Category Archives: Rabbits

Winter break, with animals

Posted on December 27, 2015 by

Well, it’s been quite some while since I had both a chunk of free time AND the energy to put into a blog post. What with the new adjuncting job, I’ve been SUPER crazy busy- enough energy to keep the … Continue reading →

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I’m taking baby steps…

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

…into finding time to blog along with my consuming new job and settling back into our Farmlet. For today, I’ve just got a snippet: LOOK at the difference a mere 13 days makes! The first intrepid explorer jumped out of … Continue reading →

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A little self back-patting

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

I have to say, I’m really happy now about our choice of heritage Blue American rabbits, for our tiny rabbitry. Not only did we have a super successful round of mating (finally)…but after posting on CL, we sold HALF the … Continue reading →

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Rabbits on Pasture

Posted on April 26, 2015 by

Today, the Small Buns are officially pastured rabbits, having made the transition from tiny alien newborns to weaned youngsters. It seems astonishing and not really possible that they’re already five weeks old.

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The Small Buns are moving on up!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by

No, not to the big time, to their fancy new rabbit tractor! I wanted to grab this opportunity to get one more good video of the Small Buns: you see, they’ll be moving out to their larger, more opulent digs … Continue reading →

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Solid food, and the ‘intelligence’ of chickens

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

It’s a glorious morning, here on the Farmlet. We finally got some much needed rain last night, in the form of a beautiful little thunderstorm, and all is green and moist. The adult chickens are racing all over the yard, … Continue reading →

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On the naming of livestock

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

When we first started raising animals for our own consumption, the most popular piece of advice we received was “Don’t name them. You won’t want to eat something you’ve given a name.” I generally found this advice fairly perplexing, having … Continue reading →

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Easter. Bunnies.

Posted on April 5, 2015 by
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“Hallo, Rabbit!”*

Posted on April 1, 2015 by

This is the tenth morning after the baby buns were born, and right on schedule, we have open eyes! Grace’s kits are ALL OVER the nest, now that they can see where they’re going, and Rhetta’s (born 12 hours later) … Continue reading →

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Wee bunny ears

Posted on March 24, 2015 by
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