Wacky Weather

Wow, it's almost March and here we are ..... expecting snow on Tuesday. This is very unusual weather for SC. By March, it's usually about 55 to 60 degrees. On the other hand, it was a beautiful weekend. A little chilly and windy in the mornings, but by the afternoon, it was just gorgeous! Wish the weekend and the nice weather would last longer .....

Nothing has been happening in the rabbitry lately. The buns seemed to enjoy the weather, too! :)

I am going to breed before summer comes. It gets too hot here and I feel bad for pregnant does, so I try not to breed in summer. I'll be breeding from now on until April or May and then I'll stop. I'll start breeding again in the fall.

All for now.

Rebreeding for Spring

It's almost the end of February and I haven't had very much luck with litters. I've only had one litter so far (from Misty Morning) and that's it. I think my main issue was winter, so I'm rebreeding for spring. Hopefully the warmer weather will put everyone in a better mood.

Hope to have some orange kits coming in the nestbox soon! I have 4 does bred by Zip so I'm really getting my hopes up for some orange kits. It was cooler when I bred them, so who knows what will happen .....

I also bred Obese to VJ yesterday. She didn't take when she was bred to Cobalt (which was probably good thing considering I would have had some weird looking mixed breeds) so I think I'll get my very first litter of baby Dwarf Hotots soon! : )

Other than that, nothing much is happening. I did put Cobalt up for sale the other day. I hated to do so, but I have a junior sable point buck to breed with my shaded does, so I honestly can't use him right now. Which is a bummer because he's proven and is such a sweet little guy! I'm really excited to see how his kits in the nestbox will turn out.

Which reminds me, Misty Morning's kits are doing good. They are starting to open their eyes and become very energetic.

That's all for now.

New Pics on the Website

Today was such a beautiful day, I couldn't help but to snap a few pics. It's hard to believe that last weekend it was snowing and this weekend it got up to 60 degrees! Anyways, check our Bucks, Does, and Junior pages for new pics.

Haven't had any more kits yet. Obese is still pulling out fur, but no babies. Eclipse is due today, but she's not giving me any signs. Hmmm.... Wonder what the problem is....?

I really hope that the lack of kits won't spoil this wonderful weekend!

Chocolate Chip's Litter

Wow, it seems like I never have any luck with first timers .... our broken Siamese sable doe, Chocolate Chip had 3 stillborn kits this afternoon. I'm probably going to rebreed her to Cobalt by this weekend.

Obese was pulling out her fur today, so hopefully that's a good sign! She made a really cozy looking nest yesterday and filled it with fur today. I hope she'll have her kits tonight! If her babies are stillborn just like Chocolate Chip's, then I will rebreed her to an actual Dwarf Hotot buck this time. : )

Other than Obese's upcoming litter, nothing much is going on right now. Oh -- I took pics of 3 different buns today, but I'm waiting to get pics of all of them, so I can put them on the website together. It takes some time to upload the pics onto the site. I'm talking about 5 to 6 minutes per picture. I know it's not my computer, so it must take awhile for the pics to upload on the site.

I also got the "Pet Rabbit Care" page up and running last night. Hope it will be useful to first time bunny owners!

Pet Rabbit Care Page

We already have 3 does bred by Zip! Yay! Now we're keeping our fingers crossed that they're bred. I usually don't have any luck with winter breedings. Since spring is just around the corner, hopefully the kits are too!

I'm in the process of adding a "Pet Rabbit Care" page to our website. We are adding this page for anyone who is interested in purchasing a pet bunny that doesn't know how to care for one. I've included a few tips and suggestions along with my opinions. I'm sure they will be very useful to a first time bunny owner! I'm getting ready to publish the page as it's almost finished. It should be on the site by tonight.

I haven't taken any pics yet. I keep telling myself to take some, but it's been so cold and windy here I don't like to stay out long. Plus, the buns look horrible when they have fur blowing everywhere in the pic. If the weather is nicer this weekend, I'll take some pics then.

More Upcoming Litters

Oh -- and I did breed Zip today! Dalisha and After the Fox successfully took to Zip this afternoon. Can't wait to get some orange kits out of them. I have a wonderful feeling that Zip and Fanta will be used a lot with our does. : )

We will be selling Zip later on towards the end of this year once we get some nice oranges out of him.

