This is our "In The Nest Box" page, which is sort of a preview for the "Available Bunnies" page. Check the dates to see if the pages have been updated lately. I'll always put a date on the top of the page so you will have a hint as to if the page is anywhere near current or not. There's just me for updating the web pages so it doesn't happen nearly as frequently as it should.
Hillside Camilla
a tortoiseshell doe
Hillside Dandelion
a Ruby Eyed White (REW) buck
Camilla and Dandelion had a litter of five on July 1st. Camilla had a litter last January so she knew what to do and has taken good care of them. That had been Cammie's first litter and she did an excellent job, especially as a first time mum bun. She is feeding her new litter very well.
All five of the babies are either tortoiseshell or fawn, depending on if they are an "agouti" based color for the fawns or a tortoiseshell color for the "self colors". Basically, that means they are all going to be some sort of blond.
Since Dandelion is the sire, all these babies will be able to engender albino even though they aren't albino themselves.
There is an albino fosterling in there for a few days, Dorothea wasn't feeding hers very well so for a few days some of them were being fostered by Camilla and Amy. They are all back with Dorothea now, though.
Now that they are almost two weeks old, it looks like there are three black tortoiseshell babies and two fawn babies, althoiugh one fawn is lighter than the other one. Still aren't sure of the genders, though.
Hillside Amy
an agouti doe
Hillside Azzie
a black buck
Amy and Azzie had a litter of five. She has taken very good care of them and they are growing well.
Three of the litter are albino so we know that both parents carry the recessive for albino. There is one black one and one agouti one, so a copy of each of the parents. Don't know the genders, yet, though.
Hillside Dorothea
a tortoiseshell doe
Hillside Dandelion
a Ruby Eyed White (REW) buck
This is Dorothea's first litter and she's doing really well. Although, at the beginning, she wasn't feeding them very well so half the litter was fostered out to Amy and Camilla. Since bunnies can't count, they don't mind feeding a few extra here and there. Dorothea did get really grumpy for a few days, though, so perhaps she could tell the difference between three and six? She has them all back again now, though and she has cheered up.
All the babies are now almost two weeks old and little eyeballs are beginning to peek back out of the nest. They won't be old enough for new homes until the begining of September.
We will be traveling, though, for a few weeks in August and the bunny sitter and house sitter won't check bunny emails. If you are interested in a bunny, send an email and please be patient about the reply since we may not have internet access until the tail end of August. But, the emails will wait in the inbox, so if you're interested in a bunny, send an email.
Somebunny thinks they're ready for a new adventure!
Not quite yet, though.
Should you be interested in any of these babies, once they are officially available, they will be listed on the "Available Bunnies" page. Sending an email is the best way to let me know you are interested in a bunny.
Just a side note, anyone who is raising rabbits - or any other livestock for that matter - and wants a great database, check out 'Kintracks'. It's really goood to have data and details on the whole herd when making decisions.