My Males

Other than my 2 male Lion Heads, I have 3 grown males that I use for breeding my females.

This handsome black and white is my male, Oreo.  He's the first male I ever got and he's what I call the "Old Man". 

He's got a grumpy exterior, but once you really know him, he's a sweetheart.  Not only that, but he's the father of most of my rabbits.

I don't know what type he is or how old he is, but he's a great rabbit and I'm glad I've got him.

One really great thing about him...he's an awesome breeder.  When you need him, he gets the job done.

This cutie is my sweet male, Rhett.  He's big, sweet, gentle and laid back. 

While he isn't as quick to get the breeding job done like Oreo, he's nice to the female and more into the 'romantic' part of the breeding process. 

Rhett is a pure Giant Flemish with a very neat colored coat.  Black at first glance, he has patches of chocolate colored fur that look absolutely beautiful when in a sunbeam.

Here we have Dustin.  Now, Dustin is another 'get the job done' when it comes to breeding.

Dustin is a New Zealand / Californian / Rex mix.  He's on the smaller side, but makes nice kits. 

His personality is definitely moody.  Sometimes he loves attention, other times he just wants to be left alone.

All in all, he has a beautiful greyish - tan coat.  He's extremely soft and pretty muscular. 



So there you have it...those are my males that I use for all the breeding.  Each look different, act different, and are different types of rabbits.  However, each one is wonderful and does very well with making more, great colored rabbits. 

Good Bye Goat

Well...as some of you who know me, you know what animals I have and that I really love them all equally but in different ways.  And for those of you who don't know me personally, I own and have owned for about 2 years now a female goat named Molly. 

Molly is a Pygmy/Nubian mix who's about 3 years old currently.  I bought her with her foster-kid, Sophie. 

Both Sophie and Molly lived at my grandparents, but they were mine and I'd go over and take care of them at least twice every day. 

Well, about a year ago, Sophie was stolen.  I know...everyone who hears that says "Why would anyone want to steal a goat?"

The answer to that? I have no idea.  I do know she was stolen though, because a strange truck came onto my grandparents property, a couple came out, walked around, then after they left and my grandparents went out; Sophie was gone. 

A few weeks after she was taken, bears started coming down and would chase Molly around.  She would hit her head and side on bolts holding her hut together and would rip herself up while trying to get away. 

This happened 3 separate times until I decided it would be best to rent out a stall for her at a nearby barn.   Well, I did and she's been living there happily ever since.  Down at the barn she has a friend miniature pony named Dolly and 3 bigger horses to keep her company.  Lots of people go to the barn everyday and they all love Molly.

Unfortunately though, as I became more involved with my rabbit business, I had less and less time to spend with Molly.  That's when she went up for sale in the winter time.  The man who owns the miniature pony really likes how well Molly and Dolly would get along.  He therefore wanted to buy Molly.

Anyway, I'm meeting him at the barn tomorrow to officially give Molly over to him.

What this means is I am officially out of the goat business (not that I milked Molly or anything like that).

Molly was definitely a pet and an extremely friendly goat.  She could get out of any lock if she wanted to, but never did as she was content and happy to stay where she was.

Tonight's my last night as an owner of a goat, and I must say...I'm going to miss her. But on the bright side, the barn she's at is only about a 15 minute walk from our house! Not only that, but my family and I drive by it all the time! Therefore, I can still see her anytime I want too. 

So, for anyone contemplating getting a goat--I say go for it!  They're super easy to take care of and extremely friendly.  Whether you're into it for the pet side of things or the dairy, etc. Goats are very sweet and would make anyone smile.

Rabbit On the Loose!

Today I was unable to go tend my rabbits until later in the afternoon.  I walked past the hutches with mothers and their litters and over to my cages, which are all lined up in a row.  Something looked off to me.  I looked at all the rabbits, seeing them all just hanging out.  I had recently moved some of my rabbits around, but something was wrong. 

Looking at one of my newer females, Jazz, and then letting my gaze fall to the cage below her...it was empty.  Now, at different times, I have cages which are empty, but...this one wasn't empty yesterday. 

Then I realized, my sweet tempered, easily go-lucky male Rhett had been in there.  Well, he was definitely NOT in there anymore.  I literally muttered, "you've GOT to be kidding me..." It was very depressing.  He could be anywhere!  Yes, we do have a fence surrounding all our rabbits/garden area, but there are spots where he could easily slip through and get out.

