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November 14, 2019
Photos of Molly's babies have been posted on the Baby Holland Lops page.
I can't resist sharing this video of Primrose. We are keeping her and will retire her mother Dulcie to a pet home in the near future.
Photos of Molly's babies have been posted on the Baby Holland Lops page.
I can't resist sharing this video of Primrose. We are keeping her and will retire her mother Dulcie to a pet home in the near future.
November 13, 2019
New photos and videos of Goodness and Sylvie have been posted on the Available Bunnies page. :)
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Four kits were born to Molly and Albert on November 10th. One kit is a bit smaller than the others, but seems to be holding his own. They are slowly getting a bit of fur on their wee bodies. I plan to take pictures Thursday evening to add to the Baby Holland Lops page.
Four kits were also born to Tabitha and Little Boy Blue on November 11th. Sadly, two of them appear to be peanuts and are not expected to live past the next couple of days. I will post photos of this litter on Saturday. I was very surprised to discover the peanuts as I had supposed, after several litters with true dwarf does and no peanuts, that Little Boy Blue was a wonderfully typed false dwarf buck, but the presence of peanuts in this litter disproves that theory. He is a true dwarf, which is good to know.
There is plenty of space on the waiting list for families whose questionnaires have been approved. If you are interested, please submit your New Bunny Questionnaire today. These little ones will be ready for placement in early January. :)
New photos and videos of Goodness and Sylvie have been posted on the Available Bunnies page. :)
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Four kits were born to Molly and Albert on November 10th. One kit is a bit smaller than the others, but seems to be holding his own. They are slowly getting a bit of fur on their wee bodies. I plan to take pictures Thursday evening to add to the Baby Holland Lops page.
Four kits were also born to Tabitha and Little Boy Blue on November 11th. Sadly, two of them appear to be peanuts and are not expected to live past the next couple of days. I will post photos of this litter on Saturday. I was very surprised to discover the peanuts as I had supposed, after several litters with true dwarf does and no peanuts, that Little Boy Blue was a wonderfully typed false dwarf buck, but the presence of peanuts in this litter disproves that theory. He is a true dwarf, which is good to know.
There is plenty of space on the waiting list for families whose questionnaires have been approved. If you are interested, please submit your New Bunny Questionnaire today. These little ones will be ready for placement in early January. :)
November 12, 2019
Mrs. Lynde's litter was listed yesterday! We have been hard at work, updating photos and making videos for the newly listed Buns and the wee ones who still have not yet been matched. We plan to work on a video for Goodness and one for Sylvia tomorrow.
We have had a couple of busy days, keeping up with corresponding with the families interested in the currently available bunnies. Apple Crisp and Milkshake (now named Oslo, "Ozzy" for short) have both been reserved and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their families on the appointed dates. We are so excited to meet their new families!
Mrs. Lynde's litter was listed yesterday! We have been hard at work, updating photos and making videos for the newly listed Buns and the wee ones who still have not yet been matched. We plan to work on a video for Goodness and one for Sylvia tomorrow.
We have had a couple of busy days, keeping up with corresponding with the families interested in the currently available bunnies. Apple Crisp and Milkshake (now named Oslo, "Ozzy" for short) have both been reserved and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their families on the appointed dates. We are so excited to meet their new families!
November 9, 2019
You may have noticed that John-Boy and Millie are not on the Available Bunnies page any longer. We checked John-Boy's gender (AGAIN!) and again we have a gender switch, so "he" is back to being Primrose the doe as we originally named her. We are going to be retiring Dulcie but wanted to keep one of her babies, so opted to keep Primrose. This means Lil' Joe, the buck we were originally going to keep from her litter, will be listed when I have some time to do so. Inquiries about Lil' Joe (a squirrel buck) and Dulcie (a solid sable frosty doe) are welcome.
So what happened to Millie? In all of our pondering about down-sizing the rabbitry, we have made some changes to our original list of bunnies to keep with us. We are going to place Cake Pop as a pet bunny because we decided to keep her little doe, Cupcake. Our other sable point doe, Sweet Tart, will be retired after one final litter, but she will remain with us as our son's pet bunny. That would leave us without a broken sable point doe, so we decided to keep Millie for more adorable sable babies in the future. The bonus is that we love her and she seems to be pretty happy with us, too. :)
Our current list for does we are keeping for the rabbitry are: Millie, Primrose, Goldilocks, Cupcake, Tabitha, Isla, Trixie, and Mrs. Lynde. We are still formulating our lists of bucks to keep, but we know we are keeping Luigi, Gulliver, and either Albert of Little Boy Blue. We're figuring out genetics and all that fun stuff before making firm decisions about them.
