Our litters from Romie and JuneBug are 1 week old today! (Romie's are technically 6 days old, but they are all the same age developmentally.) I don't usually announce genders and choose names this early, but I figured, why not? With all 6 kits, I decided to go with theme names. Our theme for these litters is flowers/nature! Scroll down to "meet" each baby and see their new 1 week pictures!
Not to be outdone by her sister, Romie decided to kindle too! I did induce her late yesterday evening, and she delivered sometime in the middle of the night. Romie had 6 kits as well! Sadly, 2 were DOA and 1 is a peanut. We have 3 that are healthy, though! One of the 3 healthy little ones had found its way out of the nestbox this morning and was quite cold by the time I found it. Romie must've either nursed and that one fell out when she was done, or for some reason she delivered it outside of the box. Fortunately, it was alive, and is all warmed up and doing well now! Our first litter of December babies is here! JuneBug began pulling fur around 9:30 this morning. By the time I got home from church at 12:30, she had kindled. Fortunately, she used her nest box and did everything right! JuneBug delivered 6 babies. Out of the 6, 1 was DOA, and we have 1 peanut, 1 runt, and 3 very healthy little ones! The runt is not much bigger than the peanut so I wouldn't be surprised if we lose it, but we'll just have to wait and see. Winter is a time of year that brings many changes. Where we live, this means shorter days, colder weather, and lovely crocksicles to thaw each morning. Over the years of shuffling through snow to reach the rabbits, I’ve discovered some handy tricks that make the winter a little easier to deal with. What can you use to keep your rabbits warm? Which works better, crocks or bottles? Should you ever bring your rabbits inside to warm them up? To help answer these questions, I’d like to present our top 10 tips for winter weather in the rabbitry! Finally! I had some time this evening to take some nice photos of our senior does, Romie and JuneBug, and our almost-senior, Carrie. I've taken plenty of "cute" photos, but it's taken me awhile to snap some posed pics of our ladies! Overall, I'm pretty happy with how these turned out - Christmas bokeh is one of my favorite photography effects. However, I do have two recommendations for anyone else who decides to attempt posed outdoor photos of rabbits in the winter... |
Welcome to the Hollificent Lops Blog!Hello! I'm so glad that you've stopped by! My name is Natalie, and I am the breeder behind Hollificent Lops. After running this website for a couple of years, I've decided to add a blog to allow us to connect even more with fellow breeders and rabbit lovers alike. Thank you for hopping by! Archives
June 2016
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