 This little lad off Step and Arrow, a holland lop born on April 22, 2021.
This soft-natured, very sweet boy needed to find his own home as his brother was starting to boss him around. A tiny boy who takes after his dad.
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I'm mentally going through my list of rabbits and thinking.. K..K...K... and I can't come up with one. If we were talking dogs, or cats, or even cows I could. but hmm.. rabbits.. What "K" rabbits can I come up with in my discovery?  You know what? There's ONLY ONE! It comes from Algeria and is just a small 4-6 lb rabbit called the Kabyle. It was initially created in the 1970s from the New Zealand, Californian and the burgundy fawn. This bunny comes with erect ears and is found in the following colours: tan, black, white, and brown. It was AGAIN created in the 1980's using the same breeds. This is a rabbit that performs well in hot temperatures. This makes me think more people should know about it since around this time of year people ask "how can I keep my bunnies cool?" Or note that they've lost bunnies due to heat. Last week I almost lost one of my does. She kindled in the DAY TIME on one of our hottest days. Thought for sure I would lose her despite treating her. BUT she bounced back .. took three days before she was back to normal and we lost a couple of her kits, but she's good! I was SO relieved. The pic below are her surviving kits.  
Pria and Arrow produced a litter of four kits. Not a very good nest but fur was pulled and an attempt was made. three darks and one light kit. Watch Me GrowMia Bella is a special case. She was sold as a non-breeding pet bunny. I think she has a genetic issue, or perhaps just a bit of a leaky gut. Gracie had three kits off Stream on April 9, 2021. Two girls and one boy were born in this litter. They were weaned just over three weeks of age since momma Gracie was beating them up. No other way to put it. She was not happy having these youngsters in her living space. I put them on hay and oatmeal with just a touch of pellets. It's not hard to manage three week old kits without their momma. They did fine until just over four weeks when little girl Mia Bella started to struggle. She was the only one struggling but it meant everyone got treated for Coccidiosis along with activiated charcoal even though it was not indicated. It made no difference in the life of Mia Bella, and her siblings continued to thrive. She was also wormed in case that was a causal factor.  I followed a variety of suggestions to bring her into complete health and over time learned that she needs a mostly dry diet in order to survive. So any greens she gets I let wilt over night and that seems to do the trick along with getting oatmeal, pellets, and hay. She has not handled anything with a high moisture content in it well.
I am hoping with time she will come to handle fresh greens well and hope that her new people will proceed very slowly as I don't want her to regress. She's a small little girl who over the past two weeks has put on "heft" (means she has a bit of weight to her appropriate to her size). Gracie had three kits off Stream on April 9, 2021. Two girls and one boy were born in this litter. They were weaned just over three weeks of age since momma Gracie was beating them up. No other way to put it. She was not happy having these youngsters in her living space. I put them on hay and oatmeal with just a touch of pellets. It's not hard to manage three week old kits without their momma. They did fine until just over four weeks when little girl Bella started to struggle. She was the only one struggling but it meant everyone got treated for Coccidiosis even though it was not indicated. It made no difference in the life of Mia Bella, and her siblings continued to thrive. The little buck has always been a little nose kisser and a friendly, curious youngster. He was the first out of the box, and was always into exploring the world around him.  This little man moved into a home with a young lady and her momma. Their previous bunny did not thrive in their home so they took home pellets and hay to help him transition well.
Step and Arrow produced this lovely little boy who found his new home this morning. This little lad and his three siblings won my heart ages ago and I'm so pleased he is going to a pet home. I'm keeping his sister Aria.  He's fun curious lad who was raised by a very quiet doe. Her kids tend to take after her quiet nature as you can see by his demeanor in this pic. :) I think his new person will be delighted by him, he's such a nice boy.
Miss Ascot surprised me. Normally she has her kits, then pulls wads of fur. Today, tons of fur pulled, no kits.. I was a bit concerned as she acting all protective doe-like which she always does for two weeks post kindle. I come in later to find her in the box kindling. She pushed out 10 kits, one of which was DOA, but nine dark kits growing. Hopefully one of the bucks will be a keeper! Watch Me GrowOh, you'd probably laugh at me. When I was thinking about rabbits that begin with the letter J, the first thing I thought was that the Jack-a-lope! :) Silly of me eh? But really, are there rabbits that begin with the letter J? Let's discover the J rabbits of the world together! One that I can think of off the top of my head is the Jersey Wooly. This is a small wooled breed. They are known as the Fluff of the Fancies. An American breed, you'll find their club page gives a good history into this small 3 lb rabbit.  The only other "J" rabbit I've been able to find is the Japanese White. This is an albino rabbit from Japan that ranges wildly in size from 6.6 lbs to 22 lbs. Searching for this breed online I found them used as laboratory animals. Beyond that... not a lot else. :) I would assume that since they vary in size you could selectively breed for what you wanted, just working with the qualities that you desired.
Initially I was disappointed with this litter from Webb thinking she only had two. Later on I discovered two tiny kits tucked away in a different spot. I placed them all together for the sake of warmth. Two light, one broken, one dark. Watch Me Grow
Chia built a horrible nest, but has four healthy babies in a neat pile. I added a touch of fur to the nest and the babies were comfy cosy. Now to see if this first time mom cares for her littles. Four agouti kits. Watch Me Grow |
AuthorI have been breeding rabbits for a quite a few years. I thoroughly enjoy them as animals and think they make great pets. I also like to take some of them to rabbit shows to see how they measure up to the standards. 
For the BEST rabbit forum I've ever found. Go to Rabbittalk.com. Good for the pet rabbit owner as well as the breeder for meat or show.
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