AmberLops Rabbitry Journal

[AmberLops]

A man tried to get in my van years ago at a convenience store many years ago, telling me that I needed company in there. I smiled, raised up a sawed off shotgun and told him I had all the company I needed. He backed up and ran.

Good for you! Show him who's boss...I bet you coulda kicked his a$$ real good That is beyond creepy that he would do that...
The only fire station near me is volunteer. Good idea to meet at the police station!
The lady showed up and got the rabbit! I thought for sure she was a flake but i'm happy the last bunny is sold!
Now in a few weeks i'll be dealing with this all over again for Skyler and Jessie's babies

 

[AmberLops]

One of my English Angoras had her kits this morning!
6 beautiful little lilacs just like mama. She was bred to my black French buck this time for some mixed fiber babies.
My chocolate doe (Pele) made a nest and pulled some fur but no kits yet...time for the waiting game

 

[AmberLops]

A huge storm came through last night...
50mph winds, hail, rain, thunder and the craziest lightning I've ever seen!
I had to go out a few times to check on the rabbits and make sure no one was getting rained on or knocked over.
They all seem fine this morning, they weren't even spooked last night during the storm!
Not much damage from the storm, just a few trees down and a very watered garden

Pele had her babies last night (storm babies!) she had 4 and didn't get a chance to look at colors yet but i'll do that later today. Small litters this time for the angora girls.
I've decided to sell a buck that I was going to keep...he's a super small 4 month old black Holland Lop.
I love his type and his size (he weighs 1lb 4oz right now!) but with those 2 new bucks I got a few weeks ago it doesn't really make sense to keep him. I have someone interested in him who might be getting him today

I took Skyler's nest box out so her and the babies would have more room. That little magpie Dwarf baby is freakishly small. It could easily climb over the baby-saver and through the bars of the cage but I have to take a chance!
The other 2 are normal sized...i'm selling Skyler's broken black and keeping Lima's Chocolate Otter because she's chunky, has tiny ears and I love that she has eye-rings...Netherland I have with eye rings is a black marten doe but she doesn't throw the trait. I guess Lima does

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @AmberLops,

Refresh my senile Texas Aggie memory again -- from what part of the country did you move? The reason I ask is that we resided in Oceanside, CA, about 30 miles north of San Diego, for about a year. We never saw a thunderstorm there. I was tempted to ask the folks there if there was a state law against thunderstorms!

I am glad to know your animals came through unharmed.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[AmberLops]

Miss @AmberLops,

Refresh my senile Texas Aggie memory again -- from what part of the country did you move? The reason I ask is that we resided in Oceanside, CA, about 30 miles north of San Diego, for about a year. We never saw a thunderstorm there. I was tempted to ask the folks there if there was a state law against thunderstorms!

I am glad to know your animals came through unharmed.

Senile Texas Aggie

I was born in Colorado, was raised in Hawaii, moved to Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico, Maine, Pennsylvania and a couple more, too many to mention. But I moved to Tenn. in late January from Arizona...I lived there for a year
I'm used to thunderstorms but not like the ones here...it's crazy. My power was out for a couple hours today because of another wind/thunderstorm that came through.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ya sure have to pay attention to weather reports in that area, cause it could make a huge difference if a "monster" comes passing thru....we grew up with a sayin....keep ya eye on the sky.....just seeing the clouds can tell ya when to get somewhere quick....but, ya gotta "look" to see them....when ya hear the "train" ya best be "where" ya plan on riding it out....cause it is too late to run....a mattress on top of ya in a bath tub is the safest.....but, I have seen whole houses sucked down to the slab foundation....so, be safe.....having lived around Memphis for 30yrs I've seen a ton of fronts come thru "dixie alley".....the worst in my opinion are the ones at night...cause ya can't see them coming....just have a radar app on your phone so ya know to pay attention....don't mean to scare ya, but it is important to know.....hail means it us possible for tornados to form....no much to worry about til it gets 1/2" or bigger....then it can break windows and dent cars......drove my car once with water sloshing front to back on the floorboard, ankle deep.....hail busted the rear window while I was at work....I drove a 3speed transmission, shift on the column....so, with every shift, stop, acceleration, and bump it sloshed.....anyway, it just takes a little getting used to....but, ya will do just fine....

 

[AmberLops]

Ya sure have to pay attention to weather reports in that area, cause it could make a huge difference if a "monster" comes passing thru....we grew up with a sayin....keep ya eye on the sky.....just seeing the clouds can tell ya when to get somewhere quick....but, ya gotta "look" to see them....when ya hear the "train" ya best be "where" ya plan on riding it out....cause it is too late to run....a mattress on top of ya in a bath tub is the safest.....but, I have seen whole houses sucked down to the slab foundation....so, be safe.....having lived around Memphis for 30yrs I've seen a ton of fronts come thru "dixie alley".....the worst in my opinion are the ones at night...cause ya can't see them coming....just have a radar app on your phone so ya know to pay attention....don't mean to scare ya, but it is important to know.....hail means it us possible for tornados to form....no much to worry about til it gets 1/2" or bigger....then it can break windows and dent cars......drove my car once with water sloshing front to back on the floorboard, ankle deep.....hail busted the rear window while I was at work....I drove a 3speed transmission, shift on the column....so, with every shift, stop, acceleration, and bump it sloshed.....anyway, it just takes a little getting used to....but, ya will do just fine....

Thank you for the tips! I appreciate it
These storms just come out of nowhere...i'm getting better at timing the worst of them though! When the tree tops are swaying in circles and black clouds are moving fast I make sure to be in the house...that is after I make sure the rabbits are alright And I agree..the nighttime storms are the worst because you literally have no idea what's going on. I just have an old flip-phone so I can't get any apps...but I make sure to check the Accuweather updates as many times a day as I can. Also don't have cable...so I can't watch the weather there either and I bought a couple radios but they don't work out here

 

[Baymule]

You NEED a smart phone. Our local news station sends weather alerts, I bet yours does too.

 

[RollingAcres]

These storms just come out of nowhere...i'm getting better at timing the worst of them though! When the tree tops are swaying in circles and black clouds are moving fast I make sure to be in the house...that is after I make sure the rabbits are alright And I agree..the nighttime storms are the worst because you literally have no idea what's going on. I just have an old flip-phone so I can't get any apps...but I make sure to check the Accuweather updates as many times a day as I can. Also don't have cable...so I can't watch the weather there either and I bought a couple radios but they don't work out here

Gotta keep an eye on those storms, definitely don't want to get caught in them.

 

[AmberLops]

I guess I could look into getting a smartphone. I just never even use the phone I have now!