Hey guys!
Long time no visit, I know, I'm a crappy rabbit friend! Luckily Homer keeps me up to date on all the really important stuff. I promise I'm still in the game, the rules have just changed a bit. Here's the summary of my herd the last year and a half...
Pretty much this time last year a doe that I was stupid excited about got a severe case of mastitis that I had to put her down for, and I was left with a one week old litter of little Angoras that I had to bottle feed. Three of the eight pulled through, but I was so upset over it that I decided the bunnies were going to take a back seat for a while. I was already trying to downsize so we could do more this last summer. I sold off or ate most of my show Champagnes, and for a little while was down to my two favorite Angoras and two meat mommas, a Champ mix and a NZ/CA doe I picked up in Jan. But you all know how rabitosis is... It's incurable.
I sold the Champ mix doe and her one week old kit to a new breeder since she had figured out how to let herself out of her cage. Not good in my neighborhood. But the breeder and I stayed in touch. Later, I traded her some garden starts for a little Flemish/Rex buck for a new meat sire. SLOW growing but a chunky little guy, and even though he's black (technically Esej) he throws all sorts of stupid fun colors with my meat momma's I've held back from my little NZ/CA doe. (magie and harlie!!!)
Fast forward to September and the lovely show where Homer's doe got bred, and my stupid rabbitosis takes a turn for the fuzzy. I asked a breeder about a chocolate angora doe she said she may or may not sell, and she said if she didn't show well she'd give me a call, but her lilac brother was for sale. I didn't want a buck, but the breeder eventually told me she'd give me the doe if I took both for $100, so I took them home. I ended putting them both down for health reasons. UGH!!! I've only found one angora breeder that I've never had problems with their stock. I think most of the breeders around here focus on coat and type, not important things like immune systems.
Luckily I found a lady who was breeding for fun, and had a litter of FA that was raised in her back yard as free range rabbits. I got a tiny black doe, and fast forward two months and she's due Monday, I can't wait!! Who needs to slow down on rabbits?! I had a small herd all summer and we only went camping twice. Bah! I'm starting up my yarn business again too, so that won't work with only two Angoras. I need more little Ewoks!!
So sums up the highlights of what's happened since I last have been on. How have ya'll been? <br /><br /> __________ Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:42 am __________ <br /><br /> Pictures!
Long time no visit, I know, I'm a crappy rabbit friend! Luckily Homer keeps me up to date on all the really important stuff. I promise I'm still in the game, the rules have just changed a bit. Here's the summary of my herd the last year and a half...
Pretty much this time last year a doe that I was stupid excited about got a severe case of mastitis that I had to put her down for, and I was left with a one week old litter of little Angoras that I had to bottle feed. Three of the eight pulled through, but I was so upset over it that I decided the bunnies were going to take a back seat for a while. I was already trying to downsize so we could do more this last summer. I sold off or ate most of my show Champagnes, and for a little while was down to my two favorite Angoras and two meat mommas, a Champ mix and a NZ/CA doe I picked up in Jan. But you all know how rabitosis is... It's incurable.
I sold the Champ mix doe and her one week old kit to a new breeder since she had figured out how to let herself out of her cage. Not good in my neighborhood. But the breeder and I stayed in touch. Later, I traded her some garden starts for a little Flemish/Rex buck for a new meat sire. SLOW growing but a chunky little guy, and even though he's black (technically Esej) he throws all sorts of stupid fun colors with my meat momma's I've held back from my little NZ/CA doe. (magie and harlie!!!)
Fast forward to September and the lovely show where Homer's doe got bred, and my stupid rabbitosis takes a turn for the fuzzy. I asked a breeder about a chocolate angora doe she said she may or may not sell, and she said if she didn't show well she'd give me a call, but her lilac brother was for sale. I didn't want a buck, but the breeder eventually told me she'd give me the doe if I took both for $100, so I took them home. I ended putting them both down for health reasons. UGH!!! I've only found one angora breeder that I've never had problems with their stock. I think most of the breeders around here focus on coat and type, not important things like immune systems.
Luckily I found a lady who was breeding for fun, and had a litter of FA that was raised in her back yard as free range rabbits. I got a tiny black doe, and fast forward two months and she's due Monday, I can't wait!! Who needs to slow down on rabbits?! I had a small herd all summer and we only went camping twice. Bah! I'm starting up my yarn business again too, so that won't work with only two Angoras. I need more little Ewoks!!
So sums up the highlights of what's happened since I last have been on. How have ya'll been?
<br /><br /> __________ Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:42 am __________ <br /><br /> Pictures!
