AmberLops Rabbitry Journal

[AmberLops]

The Fall and Spring can bring some "monsters" thru there that will curl your toes, but be as prepared as ya can be....because if a tornado does come thru ya sure can't outrun them, so ya have to seek safety early and not in a vehicle....

Well that's something I've been wondering about...
If the only storm shelter near me is at my neighbor's house, which is about a quarter mile up the road, or less than that if I cut through the woods...is it safe to try and run there to get to the shelter?
There's no way I would survive if a tornado hit my place directly, it's a pretty small trailer. So I would pretty much be risking it both ways...my neighbor says cut through the woods and run to his place...would you?

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @AmberLops,

For what it's worth, I would go to the neighbor's house. A trailer house is very unsafe.

did get some fall offs on two does though

What are "fall offs"? That phrase reminded me of an episode of A Prairie Home Companion's "News from Lake Woebegone" where the mother was upset at her daughter because the daughter had on a T-shirt which read "Sex on TV won't hurt you as long as you don't fall off".

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Miss @AmberLops,

For what it's worth, I would go to the neighbor's house. A trailer house is very unsafe.



What are "fall offs"? That phrase reminded me of an episode of A Prairie Home Companion's "News from Lake Woebegone" where the mother was upset at her daughter because the daughter had on a T-shirt which read "Sex on TV won't hurt you as long as you don't fall off".

Senile Texas Aggie

It's similar to to that lol, the boy rabbit usually falls off the girl rabbit when he is successful. So you want him to fall off a few times (usually 3) so you know the girl rabbit is probably pregnant.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well that's something I've been wondering about...
If the only storm shelter near me is at my neighbor's house, which is about a quarter mile up the road, or less than that if I cut through the woods...is it safe to try and run there to get to the shelter?
There's no way I would survive if a tornado hit my place directly, it's a pretty small trailer. So I would pretty much be risking it both ways...my neighbor says cut through the woods and run to his place...would you?

Sure would if it was a bad enough storm....a trailer home offers very little protection and if it catches ya offgaurd, ya would be safer in a ditch or hole in the ground....just not in a ditch full of water.....it only takes seconds for it to pass, but seems much longer....also, tornados are vortexs, which means it creates a vaccuum as oppossed to gusting winds like a hurricane.....it will pickup debris and spin it around in the vortex and will sling it out as it moves on.....I, personally, have seen a hole all the way thru a brick house made by a 2x4 and ya could take one in hand and slide it right thru to the backyard....the only damage done to that house, but the next door house was just a empty slab....they never found their stuff in the whole area.....they do some very strange things, so being aware is key to staying prepared.....

 

[AmberLops]

Miss @AmberLops,

For what it's worth, I would go to the neighbor's house. A trailer house is very unsafe.



What are "fall offs"? That phrase reminded me of an episode of A Prairie Home Companion's "News from Lake Woebegone" where the mother was upset at her daughter because the daughter had on a T-shirt which read "Sex on TV won't hurt you as long as you don't fall off".

Senile Texas Aggie

@Larsen Poultry Ranch pretty much explained it
When a breeding was successful, the buck will fall backwards or sideways off of the doe.

 

[AmberLops]

Sure would if it was a bad enough storm....a trailer home offers very little protection and if it catches ya offgaurd, ya would be safer in a ditch or hole in the ground....just not in a ditch full of water.....it only takes seconds for it to pass, but seems much longer....also, tornados are vortexs, which means it creates a vaccuum as oppossed to gusting winds like a hurricane.....it will pickup debris and spin it around in the vortex and will sling it out as it moves on.....I, personally, have seen a hole all the way thru a brick house made by a 2x4 and ya could take one in hand and slide it right thru to the backyard....the only damage done to that house, but the next door house was just a empty slab....they never found their stuff in the whole area.....they do some very strange things, so being aware is key to staying prepared.....

That's very helpful info, thank you!
I guess if a tornado is around, i'll chance it and run to the neighbor's house!
The tornado that touched down in the next county over didn't do any damage...just touched the ground and disappeared. There was another that I didn't hear about until today and I guess it damaged some wires and trees but nobody was hurt.

 

[AmberLops]

Skyler and Jessie's kits!
The broken tort, the broken black and one of the solid blacks are Skyler's and the broken blue and the other black kit are Jessie's

 

[Baymule]

Those kits are so darn cute!

 

[AmberLops]

Got a video of them too!
I love how the baby squawks in the end

 

[AmberLops]

I managed to cut off the tip of my pinky finger a few hours ago. Got out of the shower and went to wipe the mirror...I wasn't paying attention and my pinkie went right into one of the sharp plastic things that hold the mirror up. It took forever to stop the bleeding
I put a few band-aids on it with a lot of pressure and i'm hoping that it'll re-attach itself. But if not then it'll need stitches, guess i'll find that out tomorrow when I can get a better look at it!