Running out of steam

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!

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! :)

Thanksgiving litters

Well, Thanksgiving is just about here. I had a few kits that were born since I last blogged and one more litter due tomorrow on Thanksgiving. :)

I'll start off with Cameron.

Zip (Orange) x Cameron (Broken Orange) - 2 broken orange kits! I could not believe how well little Cammie did! Her first litter without any DOAs or peanuts! :D She sure shocked me.... she weighs a little under 2 lbs *I think* but of course, now she's more because she has babies and has to eat a lot more. :) But anyway, a doe her size usually has dead babies especially on its first litter. Anyhow, the kits don't have a lot of color (like their mother) so I'm not sure if they can be shown or not.

Now to Sunkist. She was due today so my guess is her babies will be extra special because they will probably be born on Thanksgiving. ;) Her belly is huge so I know she's pregnant. :)


Now let's talk about other litters :) Right here is a picture of Dancer's kits (smoke pearl marten doe.) Sadly, the baby in the middle was a 'fader' and passed away. Faders aren't meant to live because something is wrong with them internally. I feel so sorry for the little kit... :( But anyway, the youngster in the middle was the fader that is no longer with us. So now, Dancer is down to 3 babies. I wasn't able to snap a pic of the other kit. The other kit was hopping around in the cage when this pic was taken. I didn't want to ruin the perfect pose so I took a pic with just the 3 kits. But like I just said, the one in the middle isn't with us anymore. :( If you are interested in any of these kits, let me know soon so I can take them into consideration. I haven't sexed them yet but when I do, I'll let you know.

Well, that's everything for now. Hope you and your family have a very nice Thanksgiving.

Pics of Convention bunnies

I just updated the website with pics of the new Convention bunnies.... feel free to take a look around and let me know what you think about them. :) Sorry it took so long.

Last Saturday I went to my friend's house to pick up my Convention buns. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive but I'm not complaining because my transporter had to drive almost 20 hours from Georgia to Minnesota! That's certainly something I would never do but I'm glad someone was willing to. :) But anyway, overall, I'm happy with all of the rabbits I got. I let everyone settle in before I started to breed. I bred my new black doe, Melody (MEL) to Tempest today. I really wanted to breed her to Absolute but for some reason, Absolute wasn't up to breeding. Instead, he turned on her and got mad at her. Not sure why but oh well. The point is that Melody is bred and I'm glad. :) My goal is to get sable points from her, so I'll do that next time.

I would like to talk about each individual rabbit, but that would take forever! But like I said, I'm very pleased with all of my rabbits especially all the bucks even though I don't have good pics to show them off yet. :)

Litters are doing great by the way. Cameron is due today so she might kindle tonight. Then MB's Sunkist is due on the 23rd so we'll just see what happens.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Convention bunnies!

The Convention bunnies have finally arrived! I am SO happy!! I will post them on my website all at once with pictures. If they're up to it, I may try to take some tomorrow afternoon but they've had a rough week. Two bunnies, that are from Washington, stayed in a carrier cage for almost one whole week and they were constantly being moved around. I felt bad and hope they get used to their new environment soon. :)

Anyway, I will get pictures taken soon. :) I'm excited just to put them on the website! Lol.

Litters :)

I've been blogging quite a bit lately but I just had to blog about the recent litters that were born today!

Absolute x Blue Moon - kindled yesterday afternoon and had 4 kits! All are alive and doing wonderful. I'm so excited for this litter... I love torts and sable points so I really hope I can keep some does from this litter.

Zip x Caramel - Caramel had 2 kits that were born early this morning! She is a true dwarf since she has been throwing peanuts. So, basically, she only has one healthy kit since the other is a peanut and will probably pass within the next few days. :( The only survivor baby might turn out to be a cinnamon or a chocolate otter.

Tempest x Oreo - had 3 beautiful kits today! I have decided not to sell Tempest since as of today, he is a proven sire. :) Oreo did great for a first time mother. From what I can tell, she has 2 BEWs and 1 black VM. If there are any does, I want to keep 1-2.

Absolute x Aquene - Last litter born today was Aquene's. She had 2 kits this afternoon! One, you guessed it, is a peanut. Which proves she's a true dwarf like Caramel. I'm sure the healthy kit is a sable point, but it could also be a REW or Himi. I hope it's a sable point though. :) I will be keeping it if it's a doe. :)

That was all the litters born for today. But I had little Miss Abbigale that was due today as well, so she'll probably kindle tonight. Her belly is huge so she should have them tonight anyways. :) I'll keep you posted ... plus let's not forget the Convention bunnies will be arriving soon, too!!

Available rabbits

I'm a last minute kinda person so here I am trying to sell as many rabbits as possible before the new Convention bunnies arrive. I've decided to sell 2 more rabbits as of today.

