Alien Devil Rabbits
I was playing around with the camera at dusk the other night. In this photo you can see how truly evil fluffy little bunnies can be. If you don't believe me, click to view a larger image.
When they detect your presence, they all turn and advance, slowly, menacingly, and with an other-worldly mechanical synchronization. Or maybe they're just wondering "Hey, what's up with that bright light thingie?"
This is a rabbit getting a drink and another rabbit curiously sniffing the water jugs. It's blurry because of the low light but still interesting 'cause it shows my rabbits just being normal. It's hard to catch them just being normal sometimes.Labels: rabbits
posted by Leslie @ 7:27 PM
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Maybe its the curse of the were-rabbit!
What great photos! I have bunny envy.
The one at the top of the first pic looks especially evil.
These are great Photos! They do look evil..in their own cute way. Keep posting! I love reading your updates :)
evil? how could sweet little rabbits look evil? maybe you're a little evil, sorry, but you sound a little nuts.
I LOVE the curse of the were-rabbit! Especially when Gromit sets the blanket to 'cozy'. Classic.
Thanks, PlantainPatch. They are fun to watch.
Pauline, you're right. It's creepy.
Thanks anon. I really appreciate the nice comment.
Diane, my tongue was planted firmly in my cheek when I wrote this. If I'm still a little nuts then I think maybe I'm not your type of blog. But thanks for visiting, and for leaving the comment. It keeps things interesting.
I was wondering if you could help me :) I am getting a trio of meat rabbits and I want to put them in a colony. How much square feet would you recommend?
Thank you! I'll check back
Hey Lindy,
I have a trio of rabbits in a pen about 25'x30' and I wouldn't go any smaller than that. It's plenty of room for just the trio - they get lost out there. But when you have the trio plus two litters of 6 or 7 each that are almost ready to butcher at 11 weeks old, plus two more litters that are 6 or 7 weeks old, and then you see two MORE litters start coming above ground at 2 or 3 weeks old, well, it's really crowded out there!
They don't always re-breed as soon as they kindle, but sometimes they do, and you have to be prepared for that.
I'd highly recommend having three pens, so you can have the does/kits in one and the buck in the other, then when the kits are weaned move the does in with the buck. That way you have seniors in one pen and grow-outs in another pen, plus the third pen is fallow. I think that's going to be important for me in the long run.
I rake/pitchfork the old hay, poop, and leaves out of the colony from time to time but it never really gets a chance to get "cleaned up" by rain and sunshine. It's just a matter of time before something nasty comes through and wipes out my colony. If I had three pens and could rotate them through, I think the parasite/disease risk would be *greatly* reduced.
Hello Leslie,
I've been enjoying reading through your blog for some time now so I wanted to tell you about this homesteading, emergency preparedness, and survival forum that I am a member of, www.PreparedSociety.com. They have alot of great information about rabbits as well as other animals. I'm sure the people over there would love to hear your advice and tips as well! It's free and easy to sign up.
Jack
www.preparedsociety.com
ok the picture with the bunny ear that looks like its been chewed thats weird by bunnies dont do that
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Hehe I love the bun with the dark ears and nose, glaring down at the rest like the evil overlord of bunnies, ready to thump his foot at any bun who eats more than his share of the hay.
My bunny makes angry faces like that too...it's so adorable. They try so hard to look hardcore, but their bunnyness still shines through.
Your rabbits have mites - if one is infected they all are.
Te mutilation is most likely because mites burrow under the first layer of skin and make bunny very uncomfortable. Bunny is most likely scratching or biting its own ear.
As far as space, kindling and ovecrowding goes....
Rabbits reach sexual maturity between three and six months of age. A rabbit differs from other mammals in that the female ovulates after being mounted by a male. This is called induced ovulation. This is the only time she produces an egg. This also means that after a rabbit has given birth, if the male is still present, she can and most likely will become pregnant within 24 hours of giving birth.
If your rabbits are not getting pregnant immediately - they are a) sick or / and stressed or B) having litters in the wrong place and the babies are dying underground because mom can't / won't feed them or they are being eaten by a stressed mother or rats.
there are many books on rabbit behavior and they, like horses also have a language you can learn.
While your ideas about keeping rabbits are noble - the actual cost of caring for them properly and amount of work involved in doing it correctly make it a bad idea for folks who believe that it will save or make them $$.
That is why they are the #1 dumped pet.
feel free to contact me if you have questions or comments about this post.
Hi Leslie! I just got a Blue Beveren Doe, a Giant Chin. NZR X doe, and a Standard Chin. NZW X buck. I'm hopfully going to be doing Colony raising, and I was wondering, Are there any new updates? I LOVE your blog so I was just wondering whats going on with the cute bunnies!
Hi Anon,
Nice assortment of buns - you'll have all different colorings in your kits, I bet. I totally need to start keeping my blog again. I'm just... unenthused. Thank you for asking. I have been taking a few pics so maybe I'll post a bit.
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