SunnyRock and SparksBranch produced this delightful boy. He had a bad scare this week that stressed him out a bit, but he recovered. And went off to be the delight of a young lady. My girl DaisyHawk went off to a new home on St. Thomas. She'll be living in a large indoor/outdoor cage on a small farm.
Feeling a bit bummed this morning. But thought this might be helpful to others. BrightSong x BonFire Kit Bred: Feb 12 Kindled March 15 Litter of six (two DOA, one peanut) all normals appear to be torts or oranges all solids. Small kits as per normal with Song. Tort? small kit fairly dark in colouration. Turned out to be a smutty fawn. Singleton left out of a litter of six, a tiny little boy. Momma didn't want him, first foster momma didn't want him, but Daisy took him. He was very cold when I found him after birth... I knew right them he's probably have trouble when he started to eat regular food. He was smaller than his litter mates, perhaps half their size, but plunky! He became a roly poly three week old and my hopes were that just maybe he'd be fine. He hit almost four weeks and he started to fail. My heart fell. I removed him from the litter and put him on a straw bedding (it's a warm bedding when it has leftover fur in it). Solid bottomed cage. He snuggled in quietly and I wondered if he'd fail more quickly. He was so frail and looking poorly. I've not had much success saving kits with entropathic illness so I wasn't holding out much hope but thought I'd try a treatment protocol that others have had some success with. Chives with plain grass. I put him on grass and chives only... I figured either he'd die or he'd thrive. and ... HE THROVE!! He was feeling better, eating well, returning to his very sweet nature. He was eating pellets (just a touch) and my grain mix (quite well). He was doing well enough to come out for pictures and to spend time exploring the world at large, sitting on a fleecy so he wasn't on the wet ground. just a happy little bun. I was starting to think he'd find a special needs home. I was getting ready to put him into a regular cage.
This morning though, I came into the rabbitry, thought he was sleeping until he didn't come to great me. He passed away during the night, looks like he passed away in his sleep. I am not sure what he died from... his gut issues were over and he was eating well and acting healthy. I don't know if he had something else wrong with him as well that simply wasn't readily apparent. He was proportioned correctly so I don't think he was an odd ball peanut that finally just failed, but his runtiness may have been a sign of something else wrong with him. i am just so bummed. Four kits born to this skittish doe... one DOA, but the rest light coloured and wiggly. A great nest from a small doe. Watch Me GrowBrightSong had me fooled, she did no nestbox prep this time around so I thought no babies...so I let her say hi to one of my bucks today, and she bossed him around a bit which is TOTALLY out of character so I put her back in her area, and 1/2 hour later she was nest building. Did the buck remind her of her duties? I dunno.. all I know I have five babies in a really nicely made nest. Watch Me GrowI almost forgot to get Pol a nestbox as I thought she was due in two weeks...so glad I checked my records. A nice litter of four... three blacks and one chocolate. Watch Me GrowRescue Holland Lop off to a new home with a very rabbit experienced young lady. The bigger of the two lads into a home with a boy about 8 years old. Off Pol and Diablo, a Feb 2 youngster. Later in the evening, the second one left to go to a new home as well. Bonnet and BonFire's little boy from March 6 into a home with many different pets. LilyFlower x SparksBranch into a home with a young lady. This fellow went off to his new home late last night, a surprise for a family of girls well prepared for having a bunny. LilyFlower x SparksBranch
Six kits born, one peanut, one DOA, two solids, two brokens. Doing a good job caring for them. Two broken tort, two black otter Watch Me GrowLitter of three healthy kits. Bane seems to be peeing on this litter so it's a challenge to keep them clean and dry, but so far they are doing well. Three Broken Chocolate Kits. Watch me Grow |
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