TinysMom
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Last year's blog can be found here.
I think I'll start out this year's blog by talking about some of the bunnies - so that new folks can get to know them.
First of all - my flemmie "herd". My original four flemmies for our breeding herd were Sophia (RIP), Athena, Mercury & Hermes. The first three are light gray and Hermes is white. Later on we added Nyx (black doe from Wabbitdad12 & wabbitmom12). We also added two does from New England - Harmony & Calypso (RIP).
I've stopped breeding - but among the offspring we have are: Big Jake, Calamity Jane (CJ), Schioppi, Schi-bro, Thunder, Belle Star, Dukey & more. Dukey was hand raised from about 8 days of age and he is very affectionate.
A few of the does that get along live on the floor - and Nyx is the "herd matron" of them with Thunder, her daughter being next in line - even though she is younger than some of the others.
I can't write about the flemmies without mentioning the time Art accidentally let Mercury in with the girls in the office - some of whom were playing on the floor. Mercury wasn't in there but a couple of minutes - but Meatloaf managed to get pregnant and give us Meatball (doe), and Adam and Sam and Dean. Sam and Dean are named after the brothers on Supernatural and they live together. Adam however lives alone as he was more aggressive than they are. I am thinking that later this year I am going to try to get at least the three boys adopted out - but Meatball would probably do well with a family also.
In addition to the flemmies - we have my second favorite breed - well - breeds really - lops. For holland lops we have Zuba and Finn (aka Finnster - a real flirt), and Cindy, Sher & Sassy. In addition, we have Cindy & Zuba's daughters Dotty & Portia.
We also have E-lops....Jar Jar Binks and Ellie Mae are brother/sister and we also have Brady Hawkes - a tort e-lop buck.
We also have various rabbits we've "rescued" from the feed store - usually bringing them home to take care of a minor illness only to fall in love with them. Among those we have Alpha (who is Meatloaf's sister - but we adopted Meatloaf cause she was so beautiful - she's blue). We also have Miss Truly and JJ. Oh - and I can't forget Jenny who has been with us for over 5 years now.
I also have grown to love Californians and while I've lost the two parents George & Gracie (George actually was rehomed when our a/c went out)....I still have Dallas & Austin living together and then their sister Mercedes.
Finally (well - almost the end) - we have the breed I started out breeding....the lionheads. Among the lionheads we have Ziggy (blind in one eye but doing pretty good), Triad, Peaches, Audrey, Splash and so many more I am not going to name them all here.
We also have Angel....who is definitely a heart bunny of mine. We were at a show and she was in the drawing to go to a new home. She was 5 years old and she just looked so sad.....I felt like she was calling out to me. I put three tickets in her bag (or maybe 5? I forget).....and was so thrilled when I won her. Shortly after we brought her home - we neutered her and it was a good thing as she was starting to have issues that could have lead to uterine cancer. She's now a spoiled little brat - but I love her so much. I never thought I'd want another "small" breed bunny (she's polish) - but I adore her.
I suppose I'll close with the bedroom bunnies. Robin's bedroom is home to Roxie - a gal we took in because another family couldn't afford to feed her anymore and they also knew they probably couldn't take her when they moved to a new home. She's very very VERY affectionate and if you lay down on the bed to read - be prepared for her to attack your book, throw your glasses on the floor - and DEMAND attention from you.
And in my bedroom - my heart bunny - Zeus. Many of you may remember how Tiny died fairly suddenly three years ago - and later that month we adopted Zeus and gave him a home. For a while - I had a hard time connecting with Zeus - and I almost resented him.
Well - Zeus will never be Tiny...but then ... if he was Tiny - who would be Zeus? Know what I mean? Zeus is still a treasure and as I've learned to accept him for who he is....he's learned to accept me too. He now sleeps on our bed with us (I frequently wake up to find him laying right up against my back while I lay on my side).
Anyway - welcome to my new blog and consider this the "character guide" that you sometimes see at the beginning of novels so you know which character is which....