(This is an old picture of Rhett, but he's a Giant Flemish who's a good 20 pounder!)

Now, I was so bummed.  I thought he was gone for sure! And with the bears all around in our woods, I figured I'd never see him again.

*Note that this all occurred within 5 seconds of entering the garden area. 

Anyway, not a second later, but I noticed out of the corner of my eye something move slightly.  I looked...and sure enough,  it was Rhett!  He was behind some cages just hanging out, laying in the dirt underneath a bunch of spider webs. 

Completely relieved, I grabbed a stick and knocked away the webs.  Then kneeling down I said "Hey buddy!" he jumped right up and hopped over to my side.  I pet him, picked him up and put him in an empty hutch I have. 

The moral of this long and random story? GIVE YOUR RABBITS LOTS OF ATTENTION!!!! At the minimum, talk to them while you're out with them and pet them for a few minutes each day.  It will create a bond and they will trust you.  So if you end up in a situation where your rabbit gets out of it's cage (which DOES happen a LOT more often then you'd think...) you'll be able to call them over, pick them up and then you've solved your problem. 

Trust me, I've had this happen at multiple, random moments when you least expect it.  If the rabbit trusts you, the situation is solved really easily.  If it doesn't, you'll never be able to catch it.  So seriously, give your rabbit attention and love and they'll come to you when you need them to. 

How To Tell the Gender of Your Rabbit

So...today I started out going and meeting someone in a church parking lot to go with them to pick up a rabbit they were buying from craigslist.  This rabbit was a pregnant albino New Zealand who was extremely sweet. 

I then went over to a friends house were I looked at and told him the gender of his rabbits as he was unsure of how to tell the difference between a male and female bunny.  Anyway, it made me realize that a lot of people do not know how to tell the gender of their pet rabbits. 

Obviously you've done enough research to know you want a rabbit as either a pet or for breeding.

When you don't know what to look for, it can be challenging, especially if you're buying one off of craigslist. 

Lots of people on craigslist are truthful, wonderful people just trying to make a few extra dollars.  However, there are a few who like to 'slip one over you' as you say when it comes to your deal.

Say you want a female rabbit.  How do you know the rabbit you're buying from this stranger is really female?  You might be getting a male for all you know but by the time you figure it out, it's too late.  (Warning: some people might find this next section a little too TMI for their liking....just letting you know)

Well, let's say you're going to buy a male rabbit.  He's about 15 weeks or older.  Well, you should immediately notice his testicle's forming.  So, if you were going for a female and she's got them...you know that 'she' is really a 'he'. 

Let's say you want to buy a male who's around 8-10 weeks.  Now, there are 2 holes down there.  One is their 'disposing of waste' hole and the other is their 'let's have baby bunnies' hole.  Their 'love' hole is the one closer to their stomach and the 'waste' hole is the one closer to their tails. 

Pushing gently on the hole closer to their stomach, a long--tube like shape will come out.  However, if your rabbit is about 8 weeks or younger, you can tell your rabbit's sex by pushing on the same hole.  Except this time, it will look round. 

And the female? Well...she's easy!  Push gently down on the hole closest to her stomach, and it should be like a slit.  Or as a friend of mine always says "Boys are donut's, girls are taco's" And the girl will always look like this.  Although, a much easier way to tell that almost all female rabbits have, is the dewlap. 

As you can see by the picture to your right, the kind of heart shaped thing on her neck is a genuine dewlap!

As I said before, not all females have this, but quite a fair bit of them do.  And rest easy, ONLY females have these.  Males do NOT have dewlaps.

You might be wondering why females have dewlaps and what the purpose of a dewlap even is.  Well, dewlaps are really a 'store up' of fat that will help the mother and give her extra needed energy when she has a litter.

The dewlap also serves the purpose of allowing the female to pull fur from it along with her stomach and hind legs when it comes time to build her nest.

For those reasons, dewlaps are specially designed (and only designed) for female rabbits. 

And THAT is how you can tell the sex of your bunny!  No longer will you need to question if you're really getting the right gender bunny because you now know what to look for yourself.  And maybe you even have a rabbit who's an old pet, but you've never really known what gender it was.  Fear no more! For you can now safely say with confidence that you know the sex of your bunny. 

Pin-Worms

Rabbit's are very easily prone to getting sick.  One extremely common sickness for rabbits is known as 'pin worms'.  Now, before you continue reading, I must worn you it's a little TMI.  