I picked up a little junior sable point doe (named Aquene) from Spring Creek Gems this afternoon as well. A very nice lady transported her for me from TN. : ) Thanks Lori! Aquene has a stunning color on her coat. We hope she'll be the perfect match with our sable point buck, Ajax.

Website Updated

We updated the site today! Hopefully I can take some pics soon. All the buns are doing great and adjusting to their environment well. Already have some that are really friendly and a couple that are shy and skittish. They'll probably warm up to us soon. : )

I'm hoping to breed a few oranges today, but I don't know if Zip is ready or not. I usually wait about a week until everyone settles in, but I just don't have the patience! ; )

I also looked at Misty Morning's kits this morning and she has 2 sable points and 2 torts. All 4 are incredibly healthy and doing wonderful!

Happy Valentine's Day!

More New Rabbits

Well, we went to the Sanford, NC show today and came back with 8 buns! I'm going to try to update the website tomorrow, so keep checking our Bucks, Does, and our Juniors page for new bunnies! I probably won't be able to take pics right away, though.

Misty Morning's Litter

Misty Morning kindled this afternoon and had 4 kits! I don't know what varieties the kits are yet, but I'll know in about a week or so. Once the kits open their eyes, (which is in about 2 weeks) I'll start taking some pics. I often move them to the For Sale page at about 4 weeks old when I know which one/ones I'll be keeping.

Keep checking back for more updates! Other does are due soon!

New Pictures

The website is updated with pics! We have a few more pics on the Juniors page, Dwarf Hotot page, and we have one of Ajax on the Bucks page. Poor thing -- Ajax looks huge in the pic! He's honestly not that big; he's only 2 lbs.

Nothing from the does yet. Lately, it seems like some of the does that were bred by Trix either haven't taken or had stillborn kits. Hmmm..... this one is a mystery. Oh well, we will be getting lots of buns at the Sanford, NC show this weekend. And I do mean lots of bunnies -- including both bucks and does.

At any rate, I hope that Cobalt and Trix have some kits on the way.

New Bunnies

We went to the Saluda, SC show today and brought 2 Dwarf Hotots back with us! We are extremely excited to now have a trio of Hotots. A trio is probably all we can handle, because our main focus is on Netherland Dwarfs.

Our hotot doe, Obese is currently bred to our ND buck, Cobalt. We honestly do not know what they will have! She might loose her first litter, so that's why we have VJ. : ) Even if Obese has a live litter, we're still glad to have VJ and Snowdrift!

Tiger Lilly has not had any kits yet. She has me puzzled. I have a few does due around the middle of next week, so hopefully they will cheer me up. : )

More later . . .

Upcoming Litters

It's cloudy and chilly outside, but it's manageable for the buns. It's supposed to rain tonight, so that means that we'll probably get some sleet/snow again. It's only going to be 34 degrees tomorrow afternoon, so who knows what will happen. : )

We have a ton of upcoming litters due soon! : ) Tiger Lilly should have her kits tonight or tomorrow night. We also have our black otter doe, Peanut Butter due on the 10th; Blue Moon and Misty Morning are due on the 11th. I guess it just seems like a lot of litters due, but overall, we only have 8 does bred (9 does if Quinoa took). It doesn't seem like a bunch of does, but we are planning on having plenty of kits for Easter. Misty Morning had 4 kits in her first litter, so we are hoping get at least 4 out of her again. Ebony, (due on the 22nd) had 4 kits in her first litter, too, but one was a peanut and didn't make it. That's still a huge litter for such a small doe!

Hopes for a Fresh Start in February

Here we are.....in February of 2010. Hope to start the month out with some nice kits!

Have a lot of "action" going on this month with plenty of litters due, shows to attend, and we're getting quite a few more buns. All in one month. We have decided to go to the Saluda, SC show to pick up some buns and just to show.

I have high hopes for the does due for Easter. They all feel bred, and all the first-timers are getting moody, so I'm pretty confident with the "bunny bunch" due for Easter.

More later!