Hmmmm...

Today is supposed to be my big baby boom day....I put in 8 nestboxes a couple days ago.  So far, not a whole lot is happening!  lol

Good news, Deb had a litter of 3 yesterday....2 brokens & 1 solid, all 3 look like possible blue torts ♥

Bad news, Brendan's nethie~Esprit had 3 babies on the wire....I found them cold, thought they were already dead until 2 of them slowly started moving.  I got them warmed up and put them in with Deb's 3 babies.  I'm alittle worried they wont make it because they arent very wiggly.  I'll check them in a little while, maybe they'll come around.
Update:  we ended up losing the 2 baby nethies  :(

Hattie & LOV Bug's babies that were born on the 13th are all doing good....thats good news too  :)

If any of the Does have babies, I'll update....so check back later  ;)

-Malena

Babies! ♥

Today I went out to check on momma bunnies that were due to have babies today and as soon as I walked into the bunny barn, I could see piles of plucked fur!  :)
After I finished feeding everyone, I took the nestboxes out to see how many babies were inside....LOV Bug had 4 babies sired by Levi & Hattie had 6 babies sired by Maestro~3 of them were peanuts.  We have a total of 7 healthy babies, I'm so happy to have baby bunnies again ♥
Our next batch of babies is due on the 20th...check back for an update on how things go.

-Malena

My favorite junior right now...

Hamilton's Disney....a Minnie daughter, sired by Levi. 

She's such a sweet girl, like her momma & loves to sit up and pose for pictures.  I love this little girl so much! ♥   I look  forward to showing her at the 2011 Holland Lop Nationals, I'm a little nervous since this will be the 1st time I've ever attended Nationals...I'm not expecting to come back with a big win or anything, but I think it'll be a lot of fun  :)

-Malena



more updates...

Well, we had to rebred the 2 does that were due on the 30th & the 1st.....hopefully next time around they will take  :/   Looks like our next litters will be born April 13th

Sad news, we lost Kendra~my broken black Holland Lop doe who was due to have a litter on the 18th.  She pulled TONS of fur but never had any babies.  I took her out yesterday to check her and I could still feel babies but didnt really feel any movement.  I think she was having trouble kindling them :(  Really stinks, she was a pretty little doe...I'm gonna miss her.

-Malena

Update on babies

Well, here's an update on our babies that were born on the 18th...Harmony had 4 kits sired by Dexter & Kelly had 2 kits sired by Thunder.  Kendra plucked tons of fur but I never saw any babies  :/   I'll give her a break then try her again. 
Not sure on colors yet for Harmony's babies but she had 3 solids and 1 broken.  Kelly has 1 Black & 1 Broken Black ♥
Update:  I checked Harmony's babies, she has 3 torts & 1 broken tort....darn, I was kinda hoping for blue torts since her dad carries dilute  :/

Yesterday, we were able to breed quite a few Nethies....so, Brendan will be up to his ears in babies next month! lol

Our next batch of babies is supposed to be due March 30th, one of Brendan's does.  I haven't tried palpating her yet~hope she's got some buns in the oven....she's bred to Miracle.

One of my sable point does is bred to my broken sable point buck, Levi.  She's supposed to be due on April 1st.  I need to check her & Brendan's doe (CN's E4) to see if they took.

After that, we have a couple Does due on the 13th.  Then, a bunch of nethies and one holland due on the 20th.

I'm so happy to have babies again, after the move to the new house and with winter we haven't had very many babies.  Theres nothing better than baby bunnies to love on ♥

-Malena

Nestboxes are in!

Well, the nestboxes are in....I palpated the Does the other day & here's a list of who took & who didnt:

Pepper x Maestro...didnt take, going back to live with Janice
LOV Bug x Levi...didnt take, rebred to Levi again
Hattie x Lars...didnt take, rebred to Maestro
Kendra x Maestro...palpated +
Harmony x Dexter...palpated +
Kelly x Thunder...palpated +
 
Kendra & Harmony are first timers, hopefully they will do good *fingers crossed*
Kelly is alittle unpredictable, so I'm not sure what to expect....hope she does okay too.
 
-Malena

Can't wait for more baby Hollands ♥

Yesterday was a good day!  :)
After feeding and watering I took a couple Does out, trimmed their nails & checked their vents & to my surprise they were dark in color which means I had a pretty good chance of getting them bred. 
I was able to get 6 Does bred:
Pepper  x  Maestro...one last litter before she goes back to Janice
LOV Bug  x  Levi
Hattie  x  Lars
Kendra  x  Maestro
Harmony  x  Dexter
Kelly  x  Thunder...a repeat of a breeding I did earlier but lost the only survivor which was a super cute broken black doe, hoping for another one
*fingers & toes crossed* lol

-Malena