Now rabbits, especially ones like the Lion Heads and Angora's, commonly get pin worms.  You probably are wondering what pin worms are exactly. 

Well, pin worms are when the bottom of your rabbit gets messy and a fly lays eggs in it.  The eggs hatch and larvae begin eating the rabbit from the inside out. 

These gross creatures irritate your rabbit, causing them to itch.  After a while of itching, they almost always break the skin, allowing an area for the worms to crawl inside your rabbit.  If they don't go in this way, they will make their way through your rabbit's private areas. 

Now, as I'm sure you're thankful about...I do not have any pictures of this.  I did have one rabbit who had them.  Using tea-tree oil which we diluted with cooking grade oil, we put in on the swollen area with a q-tip. 

He seemed to be getting better and the oil was really doing a great job!  Unfortunately though, he ripped open his entire hind leg and exposed dozens of larvae eating their way throughout his muscles. 

Being afraid we would not be able to keep the wound from getting infected and/or stitched up properly; and also for the fact he was completely riddled with larvae eating him alive, I felt it was best to put him down.  Not only all that, but his eyes seemed faded and we thought it would be best to put him out of pain and misery. 

However, that being said...PIN WORMS COME UNNOTICED!!! So do NOT feel badly if it's too late to save your rabbit!  You cannot notice them until they have over taken the rabbit's body and have become very bad. 

If you are a very persistent person and feel you could still help your rabbit, then continue with the tea-tree oil and feed your rabbit PURE PUMPKIN!!! Pure pumpkin to your rabbit is like prune juice for older people.  It helps flush out your system.  You can also give them plantain, comfrey, and dandelions. 

Past Litters

I've had quite a few litters born since I started rabbit breeding.  Anyway, here are some pictures of past litters for you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

(as you can tell...baby rabbits are born bald, blind, and deaf.  They begin growing fur around day 3, and their hearing and sight will come around day 10)

 

 

 

 

(The picture above was actually Nutmeg when she was a few months old)

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, those were just a few random pictures I chose.  I hope you enjoyed seeing them!  We have TONS of pictures of all of our many litters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lion Head Rabbits

Lion Head rabbits are a breed that are small and fluffy.  I myself have Lion Heads with which I breed and sell.  Lion Head rabbits are my latest addition.  I currently have 2 males and 2 females.  None of them are related.  Both of my females are currently bred and due the middle of July. 

The rabbit on the left is my one female, Olivia.  Olivia is an interesting rabbit.  She's had 2 litters before, but none of her babies have yet survived past day 3.  

She's currently pregnant and I intend on keeping an extremely close eye on her as she seems to have difficulty raising her babies. 

Because of this, I've bred my other Lion Head female on the same day so that they will both be due together and if necessary, I can give some of Olivia's babies to my other female, Kayla. 

Kayla is a beautiful white and black female.  She's had one litter before and raised them very well.  Not only did she raise her own, but she fostered 4 Giant Flemish babies who's mother stopped taking care of them.

I just sold the last of her litter this past weekend.  She had all boys and they were exceptionally sweet tempered like Kayla! 

Olivia is not as friendly as Kayla.  She's more attitude then anything else.  However, the attitude of a rabbit always comes back to how often they were held as babies.  Because of this, it's quite clear that Kayla had been held much more than Olivia. 

Now, both Olivia and Kayla are around 5 - 7 lbs. each.  They are the average size for a Lion Head. 

I also have my 2 male Lion Heads who both have personalities uniquely their own! 

Now, to the left is my male, Phantom.  Phantom is a moody rabbit.  He enjoys being pet sometimes, then others he wants to be totally left alone. 

He's really cool as he has one completely blue eye, then his other eye is partially blue, partially brown.  He's been the father of all the litters so far. 

Currently, Olivia is bred with him.  They both have strong personalities, so I'm sure that will come through in their babies.  It just means I'll have to make sure and give their bunnies lots of love and hold them often.  He's about 5-7 lbs. as well. 

Now, the picture to the right is of my other male, Piccolo.  He, for the very first time got to breed Kayla.  We'll see if it was successful as she's due in July. 

Piccolo is extremely sweet and very curious in a shy sort of way.  He's not the average size for a Lion Head as he's a miniature.  He's more around 2-3 lbs. 

As you can tell, this breed of rabbit looks different from almost all the other breeds out there.  They are not meat rabbits.  These are bred specifically as pets. 

