Dailey Bred Farm
Some Bunny Can't Do Math
{ 12:14, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 }
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Today was my day in the garden. I've been looking forward to a nice springy day with nothing else to do for such a long time. The kids were happily playing with friends and I was free to putter. I installed the new bottle buckling in with the big does and started the work in the greenhouse. When I went to put the load of used up broccoli plants and withered allysium in the compost bin, I noticed that my doe rabbit had pulled quite a lot of fiber out and was mixing it with hay in her cage. And I thought to myself, "Could it be that I miscalculated?" So I had a passing child bring her some more hay to build and fuss with, and went about my business. At 2pm she hadn't done anything and was resting mostly comfortably....panting a bit but she's wearing a sweater at 70 degrees. We left. Maddie had piano, we needed chicken feed and it was a nice day to go have dinner with my folks. We got home about 8 and I went to put everyone to bed and found........BUNNIES! Everywhere. On little piles of hay scattered around the cage floor. NINE OF THEM! I had no idea they would have so many. I started carefully gathering them up into a neat little mom made nest in the corner. Now I only hope I didn't disturb her so much she loses them all. I read that you usually lose some, so I'm trying to not feel like a bunny mom failure and know they aren't going to all make it. when I came in, I recounted....yep, 30 days today. Ugh. And I'm teaching my children math?{ Post a Comment }
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{ 08:43, Saturday, June 16, 2007 } { Posted by Kitty }I had the same thing happen to me last spring. I forgot to count the days. I could tell she was in an uproar so I figured I had better put her extra hay. I go back to check on her about two hours later and she had had them outside of her nesting box.
I was always told not to touch the babies because the mom will smell my scent on them and possible kill them. I rubbed vasoline all over my hand and dabbed a tiny bit on her nose. I carefully picked them up and put them in the box. One was already dead because she hadn't cleaned it off good enough, it was her first litter. But the rest did fine tho, they all lived, for a while anyway, LOL. ( I do raise them for the meat).
Have a great day
Kitty
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{ 11:48, Saturday, June 16, 2007 } { Posted by Anonymous }Thanks Kitty, it's always good to know we're not alone in our mistakes. These are Angoras...I've never eaten rabbit, and don't think I'm homesteader enough to do it! Hope all your litters are big ones.
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