Last Oregon Kits

This little kit is out of the last litter to be born here in Oregon.  I don’t even have any does bred right now.  I have to wait until closer to the move to breed again now.  This little kit is a tort, in case you were wondering.

Newbies

These are some really fresh babies. Hours old at best. They were a little “underbaked” as I thought of it. As in, they did not stay in the womb long enough. Just over a day of life helped them to perk right up and darken in color so you can better tell they are blues.

See? So much better.

So, I Went to a Rabbit Show

We fit a lot of rabbits in the van. Only 5 of them were mine.

These were the 3 I took to show. We had a good weekend showing. Javier (the tort) even kept chasing his tail. It made me laugh. A LOT.

My friend Karyn brought her selection of clay “pigs” (aka cavies) and rabbits to the show. We had a lot of fun looking at all of her wares.

I kept playing with Shannon’s fuzzies. It was fun.

However, Dawn’s buck gave me a heart attack because he was sleeping so soundly I thought he was dead. He was NOT dead. I did have to poke him pretty hard to wake him up though. He was less happy about that.

Hey! What’s Going On There

“Hey! What’s going on there?”

“I don’t know, but show me too!”

While We’re Talking About Babies

I have some mini satins again. These are the shiny babies. I’ll show you what they look like at 2 weeks very soon. They are shiny and wiggly little things. Hard to hold on to when I’m trying to take a photograph.

Fast too. Did I mention they are fast? They are very fast. They wiggle and jiggle and try to escape me.

Just a Little Further

“I can see the ground. I think I want out.”

“Yes. Yes, I do want out. It’s a long way down though.”

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“I’m going for it!”

Just, Can’t, Quite, Turn Over

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This litter cracked me up one morning. They were so full from breakfast that they couldn’t manage to turn over for a few moments. I took the opportunity to snap some quick photos to share with you. In case I haven’t mentioned it before, rabbits nurse upside down, so these babies are full of milk.

I enjoy it so much when the does feed their litters in front of me. Most are too shy, but on occasion, I catch one in the act.

More Babies!

More torts this time. I’m very fond of this litter. It looks like I might have same nice ones in here.  Good color, good markings, and hopefully good bodies. With any luck I have some show and sale prospects in this litter.

We Have Kits

Again. The does have started kindling again with the start of my breeding season. I always enjoy my break during summer, but I do look forward to seeing the kits when my season starts again.

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These two were the very first kits born during the season. They were a bit cold so I brought them in to warm up.

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This doe was actively in the process of kindling when I snapped this photo.

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This one was just a fat single baby. I couldn’t resist a photo. Look at how fat that cute little tummy is.

My Lillybelle

This is my Lillybelle, my sweet, sweet girl. She is one of my favorite rabbits. I love on her periodically while I’m out in the barn. With any luck her coat won’t molt just before Convention this fall. Of course, knowing that I love her and she is very nice, she will. Darn rabbits. It’s a good thing she is so damn cute.