Kaye's bunny journal

[Kaye]

So you think Thunper is a lionhead/ Dutch mix, but you don't know what the dam is?

I knew Thump's parents, so I'm sure of what he is, but no idea on Elsa.

How much does the dam weigh? Her color and body type suggests part New Zealand White. Her markings are awesome, by the way.

I don't know her weight off hand, but shes smaller than my NZ doe, Blossom. Can you see the gold over the white??

 

[Kaye]

My dear, sweet, Thumper buck. You can see his father (LH) in the face. The darker fur is a little shorter on his face He likes to have his picture taken

 

[Kaye]

Blossom, my NZ doe

 

[Kaye]

First pic is part of the premature litter Elsa had and lost.
Second picture is of one of Blossom and Thumps kits that Blossom bit the tip of its ear off.
Third picture is of the rest of the kits from that litter that died from the heat

 

[Kaye]

And then, I met Alice. We fell in love and she has been hopping around behind me ever since

Bunny love

 

[Kaye]

Elsa and kits are still doing good. It has been a cooler day today so I haven't even had to put the frozen bottles in the cages. They must've gotten cold last night bc Elsa pulled more fur. They seem to be growing like mutant ninja turtles... They look like they will have their eyes open by the end of the week. I will post a close up of their faces soon. Also, the black one almost a cradle cap thing going on with his skin. What is that about??
Alice is still in the feed shed and thinks she's an inside bunny now... She felt really good this morning and was spazzing out the entire time I was in there. I need to pick KayLynne's toys back up bc she's been chewing on one of her wooden blocks. Other than that she is 'the three H's: happy, healthy, and hilarious' and such a sweetheart who love to cuddle at 5 am!
I'm trading Thump into the cage Blossom is in now and putting her in the run today. This is what I need the community run for, so I can do this without putting too much stress on my does. She's such a sweet thing, but she HATES being picked up. She doesn't mind the love and attention, just doesn't like being picked up at all. She really stresses it. I'm not sure why. Maybe she's been dropped before?? I don't know

On a side note: I moved the poults outside last night and this morning they had no idea what to do with theirselves!! They were a little scared at first, but once the sun started rising they went crazy!!

 

[Kaye]

Elsa and Thump's three fat four day old kits. These babies are so big. And fuzzy. And cute!!

 

[animalmom]

Love the little black one with the two white toes.

 

[Kaye]

My favorite is the first one. That is the fattest baby rabbit I have ever seen. And has this extra skin thing going on and looks like the shar pei of rabbits

 

[Kaye]

It has been really cool for the last few mornings. My buns are LOVING it!! I love when the weather turns crisp and the rabbits turn flips. Lol
Alice and I have been snuggling in the feed shed every morning after feeding and watering the other animals my kits have been growing in LEAPS AND BOUNDS!! They have a tenfold chance of surviving now that it has cooled off