Moki is the solid black otter doe, Clover is the broken black otter doe, and Basil is the little seal buck.
Haha no, HHR is not expanding and breeding Netherland Dwarfs now. I'm boarding these two - Moki and Clover - for a friend, and so far we're having so much fun with them. Talia also gave me little Basil to try and sell. He's a little seal baby boy Netherland, and he's so sweet and cute! We're going to be boarding Moki and Clover for quite some time (over a year), so their going to be part of the rabbitry for a while!
Moki is the solid black otter doe, Clover is the broken black otter doe, and Basil is the little seal buck.
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Hazel and Rosie are due on Sunday, and they both have their nestboxes. Rosie started nesting on Wednesday so she got hers a day early. Hazelnut got her box on Thursday. She hasn't nested very much yet, which is typical with her pregnancies. She nests a ton in labor but hardly touches her box until then. Both of them have been lying around a lot, and their bellies are huge! You can really tell they have a lot of babies in there! When they lay down you can easily see kicks and wiggles from the kits. Aww! In other news, Cinnamon is sold. She's living with Alice now, who has Aurora (fluffy Buffy), from Gracie's last litter! I'm excited she went to someone I have a lot of contact with! In MORE other news, Bettie was dropped off today. I'm boarding her for a little over a week. She wasn't purchased from me but we're going to have a ton of fun together. And she is just gorgeous and a beautiful, luscious shade of gray, which is called blue!
This post is a little different than most of the posts I post. Lol. Say that ten times fast. There are some fun, exciting events coming up around here. So I'm going to rant a little bit about that.
Hopefully this month or next, we'll get my shed. I'm so excited. It's absolutely necessary that I get it in May at the latest, to continue my project. I'm hoping to pick up a new buck and doe from a breeder in Montana, at a June show. And since Hazel's and Rosie's babies (Lord willing), will need to be weaned and keepers will need to be separated, I'll be all out of cage space. I'm buying 6 new cages (2 new stacks of 3 cages per stack), but I won't have any room for them at all until I get the shed. This week I'm boarding a Holland Lop that isn't from my litters. The rabbit's name is Betty, and she was purchased from Dragonfly Farms (www.dfmicropigs.com). But since Kristen, the owner of DF, is away for a week or two, she's unable to board rabbits. So Kristen recommended me. I'm excited to meet Betty and board her from April 10th to April 18th! Speaking of boarding, my friend Talia and her family are moving overseas to teach at an international school, so for the fall through winter I will be potentially boarding her two Netherland Dwarfs. I would get them in August and then Talia would get them back during the summer. I would have them for one more fall/winter after that as well. I'm still thinking all that through and deciding what I want to do. I need to get the shed up and running first to make sure I'll have enough room. Talia will be giving me her stackers to use, which is nice because I won't have to give up cage space I need so badly. My boarding area (a hutch and random wire cages I have), is going to be behind the shed (still working out kinks and thinking this through), but because the Nethies will be here for so long they'll go inside the rabbitry with the rest of the rabbits after their done being quarantined (all rabbits coming from outside the rabbitry get quarantined before entering!). Cinnamon is back up for sale. Talia has her right now, but since she is moving overseas for a while, they can't keep her anymore. And since she can't benefit my herd any further, it wouldn't be best to have her back. So if you're interested in her, shoot me an email and I will let Talia know! Well that's all for now. I'll try to update in a few days with pics once Hazel & Rosemary get their boxes. Part of the responsibility of being a good pet owner is finding someone to watch your pet(s) while you go away. If you can't take your pet with you when you go on vacation with the family, you will need to find someone to come and feed/water/play with your rabbit. If you will only be camping for a weekend, then your rabbit will be able to be caged up with extra food and water for that time period.
Having a pet may keep you from going on long summer vacations as often as you would like. Of course you can board the animal, but often having a trusted family member or friend come in and take care of the rabbit causes much less stress then taking them to a bunny hotel. It's always easiest for the bunny to get to know the caretaker ahead of time, so they don't get stressed out when they see someone new feeding them and trying to hold them. The bunny caretaker should be instructed on not only what the bunny needs to eat, but on what the bunny can absolutely NOT eat. Many people think that, duh, rabbits can eat lettuce. In reality, they cannot, and feeding a baby any fruits or veggies can result in death. The bunny nanny should also be instructed on what to do in case of an emergency. Rabbits can go downhill very quickly, and if you're across the country or even out of town, it can be impractical for you to make it back to your bunny to take it to the vet immediately. A vet I recommend is The Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine in Bothel. I have not actually used this facility, but they seem trustworthy and they take are open 24hrs for emergency or critical care. They also take rabbits for boarding. Like I said, I haven't actually used them, but I have an emergency with the bunnies I won't think twice about going there. |
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