Back in the rabbit business...New - 3 more buns - pics pg 4

[Roll farms]

Oh boy.....He's getting 2 more does this weekend.

A chinchilla colored one and a black and white spotted one...
The lady giving them to him has no idea what breed they are / have in their genetic mix, but since he just wants to raise 'big rabbits', he doesn't really care.

I'll post pics when they arrive.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

So much for his "fix."

 

[ChickenPotPie]

I have 30 goats, 40 birds (chickens and guineas), 5 dogs, 2 cats, a prairie dog, and a Patagonian cavy...the bunny idea is ALL his.

30 goats?!

Let him have his rabbits!


I agree his doe absolutely looks like she could be purebred. Just not show quality.

The color and smut is in her extremities (tail, feet, ears, muzzle, and dewlap, outside shoulder,outside hip) That is not unusual for himi/pointed varieties.

They're like those toys that used to come in cereal boxes that changed color when exposed to cold or heat. lol The places on their bodies that get cold, turn dark. We're coming out of winter and it is very likely that her large dewlap got cold and the other marks may be due to her leaning up against something cold (like metal) on her cage. Smut is usually molted out. It's not undesireable to have unless you're showing her. Her babies should get their points as they are exposed to cool nights but don't expect a lot of smut unless they're also exposed to a few very cold nights.

On a side note...it is *possible* to "write" on our Cals by making her fur cold using ice. I think it takes a few days. It's a not so unheard of science experiment. I couldn't find any photos but here is a worksheet and drawings that explain the gist of it.

http://cybersummit.org/itemanalysis/2007Tests/OGT_Sci_2007/Q39_OGTSCI_07.pdf

 

[Bunnylady]

ChickenPotPie is right, cooling a Himi's skin makes its fur turn dark. I'm thinking that the doe may have pulled fur for a litter - that could certainly expose the skin in those areas enough to chill it. It really takes very little time to get the chilling necessary to put color on the coat. I had a couple himi colored kits get seriously chilled just once - a very near miss with them. As their baby coats came in, each hair had a band of black ticking on it. A friend who saw them a few weeks later was puzzled, "I've never seen Chinchilla's with red eyes before?"

Himi isn't the only color that does this - Shadeds do it, too. I had a Siamese Sable Wooly that really got carried away pulling fur. She'd start about a week before the kits were due, and by the time they came, she'd be almost completely bald. There would be a 2" Mohawk of fur along her spine, everything else was either on the floor or in the nestbox. That much chilling caused her to produce fur that was nearly black, so she was countershaded!

 

[Roll farms]

Thank you very much for the "smut" info.
All I know about them is that they're around 1 yr old, and she had 1 baby before.

She has been bred to him. Should be due around April 3rd.

Here are pics of his 2 new does....

"Fluffy"...I think Checkered Giant cross to something smaller. She's not quite as big as the Calis. Former child's pet, born in July.

And...."B-word"...she is EVIL. Supposed to be a Lop X. Roughly 8 mos. old. She is the reason Fluffy got rehomed as well, the kids ended up being scared silly of both rabbits b/c of this one's behavior.

I think she should go in the stew pot....but DH wants to see if she'll kindle / raise them b/c he loves her color.
He'd like to keep a doe and replace this one.
She runs at / attacks anything that enters her cage, kicks, bites, and when he put her in the buck pen, she acted like she'd murder him.

Any chance of her being a decent mom when she behaves this way, or should we just cull her?

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Gah! That one even LOOKS savage, Roll! Ever read the Beatrix Potter book, "A Fierce, Bad Rabbit?" That's totally your bunny.

 

[dbunni]

fluffy is a broken black pattern (spot pattern specifically) New Zealand! Know that look all too well.... have lots that look like her around here!

 

[hoodat]

Thank you very much for the "smut" info.
All I know about them is that they're around 1 yr old, and she had 1 baby before.

She has been bred to him. Should be due around April 3rd.

Here are pics of his 2 new does....

"Fluffy"...I think Checkered Giant cross to something smaller. She's not quite as big as the Calis. Former child's pet, born in July.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/kritter11/Fluffy.jpg

And...."B-word"...she is EVIL. Supposed to be a Lop X. Roughly 8 mos. old. She is the reason Fluffy got rehomed as well, the kids ended up being scared silly of both rabbits b/c of this one's behavior.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/kritter11/Bword.jpg

I think she should go in the stew pot....but DH wants to see if she'll kindle / raise them b/c he loves her color.
He'd like to keep a doe and replace this one.
She runs at / attacks anything that enters her cage, kicks, bites, and when he put her in the buck pen, she acted like she'd murder him.

Any chance of her being a decent mom when she behaves this way, or should we just cull her?

You get one like that sometimes. We used to have one we called Crazyrabbit because she was so aggresive. She'd shred your hand if you weren't careful. We put up with it because she raised good litters but sometimes it's best to cull them. Normally I say take the buck to the doe rather than the other way round but if she's that wild she'd probably fight him anyway. Might be best to introduce her to the crock pot after she has one litter and see if her color but not her aggresion gets passed on.

 

[Roll farms]

So we traded evil bunny....

For Thumper

Ain't she CUTE???

Tomorrow we're heading to a place KB Cage and Supply to get top-fill water bottles and who knows what else...Once DH gets the bug...he goes nuts.

He's decided we need a barn addition to keep his bunnies in...
The upshot is my (goat) bucks will FINALLY get part of it for their badly needed house.

 

[terri9630]

Once DH gets the bug...he goes nuts.

My husband is the same with with his dumb motorcycle. Who buys a brand new bike just to take it apart and rebuild it?