As winter is drawing to a close and we see ever so slight hints that spring is around the corner, our farm starts to come alive from its winter hibernation. We trade in our snow boots for mucking boots, and trudging through snow piles for romping through the muddy puddles left by the thawing snow. Along with the mess of winter’s exit, we have the introduction of new life. This year, our teen daughters have ventured into breeding Holland Lop bunnies! They have an adorable blue buck and a broken brown tort doe. It’s a whole new language that we’re still learning.
Apparently, first time mom bunnies tend to lose their first litter, so we were surprised to find five living baby bunnies! They had chosen the specific buck and doe for the color variations that they could produce, so it was fun to see what she actually gave birth to. After a few days of looking like baby rats, they started growing in their fur and we found 2 jet black, one black and white, and a blue tort (which is a blend of blue (which is really grey with a blue hue) and black like a tortoise shell).
Sadly, we lost one of the baby buns at about a week, and another at 3 weeks. I think we are going to find out that maybe that’s just a part of rabbitry, and first time moms. The three remaining babies are going to be going to their new homes right around April 1st! And not long after, we will be in kidding season for our four mom goats!
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