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September 14, 2019
Goldilocks' babies have been listed on the Available Bunnies page. The families on the Waiting List are being contacted for their matches, one at a time. :)
We just updated Goodness & Gracious' pictures and new video are postedon the Baby Holland Lops page!
Goldilocks' babies have been listed on the Available Bunnies page. The families on the Waiting List are being contacted for their matches, one at a time. :)
We just updated Goodness & Gracious' pictures and new video are postedon the Baby Holland Lops page!
September 10, 2019
Updated photos of the baby litters have been posted on the Baby Holland Lops page, along with new photos of Millie on the Available Bunnies page.
Please say a prayer for Hiccup. He goes back to the vet tomorrow for a re-check of his eye pressure. I will post an update to his page tomorrow evening.
Updated photos of the baby litters have been posted on the Baby Holland Lops page, along with new photos of Millie on the Available Bunnies page.
Please say a prayer for Hiccup. He goes back to the vet tomorrow for a re-check of his eye pressure. I will post an update to his page tomorrow evening.
September 8, 2019
We are planning to list Goldilocks' babies on Saturday. They have grown up so quickly, just turning five weeks old. Our most recent gender check showed two bucks and a doe. We will check again prior to listing, but it appears the opal and smaller, darker chestnut are bucks, and the lighter colored chestnut is a little doe.
We are planning to list Goldilocks' babies on Saturday. They have grown up so quickly, just turning five weeks old. Our most recent gender check showed two bucks and a doe. We will check again prior to listing, but it appears the opal and smaller, darker chestnut are bucks, and the lighter colored chestnut is a little doe.
September 3, 2019
We did an updated bunny video of Miss Nutmeg today. She is an absolute doll and we adore her! Hopefully she will find her very own Forever Family soon. :)
Hiccup's next appointment with the vet has been scheduled for September 11th. I just want to thank everyone who has said a prayer for him, contributed to his GoFundMe account, and/or shared his story. We still have a long way to go, but his fund has grown so much in the past few days. We can't thank you enough for caring about this little Bun.
We did an updated bunny video of Miss Nutmeg today. She is an absolute doll and we adore her! Hopefully she will find her very own Forever Family soon. :)
Hiccup's next appointment with the vet has been scheduled for September 11th. I just want to thank everyone who has said a prayer for him, contributed to his GoFundMe account, and/or shared his story. We still have a long way to go, but his fund has grown so much in the past few days. We can't thank you enough for caring about this little Bun.
August 30, 2019
We just posted a video of Plum Bun's babies, who have been named Goodness and Gracious over on the Baby Holland Lops page. :)
Later that evening: Just added a video and updated photos of Goldilocks and her babies to the Baby Holland Lops page, too.
We just posted a video of Plum Bun's babies, who have been named Goodness and Gracious over on the Baby Holland Lops page. :)
Later that evening: Just added a video and updated photos of Goldilocks and her babies to the Baby Holland Lops page, too.
August 29, 2019
Little Liberty is on her way to her new home where she is going to be absolutely adored! We had a lovely time meeting her new human mama and anticipate receiving many updates about how things go with this bundle of love.
We are hoping to spend a chunk of the afternoon updating pictures of the babies and may perhaps have time to film a video, if all remains quiet.
As a side note, we made pre-operative appointments with one of our vets for Marilla and Button's spaying procedures on September 18th. The spays themselves should be scheduled for the following week or two. Normally it's not necessary to wait so long for the pre-op appointments, but the vet is taking a well-deserved break and we hope she enjoys her time off immensely. Based upon the normal time frame, Button and Marilla should be recovered and ready to go to their new homes in mid-October.
Late that night...well, the only photos we were able to squeeze in were of Dulcie's five babies. The best laid plans fell apart, so we will have to try again tomorrow. We spent the better part of the evening trying to figure out how to move a new-to-us couch into our family room...not a fun team-building exercise. The couch is sitting outside under a tarp until we can heave that puppy through two doorways without getting it stuck again and ruining the leather. And here I thought fitting it in the minivan was going to be the biggest challenge. :0 Anyhow, please visit the update and photos of Dulcie's babies on the Baby Holland Lops page.
Little Liberty is on her way to her new home where she is going to be absolutely adored! We had a lovely time meeting her new human mama and anticipate receiving many updates about how things go with this bundle of love.
We are hoping to spend a chunk of the afternoon updating pictures of the babies and may perhaps have time to film a video, if all remains quiet.
As a side note, we made pre-operative appointments with one of our vets for Marilla and Button's spaying procedures on September 18th. The spays themselves should be scheduled for the following week or two. Normally it's not necessary to wait so long for the pre-op appointments, but the vet is taking a well-deserved break and we hope she enjoys her time off immensely. Based upon the normal time frame, Button and Marilla should be recovered and ready to go to their new homes in mid-October.
Late that night...well, the only photos we were able to squeeze in were of Dulcie's five babies. The best laid plans fell apart, so we will have to try again tomorrow. We spent the better part of the evening trying to figure out how to move a new-to-us couch into our family room...not a fun team-building exercise. The couch is sitting outside under a tarp until we can heave that puppy through two doorways without getting it stuck again and ruining the leather. And here I thought fitting it in the minivan was going to be the biggest challenge. :0 Anyhow, please visit the update and photos of Dulcie's babies on the Baby Holland Lops page.
August 26, 2019
We've shared an update on Mystery (now named Leo) on the Happy Results page. Such a gorgeous boy!
Cake Pop kindled two stillborn kits this morning. :( We are disappointed, but this actually IS a step in the right direction, as she has had false pregnancies the past few times we tried breeding her. We will try again in a few days and hope to have a very different outcome.