I think I'll start out this year's blog by talking about some of the bunnies - so that new folks can get to know them.
First of all - my flemmie "herd". My original four flemmies for our breeding herd were Sophia (RIP), Athena, Mercury & Hermes. The first three are light gray and Hermes is white. Later on we added Nyx (black doe from Wabbitdad12 & wabbitmom12). We also added two does from New England - Harmony & Calypso (RIP).
I've stopped breeding - but among the offspring we have are: Big Jake, Calamity Jane (CJ), Schioppi, Schi-bro, Thunder, Belle Star, Dukey & more. Dukey was hand raised from about 8 days of age and he is very affectionate.
A few of the does that get along live on the floor - and Nyx is the "herd matron" of them with Thunder, her daughter being next in line - even though she is younger than some of the others.
I can't write about the flemmies without mentioning the time Art accidentally let Mercury in with the girls in the office - some of whom were playing on the floor. Mercury wasn't in there but a couple of minutes - but Meatloaf managed to get pregnant and give us Meatball (doe), and Adam and Sam and Dean. Sam and Dean are named after the brothers on Supernatural and they live together. Adam however lives alone as he was more aggressive than they are. I am thinking that later this year I am going to try to get at least the three boys adopted out - but Meatball would probably do well with a family also.
In addition to the flemmies - we have my second favorite breed - well - breeds really - lops. For holland lops we have Zuba and Finn (aka Finnster - a real flirt), and Cindy, Sher & Sassy. In addition, we have Cindy & Zuba's daughters Dotty & Portia.
We also have E-lops....Jar Jar Binks and Ellie Mae are brother/sister and we also have Brady Hawkes - a tort e-lop buck.
We also have various rabbits we've "rescued" from the feed store - usually bringing them home to take care of a minor illness only to fall in love with them. Among those we have Alpha (who is Meatloaf's sister - but we adopted Meatloaf cause she was so beautiful - she's blue). We also have Miss Truly and JJ. Oh - and I can't forget Jenny who has been with us for over 5 years now.
I also have grown to love Californians and while I've lost the two parents George & Gracie (George actually was rehomed when our a/c went out)....I still have Dallas & Austin living together and then their sister Mercedes.
Finally (well - almost the end) - we have the breed I started out breeding....the lionheads. Among the lionheads we have Ziggy (blind in one eye but doing pretty good), Triad, Peaches, Audrey, Splash and so many more I am not going to name them all here.
We also have Angel....who is definitely a heart bunny of mine. We were at a show and she was in the drawing to go to a new home. She was 5 years old and she just looked so sad.....I felt like she was calling out to me. I put three tickets in her bag (or maybe 5? I forget).....and was so thrilled when I won her. Shortly after we brought her home - we neutered her and it was a good thing as she was starting to have issues that could have lead to uterine cancer. She's now a spoiled little brat - but I love her so much. I never thought I'd want another "small" breed bunny (she's polish) - but I adore her.
I suppose I'll close with the bedroom bunnies. Robin's bedroom is home to Roxie - a gal we took in because another family couldn't afford to feed her anymore and they also knew they probably couldn't take her when they moved to a new home. She's very very VERY affectionate and if you lay down on the bed to read - be prepared for her to attack your book, throw your glasses on the floor - and DEMAND attention from you.
And in my bedroom - my heart bunny - Zeus. Many of you may remember how Tiny died fairly suddenly three years ago - and later that month we adopted Zeus and gave him a home. For a while - I had a hard time connecting with Zeus - and I almost resented him.
Well - Zeus will never be Tiny...but then ... if he was Tiny - who would be Zeus? Know what I mean? Zeus is still a treasure and as I've learned to accept him for who he is....he's learned to accept me too. He now sleeps on our bed with us (I frequently wake up to find him laying right up against my back while I lay on my side).
Anyway - welcome to my new blog and consider this the "character guide" that you sometimes see at the beginning of novels so you know which character is which....
You've stopped breeding? Completely? How are things going with the sales? 
