My Screw Up
I failed at palpating. When I felt Sorceress two weeks ago, I thought there could have been something, but then bred her back to Buck. Last Thursday, Sorceress was gathering […]
Category Archives: Rabbits
Introducing Fyre
I got a new proven doe on craigslist. She looks a bit on the rough side right now… I can’t tell if that was the colony she was living in […]
Queste, Physick, and the Rabbit Hole
Physick is on the left, Queste is on the right. And somebunny dug a hole!
The Rabbit Den
Well, I told everyone that Physick was a shy buck, and I put him on the ground to clean up the rabbitry. Well, I though Queste was a fat doe […]
My New Buck
Since Physick turned out to be shy, I got a steel colored Buck to replace him. I love Leo the Lionhead, but I want babies of a more meat-like build. […]
Update on the Does
A little less than two weeks ago, I rebred Sorceress, as her January litter didn’t take. And today, I attempted to palpate under her abdomen. I felt a small grape […]
Evil Winter Storm
Well, yesterday, I left to hang out with friends at around 5 pm, and all of a sudden, the wind descends onto the Piedmont (45-50 mph gusts). I got home […]
Magician had Rabbit Babies
This morning, Magician the rabbit gave birth to seven wiggly babies. She has done an excellent job preparing her fluffy nestbox. It is going to be cold, so she has […]
Weaning Day Males
There are seven males in this bunch, and they are amazing. A lilac pointed puffy white baby (my favorite, by far). A broken white rabbit. One orange baby. A silver […]
Weaning Day Females!
I finally finished the growout cages. I have two litters, one which is a week older than the other. There is an even split, 7 males and 7 females. Some […]
Fodder Harvest Day!
Today, the wheat fodder is ready to harvest! All animals get 2% of their body weight in fodder. But since it is winter, and there have been very few greens […]
Lost them all… And finally a fodder setup
Well, I haven’t posted because the homestead has suffered from a major setback. Because of that one day of wind chill below zero, I have lost all of the baby […]
Bunnies Over Three Weeks
The rabbits are growing very well. Magicians litter is 23 days old. The hair patterns are starting to show a bit of the lionhead gene from Leo, giving them little […]
My Tattooing System
Well, I got this brand new tattoo kit for rabbits at Bass Equipment company. I am going to use it to tattoo all of my rabbits, so I can know the […]
Out of the Nestbox
And Magicians babies have started crawling out of the nestbox, with their eyes open. They are adorable… I am keeping the nestbox in because it is so chilly and rainy […]
Who Doesn’t Love Baby Bunnies
Yea, I am writing this post to show how big my baby bunnies have gotten… Cause they are adorable! Magician had a set of 8 babies 10 days ago. I […]
New Baby Guinea Pigs and Bunny Mortality
Well, i have some sad news. While i was away at the dog show, Syren had seven babies, and lost all but one by today. She is only 8 months […]
Syren had Bunny Babies
Well, I am on the road at a dog show. But knew that Syren was nest building. So, sometime Thursday night, she had seven little babies, various colors and sizes. […]
Sorceress had Bunny Babies, and a Third Baby from Abby
Last night, I noticed that Sorceress had pulled out a bunch of her fur into her nestbox. But, by that time, my hands were freezing, so I didn’t want to […]
Magician Had Bunny Babies
Early this morning, Magician, the English Spot gave birth to 8 warm and wriggling little babies. They are tucked into the straw and under a layer of moms hair. There […]
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