Easter Prep

So yikes...at this point I am REALLY wondering if we will have rabbits to sell at easter. I am always worried before hand and most years we make out ok. It is not as easy as people think. I saw some other rabbit breeders talking about it at fb. That phrase about multiplying like rabbits just isn't so true. It is not easy to get rabbits to breed, or at least the ones you want together to breed! We have 1 doe in the house right now. daryl says she is pregnant, she was one of our free range rabbits so the daddy is unknown! We saw her run through the yard with a wad of pine needles in her mouth (she was nesting). So now we wait.

I am off to feed the animals!

Mary

rabbit breeding

Last night we headed out to the rabbit barn and bred some rabbits. We were out there well over a hour and I think we got some good matches. We left them together over night too. And the plan is to rebreed the same ones next Saturday to make sure it took. I am so ready to have kits again. I miss having the baby buns! (we really need new ones to sell too)

Also groomed our giant angora Popcorn. She is so pretty, but poor girl gets so knotted. Daryl gave her a trim, but after that she wasn't in the mood for breeding so we will breed her next week.

I was still thinking about getting the Leghorn chicks. After spending the $1000 on fencing the budget is a little low so I will have to see how much they are. Won't hurt to wait a month or so on them. I just get excited when it comes to the chickens and getting a few more was pretty exciting!

Ok...gonna finish up breakfast then head outside with Daryl to start the fence! It is cooler today so we better work hard so we warm up!