News about our current litters of Baby Holland Lops is found here. As each litter develops, most of the kits will be listed on our Available Bunnies page, with the occasional bunny being kept to help establish our own breeding line. Click on the pictures to enlarge them for more cute Baby Holland Lops detail. :)
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Plum Bun & Luigi's Babies
Born January 26/27/28, 2019
We aren't certain which day Plummy technically kindled upon, the 26th or the 27th. She was nesting and pulling fur while we cleaned, fed, and watered the Buns late this evening. She then took a break to eat a healthy meal (which is unusual for most does to do shortly before kindling). I decided to check on her before turning in (at about 12:30 a.m.) and, sure enough, she had three squirmy little babies, all clean and tidy, but lying on a pile of fur on the bottom of her cage. It was a very good thing I decided to take a peek! It took a good ten minutes to distract Plummy long enough to safely move her babies into a hastily prepared nest box, since there was no way I was going to reach into her cage and take out the nest she had already built and ignored. Her incredible maternal instincts turn her into a lunging, biting fury if she thinks someone is going to mess with her babies. No blood was shed, so we'll call it good. :) Based upon how clean they already were, I'm guessing she had the babies on Saturday, January 26th, close to midnight. Since she did kindle on the floor of her cage and the babies were a bit more exposed than they would have been in the nest box, we'll keep a close eye on them for the nest couple of days. Call me crazy, but I much prefer Plum Bun's smaller litter of three kits compared to her huge litters of seven or eight.
As Luigi is the sire of these little ones, all will carry a broken pattern. I can;t be certain about colors, but two looked darker and one was quite a bit lighter.
1/28/19 UPDATE... Sometime after 11;30pm on the 27th, Plum Bun kindled three more kits (one of them deceased) in her nest box. I checked on the babies at 11 this morning, expecting to find only three babies, and found the extra surprises. These babies were kindled 24+ hours AFTER the original babies were born, which is not something that normally happens (unless there are stuck/stillborn kits involved.) Pictures will be added in a day or two. :)
1/30/19 Update...I finally took some pictures of these little ones today, but didn't have the heart to take them out of their warm, cozy nest box on this bitterly cold day. All five kits are doing well and have chubby tummies. There appear to be three black torts, and we may even have an orange or two. I'm trying to not get my hopes up, but we have been longing for a little broken orange doe to name Orange Blossom for a very long time. It's quite easy to tell which two were the late arrivals, as they are considerably smaller than their chubbier litter mates. Depending on gender and type, if there is a promising orange in the litter, we may retain him/her for our rabbitry.
2/5/19 Update..Aren't these little Buns cute? They are growing very well and are always filled to the brim with warm, rich milk, courtesy of Plum Bun. She may be a rather paws-off mother when it comes to showing affection, but she certainly feeds them well. :D
2/13/19 Update...Plummy's kits are doing great and continue to grow well. They are peering at us with their bright eyes and most are already scampering out of the nest box at every opportunity. The smallest of the torts is usually the first one out and about, followed by the cream. The largest tort likes to have the nest box to himself/herself, so can usually be found snoozing alone, all stretched out, and enjoying the peace and solitude of the cozy nest box.
Born January 26/27/28, 2019
We aren't certain which day Plummy technically kindled upon, the 26th or the 27th. She was nesting and pulling fur while we cleaned, fed, and watered the Buns late this evening. She then took a break to eat a healthy meal (which is unusual for most does to do shortly before kindling). I decided to check on her before turning in (at about 12:30 a.m.) and, sure enough, she had three squirmy little babies, all clean and tidy, but lying on a pile of fur on the bottom of her cage. It was a very good thing I decided to take a peek! It took a good ten minutes to distract Plummy long enough to safely move her babies into a hastily prepared nest box, since there was no way I was going to reach into her cage and take out the nest she had already built and ignored. Her incredible maternal instincts turn her into a lunging, biting fury if she thinks someone is going to mess with her babies. No blood was shed, so we'll call it good. :) Based upon how clean they already were, I'm guessing she had the babies on Saturday, January 26th, close to midnight. Since she did kindle on the floor of her cage and the babies were a bit more exposed than they would have been in the nest box, we'll keep a close eye on them for the nest couple of days. Call me crazy, but I much prefer Plum Bun's smaller litter of three kits compared to her huge litters of seven or eight.
As Luigi is the sire of these little ones, all will carry a broken pattern. I can;t be certain about colors, but two looked darker and one was quite a bit lighter.
