The Nursery
A quiet peek at the Buns as they grow, develop, and show us who they are.
Growing in the Nursery
The Nursery is where we share occasional updates and photos of young Hot Cross Buns before they are old enough for individual profiles.
As babies grow, we watch their personalities, confidence, curiosity, and interaction styles. When they are ready to be considered for placement, they are moved to the Available Buns page.
Current Nursery Status
Possible Upcoming Litters
We’re optimistic in sharing that we have recently paired a couple of our rabbits for possible early-November litters.
Zinnia × Sunshine
Zinnia is a solid black doe, and Sunshine is a chinchilla buck. This is Zinnia’s first breeding (at a more advanced age than normal), so we’ll be watching her closely and hoping for a healthy first litter. We're hoping that by pairing her with a tiny buck, she will be able to kindle safely. This is the first time she has ever cooperated with being bred, so we're holding our collective breath until we know more.
Coreopsis × Darius
Corrie is a broken opal doe and a wonderful, proven mama. Darius is a young solid blue buck. If this pairing is successful, we could see a fun variety of both solid and broken babies, including some beautiful dilute colors. This would be Darius' first time siring a litter, so we're waiting in hopeful anticipation.
Chummy also spend some time with a couple of the bucks, but we didn't witness any successful activity that could result in babies. We could have missed it, so aren't quite ready to count her out. She may surprise us yet. Her first litter resulted in stillborn babies, so we're praying for a better outcome with her second litter.
At this stage, pregnancy is not confirmed, and—as always—nature gets the final say. As much as we hope for babies in the nest boxes, Holland Lops are notoriously challenging to breed, so we're waiting just as anxiously as everyone else.
If healthy litters arrive, the babies will be raised here at Hot Cross Buns and evaluated carefully for health and temperament before becoming available for placement.
Please check back for updates on November 3/4.
Recently in the Nursery
These little ones who began here in the Nursery and are now old enough to be introduced individually.
To learn more about rabbits currently seeking families, please visit the Available Buns page.
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Hot Cross Buns Holland Lops
Oberlin, Ohio
Indoor companion Holland Lops raised with care since 2016.
Email: hcbhollands@gmail.com