It has been a couple days since my last post. Today is our family reunion so I dont have much time to blog but wanted to update you on the rabbits.
We will start with the blessing first. The other day I told you I found a baby on the ground. Well it seems it might have been the runt. He is doing better now but seemed to have developed a very swollen eye. Like the size of a pea! So I took him inside last night and put some trip. antibiotic on it and it is almost back to the right size again. It might cause him to have problems seeing out of that eye but i figured we had nothing to loose. If it would stay the way it was or get worse, I am pretty sure he would have problems. So I pray he recovers fully AND that he starts to gain some weight. He looks to be about the same size as when he was born. His siblings are growing and he is not. We will continue to watch little squirt. Yes, that is his name LITTLE SQUIRT! No pictures of them today because I dont want to disturb the mum today. Hoping she finds him and feeds him a little extra blessing today!
Next I wanted to show you what I took out of Foxy's nest box the other day. About half the fur she pulled is in the picture! Since it was in the 80's and they are getting fur, I did not want to loose the opportunity to reserve this for a furture brood. Once it is soiled too much, you cant save it.
There is hey in the tp roll for them to pull out, a carrot in front and pellets in the blue dish next to them. The black ones seems to be running bigger than the white so far. They are so cute!
This little black one is eating some of the hay. This is a good age for them to watch mom eat and try a few things for themselves. They are not ready to be weaned yet. One more week or two of the next box and then at 5 weeks they can be weaned. I have my scale so I will be checking their weight at 3 weeks, 5 weeks and hope they are ready for new homes soon after. I have several interested folks in our rabbits so I cant wait till they are older. Tomorrow I have to clean out Foxy's nest box with new bedding. More pictures then!
So cute! Please comment and visit again in a few days to see how all our fur balls are doing!
Future projects: Rabbits: create a pellet collecting system using gutters and sheets of plastic roofing, screen on bottom east side of rabbit house for more ventilation, fan in west side in roof top to pull cool air from bottom east side.
Projects inside: use my new POWER PRESSURE COOKER XL PRO to can for the first time and for cooking stews, soups, roasts and so much more. Let me know if you have any questions about any of our future projects!
We will start with the blessing first. The other day I told you I found a baby on the ground. Well it seems it might have been the runt. He is doing better now but seemed to have developed a very swollen eye. Like the size of a pea! So I took him inside last night and put some trip. antibiotic on it and it is almost back to the right size again. It might cause him to have problems seeing out of that eye but i figured we had nothing to loose. If it would stay the way it was or get worse, I am pretty sure he would have problems. So I pray he recovers fully AND that he starts to gain some weight. He looks to be about the same size as when he was born. His siblings are growing and he is not. We will continue to watch little squirt. Yes, that is his name LITTLE SQUIRT! No pictures of them today because I dont want to disturb the mum today. Hoping she finds him and feeds him a little extra blessing today!
Next I wanted to show you what I took out of Foxy's nest box the other day. About half the fur she pulled is in the picture! Since it was in the 80's and they are getting fur, I did not want to loose the opportunity to reserve this for a furture brood. Once it is soiled too much, you cant save it.
Next are some of Beauty's babies. They are 16 days old now! They have been bouncing in and out of the nest box. That is good, they are healthy and curious but they bug Beauty for nursing often and she is getting frustrated like any mum of 10 who wants a meal all day long:)
So I tried a few things. One thing I tried was making hay and pellets available in the cage bottom for them.
This little black one is eating some of the hay. This is a good age for them to watch mom eat and try a few things for themselves. They are not ready to be weaned yet. One more week or two of the next box and then at 5 weeks they can be weaned. I have my scale so I will be checking their weight at 3 weeks, 5 weeks and hope they are ready for new homes soon after. I have several interested folks in our rabbits so I cant wait till they are older. Tomorrow I have to clean out Foxy's nest box with new bedding. More pictures then!
Future projects: Rabbits: create a pellet collecting system using gutters and sheets of plastic roofing, screen on bottom east side of rabbit house for more ventilation, fan in west side in roof top to pull cool air from bottom east side.
Projects inside: use my new POWER PRESSURE COOKER XL PRO to can for the first time and for cooking stews, soups, roasts and so much more. Let me know if you have any questions about any of our future projects!
So! glad to hear the Little Squirt is hanging in there : ) poor little pumpkin but so lucky to have you!
ReplyDeleteLoving seeing the size differences your bunnies look so sweet and healthy!
I am excited to hear about your future projects!!
BIG (((Hugs)))
Little Squirt is hanging in there. He is still much smaller but continuing to keep up the energy level. More in my next post!
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