Stopped in the "Tracks"

TRULY? Did you expect something to reach out and "GRAB" you. AFTER YESTERDAY? After-all I AM THE Nutty Buckeye for a reason....

So... I WAS "thrown off my BUNNY TRACKS" yesterday. Sure that after the long eventful day it was undoubtedly clear; I had to follow immediately with a relaxing shower and a little of my ice cream, "that" would provide my "revenge"! :-) lol

The French "Old Maid" she "thinks"

Upon closing of the days tasks yesterday I was given such a giggle it only seems appropriate to share it based on the "unexpected" arrivals of the days preceding event. It was a uneventful evening, nothing out of the ordinary as I ventured through my nightly duties of ensuring the herd status. I came to the end of the duty at hand and was given quite a jolt! With a mouth full of hay my young Sr. Chestnut has DECLARED her interest in nesting! Tiki was PROUDLY carrying around hay :-0... LIKE "Hey Mom, is it my turn for breeding now or what? I'm getting to be an Old Maid here!" I told her not yet and to quit that behavior! She'll have to wait a little longer for now it's grooming time. ;-)

UNEXPECTED delivery!

Well, My lovely daughter has "struck" again! On the 24th of June after Kat and I had discussed a "problem" Lionhead doe the decision was made that I would bring her home. Which in fact, I DID. Well... I got a really HUGE surprise this morning as I went to feed and water. Now mind you... Kat had not bred her. BUT she has 2 little girls that come over to "play" with the bunnies! (Need I say more?!) These girls are in the 10-12 yr. old range and Kat "says" "They know not to put bunnies together!" Well now I have 5 bouncing examples of how "THEY KNOW not to put them together". Just in time I got the nest box and HAY in. Sweet Dreamer "frantically" built her nest and in less than a half an hour "blessed" us with these kits. Showstopper (the ONLY available buck in the herd at her house) is the sire is out of a breeding from my herd. Thank GOD I can recreate things like this!

I "beg" to differ...

Where did "Shagg" get "HIS" information?! LOL I think "we" should correct that guy....
Aunt Gail clipped & shared this fun (and fitting) comic.

Only every 3 YEARS!

In the eyes of his sister he does no wrong. He lives the way WE were taught! A Semi-truck driver by profession with a heart built strong. He has served OUR country proudly. My Brother (Scott) and I have a unique bond that most siblings never have the joy of experiencing. YET, at the same time we are cursed. Living several states apart interferes with our ability to enjoy each others company frequently. We only average a short visit about every 3 years. Yesterday, was a blessed moment to share. Mom was in HEAVEN as her children shared the day together!









What really made the day fun was sharing the hummingbirds as well as talking about the Angora and Lionheads. He's in LOVE with the Lionhead, never had he seen one till yesterday. Maybe (LOL) one could grace the dash of the rig to keep him company. (I can see its' little bobbin' head now!) ;-)

Aunt Gail also shared the day with us all and there was to be a "mean" Othello match between Aunt Gail and Scott after I left to come home. Can't wait to hear the results....




I can't believe the bunny in this picture over my shoulder! LOL How funny is that?! No, it was not a planned thing. :-)

Hummer MAGIC

It amazes me the magic of a simple beating wing! For they seem to be able to stop many of us in our tracks. These beauties visit Mom's feeders several times a day, HOWEVER... only I (so far) have the patience to be still long enough to get any pics.

Be-still the MAGIC .

THE "new" babies in the BOX

I know I've been slacking on posting much with the
babies in the box. LOL As I was getting ready for a day in
Columbus yesterday it became apparent I "had" to show
Mom "her" bunnys' new litter. That gave me an excellent
opportunity to take some to upload as well. So with little "ado" here are the "NEW" kids in the barn. I think I see CREAM could be in here (could be a fawn) and IF so I be real excited as it's out of Hopscotch and Queen! :-)





















The litter (left) I'm pretty excited about as well. Course ANY time CHOCOLATE is involved I get that way. LOL This litter is out of Sunny and Choco (below left). I'm expecting SUPER things out of Choco this fall. He has a dreamy coat and a nice dense muscular body with what feels to be a super shoulder and incredible hindquarter.

The culling truth

What started out to be a simple tangled foot has ended in a 8 day old kit being culled. A hard decision it was. It took confirmation with another rabbitry to make the final decision. This tort youngster unfortunately reinforced another lesson of wool bearing breeds. The importance of making sure the dams wool is short in lengths after nesting/delivery is completed. As I'm sure many of you reading this can predict this little one got wool twisted around an extremity causing loss of circulation. For how long? Less than 12 hours. BUT ultimately TO long. The sad little ones foot (left front) had sustained damage. I took a wait and watch approach to determine the extent. Hoping that it was only bruised (such a skeptic I am). However as you can see in the photos atrophy and eventual young death was inevitable.
I've yet to grow enough to be heartless and cull swiftly, I took the cowardly way out (so I feel). I'd hung on to long and had bonded to this little "LEFTY" ; that's what makes me though.

With many tears and frustration I tucked my little tort into its' soon to be coffin and put it in the freezer where it will stay ~ quietly life slipping away as it becomes cool and falls asleep forever! Hopefully, hardening this overly sensitive heart of mine in the process.