We have had a serious lack of baby animals on the farm lately. Luckily, a little less than a month ago we finally got some baby bunnies. Tulip, a gorgeous mixed breed with california coloring (white with pale gray ears, nose and tail), is our newest mother on the farm, she had her first kindle on October 24th 2014. She was bred to Pepper, a gorgeous black rabbit of slightly unknown breeds (I think he is at least part New Zealand) all 7 of her little babies are white in color, some have their mother's gray color but some are all white. It's always so interesting to see what colors we get from our rabbits. Bunnies develop very fast and at 25 days old they are already beginning to leave the nest box. Last night I was able to get some pictures of the little fluff balls practicing their drinking from the water bottle and one little baby eating its mother's food. It was too small to reach the food dish so it used Tulip as a stool to reach the food. It was so awesome to see these little guys in action.
Daisy also had babies, they were born in the tube in the outdoor pen and so were around a few days before we knew that she had given birth. She is also an amazing mom and had 5 cute little babies. Their father is Honey Bunny and we got a large variety of colors from them. They are moving around and growing like champs. I haven't been able to get any pictures because they like to stay under cover.
Princess Siam-I-Am gave birth to 4 babies on November 3rd. Princess is an angora rabbit and these 4 will be fiber providing bunnies. Princess is very protective of her little brood so there are no pictures yet. Because they are still so young we don't know what colors we have other than a very general 3 dark and 1 light bunny.
We have been very blessed that our little bunnies are such good moms and take such good care of their little ones.
Stay tuned for another addition to the farm...
