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May 20, 2022
Mini Wheat (now named Bubbles) has gone to her new home. We hope she will be well-loved and so enjoyed as a member of her family. We're going to miss this impish little Bun and wish her and her family all the very best! |
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May 17, 2022
New photos of Boopsy's litter have been uploaded on the baby Holland Lops page. I'm still trying to figure out the coloring on some of them. The lilacs and blue are obvious, but I'm not sure about the other four kits. I believe the two harlequins are blue/cream, and the lightest of the lot could be a broken lilac, with the remaining little one being a possible lilac magpie. I need to do some research! |
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May 16, 2022
New pictures of the older baby Buns have been posted to the Available Bunnies page. We're going to take pictures of the little babies tomorrow, so don't worry; we haven't forgotten them. We're still looking for an amazing family for Guacamole. He is a great little Bun. Although he was more timid than his litter mates initially, he has really come out of his shell and does some amazing binkies. He still likes a peaceful, quiet life, but is more comfortable around people than he had been. |
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May 15, 2022
Banjo is on her way home with her new family! We are so happy this little beauty didn't have to wait long for a great home. Just a few minutes after we posted about her on Facebook and Instagram, the family who had adopted her litter mate, Fiddle, asked if we thought they could be re-bonded. Banjo, being such a sweet, gentle-natured doe, should do very well with gradual bonding to darling Fiddle. A short time later Waffles (HCB's Cheddar) went home with his new family. We believe this mellow, gentle, go-with-the-flow boy will be ideal for his new people of all ages. He is an absolute doll and will receive much love and attention from everyone he meets. We look forward to updates about how he settles in to his new life. A little while after Waffles went home, Scooter (HCB's Bagel) met his new family. It took him and his litter mate a while to find each other, but they seemed to be relaxed and clam in each other's presence. They will be bonded very gradually. We are thrilled Scooter's family notified us about wanting a neutered buck to bond with their doe. They are an ideal fit for Scooter and his temperament. |
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May 14, 2022
Little Kellin (HCB's Fajita) is on her way home with her awesome new family! We're going to miss her darling way of climbing into our laps, sitting on her hind legs and booping our noses with her nose. We know she will be a great fit and will be very loved. We hope the whole H. Family is as smitten with her as we have been. On another happy note, both Cookie (HCB's Banjo) and Scooter (HCB's Bagel) appear to have new potential families. We still need to introduce them to each other, and make certain they will be a good fit, but both families are previous clients with whom we have established a great rapport, so we feel quite comfortable that each Bun will be quite happy with their new families. If all goes well, they will be bonded with their own litter mates. Banjo will be bonded with Fiddle, and Bagel will be bonded with Croissant (now named Cedar). |
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May 11, 2022
Little Daffodil (HCB's Gorgonzola) is on her way home! We were so happy to meet her new Bun-mom, who has a real love for rabbits. Daffy is going to be adored and very well taken care of. We look forward to many updates, filled with details of their adventures together. Blossom well, sweet Daffodil! |
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May 10, 2022
Tortilla has been placed with his new family! We're going to miss that happy, bouncy little guy and his abundant energy, but we feel certain that he has a family who will love him and give him lots of attention all the days he is blessed to live. New pictures of Boopsy's litter have been posted on the Baby Holland Lops page. They are growing and changing so quickly. <3 Very sadly, we received a request to re-home two Buns due to allergy issues. Their family is devastated but, understandably, need to put the health of their family first. The doe is named Cookie (HCB's Banjo) and was spayed. She is 18 months old and is a solid chestnut born to Goldilocks and Joey. The little buck is named Scooter (HCB's Bagel) and is neutered. He is a solid opal, born to Jenny and Joey, and will celebrate his first birthday at the end of the month. They will arrive at HCB on Wednesday afternoon, and we will begin to assess them. Although they have been together in the same home for about nine months, they were not officially bonded, and were more like neighbors. We will work with them to determine if they need to be placed together, or if they would be equally happy in separate homes. We'll be sharing updates about them as we learn more and become reacquainted with them. |
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May 8, 2022
It's been a busy weekend! We updated information on the Meet the Hot Cross Buns page, to include more information about our younger does who will be bred very soon for their first litters. You can read all about Theodosia (Dozey), Rosie, Posey, and Moxie.
We received a new update about HCB's Cupcake (now Hazelcake), which has been shared on the Happy Results page.
I have spent all of my free time sewing new snuggle mats for the homeward bound Buns. Our supply was getting quite low, but we now have approximately 60 mats (in over a dozen different patterns) stockpiled and ready for our families to choose from. That should last for quite a while. :D
If all goes well, Monday will bring new photos of the young Buns. The first of them (Tortilla) will be going home on Tuesday!
