A Hard Choice
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. […]
Tag Archives: rabbits
Sorceress, you Hussy!
Well, Sorceress wound up giving birth in the yard after she escaped her cage. And lo and behold, Physick the yard rabbit managed to find her and impregnate her right […]
Females
Sorceress Litter Female #1 Female #2 Female #3 Syrens Litter Female #1 Female #2 Female #3
Males
These are the front and side views of the males. Born 10-11 weeks ago. Sorceress Litter Male #1 Male #2 Male #3 Syren Litter Male #1 Male #2 Male #3
Another Nine for Magician
What an amazing rabbit! She is amazingly productive. Even with the heat, she managed to kindle a litter of nine last Saturday. I really wish she was a bit bigger, […]
Syren Kits
Syren had six kits this morning. My litters are low in size, and I hope that is heat related. Or I didn’t wean their last kits fast enough, or they […]
Sorceress the Yard Rabbit
Our rabbit assembly came crashing to the ground and one of the cages broke open and Sorceress and seven of her kits escaped. I got all but one kit, who […]
Queste had Kits
Well, my yard rabbit Queste was gathering up nesting materials pretty frantically Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, she had a litter of four! Purebred American Chinchillas. It hasn’t rained […]
Fyre Had Kits
I witnessed her give birth to the second kit. She too had some of her babies on the wire, and in the morning of 6/16, I gathered up those that […]
Darke and her Peanuts
I nearly lost Darke to heat stroke on Sunday afternoon. She was trying to prepare her nestbox, and seized up. I managed to grab her and get her into the […]
It works!!!!
and after 10 minutes, the burlap is wet, and the rabbits are relaxed and frisking around. I have it set up so the excess water drips into the duck pond. […]
Brimstone Kits
I don’t know if it is the heat, or the fact I bred back to back, but after successfully raising a litter of 10 kits, she had 6 kits. At […]
Flyte’s Litter
On 6/7, Flyte the American Chinchilla Rabbit had a litter of seven kits. This may be the last litter for her for the summer, as it is hot out, and […]
Processing Day
I got an order of raw pet food that I needed to fill. 10 lbs worth of duck, and 10 lbs worth of rabbit (one whole prey). Magicians kits were […]
All the Things…
Why is it that I run out of cages right before I go on a work trip?! I am going to Duluth to present my dissertation research for five days. […]
More Americans
I fell in love with this rare rabbit breed that is critically endangered. I decided to breed some pure breeds, so I needed a Buck. On my way back home […]
Hot as Hades
Well, all of the rabbits have moved to the shade, and I separated out Magicians litter. There are two females and seven males. They aren’t gaining well because they are […]
Two New Does: American Blue
The American Blue rabbit is another breed that is on the livestock conservancy’s endangered list. They are a great multipurpose meat and fur breed. I managed to get two of […]
Bunnies!!!
Yesterday, my stupid Crackhead dogs managed to topple over a stack of empty rabbit cages, and knick over a barricade to eat every. Single. Pheasant. Chick. I am so upset […]
And Again… Magician Delivers 9
A productive rabbitry is very important to stay viable. I have a lot of demand for raw fed rabbits, and therefore, more kits means I can sell rabbits on demand. […]
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