. I […]

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Guinea Pigs, Heat, Homesteading

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