Unfortunately, hasn't come.  Still waiting for that rabbit to even build a nest.  Today is day 31 but that's nothing in her mind.  She kindled on Day 34 her first time, and last time Day 33.  I have heard that more experienced does will build a nest at the last minute.  Holly is in the bathroom now, in a dog crate with her wooden nest box.  I have already cleaned the nest box out TWICE, so now I am not too sure she is even pregnant.  This is weighing on me.  Why, why, why would she not be pregnant?!  :tear:


Sigh.  Anyway, here are some pictures of some baby rabbits to keep everyone (including me) occupied while we wait.  Forever.

Hi, this is Caroline. I just wanted to post about my new site! It's about my new parakeets I got on my birthday, and it was a HUGE surprise for me. They are in my bedroom having some fun with each other right now, they are cute little guys. Anyway, you can read about them on my new website that's called www.thetweetykeetblog.weebly.com. Please comment also!

Over the last few days I have been with a friend, Sue, whom we have mentioned here on the blog before.  We have been doing lots of fun things, and boring productive things.  Yesterday we decided to dig up a few potatoes for dinner, which I just think is fun!  We dug several up, and as I was doing it, I just felt happy.  I would feel happier if they were ours.... but still, it is so great to dig up your own (or not so much) food instead of going to the grocery store.  Plus it is like digging for treasure, and your sure to find it underneath all that dirt, that's for sure!

Now I have dirty farm fingernails, not that it is unusual.  I'm sure you noticed in the picture.  It incredibly hard to keep nice looking fingernails when you live on a farm.  I have taken to cutting them down to the nub every 3 days and painting them every once a month if I feel like it.  I used to have nice, long, white fingernails... HA.  So much for that.  

A few things I have learned about farming would be...

1. You will never have nice fingernails.
2. You have to have bled at least once a day or you just don't get it.
3. You have to risk your life to haul a bucket of water over a cattle panel.
4. You will realize wether you are a true weakling or not.
5. You will step in a pile of sheep poop in your HOUSE... at least once in your life.

Just a few.  But, it's fun.  :)  

Onto our next subject.

Holly, my French Lop doe, will be kindling here in the next week. She will be a third timer.  Hoping and expecting things to go just fine, since she has always been a good mother.  But, you just NEVER know when it comes to raising rabbits.  She is not tame, although I am going to have to pick up all kicking, scratching, biting twelve pounds of her here in the next few days.  Why?  Because she will be a resident in the nearby bathroom for a few months.  Again, why?  Because it is so dang hot!  

Excepting rabbit reservations once again.  Please contact me by e-mailing [email protected]. Thanks! 

Fare Well everyone,

         Grace