TinysMom wrote:
I am the only person I know of who can take three foster babies back to the feed store - and wind upcoming home with SIX adults and two newborns....
Details to come later...
So here is the story...
I walk into the feed store with the bunnies in a carrier and Justin goes, "Hey Mrs. Flint...more bunnies? We're overwhelmed right now..."
I tell him I'll go look - and sure enough - there are 6 adult rabbits crammed into some of the cages. Four of them are in one cage - all Californians. Two are does...very very very ready to breed. Two are...BUCKS. I'm guessing the bucks are most likely their brothers based upon the tattoos in their ear.
In the other cage there is a big New Zealand doe - and a smaller red eyed white "baby"....probably 8 weeks old- and then in a temporary holding cage - there is another New Zealand doe.
Great.
In addition - he walks out to me with a small box....with a newborn baby in it. He explains that they found one dead in the cage and this one still alive (when they came in that morning) and he has no idea what to do with it.
In my mind I'm thinking, "Woo hoo - foster doe for the flemish giants - I'll bring home the mama".
Good idea- but mama never pulled fur and I'm having a hard time handling them. We can't tell for sure WHO the mama is.
So I think about it and pray about it and explain to Justin that he probably is going to have two pregnant Californian does on his hands. He asks how long gestation is and when I say 31 days he almost tears up. You can see in his eyes an "oh my God...what am I gonna do?" type of thing.
He's like, "You're a breeder - can you take the rabbits? Any of them? ALL of them??"
I finally decide that I will take the adults since I'm going to Seguin this weekend - and I will try to rehome the Cali bucks and the two New Zealand does. I'll also keep the two Cali does to see if they're pregnant (one is honking so I think she is) and then bring back the babies at 8 weeks if they have any babies.
I also have Robin look around for any more babies - and sure enough - she finds one more live one under the shelving unit beside the cage. So we now have two baby bunnies - 2 possibly pregnant Cali does - 2 Cali bucks...and 2 New Zealand does.
My heart is just struggling with this. I can rehome the two Cali bucks easily - no real attachment there....I already have Dallas and Austin....my two Cali bucks.
But the New Zealand does and the two Cali does are so pretty....
I need to slap myself (actually - Alicia is good at doing that for me).
I will probably show at last four - or possibly all six of the rabbits at Seguin...it will cost me $36 for the double shows - but if they place well - it may help them find a home.
I will NOT let them go to a commercial breeder. I don't mind someone who breeds meat pens for the shows and then rehomes them as pets.
I'm just sorta feeling overwhelmed right now. I've had to rearrange cages and bunnies and I'm not thrilled with the cage size for a couple of them.
But I tell myself that it is only for a few days....and then they'll have homes of their own.
Oh - and my original fosters - went back!
Aren't y'all proud of me for that?
Please????
