The rabbits are getting harder and harder to take care of. I can tolerate the heat and I don't mind 95 or 100 degree weather - sure I might complain a little - but it's nothing like having 50 frozen water bottles in 15 degree weather. It's absolutely ridiculous. With the wind chill, yes, yesterday is was literally 15 degrees. To be exact, winter hasn't even started yet! The first day of winter starts on December 21st. Gee... can't wait.
Now, we are going to try plan B. What's plan B? Bunnies in the garage. We will be going to Michigan this month and we need a friend to take care of the bunnies. Well, I can guarantee you that the 'bunny watcher' won't want to bring inside 50 water bottles at night so they won't freeze. I know I wouldn't want too! Too bad I have to. But that's besides the point. Since the barn isn't very secure, as far as holding warmth, we're going to move all of the rabbits in the garage and give them heaters. It will be a lot of work but it might be worth it in the end! I hope so anyways! :)
Now let's talk babies. No kits yet! I had a few does that were due but I don't think they took either that or they're going to be stillborn. I have quite a few babies that are available, so feel free to take a look at the For Sale page. I need to take pics of my BEW bucks so will try to do that soon. :)
Stay warm and have a Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Christmas kits
Good news! I tried to sex all of the litters last night and I was very pleased. Well some kits were harder to tell than others which is why I can't sex everyone right off the bat. Lists are below. :)
Absolute (Sable Point) x Dancer (Smoke Pearl Marten) - Like I said, I can't tell for sure but it looks like Dancer has 2 does and a buck. The buck is a sable point marten and the two does are sable point and sable point marten. I will definitely be keeping the sable point doe! :) And possibly the sable point marten doe as well just to breed back to my sable points. The sable point marten buck is available, so let me know if you're interested in him.
Absolute (Sable Point) x Blue Moon (Blue Tort) - This litter was probably the hardest to sex because, for one, they're pretty small for their age. I'll start off with the black torts... it looks like I have one of each gender. :) I might keep the doe because I don't have many black torts at all. The buck should be available if I decide not to sell him. He may be useful in my sable point program because he's the only tort buck out of Absolute. Still thinking about him but feel free to inquire anyway if you're interested. As far as the sable points go, one is a doe but I'm not sure about the second one. The questionable kit is the runt of the litter, therefore it makes he/she harder to sex. Will be keeping the sable point doe and the questionable kit if it's a doe. ;) I guess it's safe to say that this litter isn't going anywhere for awhile. :)
Zip (Orange) x Caramel (Chocolate Otter) - the only kit out of this pair turned out to be a buck - a cinnamon buck. He's an only child and is very spoiled but is super friendly! This buck will definitely be available simply because I have no use for a cinnamon buck right now, unfortunately.
Tempest (BEW) x Heartfelt Oreo (Black VM) - 2 BEW bucks... NO!! Why couldn't I have had just one doe? Just one!? I love BEWs and I wish I could have had a doe to keep. :( That's okay though, they'll make wonderful pets for Chirstmas or herd bucks.
Absolute (Sable Point) x Aquene (Sable Point) - To make this blog shorter, I'm just going to come out and say... A SABLE POINT DOE - KEEPING! Lol, I've been waiting for a doe out of Aquene for awhile now and I'm so thrilled she finally had one. This little kit is extraordinary because she is out of Absolute, too. :)
And that's all. The other litters are very young and don't have their eyes opened yet. So anyways, if you happened to see something that you might be interested in, don't hesitate to ask! I know I still don't have pics but I'm working on it. ;)
Oh yeah. One more thing. Did I mention that MB's Sunkist had her litter on November 26th? I probably forgot... sorry. She had a total of 4 kits but unfortunately, only 1 orange made it. The other 3 oranges were very small - almost like peanuts at birth. I nearly thought they didn't have enough nutrition or something. Sunkist has never thrown peanuts before and definitely not 3 so something must have gone wrong.
25 days til Christmas! :)
Absolute (Sable Point) x Dancer (Smoke Pearl Marten) - Like I said, I can't tell for sure but it looks like Dancer has 2 does and a buck. The buck is a sable point marten and the two does are sable point and sable point marten. I will definitely be keeping the sable point doe! :) And possibly the sable point marten doe as well just to breed back to my sable points. The sable point marten buck is available, so let me know if you're interested in him.
Absolute (Sable Point) x Blue Moon (Blue Tort) - This litter was probably the hardest to sex because, for one, they're pretty small for their age. I'll start off with the black torts... it looks like I have one of each gender. :) I might keep the doe because I don't have many black torts at all. The buck should be available if I decide not to sell him. He may be useful in my sable point program because he's the only tort buck out of Absolute. Still thinking about him but feel free to inquire anyway if you're interested. As far as the sable points go, one is a doe but I'm not sure about the second one. The questionable kit is the runt of the litter, therefore it makes he/she harder to sex. Will be keeping the sable point doe and the questionable kit if it's a doe. ;) I guess it's safe to say that this litter isn't going anywhere for awhile. :)
Zip (Orange) x Caramel (Chocolate Otter) - the only kit out of this pair turned out to be a buck - a cinnamon buck. He's an only child and is very spoiled but is super friendly! This buck will definitely be available simply because I have no use for a cinnamon buck right now, unfortunately.
Tempest (BEW) x Heartfelt Oreo (Black VM) - 2 BEW bucks... NO!! Why couldn't I have had just one doe? Just one!? I love BEWs and I wish I could have had a doe to keep. :( That's okay though, they'll make wonderful pets for Chirstmas or herd bucks.
Absolute (Sable Point) x Aquene (Sable Point) - To make this blog shorter, I'm just going to come out and say... A SABLE POINT DOE - KEEPING! Lol, I've been waiting for a doe out of Aquene for awhile now and I'm so thrilled she finally had one. This little kit is extraordinary because she is out of Absolute, too. :)
And that's all. The other litters are very young and don't have their eyes opened yet. So anyways, if you happened to see something that you might be interested in, don't hesitate to ask! I know I still don't have pics but I'm working on it. ;)
Oh yeah. One more thing. Did I mention that MB's Sunkist had her litter on November 26th? I probably forgot... sorry. She had a total of 4 kits but unfortunately, only 1 orange made it. The other 3 oranges were very small - almost like peanuts at birth. I nearly thought they didn't have enough nutrition or something. Sunkist has never thrown peanuts before and definitely not 3 so something must have gone wrong.
25 days til Christmas! :)
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