The following older bunnies will be available for placement in loving pet homes: Cake Pop, Matilda, Marilla, Button, Apple Jane, Dulcie, Molly, Plum Bun, Wee Walter, and Mayhem. Molly is due with a litter in the next few days, so she would not be available immediately (providing she has a successful litter). We hope to be sharing a birth announcement in the near future.
We don't have any new news to report on my hubby's employment status. He is working very diligently to find a new position, but we are remaining patiently faithful and are waiting upon God's perfect timing.
I have to give Diane at Hook's Hollands another huge THANK YOU for recommending our rabbitry on her website while she is awaiting the much-anticipated arrival of her next litter of babies. Hugs to you, Diane!
PS. We have been having a VERY busy couple of weeks dealing with all sorts of fun things I won't bore you with, but I hope to get back to taking pictures and making videos of adorable Buns of all ages in the forthcoming week. :)
You may have noticed that John-Boy and Millie are not on the Available Bunnies page any longer. We checked John-Boy's gender (AGAIN!) and again we have a gender switch, so "he" is back to being Primrose the doe as we originally named her. We are going to be retiring Dulcie but wanted to keep one of her babies, so opted to keep Primrose. This means Lil' Joe, the buck we were originally going to keep from her litter, will be listed when I have some time to do so. Inquiries about Lil' Joe (a squirrel buck) and Dulcie (a solid sable frosty doe) are welcome.
So what happened to Millie? In all of our pondering about down-sizing the rabbitry, we have made some changes to our original list of bunnies to keep with us. We are going to place Cake Pop as a pet bunny because we decided to keep her little doe, Cupcake. Our other sable point doe, Sweet Tart, will be retired after one final litter, but she will remain with us as our son's pet bunny. That would leave us without a broken sable point doe, so we decided to keep Millie for more adorable sable babies in the future. The bonus is that we love her and she seems to be pretty happy with us, too. :)
Our current list for does we are keeping for the rabbitry are: Millie, Primrose, Goldilocks, Cupcake, Tabitha, Isla, Trixie, and Mrs. Lynde. We are still formulating our lists of bucks to keep, but we know we are keeping Luigi, Gulliver, and either Albert of Little Boy Blue. We're figuring out genetics and all that fun stuff before making firm decisions about them.
The following older bunnies will be available for placement in loving pet homes: Cake Pop, Matilda, Marilla, Button, Apple Jane, Dulcie, Molly, Plum Bun, Wee Walter, and Mayhem. Molly is due with a litter in the next few days, so she would not be available immediately (providing she has a successful litter). We hope to be sharing a birth announcement in the near future.
We don't have any new news to report on my hubby's employment status. He is working very diligently to find a new position, but we are remaining patiently faithful and are waiting upon God's perfect timing.
I have to give Diane at Hook's Hollands another huge THANK YOU for recommending our rabbitry on her website while she is awaiting the much-anticipated arrival of her next litter of babies. Hugs to you, Diane!
PS. We have been having a VERY busy couple of weeks dealing with all sorts of fun things I won't bore you with, but I hope to get back to taking pictures and making videos of adorable Buns of all ages in the forthcoming week. :)
November 7, 2019
We added two new updates to The Happy Results page. :D
We added two new updates to The Happy Results page. :D
October 31, 2019
Tootsie's daughters, Apple Crisp and Cheesecake have been listed on the Available Bunnies page. They will need to remain with us until November 11, but are now old enough to be matched. :)
Tootsie's daughters, Apple Crisp and Cheesecake have been listed on the Available Bunnies page. They will need to remain with us until November 11, but are now old enough to be matched. :)
October 26, 2019
Gilbert (formerly known as "Nibbles") is on his way home with the S. Family to be a beloved pet bunny. His gorgeous thick coat, chubby cheeks, and sweet temperament convinced them that he was the right Bun for them. We know he will be a happy little guy with so many lovely ladies doting on him. :)
Gilbert (formerly known as "Nibbles") is on his way home with the S. Family to be a beloved pet bunny. His gorgeous thick coat, chubby cheeks, and sweet temperament convinced them that he was the right Bun for them. We know he will be a happy little guy with so many lovely ladies doting on him. :)
October 23, 2019
Hubby disliked Arizona on first sight (no offense to any readers who live in the southwest!) and, after driving through Phoenix in an attempt to find his hotel, decided he would never want to live there, so headed back to the airport and caught the next flight out. Is it selfish to say that I'm relieved we won't be moving to AZ? I'm sure it's a beautiful place and has many wonderful attributes, but I really couldn't envision us living there, no matter how hard I tried.