Being so small, Lion Heads make a wonderful pet for people who live in an apartment building and such. 

So there you have it.  Lion heads are small, fluffy, cute, and loving (depending on how much attention it got as a baby, that is)  Another benefit about raising Lion Heads, is that they really don't eat a lot at all.  This keeps their feed bill very low. 

Here's a few pictures of Kayla's 2 boys from her last litter. 

 

 

 

 

And there you go! Those are a few pictures of Kayla's boys.  Both extremely cute and beyond laid back!  They had the best personalities ever.  Especially the little black one with the white nose.  He loved being held, hugged, and carried around.   They both got great homes with which they went too.  And THAT is what a Lion Head rabbit looks like. 

 

 

 

Getting Ready

So I have some rabbits who are ready to be sold.  They're up on craigslist and I've already sold quite a few.  The one litter I'm selling has 3 females and 2 males left.   They are one of the litter's who lost their mother due to a heart attack from the bear.  They are the sweetest rabbits ever! 

The girls are all solid colors and then the boys are the spotted ones.  It's been interesting raising this particular litter.  They were their mother's very first and only. 

When they were babies, they were very crazy!  They would run around like they were being chased.  And if you tried to hold them (which I would do multiple times every day) they would scream as loud as they could.  I would hold them and when they ran out of breath, they would pause, then start screaming again. 

They were very 'anti-social'.  Their mother, Nutmeg, didn't seem to care what they did.  She was extremely laid back and loving. 

Well...after Nutmeg died, the babies wouldn't leave the inside section of the hutch.  Nor would they run around.  In fact, they haven't made a sound since she passed.  Now, instead of screaming and running like crazy, all they want to do is be held and loved.  I moved them into a different cage to keep them from going into depression and also to give them a new area to help peak their curiosity.

This picture they were doing a mini 'pile-up'.  They're so cute!

They really do have the best disposition ever now.  I don't have any all black females, so I'm thinking of keeping the black one.  She's smaller than her siblings, but extremely loving and sweet. 

I have another litter who's ready to be sold.  This litter was all girls.  They were fortunate as their mother was in one of the hutches that the bear sat on, however she's fine and in perfect health! 

Their aren't any multi colored rabbits in this litter, but they're still wonderful.  I have 6 left in this litter. 

This litter is interesting too.  All the females are around the same size except for the 2 black ones.  The one black female is about 2 times bigger than all the others, while the other female is half the size of her sisters. 

I just find it fascinating how they're from the same parents, born the same day, raised the same way, and yet they can look different, act different, and even be completely different sizes!

I only have one other litter for sale right now.  I've sold all but 2 albino boys.  They're fun to watch too though.  They're still with their mom as of now, but it's fun to watch them interact.  Even though they're almost 10 weeks old, they still try and get milk from her every now and then.  Yes, they're fully weaned, but they do enjoy the tasty snack.  However, I don't think their mother enjoys it as much as they do.

 

Black Bears, Snakes and Catastrophe

As I said in my first post, I won't be talking about rabbits all the time.  This particular post is dedicated to all black bears.  The reason? Well...my parents had their wedding anniversary and to celebrate, they wanted the house to themselves.  Consequently, my siblings and I were sent to our grandparents for 3 days.  When we came back (which was June 5, 2014...so the very beginning of this month) I went to check on my rabbits only to find that a black bear had been there and caused a lot of damage.

The damage he had done was knock over my shelving unit I had, which was filled with lots of rabbit equipment.  Because of this, there was broken glass all over the ground. 

He had used some of my rabbit hutches to climb up onto, crushing them in and terrifying the rabbits in there, and punched through our chicken coop window. 

He then proceeded to kill 2 of our chickens.  Eating one fully, then leaving the other's carcass on the ground.  Feathers, blood, and guts all over all the rabbit hutches, water bottles, etc. 

I was horrified to see we were now getting bears and that they had actually gone after our chickens.  I got my mother and together she and I began cleaning up the mess left by the unwelcomed bear.  My mom went around to some of our neighbors asking if they had seen a bear.  The answer?   Well, it appears that a mother bear had 3 cubs who she recently threw out of her 'nest'.  These 3 juvenile bears have been going up and down our area causing destruction all over. 
                                                   

                                                                                                                      
Know aware that there was not only one, but three bears around, we had to make sure our animals were safe.  Getting lots of soda cans from neighbors, we filled them full of rocks and hung them on strings around the area with our animals/garden.  My dad put metal bars on the window's of our chicken coop to prevent the bears from being able to get back in.  He also put metal bars on the tops of my rabbit hutches so if a bear sits on them again, they won't cave in on my rabbits. 