We've shared an update on Mystery (now named Leo) on the Happy Results page. Such a gorgeous boy!
Cake Pop kindled two stillborn kits this morning. :( We are disappointed, but this actually IS a step in the right direction, as she has had false pregnancies the past few times we tried breeding her. We will try again in a few days and hope to have a very different outcome.
August 24, 2019
Dulcie surprised us with an additional kit during the night. We checked the babies this morning to make certain they all made it through the night and, instead of the four we photographed last night, found five little nest box wrigglers. LOL
We kept this quiet because we weren't certain how it was going to turn out, but Luigi just pulled through a very bad bout of GI Stasis. It was a very long, sleepless three nights, but we found the right combination of things to treat him and keep his tummy going. We think it was a perfect storm of things that set his tummy off. He has been going through a heavy molt, and no amount of daily brushing was keeping the loose fur under control. We suddenly switched hay, as we ran out of his favorite Small Pet Select 1st cutting Timothy, and had been giving him the locally grown orchard grass with clover that all the other Buns love. Luigi turned up his nose at it and wouldn't take so much as a nibble. The heat was fairly bad for a few days early in the week, so that also threw him off. Thankfully, the Sherwood SARx, parsley, vegetable glycerine, crushed chewable aspirin, and simethicone drops (not necessarily in that order) did the trick. He didn't really perk up until his beloved 1st cutting timothy hay arrived yesterday, but his poop ball "output" has been improving immensely and we are thrilled that he is doing much, much better. He is under strict orders to never give us a scare like that again!
Nala (HCB's Raindrop) is on her way home today! It was a long wait for her new mama to come for her, but well worth it. :) We were so happy to meet S.M. and to introduce her to her Nala Bun. May you have much joy together!
Dulcie surprised us with an additional kit during the night. We checked the babies this morning to make certain they all made it through the night and, instead of the four we photographed last night, found five little nest box wrigglers. LOL
We kept this quiet because we weren't certain how it was going to turn out, but Luigi just pulled through a very bad bout of GI Stasis. It was a very long, sleepless three nights, but we found the right combination of things to treat him and keep his tummy going. We think it was a perfect storm of things that set his tummy off. He has been going through a heavy molt, and no amount of daily brushing was keeping the loose fur under control. We suddenly switched hay, as we ran out of his favorite Small Pet Select 1st cutting Timothy, and had been giving him the locally grown orchard grass with clover that all the other Buns love. Luigi turned up his nose at it and wouldn't take so much as a nibble. The heat was fairly bad for a few days early in the week, so that also threw him off. Thankfully, the Sherwood SARx, parsley, vegetable glycerine, crushed chewable aspirin, and simethicone drops (not necessarily in that order) did the trick. He didn't really perk up until his beloved 1st cutting timothy hay arrived yesterday, but his poop ball "output" has been improving immensely and we are thrilled that he is doing much, much better. He is under strict orders to never give us a scare like that again!
Nala (HCB's Raindrop) is on her way home today! It was a long wait for her new mama to come for her, but well worth it. :) We were so happy to meet S.M. and to introduce her to her Nala Bun. May you have much joy together!
August 23, 2019
We have more babies! Dulcie kindled four babies today. There are pictures on the Baby Holland Lops page. :)
Later that evening...We just lost our lovely Mandy. We took a chance on breeding her (since we were never able to find just the right pet home for her) at one year of age (rather than the 6-8 months recommended for a first litter, and she seemed to be doing great and was getting ready to kindle, when she suddenly hopped out of her nest box, flopped onto her side and died. There are lots of tears tonight for this active, gentle, shy little doe. Here's hoping September will be a better month than August has been. :(
We have more babies! Dulcie kindled four babies today. There are pictures on the Baby Holland Lops page. :)
Later that evening...We just lost our lovely Mandy. We took a chance on breeding her (since we were never able to find just the right pet home for her) at one year of age (rather than the 6-8 months recommended for a first litter, and she seemed to be doing great and was getting ready to kindle, when she suddenly hopped out of her nest box, flopped onto her side and died. There are lots of tears tonight for this active, gentle, shy little doe. Here's hoping September will be a better month than August has been. :(
August 21, 2019
We are in the midst of what is probably our busiest time of the year: Fair Week. Although we aren't showing any animals this year, we are still running around like crazy, trying to keep up with everything while also preparing for the beginning of school on Monday. All the fun happens at once! :D To those of you who have recently sent updates, THANK YOU! I promise to acknowledge them properly ASAP and will ask for permission to share them with our readers. I was overjoyed to receive them!
The babies are continuing to do beautifully. Raindrop (now named Nala) is going home on Saturday after her family had to reschedule for reasons beyond control. Liberty is growing like a weed and is still super sweet. Goldilocks' babies are utterly adorable. Plum Bun's babies are hysterically funny to look at; the blue is enormous compared to the much more petite, although still quite chunky, black kit. We plan to update pictures on Friday, so please come back and visit us then.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
We are in the midst of what is probably our busiest time of the year: Fair Week. Although we aren't showing any animals this year, we are still running around like crazy, trying to keep up with everything while also preparing for the beginning of school on Monday. All the fun happens at once! :D To those of you who have recently sent updates, THANK YOU! I promise to acknowledge them properly ASAP and will ask for permission to share them with our readers. I was overjoyed to receive them!
The babies are continuing to do beautifully. Raindrop (now named Nala) is going home on Saturday after her family had to reschedule for reasons beyond control. Liberty is growing like a weed and is still super sweet. Goldilocks' babies are utterly adorable. Plum Bun's babies are hysterically funny to look at; the blue is enormous compared to the much more petite, although still quite chunky, black kit. We plan to update pictures on Friday, so please come back and visit us then.
Enjoy the rest of your week!