Today will hopefully bring a new photos of Tootsie's little Buns, Apple Crisp and Cheesecake. :)
Hubby disliked Arizona on first sight (no offense to any readers who live in the southwest!) and, after driving through Phoenix in an attempt to find his hotel, decided he would never want to live there, so headed back to the airport and caught the next flight out. Is it selfish to say that I'm relieved we won't be moving to AZ? I'm sure it's a beautiful place and has many wonderful attributes, but I really couldn't envision us living there, no matter how hard I tried.
Today will hopefully bring a new photos of Tootsie's little Buns, Apple Crisp and Cheesecake. :)
October 20, 2019
Every once in a while we have a day of unexpected surprises. Today was one of those days.
When we had Nibbles (now re-named Gilbert) out of his cage today for some playtime and cuddle time, I started admiring him and couldn't stop. He is a very nicely put together little Bun and we decided to change his listing from pet-only to pet or show/breeding quality. We have never had a Bun with such wonderful bone and, if we weren't facing the possibility of relocating in the near future, that little cutie would be staying here to be a herd sire. We also decided that perhaps Nibbles was too undignified a name for him, so re-christened him "Gilbert" in honor of the Anne of Green Gables character.
The next surprise came when I re-checked bunny genders on Dulcie's litter. Everything went as expected until I came to Primrose. I looked, then looked again, and had my daughter come out to confirm that Primrose was actually a buck. Since Primrose isn't a name that screams masculinity, we decided that John-Boy would be a better fit. It's a good name for a buck, and fits in with his brothers' names, Jimmy and Joe. Now that that discovery has been made, perhaps God will bless these little sweeties with loving homes. :)
Every once in a while we have a day of unexpected surprises. Today was one of those days.
When we had Nibbles (now re-named Gilbert) out of his cage today for some playtime and cuddle time, I started admiring him and couldn't stop. He is a very nicely put together little Bun and we decided to change his listing from pet-only to pet or show/breeding quality. We have never had a Bun with such wonderful bone and, if we weren't facing the possibility of relocating in the near future, that little cutie would be staying here to be a herd sire. We also decided that perhaps Nibbles was too undignified a name for him, so re-christened him "Gilbert" in honor of the Anne of Green Gables character.
The next surprise came when I re-checked bunny genders on Dulcie's litter. Everything went as expected until I came to Primrose. I looked, then looked again, and had my daughter come out to confirm that Primrose was actually a buck. Since Primrose isn't a name that screams masculinity, we decided that John-Boy would be a better fit. It's a good name for a buck, and fits in with his brothers' names, Jimmy and Joe. Now that that discovery has been made, perhaps God will bless these little sweeties with loving homes. :)
October 19, 2019
The computer finally cooperated long enough to post updated photos of Cake Pop and Mrs. Lynde's litters on the Baby Holland Lops page. I will continue working on photos, but uploading is going much more slowly than normal. My hubby is threatening to relocate just for the prospect of having better internet service providers. LOL
The computer finally cooperated long enough to post updated photos of Cake Pop and Mrs. Lynde's litters on the Baby Holland Lops page. I will continue working on photos, but uploading is going much more slowly than normal. My hubby is threatening to relocate just for the prospect of having better internet service providers. LOL
October 18, 2019
Hello, Friends! I promised to keep you updated on the job situation with my hubby and things are going fairly well. He has been doing a lot of networking and interviewing and will be flying out to AZ next week for a face-to-face interview. I'm not certain how I feel about a desert climate as our potential new home, but I'm trying to keep an open, adventurous mind. I'm also not counting any chickens before they're hatched, but I need to think aloud sometimes.
Having said that, we have determined that, if we do need to relocate any great distance, we would only be able to take eight Buns with us safely and comfortably. Eight out of thirty-six rabbits (counting babies and juniors.) We have already come up with a hypothetical list of the Buns who would make the move with us and we are going to start working on finding wonderful homes for the rest of our beloved Buns. Our desire is to spay/neuter as many as we can since our vet is the most affordable we know, but we need to place the currently available Buns before we can move forward with that plan.
Apple Jane, Marilla, and Button are still available and have already been spayed.
The next round for spay/neuter will be Wee Walter, Mayhem, Plum Bun, and Matilda. (We hope to have them ready for their new homes by late December/early January).