Making sure all the gates to our animals/garden area were securely shut, our final step was some advice given to us by our neighbor.  He said the bears had been going after his bird feeders.  All he had done was put a spot-light out there and the bears stayed away after that.  We, therefore, put one up. 

Since then, the bears have stayed away.  Although, they left a pile of evidence behind that they did come back a few days later, only to walk along the fence line, then leave. 

While the bears were gone and that was wonderful, my rabbits who had been in the hutches were not doing very well.   And what was even worse, was they were all mothers with babies ranging from around 10 days old, to 6 weeks old. 

I'm sure you all can imagine what happened.  Well, incase you did not know, rabbits are extremely sensitive when it comes to behind alert.  This means they can be scared very easily.  Mine had been scared so badly, they had heart attacks.

The next few days were awful.  Over a dozen babies died and 2 mothers from heart attacks.  After that, a lot of babies from the 2 litters who lost their mothers went into a depression of sorts.  They became very melancholy and stopped eating, drinking, and cleaning themselves.  I tried all I could, but ended up losing a lot of babies from depression. 

To lose a rabbit you've raised from birth and even a few you saw born is very hard.  After 2-2 1/2 weeks of going out and having another dead rabbit I was becoming very frustrated.  Yet, I knew that you cannot focus on what's bad in a situation, but what's good.  Every night I would pray that they would be safe and healthy.  And every day I would think to myself "bad times are to make us appreciate the good times more". 

 

After feeling like things were finally starting to get better out with my rabbits, I walked out to see a massive black snake staring at some of my smaller rabbits.  Now, I know black snakes are good, they are not poisonous and they eat unwanted rodents.  However...rabbits (especially baby rabbits) are extremely small and would make a good snack for a black snake.

I ran inside and told my siblings, who came out with me to get a look at this 'massive' snake.  After seeing it and assessing the situation, my brother helped me get the snake into a bucket and take it to a place where we would be assured he wouldn't come back.

Father's day rolled around and I went out to tend my rabbits.  As I went to get one of the water bottles from a hutch, I stepped on a snake.  Realizing what had just happened, I leapt back with a small scream, then ran into the house to get my dad.  By the time we got back out there, he was gone.  Now, this snake was much smaller...only about a foot long.  He was black with two yellow stripes going all the way from his head to his tail.  I have not seen him since then, but I keep an eye out.

After my dad went back inside because we could not find the snake, I heard my neighbors down the hill from us shouting "Look! There's a bear! There's a bear, go get your sister!" 

I ran and got my dad again, we ran out to see this bear, but couldn't find him.  However, later that evening as we were driving home from my grandparents, we were on our road as we saw a fair sized black bear in the middle of the road! 

Needless to say we stopped the car.  He slowly walked up the hill.  My dad rolled down the window's and shouted at it.  The bear was unafraid and turned as though he had been challenged by my dad.  This was rather scary as most black bears are easily spooked.  However, this bear wasn't afraid in the least.  In conclusion...I'm keeping my eye out for black bears and snakes every time I'm out with my rabbits.  However, with all this bad luck, I must be having some good times coming my way soon. 

Feeding Baby Rabbits

Feeding baby rabbits who are not yet weaned and who's mother have died can prove to be slightly difficult if you do not know what to do.  Babies will drink the milk formula you make for them through a syringe or eye-dropper. 

The picture on the right is a baby rabbit being fed who is not even 10 days old.  This baby was from a litter quite some time ago and was sold to a nice family. 

As you can tell, he's wrapped in a small towel, this just helps you keep a grip on him as babies are extremely wiggly and you do NOT want to drop them. 

When they are this young, you want to feed them with the syringe through the side of the mouth with the baby sitting upright.  This prevents you from squirting the formula down into their lungs.   While they're drinking, sitting up helps prevent that too.

The babies we have are older than that.  They are 4 weeks, which means they are extremely active!  They do not have to be held while drinking the formula, instead they can drink it from a bowl. 