1/28/19 UPDATE... Sometime after 11;30pm on the 27th, Plum Bun kindled three more kits (one of them deceased) in her nest box. I checked on the babies at 11 this morning, expecting to find only three babies, and found the extra surprises. These babies were kindled 24+ hours AFTER the original babies were born, which is not something that normally happens (unless there are stuck/stillborn kits involved.) Pictures will be added in a day or two. :)
1/30/19 Update...I finally took some pictures of these little ones today, but didn't have the heart to take them out of their warm, cozy nest box on this bitterly cold day. All five kits are doing well and have chubby tummies. There appear to be three black torts, and we may even have an orange or two. I'm trying to not get my hopes up, but we have been longing for a little broken orange doe to name Orange Blossom for a very long time. It's quite easy to tell which two were the late arrivals, as they are considerably smaller than their chubbier litter mates. Depending on gender and type, if there is a promising orange in the litter, we may retain him/her for our rabbitry.
2/5/19 Update..Aren't these little Buns cute? They are growing very well and are always filled to the brim with warm, rich milk, courtesy of Plum Bun. She may be a rather paws-off mother when it comes to showing affection, but she certainly feeds them well. :D
2/13/19 Update...Plummy's kits are doing great and continue to grow well. They are peering at us with their bright eyes and most are already scampering out of the nest box at every opportunity. The smallest of the torts is usually the first one out and about, followed by the cream. The largest tort likes to have the nest box to himself/herself, so can usually be found snoozing alone, all stretched out, and enjoying the peace and solitude of the cozy nest box.
Matilda & Little Boy Blue's Baby
Born January 23, 2019
Matilda's first litter with us is a little singleton. It looks this little one is an opal, or possibly chinchilla. (Opal is a much higher possibility, but he/she looks a lot like a chin.) We will share more details ASAP.
1/30/19 Update...Matilda's baby is doing very well on his/her own in the nest box. We were concerned that he might be too cold without any siblings to snuggle with, but he is growing and seems content. :)
2/5/19 Update...Matilda's wee one has opened his/her eyes and is only slightly interested in the world around. Depending upon gender and type, we MAY be keeping this little one for our rabbitry.
2/13/19 Update...Matilda's little one still prefers the comfort of the nest box, and has only ventured out once. We believe that he/she was nursing when Matilda decided to hop out and took him/her along for the ride. Although handled and loved on multiple times each day, this little one is a bit shy. I wish we had fostered one of Plum Bun's babies to him so he would be more accustomed to full-time companionship. We will continue working with him and attempt to bring him out of his shell.
Born January 23, 2019
Matilda's first litter with us is a little singleton. It looks this little one is an opal, or possibly chinchilla. (Opal is a much higher possibility, but he/she looks a lot like a chin.) We will share more details ASAP.
1/30/19 Update...Matilda's baby is doing very well on his/her own in the nest box. We were concerned that he might be too cold without any siblings to snuggle with, but he is growing and seems content. :)
2/5/19 Update...Matilda's wee one has opened his/her eyes and is only slightly interested in the world around. Depending upon gender and type, we MAY be keeping this little one for our rabbitry.
2/13/19 Update...Matilda's little one still prefers the comfort of the nest box, and has only ventured out once. We believe that he/she was nursing when Matilda decided to hop out and took him/her along for the ride. Although handled and loved on multiple times each day, this little one is a bit shy. I wish we had fostered one of Plum Bun's babies to him so he would be more accustomed to full-time companionship. We will continue working with him and attempt to bring him out of his shell.
Apple Jane & Wee Walter's Baby Holland Lops
Born December 7, 2018
Apple Jane, true to form, built her nest shortly before kindling a litter of four squirmy kits. I was surprised she didn't have a couple more, as her little tummy was very round and firm, so I was guessing five or six babies would make their appearance. For her sake, though, I am glad she has a more manageable litter size. There appear to be two solids and two brokens to enjoy. First photos will be taken on 12/11.
12/17/18 UPDATE...Sadly we did lose one of Jane's kits earlier this week. The little solid she had kindled on the floor of her cage just wasn't strong enough to get enough milk from her, although we did try to supplement with kitten formula and an eye dropper. The lighter broken kit appears to be a squirrel, while the darker is a broken blue, and the remaining solid is a blue, as well.
12/27/18 Update...Apple Jane's babies are doing well. They are very petite compared to Sweet Tart's little ones, and I suspect they always will be. Their eyes began opening on Christmas Day and they are peering at the world around them. The broken blue (the largest kit in this litter, and the darker of the two brokens) is the go-getter and has been found outside of the nest box on several occasions already. The broken squirrel and solid blue both have the quieter nature, thus far, although the squirrel is very curious and may be a future busy-bunny. The solid blue likes to snuggle and stay warm. They are still so tiny that I haven't been able to do any gender peeks yet.
