I havn't been any good at reading or posting here lately.. Can't blame the holidays either 
Busy with trying to catch up with school and fighting off fall-depression (yay for full spectra light bulbs!) and well.. not felt like I've had anything to contribute with anyhow.
My colony is going to be completely re-arranged. My swedish peltrabbit does, Kummin and Kyndel, will move to another breeder in a few weeks when their kits are weaned. Kummin has 6 kits, I hope to keep a doe or so from that litter. I do hope that spotted one with loads of amall dots covering the sides is a doe.. Anyway, Kymmin and Kyndel will be kept together since they're a very good pair and the breeder wants to keep them in the breed preservation plan. Since they don't quite fit my new goals and because they like nobody but each other (and whoever feeds them) I think it's a win/win/win situation for everyone. Except Koriander, I had liked to retire him with his does, I can tell he's missing them.. but I think he'll retire in a much colder place. He's sweet, but I don't have any use for him, and even ow, with the yonger grow-outs around him, he doesn't seem very happy. He got out one day from his cage and ran around the house, back to the does in the barn. Not any does, but Kummin and Kyndel (didn't bat an eye on the other does in the closer cages). It's really heart breaking to keep them separated.... and you all probably think I'm anthropomorphing on him now, maybe I am.. but..
Spiras kits are well off, but Spira will be leaving this life once they're weaned. Her temper got worse and her stomach isn't happy.. rolled oats keep it functioning. She's definetly a genetic charlie, all 8 kits were spotted despite a solid father, she has the markings of a charlie CG and her stomach is unstable. It's not fair nor fun to keep her. She gets to nurse the kits once a day but Sir Petalot and Sotöra are raising them. And they're acting friendly as anything, I have high hopes for these!
When Kummin and Kyndel are gone, I plan to open the colony and make it one single colony again, consisting of Sotöra, the doelings from these litters that I chose to keep and a swedish pelt doeling that I brought back from the grow-out pen the other day.
I wanted to keep Dill in there but she's not cooperating. With Kyndel and Kummin she was constantly chased away and spent her time in a box most of the time. Since Spira acted the same way with Sotöra, I had hopes that Dill and Sotöra could be friends. They were the first day, then Dill made sure Sotöra would not leave the box.. *sigh* Since Dill can't be a team-player, she'll get herself a solitary cage beneath Rams cage. It will be a bit smaller and alf of it will have the floor higher, so that I can reach beneth it and clean.
With the other three does gone, Dill and Sotöra is the only does left old enough to breed. The young grower doe will eventually replace Dill if things work out as I hope, and her cage can be an added piece of enrichment in the colony. (and yes, the grower has no name yet..)
The grower seem to get along well with Sotöra. She's not used to being handeled much as I've only fed them out there, but she's turning around slowly. And she's nice to the others and can hop around peacefully without causing disorder. That's good
Pictures of the kits, Sotöra (black one), Peta (the brown hare) and ''grower'', the grey.
And what I saw today: Kummin gently pushing her runaway baby back to the nest
Well... that's the news I suppose.
Just a bonus picture I made.
Busy with trying to catch up with school and fighting off fall-depression (yay for full spectra light bulbs!) and well.. not felt like I've had anything to contribute with anyhow.
My colony is going to be completely re-arranged. My swedish peltrabbit does, Kummin and Kyndel, will move to another breeder in a few weeks when their kits are weaned. Kummin has 6 kits, I hope to keep a doe or so from that litter. I do hope that spotted one with loads of amall dots covering the sides is a doe.. Anyway, Kymmin and Kyndel will be kept together since they're a very good pair and the breeder wants to keep them in the breed preservation plan. Since they don't quite fit my new goals and because they like nobody but each other (and whoever feeds them) I think it's a win/win/win situation for everyone. Except Koriander, I had liked to retire him with his does, I can tell he's missing them.. but I think he'll retire in a much colder place. He's sweet, but I don't have any use for him, and even ow, with the yonger grow-outs around him, he doesn't seem very happy. He got out one day from his cage and ran around the house, back to the does in the barn. Not any does, but Kummin and Kyndel (didn't bat an eye on the other does in the closer cages). It's really heart breaking to keep them separated.... and you all probably think I'm anthropomorphing on him now, maybe I am.. but..
Spiras kits are well off, but Spira will be leaving this life once they're weaned. Her temper got worse and her stomach isn't happy.. rolled oats keep it functioning. She's definetly a genetic charlie, all 8 kits were spotted despite a solid father, she has the markings of a charlie CG and her stomach is unstable. It's not fair nor fun to keep her. She gets to nurse the kits once a day but Sir Petalot and Sotöra are raising them. And they're acting friendly as anything, I have high hopes for these!
When Kummin and Kyndel are gone, I plan to open the colony and make it one single colony again, consisting of Sotöra, the doelings from these litters that I chose to keep and a swedish pelt doeling that I brought back from the grow-out pen the other day.
I wanted to keep Dill in there but she's not cooperating. With Kyndel and Kummin she was constantly chased away and spent her time in a box most of the time. Since Spira acted the same way with Sotöra, I had hopes that Dill and Sotöra could be friends. They were the first day, then Dill made sure Sotöra would not leave the box.. *sigh* Since Dill can't be a team-player, she'll get herself a solitary cage beneath Rams cage. It will be a bit smaller and alf of it will have the floor higher, so that I can reach beneth it and clean.
With the other three does gone, Dill and Sotöra is the only does left old enough to breed. The young grower doe will eventually replace Dill if things work out as I hope, and her cage can be an added piece of enrichment in the colony. (and yes, the grower has no name yet..)
The grower seem to get along well with Sotöra. She's not used to being handeled much as I've only fed them out there, but she's turning around slowly. And she's nice to the others and can hop around peacefully without causing disorder. That's good
Pictures of the kits, Sotöra (black one), Peta (the brown hare) and ''grower'', the grey.
And what I saw today: Kummin gently pushing her runaway baby back to the nest
Well... that's the news I suppose.
Just a bonus picture I made.