While this works for 5 out of 6, we still have a little albino female who cannot quite figure out the whole drinking from a bowl thing.  We, therefore, still feed her with a syringe.  Rabbits who are 3-4 weeks drink between 7 - 13 (it slowly increases as they get older) ml of the formula at each feeding.  They get fed twice a day.  In the morning and evening like they would be getting fed if their mother was alive and taking care of them. 

While they have set amounts to feed babies, it's more of a guide-line and not 'set in stone'.  Just like people, some rabbits need more food than others. 

Give or take a few ml.'s, each baby is currently drinking around 10 - 18 ml.'s.  

And you don't have to worry about knowing exactly how much they will need.  When they hit this age, they will eat until done. 

This little albino girl on the left is the smallest in her litter.  She eats until full, and she's normally done around 9 ml.'s.   However, one of her brother's can eat 18 ml.'s and still be hungry.  All in all, these rabbits are doing very well without their mother.   And every day they are getting bigger! 

Angel

   Angel was a female rabbit from the first litter L.E. and Oreo ever had.  She was born April 10, 2013.  She had her first litter with Rhett, November , 2013 and had 5 lovely babies.  She was a great mother.  However, Angel did not have a sweet disposition.  When she was by herself or pregnant, she was the complete opposite of her name.  She was very nasty and did not like to be touched or held by anyone.  Ironically, she was always extremely sweet when she had a litter.  May 29, 2014 she had her second litter of 8. 

Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of her, but she was an albino rabbit, with the exception of a grey nose and ears.  Early last week, I went out to check on her and her litter to see she wasn't really eating.

I thought maybe she was hot or just tired from taking care of her litter.  I misted her with some cool water, pet her, and went on to tend the other rabbits.  The next day I came outside and she was lying on her side, stiff. 

I was shocked to see her gone and very sad, but my main thought was on her litter.  They had just turned 3 weeks old, so they were not weaned.  I brought them inside and researched how much milk baby bunnies are supposed to drink at 3 weeks old. 

I mixed up some formula and have been feeding her babies every morning and evening since she's been gone.   Now that they are older, they always have pellets available for them to begin eating as well as getting a small snack of the milk formula around lunch time each day. 

The babies will be 4 weeks old June 26, 2014. (tomorrow)  Since their mother is gone, they've been inside the house with us.  We have a pop-up baby crib that they are in, along with towels, water and food.  One got diarrhea last Friday and we lost him Sunday morning.  The rest, however, are doing very well and I will be keeping updates on them!

I wondered why Angel had been sick and what could have caused it.  I believe my mother figured out the question.   Recently I had bought 3 hutches off of craigslist.  Every rabbit that I've put in there seems to have died.  This weekend we're going to build new hutches and burn those old ones to prevent any more rabbits from getting sick. 

I had 2 other females get sick.  They were acting the same way, lose of appetite, lethargic, etc.  I wanted to keep them from dying as they are wonderful creatures and also both have young litters as well.  I looked up many different things, and found that pure pumpkin was good for them.  Along with comfrey leaves, plantain, and dandelions.  I've been giving that to them and it seems to have done the trick! 

First off...

 

 

Rabbits are my hobby.  I raise them, feed them, care for them, play with them, sell them, and love them.   This blog is to tell you about my experiences with raising rabbits and possibly help you with your own. 

 

 

 

 

I originally started raising rabbits the winter of 2012.  A friend of mine gave me a female rabbit and another friend no longer wanted their male.  With this pair, I began my journey of raising rabbits and learning all about the welfare and care they would need.   

 

 

 

The male's name was Oreo and the female I named L.E. (which stands for Long Ears) The owner did not know what type of rabbit Oreo was, but after lots of research and comparison, I think it's safe to say he is a Dutch bunny.  L.E, on the other hand, is a Giant Chinchilla/Giant Flemish mix.  Their size was and is very different, however they made a nice looking pair.  I originally tried breeding them, but with no luck.  I soon decided that one of the rabbits must be unable to make more little bunnies.  With this in mind, I bought a brother and sister pair of Giant Flemish rabbits who I named Rhett and Scarlet. 

 

Now, I wish to keep everything out in the open as to exactly what I do with my rabbits.  Yes, I live on a farm of sorts. Therefore, yes, I DO harvest some of my rabbits.   They feel no pain and it's over and done with extremely quickly and humanly.  The other thing about my blog is that I will mainly be talking about rabbits.  I will, however, discuss other animals amongst other things, but my main focus will be on my rabbits and my day-by-day experiences.