It's been a busy weekend! We updated information on the Meet the Hot Cross Buns page, to include more information about our younger does who will be bred very soon for their first litters. You can read all about Theodosia (Dozey), Rosie, Posey, and Moxie.
We received a new update about HCB's Cupcake (now Hazelcake), which has been shared on the Happy Results page.
I have spent all of my free time sewing new snuggle mats for the homeward bound Buns. Our supply was getting quite low, but we now have approximately 60 mats (in over a dozen different patterns) stockpiled and ready for our families to choose from. That should last for quite a while. :D
If all goes well, Monday will bring new photos of the young Buns. The first of them (Tortilla) will be going home on Tuesday!
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May 2, 2022
We have updated Baby Bun pictures! Boopsy's kits and updated pictures of Taquito and Frosted Flake (the two does we're retaining) are on the Baby Holland Lops page, while the newest images of the Buns who were listed are all on the Available Bunnies page. |
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April 29, 2022
Cosette has finally found her family! It took longer than we had hoped but we have a wonderful feeling she's going to settle in very well and grow to love her new family. She is already playing and exploring happily, which is a very good sign. Her new name is Cora May. :D |
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April 28, 2022
We just posted some wonderful bunny pictures on the Happy Results page. It's been a while since we received an update, so we were very excited to have something new to post.
Bun matching is progressing. We have added new families as their applications have been approved. We apologize for slower than normal responses, but we have been trying to add new families to the waiting list in the order in which they submitted their New Bunny Questionnaire, to make it fair. Sometimes reference question responses aren't submitted as quickly as everyone hopes, so we do our best to nudge them along and continue moving forward.
Thus far, Chimi and Fajita have been matched!
Boopsy's babies are all continuing to do well. :D
We just posted some wonderful bunny pictures on the Happy Results page. It's been a while since we received an update, so we were very excited to have something new to post.
Bun matching is progressing. We have added new families as their applications have been approved. We apologize for slower than normal responses, but we have been trying to add new families to the waiting list in the order in which they submitted their New Bunny Questionnaire, to make it fair. Sometimes reference question responses aren't submitted as quickly as everyone hopes, so we do our best to nudge them along and continue moving forward.
Thus far, Chimi and Fajita have been matched!
Boopsy's babies are all continuing to do well. :D
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April 26, 2022
The matching has begun! Before we get too far, however, we do have another announcement to make. Boopsy and Finnegan surprised us with a whopper of a litter on Friday morning. We had been hoping to announce that all eight babies were doing very well, but the smallest of the litter did not make it and passed away during the night. :( Because Boopsy was born to a harlequin doe and a chocolate buck, and Finn was born to a squirrel doe and a chestnut buck, there could be some very interesting colors to enjoy. |
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April 24, 2022
We have been working on the listings for the baby Buns. I have completed their descriptions and will be spending Sunday afternoon working on photos and videos. It's our hope to have everything up and ready to go by Monday evening, so we can begin the bunny matching on Tuesday morning. I just found out about the passing of a friend who lived a very long and full life, so will be attending her memorial service on Monday. That may push things back a bit for our first matching notification, but I will try my best to get everything ready by our planned start time.
Miss E and I have decided to retain Frosted Flake from Wispy's litter and Taquito from Smudge's litter. Since we are retiring Smudge, we want to keep her beautiful magpie daughter as a breeding doe in her place. Magpies are a personal favorite of mine and I can't imagine not continuing with them in our lines.
We hope to be making a happy announcement to coincide with our first matching notification, so be sure to check back on Monday night/Tuesday morning. :D
We have been working on the listings for the baby Buns. I have completed their descriptions and will be spending Sunday afternoon working on photos and videos. It's our hope to have everything up and ready to go by Monday evening, so we can begin the bunny matching on Tuesday morning. I just found out about the passing of a friend who lived a very long and full life, so will be attending her memorial service on Monday. That may push things back a bit for our first matching notification, but I will try my best to get everything ready by our planned start time.
Miss E and I have decided to retain Frosted Flake from Wispy's litter and Taquito from Smudge's litter. Since we are retiring Smudge, we want to keep her beautiful magpie daughter as a breeding doe in her place. Magpies are a personal favorite of mine and I can't imagine not continuing with them in our lines.
