Brat x Sandrider
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 […]
Category Archives: American Blue
Bun x Buckbeak – April Litter
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 […]
Furcrafting with Rabbit Hides
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 […]
Tanning, Part 2
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 […]
An Experiment in Tanning
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 […]
Brat x Buckbeak
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 […]
Mr. Mustard Failed Again
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 […]
Bun x Buckbeak
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 […]
The menace is back…..
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 […]
That B#$%&
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 […]
Mr. Mustard and Warlock litter
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 […]
Breed like Rabbits, Or Not?
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 […]
Enter Pepino!
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 […]
