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 […]
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Eight Kits for Sorceress
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 had bunny babies
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 had Bunny Babies
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 […]
Poor Queste
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 […]
Brimstone Had Rabbit Babies
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 […]
General Homestead Update
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. […]
Magyck Had Babies
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 […]
Hoppy Easter from Flyte
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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