We hope to be making a happy announcement to coincide with our first matching notification, so be sure to check back on Monday night/Tuesday morning. :D
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April 22, 2022
In a very big (but very happy) surprise for us all, Strudel has been placed with a wonderful family. (He is the solid orange buck we had been holding on to for a breeding doe until we discovered she was actually a he.) The original plan was to list him after he was neutered, but we had a family with whom we had worked previously express interest in meeting him. They met him today and decided to add him to their family. Strudel has been given the wonderful new name Milo. After his neuter and 6-8 weeks of recuperation time, he will begin the bonding process with his new big sister, Millie (HCB's Eponine). We are thrilled with Milo's new home and family. He will absolutely blossom in their care. |
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April 21, 2022
We worked on baby Bun pictures this morning and took close to 500 shots. When I started editing them, I realized the lighting was poor(er than normal) and decided not to share them. They just did not show the Buns in their best light (literally) so we will try again tomorrow afternoon. Here are a few that weren't too bad. We also listed the genders that we're fairly certain about. The bucks are definite, but some of the does are a bit iffy.
We're going to work on listing videos and descriptions over the weekend and will begin to contact the waiting list families on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, depending upon when we get everything completed and uploaded.
We worked on baby Bun pictures this morning and took close to 500 shots. When I started editing them, I realized the lighting was poor(er than normal) and decided not to share them. They just did not show the Buns in their best light (literally) so we will try again tomorrow afternoon. Here are a few that weren't too bad. We also listed the genders that we're fairly certain about. The bucks are definite, but some of the does are a bit iffy.
We're going to work on listing videos and descriptions over the weekend and will begin to contact the waiting list families on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, depending upon when we get everything completed and uploaded.
April 13, 2022
Would you like to meet the newest members of the family?
Miss E. has missed the joy of showing the Buns for 4-H due to RHDv2 concerns, so last year she asked if she could show pygmy goats, instead. She worked very hard to earn the necessary funds for her new venture. Yesterday, we made the drive to pick up Monty and Maggie. They have been very timid, so far, and have been acting rather like fearful baby Buns. We're employing the same techniques we encourage our Bun families to use when helping their little rabbits settle in. So far, so good! The ventured outside this morning and we were able to take some pictures to post.
Maggie is the darker of the two and looks like she's wearing black lipstick, which cracks me up. Monty is lighter in coloring and a bit bigger, although he is the younger of the two. Monty has been banded, so there will not be any baby pygmies in our future. They are strictly Miss E's show goats and pets.
We have had a wonderful experience working with Mandy at Indian Creek Pygmies in DeGraff, OH. She has been very supportive and encouraging throughout the process and we so hope to repay her kindness by keeping Monty and Maggie very happy for many years to come.
Introducing Magnolia (Maggie) and Montague (Monty)!
Would you like to meet the newest members of the family?
Miss E. has missed the joy of showing the Buns for 4-H due to RHDv2 concerns, so last year she asked if she could show pygmy goats, instead. She worked very hard to earn the necessary funds for her new venture. Yesterday, we made the drive to pick up Monty and Maggie. They have been very timid, so far, and have been acting rather like fearful baby Buns. We're employing the same techniques we encourage our Bun families to use when helping their little rabbits settle in. So far, so good! The ventured outside this morning and we were able to take some pictures to post.
Maggie is the darker of the two and looks like she's wearing black lipstick, which cracks me up. Monty is lighter in coloring and a bit bigger, although he is the younger of the two. Monty has been banded, so there will not be any baby pygmies in our future. They are strictly Miss E's show goats and pets.
We have had a wonderful experience working with Mandy at Indian Creek Pygmies in DeGraff, OH. She has been very supportive and encouraging throughout the process and we so hope to repay her kindness by keeping Monty and Maggie very happy for many years to come.
Introducing Magnolia (Maggie) and Montague (Monty)!
April 11, 2022
We managed to post some brief videos of the litters on the Baby Holland Lops page! We're definitely having technology issues. My iphone camera works better than my little video camera, but it does not play nicely with my editing software. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth as I filmed and re-filmed, loaded and reloaded, edited and re-edited, posted, deleted, and re-posted all...day...long. They are finally done. Now to work on Cosette's video...again. Sigh.
Enjoy the baby videos!
We managed to post some brief videos of the litters on the Baby Holland Lops page! We're definitely having technology issues. My iphone camera works better than my little video camera, but it does not play nicely with my editing software. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth as I filmed and re-filmed, loaded and reloaded, edited and re-edited, posted, deleted, and re-posted all...day...long. They are finally done. Now to work on Cosette's video...again. Sigh.
Enjoy the baby videos!
December 14, 2021
Important Announcement
Although this information has not been reflected in updates on RHD (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease) websites, RHDV2 has been confirmed in Ohio, according to a client's veterinarian. Because of this confirmation, the RHD vaccine is now available in Ohio. We strongly encourage all of our Ohio clients to consider having their Buns vaccinated, especially if they spend any time playing out-of-doors. RHDV2 is fatal in over 90% of cases, so vaccinating your bunny is your best defense in protecting his/her health.