MB's Tempest - VERY nice buck! What more could I say? Personally I haven't had any kits from him and I can't afford him consuming my cages if he won't produce. Just because I gave up on him doesn't mean he's no good! He truly is a fantastic buck. Tempest has a very nice body, head, and ears. He's not tattooed and has never been shown but I'm sure he would do great on the show tables (or in 4-H). Tempest would also make a superb pet for anyone of all ages. When I first brought him home, he was a little "bucky" and liked showing off to the ladies. :) Now that he has settled down, he loves to be held and pet. He's actually rather laid back so he would make an excellent pet for the elderly or the kids. Since I know Tempest will make a perfect pet, I may consider offers on him.

Peachtree's Bella - This doe would make a fine brood doe. She is quite small but doesn't have the potential for a show bunny. Bella has a narrow head and is a little long in the shoulders for my taste. But of course, the only reason why I'm selling her is to make room for the Convention bunnies. Otherwise, I would have kept her as she is 6 months old and is in season for breeding. Bella is kinda skittish but I'm sure if she went to a pet home, she would love every second of it. Like Tempest, I will consider offers on her for a pet home only.

So far so good! Convention bunnies are being picked up on Thursday and I'll be getting them on Saturday. Can't wait!

So crazy

At the moment, I'm sure everyone thinks I'm absolutely crazy. You won't believe this but on last minute notice, I've decided to get 3 more rabbits from the Convention making this a grand total of 10 bunnies altogether. I'm sure you're thinking, "Wow, that girl is insane!" right about now. Lol! At this point, I'm kinda thinking that myself. ;) It was so last minute that I had to hurry and make decision before the ship of opportunity sailed. Since I'm very greedy and love getting new things, especially rabbits, I figured what the heck. Based on a few pictures, they look ah-mazing!

I can't wait to get them or all the others! I don't want to spoil anything so I'm not going to tell what I'm getting. :) I'll wait and blog about them as soon as I get them. The Convention starts this Sunday so that's why everything was basically "last minute". Transporters left either today or yesterday and yesterday was when I decided I wanted 3 more rabbits. :)

So anyways, I'm sure you're sick from me babbling about the Convention. :) I'll probably blog later this weekend to keep you updated on what's going on. I have a few does that are due on the 7th so we'll see how it goes.

First fall litter!

This is officially my first alive fall litter of 2010! Vixen and Comet's babies were stillborns as I mentioned in the last blog but today, Dancer had 4 kits! All are alive and doing great! I'm excited to finally have a litter that survived. I haven't had any shaded litters in awhile - actually I haven't had any litters at all since June and those were oranges - so I'm hoping I'll get lucky and have some really nice kits. :)

If I have anymore litters throughout the week, I'll blog again. Until then keep warm in the mornings and good luck to those attending the Convention!

Atleast something

Well, at least I can say I finally had a litter. Even though they didn't make it. Comet had a litter of 2 yesterday. One kit was dead on the cage while the other was in the nestbox.... barely alive. It was helpless and frozen so I knew it wasn't going to make it. I wrapped it in fur and later when I went back out to check on it - it was dead - like I expected.

Vixen might have had a false pregnancy, too. She really fooled me though. She was pulling fur for about 2 days - leaving me hanging. She was due on the 29th so unless they're stillborns, she's not pregnant. That's normal though because it's her first time. We'll breed again though.

That's about all for now. Convention is coming soon! I have tons of homework so I'll blog again next time. Happy Halloween!

Can't wait til November

I can't wait until November! Like I've haven't already said that but a million times! But that's how excited I am. :) Even though the Convention is the week of November 7th, I won't be able to get my rabbits until the 13th. :( Oh well I still can't wait until then!

I've decided to sell Zip, too. He'll be 2 years old in December and it's time for his babies to replace him. I'm determined to breed him to most of my does before he sells though. :) Super, super, super sweet buck! I simply love him! He is a proven sire and has produced several nice litters for me. Zip has a decent bone, head, and ears but his color is slightly smutty. But I have to admit, it's really not too bad now - last month, he looked awful because he was molting. Now that he's got a new coat, he looks fabulous. Like a just mentioned, Zip is truly a super sweet buck and would make a wonderful pet for anyone. What more could you want? He's got it all. :-D

I will look over my rabbits again tonight when I feed them to see if I need to sell anyone else. Until then.... God bless.

Small herd reduction

I'm having, I guess you can call it, a small herd reduction. I'm preparing for the convention in November. Even though I can't attend, I am going to get transportation through a friend. It sounds so far away but I know it will creep up on me before I know it, so I need to get ahead. I know a few breeders who have to do the same if it means culling several rabbits.

I've decided to sell Absolute as part of my reduction. I don't want to because he's an AWESOME little guy but he does have a white toenail which disqualifies him for showing. A bummer.... he would have been a great show buck and might have had a few legs. I need to move him on because I want something that is perfect all around so it can improve my herd. Absolute will make a GREAT pet for small children or even elderly people. He is soooo sweet! And for the most part, he's pretty laid back even though he's friendly, too. I really hate to sell him....

I may also decide to sell a few more rabbits here and there but this is pretty much my "small herd reduction". :) That's everything for now.