Getting ready for the fall shows. I have 3 in September and one in October. Today I did some tattoo's on the newer kits that are going to shows - I noticed that there was a lot of foot stomping this evening at feeding time - guess I made a few buns mad. They'll be fine in a day or two.
I am taking to the first show - an ermine, a grey and tan, a black and three rews. Very nice colors - I usually only have rews.
The weather is getting cooler - love that! Fall is my favorite time of year. Great for walking in the woods - when the leaves are changing and falling :) Okay so it's still a couple of weeks away - but I can't wait!!
Showing posts with label Rabbits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rabbits. Show all posts
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, December 6, 2008
New rabbits
Two of my Giant Angora rabbits were due to have kits - I bred them both at the same time because I know that one of them - Frankie - is a bad mom - and I could foster her kits with PH if she still decided to be a bad mom. Ph had a litter of 8 - in the barn of the coldest day of the year - and all were fine. She pulled enough hair for a litter of 30 - there must have been half a grocery bag full! Both of her front legs, her chest and her belly are completely bald! She's a good mom :) Frankie has been known not to cover her babies and also not to feed them. I put her in the house - (yes my house can you believe it?) after a few days of doing the hay dance (she gathers hay in her mouth and wonders around the cage - her version of 
nesting) she had a litter of 8 - 5 made it - she didn't cover them - I had fiber from her last shearing and covered them - I put her back in the cage with them and hoped for the best. After a few minutes she began pulling the hay out of the nest box and eating it - she had no concern for the kits. I took her to the barn- put PH and her babies and frankies babies in the house. So far pretty good - we lost the runt from ph's litter and I suspect the runt from frankies may not make it either. I have been giving ph plenty of food - and calf manna sprinkled over her food - she loves that and a piece of stale bread. All 12 are doing well and look like they are being fed. The father of ph was from a litter of 14 - so I'm hoping she will follow suit.
It's been so cold the eggs are freezing and breaking before I can get them collected! It is going up to 48 tomorrow - yipee!
nesting) she had a litter of 8 - 5 made it - she didn't cover them - I had fiber from her last shearing and covered them - I put her back in the cage with them and hoped for the best. After a few minutes she began pulling the hay out of the nest box and eating it - she had no concern for the kits. I took her to the barn- put PH and her babies and frankies babies in the house. So far pretty good - we lost the runt from ph's litter and I suspect the runt from frankies may not make it either. I have been giving ph plenty of food - and calf manna sprinkled over her food - she loves that and a piece of stale bread. All 12 are doing well and look like they are being fed. The father of ph was from a litter of 14 - so I'm hoping she will follow suit.
It's been so cold the eggs are freezing and breaking before I can get them collected! It is going up to 48 tomorrow - yipee!
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