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So.. Lots of folks meet my buns and really love their colors and fur. I've had some requests for natural (no chemical) pelt saving. I found a "recipe" that you basically skin the rabbit, cover with salt and let sit over night. Then you clean that off, cover in egg yolks and a wet towel and let...

So this is my cute new bun. I wanted her because I don't have one that looks like her. She's mostly grey with a reddish tinge... and a white leg and a couple white spots. What color is she considered? I want to eventually breed her to my vienna marked harli buck and am curious what sorts of...

My ND goat Syria scared the poops out of me today! She was all sprawled out in the sun and I NEVER EVER see goats lay like this unless.. they area dead. But as soon as I yelled her name she popped up. I took the photo after I noticed her breathing, but before I yelled. lol

So the last litter of kits I had, I posted about them being born on the 4th. The mother is a Champagne D'Argent and the dad I found out is a vienna marked harli. lol So I'm curious what color this little nugget is? At the end of the day it doesn't matter much... but I'm still curious. See...

Okay so my big question is WHY is there NO COLOR??? I have bred her multiple times to various bucks. Never any broken kits. NEVER. Even when bred to broken bucks. So I bred her to a very broken buck. lol He's orange and white with a couple black spots. He has half blue eyes. Here is the...

Someone is claiming her doe always kindles at 42 days and she said she sold one that always kindles at 48 days? How is this possible. It doesn't seem possible. Is there any science I can look at to either understand it or show its not true?

I've not been online as much lately due to a wonderful gift from my husband. I've ha some brain and vision issues and really just dragging the last year or two. I played the violin as a child an LOVE cello music. He bought me a CELLO for Christmas. A CELLO!!!! So I've been working hours a...

So last week I processed some rabbits. Time has gotten from me. I had 4 left in the fridge this morning (processed late last Thursday). 3 had no odor at all (like didn't even smell like anything) and 1 had a slight odor. I tossed the slight odor one. It didn't smell BAD just had a smell and...

I have had a problem lately with sore hocks. Even kits that are 2-3 months are getting them. Every rabbit has a tile for resting. Is this a genetic issue? I really don't want to be passing it along if it is and I might have to make some hard decisions if you guys think it is. Second problem is...

A friend gave me 10 Moringa oleifera seedlings. They are about a foot tall. I'm going to plant them and use them for human and livestock use. Now I know that you can feed rabbits soely pigeon pea, but what about Moringa? Based on my research I could start harvesting and starting new plants in...

Life happens. Anyway, looking forward to doing some reading, catching up, and seeing some old and new faces!

So I had an older litter that needed butchering. Obviously I was overfeeding them based on the FAT both inside and outside the body. I didn't weigh each one before or after butchering. I parted everything out after I cooled it all down in ice water. 5 pounds 12 ounces of Kickers 4 pounds 1...

Hey all! I have like a billion livers awaiting my usage in the freezer. So today I dug out a couple packages of rabbit livers and 1 duck liver. lol I heated up some butter and sauteed onions and garlic and pepper. Then I added brandy. Then I added livers. A little salt, a little more pepper, a...

So this is Zoey: After my daughter went off to college I was feeling kind of sad. A friend of a friend is a police officer and she trapped this dog a few months ago after the family moved and abandoned the dog. She was/is quite shy. The very SECOND this dog was placed into my arms we...

I went back to the doctor today. He diagnosed me based on symptoms. I had about a gallon of blood drawn today... okay really about 30 cc's but it felt like a gallon. I start treatment today. Just what I needed! Not the flu though so at least it's treatable. :) I guess it's not unusual here.

So I've not been on much. I've not bred my rabbits in a while. I've got 3 litters still to put into the freezer. Sigh. We made it through the hurricane great. Now the lava is headed down the mountain. Our neighborhood should be okay, I'm about 3 miles from the lava. We smell the burning forest...

I've learned SO MUCH. Time and listening to advice really are your best teachers. I'm down to 4 solid large and healthy does and my production is the same as when I had 9 does. I'm learning to lead with my head and not my heart when it comes to my stock. And I also found out my first gut...

So I've been prepping allllll day long. I made a spot to bring in the parrots, and am setting up rings of fencing with cardboard bottoms and lids to bring the rabbits in. The aviaries and rabbitries have tarp structures as the roofs. Also getting plywood for the windows. Kennels for all the...

Okay, I admit. Things have been busy, crazy, busy. My daughter is going off to college on the 19th a year early! I took a job butchering organic chickens a couple days a month for a friend. Pays $10/hour (cash!) plus I get to take home a butchered chicken. :) Round these parts, that's a...

Someone on facebook asked me today how many chickens I have. I was like... people count them? HA! I have like 6 hens with chicks, I have feral chickens I feed running around. I'm thinking 50+ but it could be 100. I know I have 7, well now 6 parrots (since Maya died). I have 3 dogs. Goats? Well...