Nine Kits for Syren
Syren hadn’t had kits since last December. So, this was her last shot to produce for me, as I have many more solid producers that I can keep. She did […]
Syren hadn’t had kits since last December. So, this was her last shot to produce for me, as I have many more solid producers that I can keep. She did […]
After her disastrous loss of all her kits a little over a month ago, Sorceress had eight healthy kits in her new nestbox on 4/29. At least one of them […]
Fyre delivered nine babies on Friday, April 24. Sadly, I interrupted her, and she lost one of them because she didn’t clean off the nose of the baby. But eight […]
Darke was on her last chance. She had not had a successful litter in the six months I have been trying. I upped her food and added fodder into her […]
So, Queste was the female I took out of the cage because she refused to lift for any of my males. It has been a little over a month. Before […]
A little over a month ago, I got a black doe I named Brimstone. Well, on 4/16/15, I came home from work to the worlds neatest nestbox, and 10 wriggling […]
It has been pretty quiet on the homestead. There have been no new babies born since Saturday, even though Butters the guinea pig looks like she will pop any minute. […]
Like her sister Flyte, she gave birth on day 33. At least I knew I could expect that. We had six healthy kits. Flyte lost one of hers, and one […]
Rabbits gestate for around 30 days, and you put in a nestbox around day 28. Well, it is now day 33 (I have never had a rabbit go past day […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]