French Lop Kit … drinking…
Our wee French Lop kit learning the ropes of the big ‘ole water bottle trick…
Tiny French Lop Bunnies – 1 day old
Tribulations & Delights — New Year’s rabbits with a rather steep learning curve
Our Goal: Breed and raise a handful of kits in time for an Easter weaning. Our Burden: Off-grid living in western NY, with no power or heat source currently in the rabbitry. An Initial Failure: Two full and beautiful litters dead within a couple of hours of birthing due to hypothermia. A Stopgap Solution: 8…
New Year Kits on the Way
We were anticipating a litter or two actually on New Year’s day, but alas Mother Nature follows her own schedule. A month ago we orchestrated five matings amongst our Mini Lop, Lionhead, Rex, and French Lop rabbits. So far, Helia (one of our Lionhead does) and Gus Gus (one of our Rex does)…
A First Litter of Rabbits at The Menagerie Farm
32 days ago we placed our Rex doe “Hidden Acres Gus Gus” into our Rex buck “Hidden Acres Tansy’s” cage and let them do their natural thing… well sort of. Two-year old Tansy didn’t know what to do precisely. Laura had to keep taking him off of Gus Gus’s head and orienting him toward her rump.…