The vaccine is given in two doses. The first dose, followed by a second dose three weeks later. Two weeks following the second dose, the bunny is protected and better able to survive exposure. A yearly booster shot will be needed thereafter. For further information about RHDV2, we recommend this site.
This is the information we were given by a client who went through the vaccination process with her bunnies, Crush and Odie.
"Good morning Amy!
I just got home with Crush and Odie. They were very brave at the vet’s office!
1. They got their RHDV vaccine in their right shoulder.
2. I was told that possible side effects include lethargy, short fever, and mild swelling in the area. However, they said less than 1% of bunnies experience any side effects.
3. They also had us stay in our car for 15 minutes after the shots were administered to make sure the bunnies did not have any negative side effects.
4. They told me there was an active case in Ohio in the recent past which is why the emergency use of this vaccine is now available in Ohio now.
5. They got their first dose today, and in 3 weeks, will get their booster. From there, they will need a yearly booster of the vaccine.
6. Two weeks post-booster shot is when the shot will be fully effective.
Luckily, the bunnies are doing well! They’ve been eating and got a treat for being so brave! I attached a couple pictures of the brave bunnies post-vaccine. I don’t think I left out answers to any of your questions, but if you have any more, please let me know!!"
We can't thank Madison, Crush, and Odie enough for bringing this information to our attention. We aren't certain why the RHD websites are so slow in updating their findings, but are very grateful to have reliable information shared with us through our clients and their knowledgeable veterinarians.
Important Announcement
Although this information has not been reflected in updates on RHD (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease) websites, RHDV2 has been confirmed in Ohio, according to a client's veterinarian. Because of this confirmation, the RHD vaccine is now available in Ohio. We strongly encourage all of our Ohio clients to consider having their Buns vaccinated, especially if they spend any time playing out-of-doors. RHDV2 is fatal in over 90% of cases, so vaccinating your bunny is your best defense in protecting his/her health.
The vaccine is given in two doses. The first dose, followed by a second dose three weeks later. Two weeks following the second dose, the bunny is protected and better able to survive exposure. A yearly booster shot will be needed thereafter. For further information about RHDV2, we recommend this site.
This is the information we were given by a client who went through the vaccination process with her bunnies, Crush and Odie.
"Good morning Amy!
I just got home with Crush and Odie. They were very brave at the vet’s office!
1. They got their RHDV vaccine in their right shoulder.
2. I was told that possible side effects include lethargy, short fever, and mild swelling in the area. However, they said less than 1% of bunnies experience any side effects.
3. They also had us stay in our car for 15 minutes after the shots were administered to make sure the bunnies did not have any negative side effects.
4. They told me there was an active case in Ohio in the recent past which is why the emergency use of this vaccine is now available in Ohio now.
5. They got their first dose today, and in 3 weeks, will get their booster. From there, they will need a yearly booster of the vaccine.
6. Two weeks post-booster shot is when the shot will be fully effective.
Luckily, the bunnies are doing well! They’ve been eating and got a treat for being so brave! I attached a couple pictures of the brave bunnies post-vaccine. I don’t think I left out answers to any of your questions, but if you have any more, please let me know!!"
We can't thank Madison, Crush, and Odie enough for bringing this information to our attention. We aren't certain why the RHD websites are so slow in updating their findings, but are very grateful to have reliable information shared with us through our clients and their knowledgeable veterinarians.
July 11, 2021
The Hot Cross Buns Creed
We believe that every rabbit deserves a loving and dedicated family.
We believe in doing our best for every life (rabbit and human) we are blessed to know.
We believe in expecting the very best care for the Buns by housing them indoors and treating them as members of the family.
We believe in asking a lot of questions on our New Bunny Questionnaire to help us determine who has what it takes to be a great Bun family.
We believe in requiring spaying/neutering for all of the Buns' long-term health and well-being.
We believe in giving life-long support, education, and encouragement to all of our clients.
We believe God brings the right family for the right rabbit at the right time.
The Hot Cross Buns Creed
We believe that every rabbit deserves a loving and dedicated family.
We believe in doing our best for every life (rabbit and human) we are blessed to know.
We believe in expecting the very best care for the Buns by housing them indoors and treating them as members of the family.
We believe in asking a lot of questions on our New Bunny Questionnaire to help us determine who has what it takes to be a great Bun family.
We believe in requiring spaying/neutering for all of the Buns' long-term health and well-being.
We believe in giving life-long support, education, and encouragement to all of our clients.
We believe God brings the right family for the right rabbit at the right time.