It's been a sad weekend...

Well, I am very sad to say Chex's litter died from heat stroke. I checked on them, they were doing great, came back about 1 hour later and they were all almost gone, needless to say it was 15 minutes later and they all expired. I tried everything I could think of to save them. I haven't posted about it because I feel really bad, like it was my fault.

But on a happier, well... VERY EXCITING note we are getting a whole new rabbitry and herd tonight!!!! WHOOOO!!!!!

This includes:

-12 cages (might be getting a 4 cage hutch also, but most likely not)

-tattoo pen (actually already took that home)

-feeders and waterers

-toys

-wormer

-7 transport cages

- 6 rabbits (5 hotots, 1 VM BEW Holland Lop)

I am so excited!!! I will be taking tons of pictures to post in a little while.

I think we may be having a budding friendship...

"Just keep digging, just keep digging!"

No post is complete with out a steer wanting his picture taken.

Grizz

BABIES!!

I am proud to announce the birth of our first litter in 5 years.

Chex had 3 babies (2 sport, 1 black banded) on the wire. I caught it in time to save 2/3. I warmed up the 2 surviving babies and they are back with their mom. I think the sport baby has eaten a little bit but the banded baby is still skinny. They are adorable and lively now that they are warm. I'm so excited!

Proud mom

Proud Sire

Nest with a bunch of fur!

Warming up...

Sport baby

Banded Baby

They are so cute! I Love em'!

Pippet pulled fur!!

So the most interesting thing happened this morning. Pippet, our "horrible mother" rabbit pulled tons of fur in her hay box! Oh my!!! She is 9 1/2 days from her due date and she already started.

Oh!! I really need to get a nest box built! Except I can't because I have a broken arm, so let me re-phrase that, My brother needs to get a nest box built!! I will put him to work when he gets home from the hay fields.

Then we are headed off to the rodeo! I will probably post pictures of that if I can. The livestock move so fast its next to impossible to get a still shot. No promises. LOL

She wouldn't wake up for nothing!

Her pretty little nest in her hay stash.

Still sleeping.......

Little Nasty was hiding from me.

Then Teddy got jealous and I gave him the extra... bucks.

Wow Chex...Wow.

So I guess Chex didn't take 17+ days ago so I rebred her to my buck Teddy. I then tried again this morning and she tried to kill my poor boy so I'm guessing she took. LOL And now she is a little territorial brat. Oof!!! I am guessing I will have a nice litter of 1 or 2 on June 27th. Now I am just hopeing and praying that Pippet staightens up and is a good mom. She doesn't have a very good mama history. I am almost positive she took as I thought I felt a grape when I palpated her. She is a very sweet but squeaky doe. LOL You pet her and she sounds like a dog's squeaky toy. LOL Gotta Love Em'!

"I can still see you!!!"

She always peaks at me from her little corner.

Aborable Hotots

Well, not much going on at the rabbitry. The does are due in two weeks and I'm just waiting. I took a few pictures before I did lots of cleaning in the cages and chicken coop. Please note the pictures are from BEFORE I cleaned the cages so I apologize about the "cocoa puffs" hanging from the wire. I promise its not there anymore. ;)

LOOK AT THOSE EARS!! <3

"I don't want to look at you."

Little pregnant does are so sassy.

My neighbor's horseys <3

Pregnant Does...

The sun is shining bright through the clouds as I pick up my favorite buck and carry him over to the plum tree where I lay down on the cool grass and relax with a hotot on my tummy. The air is a gentle breeze and I can hear the bees zoom past, high above us, busily working on their hive.

I can smell the horses in the neighbors pasture, my personal favorite fragrence. And I can hear their teeth gently clipping the grass as they graze. Their hooves taking slow steps to a new patch every few seconds.

All is quiet at Little Rascals Rabbitry.....

EXCEPT SOME CRABBY PREGNANT DOES

Chex is just a tad more vicious than usual and Pippet has no tolerance for other rabbits... And they don't even have their babies yet.... Oh boy! I may end up fostering Pippet's litter to Chex, as Pippet has some mothering instinct issues.

Teddy: "Why you no let me play with does?"

Me: "Because at the moment, they'd rip your cute face off."

Possible New Barn

So my dad might let me convert a small lean-to into a rabbit barn! It is 8'x8'. So here's pictures...

My current rabbit hutch....

 

The possible rabbit barn..... excuse the dirty cage and sleepy little bull.

Then a picture of Moose the bull just because he is adorable. <3