The next group would be Little Boy Blue, Cake Pop, Tootsie, and Molly. (Hopefully ready by early March.)
By early May, we would like to place Dulcie, Gulliver, and possibly Albert. We want to take a BEW doe with us, so are watching Mrs. Lynde and her BEW babies to see which one would have the best traits to add to our breeding program (providing either one is a doe.)
We are attempting to breed Trixie and Isla with Gulliver to see if either would be a great mama and fit for life in our rabbitry. If they remain uncooperative, we may keep one and place the other as a pet Bun.
Are we going to have any new litters before or anticipated moving day (if we even need to move)? Yes, but not many. We bred Molly and Tabitha last week. We will continue attempting to breed Isla and Trixie until February, so if either is successful, we may have babies available in May. I also promised my youngest son that we would breed his doe, Sweet Tart, once more before having her spayed, so she will most likely be bred in late November, which would mean her babies would be available in late February. So there are five planned litters between now and then, but our main focus is going to have to be on finding homes for our older, but just as loving and deserving, Buns.
Hello, Friends! I promised to keep you updated on the job situation with my hubby and things are going fairly well. He has been doing a lot of networking and interviewing and will be flying out to AZ next week for a face-to-face interview. I'm not certain how I feel about a desert climate as our potential new home, but I'm trying to keep an open, adventurous mind. I'm also not counting any chickens before they're hatched, but I need to think aloud sometimes.
Having said that, we have determined that, if we do need to relocate any great distance, we would only be able to take eight Buns with us safely and comfortably. Eight out of thirty-six rabbits (counting babies and juniors.) We have already come up with a hypothetical list of the Buns who would make the move with us and we are going to start working on finding wonderful homes for the rest of our beloved Buns. Our desire is to spay/neuter as many as we can since our vet is the most affordable we know, but we need to place the currently available Buns before we can move forward with that plan.
Apple Jane, Marilla, and Button are still available and have already been spayed.
The next round for spay/neuter will be Wee Walter, Mayhem, Plum Bun, and Matilda. (We hope to have them ready for their new homes by late December/early January).
The next group would be Little Boy Blue, Cake Pop, Tootsie, and Molly. (Hopefully ready by early March.)
By early May, we would like to place Dulcie, Gulliver, and possibly Albert. We want to take a BEW doe with us, so are watching Mrs. Lynde and her BEW babies to see which one would have the best traits to add to our breeding program (providing either one is a doe.)
We are attempting to breed Trixie and Isla with Gulliver to see if either would be a great mama and fit for life in our rabbitry. If they remain uncooperative, we may keep one and place the other as a pet Bun.
Are we going to have any new litters before or anticipated moving day (if we even need to move)? Yes, but not many. We bred Molly and Tabitha last week. We will continue attempting to breed Isla and Trixie until February, so if either is successful, we may have babies available in May. I also promised my youngest son that we would breed his doe, Sweet Tart, once more before having her spayed, so she will most likely be bred in late November, which would mean her babies would be available in late February. So there are five planned litters between now and then, but our main focus is going to have to be on finding homes for our older, but just as loving and deserving, Buns.
October 13, 2019
Gracious is on his way home! He is the special Birthday Bunny of a darling young lady who has really done her bunny research! She has given him the name "Winnie" which suits him wonderfully! We truly enjoyed meeting the J. Family and watching their eyes light up over Winnie's endearing ways. Happy Birthday. J.J., and enjoy your sweet Bun!
Gracious is on his way home! He is the special Birthday Bunny of a darling young lady who has really done her bunny research! She has given him the name "Winnie" which suits him wonderfully! We truly enjoyed meeting the J. Family and watching their eyes light up over Winnie's endearing ways. Happy Birthday. J.J., and enjoy your sweet Bun!
Winnie (HCB's Gracious) went home today! :)
October 12, 2019
Baby photos have been updated. :)
We listed three of Dulcie and Wee Walter's beautiful babies (we're still deciding if we should keep Lil' Joe and retire Wee Walter), but Sylvie, Primrose, and Jimmy are ready and waiting to be matched.
Our internet connection has been acting up a lot recently, which has been making uploading videos a frustrating exercise in futility, but we will keep at it.
Baby photos have been updated. :)
We listed three of Dulcie and Wee Walter's beautiful babies (we're still deciding if we should keep Lil' Joe and retire Wee Walter), but Sylvie, Primrose, and Jimmy are ready and waiting to be matched.
Our internet connection has been acting up a lot recently, which has been making uploading videos a frustrating exercise in futility, but we will keep at it.