Recent content by JakeM

Glad to hear you're off to a roaring success with your market rabbit program! Hope for better luck with you and Momma than you did with Crewella (but glad to see she'll still be running around).

It looks almost Harlequin-like based on the face split, but with the lighter belly I'm thinking something in the agouti family? Maybe like an Amber that is also realllyyyy smutty.

Agreed with Kusanar, really depends on what your goal(s) is with your herd. With 50 accepted breeds for showing (and more that are either in the works or just enjoyed by people), there is a lot of variety and a breed (or two) that works best for everyone.

I very much like this article HERE about color genetics. Like promiseacres and Bunnylady said, I agree that when starting to stick with one variety. Once you're established and have a line going, you can for sure try adding in a COMPATIBLE color and try your hand with it to add some variety, but...

Here in Minnesota, the only extra thing I'll do is 'shelf' the nest box of babies in the heated garage until I go do chores. Then while feeding everyone I pop the box in with the doe, she feeds them, then I put them back in the garage when I'm done. I do also cover them with a towel with an...

Well that odd... thing is still there this week, but I had a friend over shortly after posting and they said it looks like the same mold they've had at their place. Not sure which I would prefer, mold or fungus. Either way it's outside and not in the barn with the rabbits so I'm content with that.

I thought that PayPal was supposed to be more secure as well since they didn't have access directly to your bank account. I don't use it myself so I'm not sure entirely how PayPal works though. Anyways, while cleaning out the barn today, I looked down by the manure pile to see what I thought...

Thank you everyone! Especially for the great advice! My internship site did hire me so now I've been working two jobs for the past month. It's been burning me out quite a bit but I'm backing down on the retail one so that I can still enjoy my life. My bank account also likes having two jobs...

Quick update for today; part of me is just logging this for my sake so feel free to skip parts: May 16-graduated with my AAS in Veterinary Technology degree, last thing to do with this is finish my internship and then pass national boards to be certified; was also my birthday (I am now 23) Also...

Yay! Back after another super long hiatus (I really need to stop taking them). So I guess to catch up on here: 1) Sold all 5 of my llamas last fall so I could move to another town for school. I miss them, but it was the smart move in the end. 2) Still have rabbits thankfully, my mother is...

That's so cool to see. Good pictures.

Had a rabbit show this morning in Owatonna. Did okay first show, but did amazing second show! Too bad I had to leave so I can get to a wedding. Got BOB and BOS so my BOB is up for BIS. And as an award I got a blanket!

Welcome to the world of rabbits! First off, New Zealand rabbits are all one breed (show-wise are available in black, blue (I believe this got passed this year), broken, red, and white). Whites are just most commonly used for commercial programs as the fur shows up on meat and you can dye he fur...

Just to tack on some extra information, I believe does only have 8 teats, so the 2 smaller kits are likely fighting each other for the last teat. And yes, once they have eyes open and can move around better, they'll chase mom for a meal and eat some pellets and hay and should catch up eventually.

You should be okay moving her into the new cage. I recommend moving her in the mid- to late-morning as she's going to be more active around dusk and dawn and she'll have the rest of the day to settle in. Watch her for a bit after you move her and check in periodically. I wouldn't give her the...