Recent content by Stephanie

When I first got my rabbits, the doe would huddle in the back of the cage, terrified, with her 2nd eyelid nearly covering her eyes. If I opened the cage she would lunge at me. She never bit, but she'd bump me hard. I had the same concerns you expressed in your OP. However, after she was...

I've never heard of that method. I don't keep pelts. I have neither the time or the use for them. As far as how long I generally take to process, I'd guess maybe 20 mins each. From videos I've seen that's a little slow. But, I'm certain I could nearly cut that time in half if I hung them...

I generally bake the saddles in the oven, wrapped in foil. Once they're done and cooled, I pull all the meat off and chop it, fast freeze it on trays, and bag. That's what I use for stirfry. I just add it to the rice or veggies just before they're done to heat the meat through. Being so low...

I have considered bolting a board to the top of the upper kitchen cabinet over the sink and having it extend a few inches. I could then attach a cord or wire from that and have them hanging directly over the sink. Great idea, I thought. But, as I pointed out in the OP, I'm a procrastinator...

I agree with shazza. One of my does is getting over a bout with fur mites and it produced a spot on her head very much like you describe.

Most people have something to hang their carcasses from so they can use both hands to pull down on the skin. I don't have that option. I process in the kitchen sink. That means I have to hold the carcass with one hand and pull the skin with the other. I'm 61, have several old injuries, and I...

I have a bad fault. Perhaps some of you have the same one. Procrastination. Most of the time it only really bothers others. Not today. I put off and put off processing a few well beyond normal age. Like, instead of 9 - 12 weeks, something like 5 months. They were from the last litter of...

2 days ago, when I went out to tend my bunnies, I found a cage door on a growout pen open. There were still 2 bunnies in it, but there were 7. Access to my yard is not easy, so I'm sure it was me that left it open the day before. I found and caught 3 of them within 20 mins in the backyard...

I love that sign!

This afternoon as I was tending to my buns, I noticed that one cage of growouts seemed a bit larger than I would expect. Curious, I took one in and weighed it. It was just a hair over 4lbs. That surprised me because I was certain they weren't that old. I just checked my records. Those...

You'll always remember your first.

Some may say that we who bear rabbitosis are suffering from insanity. Suffering? Who's suffering? I'm luvin' it!

Yup! Been there done that! :oops: I had to partially dismantle a cage once to get the nestbox in. I've since changed all my boxes. Boy, did I feel dumb though! :wr_facedesk:

I do something similar. My nestboxes have open bottoms. And I keep a stock of cardboard cut to fit in the bottoms. With each new litter, I place 3 layers of cardboard, then hay. When I remove nestboxes, I toss the cardboard into the veggie garden. Having 3 layers absorbs whatever urine they...

I agree. I tried a test this past summer with the sow thistle I have growing in my yard. I let several plants get about 18" tall, then topped them. I just cut off the top half of the plant. Each plant responded with at least 4 new sprouts from where I cut them, giving me 4 times the new...