Miffy has a Singleton - May 22, 2008

MIffy has a singleton kit. Born My 22, 2008.

She's a first time mom. the baby looks much like I thought it would. very dutchie in appearance and build. It's growing well.

i was a bit worried about this little one for a while, had odd stuff attached to it. As it's grown the odd stuff has disappeared and the baby seems just fine. Growing well, and doing the normal "I'm a dutchie and you've picked me up growling". Silly bunnies.

Hopefully she'll raise it well. :)

Anyone Know What to Call These Colours?

Baby Mice

Today, two litters of mice born....well okay..actually one late yesterday, but another one today. :) YEAH!!!!! I took the male out just in time. :) We have two left of six from a week old litter but that was MY fault not getting the male out when I should have.

BUT we have mice babies again. I like mice babies. They are very cute. :) especially at the five week old age...almost old enough to go, but not quite. :)

May 17, 2008 Mini Rex litter - Skittles

Borrowed a buck.

The doe kindled on May 17, 2008. We have six babies. :)
Four are spotted --- one of these is mostly white, two grey/blue at first glance. Update: they were lilac! Grey with a purple overtones. Sold half of them to people in Guelph.

Will talk more on these littles another day.

Skittles is doing well as a mom (again). :)

this one I held onto the longest. He was such a sweet boy.

Kindling - Midnight and Sweetheart - May 4, 2008

We have two separate litters today. One I've been waiting and waiting it seems forever for, and one that came earlier than anticipated.

Sweetheart had six-eight fat babies. This is one of my home-bred girls . She did everything perfectly. All babies look good. The nest has been made well.

Midnight had seven to nice solid black, possibly dark grey babies. Not sure if there is white on any of them. Did not expect these to be born until Thursday this week. She was bred to a lion-head buck so we'll have to see what the littles are like as they grow. I'm thinking that her cage-mate Snowflake missed on her breeding to a dutch buck as she shows no signs of having littles or being at all interested in them. One Chinchilla, one black with white spots, two solid blacks, one brown (chestnut agouti maybe?) and the rest varying shades of brown/black/ Interesting litter. None from Snowflake.

Did an Exchange of Rabbits - April 15, 2008

Brown lop doe for a white female supposed to be lop, but ears don't stay down, but I know it has lop in it so should be okay for breeding lop eared bunnies. Supposed to be 2-3 months old.

Two young lop males for about 4 month old lop bi-colour male and cute brownish lop female (about two months).

Had Skittles bred by a Rex rabbit.

Had my lop-lop breed a doe.

Traded my brown dutchie buck for a black dutchie buck.

Learned a bit more about what I don't like in rabbit keeping. Keeping rabbits in small cages. Yes, helps to minimize space commitments, but doesn't let rabbits be rabbits. Hopping, boinking, chewing, digging, being curious about life and stuff, that's what I like to see rabbits doing.

Be one thing if I was a meat rabbit producer, but for mostly pet rabbits I say...give them some room to stretch their legs out a bit!

Dutch bunnies

So Blaze's babies are growing well. Born April 6, these are good little bunnies. She has four black and white and one chocolate and white. None have great markings, but they look like dutchies.

One of them growls when I pick it up unless I cuddle it to me and cover it's head. It's actually quite funny in some ways. This wee one is just two weeks, just a wee bundle of bunny and it growls the entire time you are holding it. The others are just fine when I pick them up, just this one that growls. Doesn't bode well for having a good temperament.

I have a young lady who is quite interested in the chocolate baby already. She'll probably take that one home in three weeks with her. She's going to build it a nice cage first. :)