Oh no, we've been married for way to long for me to have the need to baby him....Be sure ya give him time to "adjust"....like he is on "vacation"....so, get him use to the "routine" before unrolling the "to Do" list on him....
We went to Mt Rainier and the weather was absolutely perfect...it was so beautiful and relaxing...except for one small detail! My husband mentions to me that Daphne our NZ doe was acting strange just before we left...digging in her enclosed pen area and carrying hay in her mouth and placing it in that area and pulling fur...I just looked at him and asked why he didn't tell me that before we left! I told him she must be pregnant...it's our fault...we took to long to get the other hutch ready for the buck and other doe! I called my son and asked him to please place a box into her cage...that was on Tuesday...still no baby bunnies today...I'm hoping that she is having a false pregnancy...but I will give her a few more days! We built an actual nesting box when we got home from our trip yesterday and I moved all of the nesting material into it. I placed my hand on her stomach, but didn't feel anything different...but I am very inexperienced at this...anyway, I'm hoping she's not pregnant yet...she's still so young, I was planning on waiting until she was about 5 months before breeding her to give her more time to grow...we read that it can affect her growth if she has kits to early. Some people say to breed at 4 months and others say to wait until 6 months...I decided to split the difference and chose 5 months. I'm a little excited to have baby bunnies, but for her sake...I hope it's a false pregnancy.
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I agree...that kind of goes along with eat dessert first...why don't we do it...life is to short not to!
I will definitely post pictures when we finally get some baby bunnies...I don't think it's going to happen right now though! I really think she is experiencing a false pregnancy, I'm relieved because I feel like I didn't mess up and my instincts were good. I was so surprised when Dale told me about the hay and fur pulling! I will leave the box in for a few more days and then remove it. She doesn't look or feel pregnant to me, but she has definitely shown several signs of being pregnant. I think she was just stressed, first we moved Buck out and then noticed that she and Chloe were fighting, so we finished up Chloe's cage and moved her...stress is the best I can figure! I want her to be a little older before we breed her...she's getting close, just not yet!If you do have Bunnies ? Please post pictures once they are out of the nest. They will be so darn adorable.
The valve on the bottom left is for completely draining the barrel if needed!
Thank you! I'm so glad to finally have the feeders & watering system in place, it makes it a lot easier when we go on a trip. All my son has to do is check on the animals to make sure everyone's healthy! We're actually at my youngest son's house for a couple of days. His wife had to go back to work on the first & I get to watch our grandson today. The guys went fishing! It's fun being grandma!