1/11/19 Update...The litter has been given names. The broken blue buck is BubbaBunny (don't ask), the solid blue doe is Sweet Pea, and the little broken squirrel doe is Tidbit. The buck is quite a bit larger than the very petite does, so I suspect ha may be a false dwarf, or he may just be very food-motivated. I will most likely keep the does until they are nine or ten weeks, to give them opportunity to catch up, size-wise.
1/30/19 Update...It has been far too long since I wrote about these little muffins, so here we go! BubbaBunny has been matched and has been re-named Royce (as in Rolls Royce). He is strong and healthy, with a curious and determined disposition. He is very gentle towards his much smaller litter mates. He will be joining his excited new family soon.
Sweet Pea (the solid blue doe) has been the slower baby to gain weight from the supplemental feedings. The past few days have been very worrisome as she seemed to be losing a half gram each day, rather than gaining, despite happily drinking 8-10 mL of supplemental formula twice a day. It has been a one-step forward, two steps back dance with her, but we realized that she has been putting her energy into bone growth, so hasn't been able to put any meat on her wee bones. We only noticed the difference in size when we held her up to her sister Tidbit and saw that Sweet Pea is "taller". We were celebrating today because it was the first time we have seen Sweet Pea eat the Sherwood Baby food pellets out of her food bowl. We keep praying over this little girl because we know she has a very special family in Pennsylvania waiting for her to grow big and strong. :)
Tidbit had been the wee one in the litter, but she now weighs two grams more than Sweet Pea. Other than being a messy eater and gaining slowly because she refuses to sit still for very long, she is doing very well. If she can find the energy to binky and run around, she must have enough energy to do some growing, too. Tidbit may have a potential family in West Virginia whom we believe would be a great fit for her, but we are just waiting for her to grow to a healthy weight before proceeding.
Born December 7, 2018
Apple Jane, true to form, built her nest shortly before kindling a litter of four squirmy kits. I was surprised she didn't have a couple more, as her little tummy was very round and firm, so I was guessing five or six babies would make their appearance. For her sake, though, I am glad she has a more manageable litter size. There appear to be two solids and two brokens to enjoy. First photos will be taken on 12/11.
12/17/18 UPDATE...Sadly we did lose one of Jane's kits earlier this week. The little solid she had kindled on the floor of her cage just wasn't strong enough to get enough milk from her, although we did try to supplement with kitten formula and an eye dropper. The lighter broken kit appears to be a squirrel, while the darker is a broken blue, and the remaining solid is a blue, as well.
12/27/18 Update...Apple Jane's babies are doing well. They are very petite compared to Sweet Tart's little ones, and I suspect they always will be. Their eyes began opening on Christmas Day and they are peering at the world around them. The broken blue (the largest kit in this litter, and the darker of the two brokens) is the go-getter and has been found outside of the nest box on several occasions already. The broken squirrel and solid blue both have the quieter nature, thus far, although the squirrel is very curious and may be a future busy-bunny. The solid blue likes to snuggle and stay warm. They are still so tiny that I haven't been able to do any gender peeks yet.
1/11/19 Update...The litter has been given names. The broken blue buck is BubbaBunny (don't ask), the solid blue doe is Sweet Pea, and the little broken squirrel doe is Tidbit. The buck is quite a bit larger than the very petite does, so I suspect ha may be a false dwarf, or he may just be very food-motivated. I will most likely keep the does until they are nine or ten weeks, to give them opportunity to catch up, size-wise.
1/30/19 Update...It has been far too long since I wrote about these little muffins, so here we go! BubbaBunny has been matched and has been re-named Royce (as in Rolls Royce). He is strong and healthy, with a curious and determined disposition. He is very gentle towards his much smaller litter mates. He will be joining his excited new family soon.
Sweet Pea (the solid blue doe) has been the slower baby to gain weight from the supplemental feedings. The past few days have been very worrisome as she seemed to be losing a half gram each day, rather than gaining, despite happily drinking 8-10 mL of supplemental formula twice a day. It has been a one-step forward, two steps back dance with her, but we realized that she has been putting her energy into bone growth, so hasn't been able to put any meat on her wee bones. We only noticed the difference in size when we held her up to her sister Tidbit and saw that Sweet Pea is "taller". We were celebrating today because it was the first time we have seen Sweet Pea eat the Sherwood Baby food pellets out of her food bowl. We keep praying over this little girl because we know she has a very special family in Pennsylvania waiting for her to grow big and strong. :)
Tidbit had been the wee one in the litter, but she now weighs two grams more than Sweet Pea. Other than being a messy eater and gaining slowly because she refuses to sit still for very long, she is doing very well. If she can find the energy to binky and run around, she must have enough energy to do some growing, too. Tidbit may have a potential family in West Virginia whom we believe would be a great fit for her, but we are just waiting for her to grow to a healthy weight before proceeding.
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