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Category Archives: American Blue

Brat x Sandrider

May 16, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, early on Saturday morning, Brat the American Blue doe had a litter of 11 kits. She was bred with Sandrider, the American Chinchilla. She did such a great job […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Homesteading, Rabbits

Bun x Buckbeak – April Litter

April 22, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

Early this morning, Bun, the American Blue girl had a litter of 12. One of them was on the ground outside the cage, but only briefly, as she warmed up […]

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American Blue, Homesteading, Rabbits

Furcrafting with Rabbit Hides

April 14, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

So, we are really excited with the quality of our furs (as a matter of fact, have over 20+ furs in the tanning process atm) and the prospect of selling […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Business, Furs, Rabbits, Tanning

Tanning, Part 2

April 10, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, after we let the skins sit in the battery acid solution for a week, we peeled the remaining skin off of the rabbits until they were white. Then we […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Furs, Rabbits, Tanning

An Experiment in Tanning

March 26, 2016by dirtartful 1 Comment

Well, I have been doing a lot of rabbit processing throughout the last year, and have been holding onto the skins. Mostly junior pelts, less quality than older animals, but […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Homesteading, Rabbits, Tanning

Brat x Buckbeak

March 23, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

My American Blue doe Brat had her very first litter of babies with our resident Buckbeak! There are 10 wiggly kits that are placed in an immaculate nest full of […]

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American Blue, Homesteading, Rabbits

Mr. Mustard Failed Again

February 23, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, I brought Mr. Mustard onto the porch… So I could hopefully gather her kits if she had them outside of the nest box. This was her third litter, and […]

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American Blue, Homesteading, Rabbits

Bun x Buckbeak

February 21, 2016by dirtartful Leave a comment

I am very excited that my American Blue doe Bun had a litter with Buckbeak last night. Eight wiggly little kits that will be ready in time for easter! This […]

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American Blue, Homesteading, Rabbits

The menace is back…..

December 14, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

The pain is still pretty raw around here, i have lost 18 kits out of 29, which is hard enough. But when I woke up yesterday to find that my […]

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American Blue, American Chinchilla, Breeding, heritage breed, Homesteading, Problems

That B#$%&

December 3, 2015by dirtartful 2 Comments

So, I know it is Mr. Mustards first litter, and she wasn’t really taking great care of them. They were not very chubby, but not super fat. I showed her […]

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American Blue, Breeding, Homesteading, Rabbits

Mr. Mustard and Warlock litter

November 30, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

Mr Mustard is an American Blue doe that I got as a young girl (that we thought was a boy). And on 11/29 she gave birth to her very first […]

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American Blue, Homesteading, 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

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

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