My Bunny Story Continues…

[Jenbirdee]

Chapter 1
It all began late in August 25.
DD & fiancé here for a weekend visit. We decided to drive out for BBQ chicken at a local Amish farm.
When we arrived, they were all sold out.
But lo! and behold! A new sign out front!
BUNNIES FOR SALE.
To be continued…

 

[sourland]

 

[Jenbirdee]

“Bunnies! They’re selling bunnies!”
So we hopped out and asked to see them OF COURSE.
“What kind are they?”
And with his Pennsylvania Dutch accent he replied,
“ Pennsylvania Dwarf Lionheads.”

3 months old. Precious and Fluffy little lionhead babies. We just had to take two of them home. So we did.

 

[Jenbirdee]

We know how to raise ducks.
We know how to raise geese.
We know something about chickens too.
But little about bunnies.
so we search, read, study, learn.
Turns out maybe I should’ve got two girls instead of a girl and a boy?

Alas, we named them Clover and Petunia.
And now I need the excuse as to why we need bunnies. (So I can tell my husband we got bunnies.)

I got it! They are to be emotional support bunnies for my elderly mother who lives in our in-law suite. Yes!
Here is DD with Petunia

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh yes. Always better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission ....

 

[Jenbirdee]

Grandma‘s 85th birthday!!
A big surprise and huge success!!
She LOVES the bunnies

(And she doesn’t have to do any of the “dirty work”. I take care of all that… we just bring them over to visit her daily)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Well who's going to argue with that smile? That is pure joy, that is!

 

[Jenbirdee]

I read about grooming the buns and found I had to invest in a trimmer. Clover’s fur was loaded with mats. It took a lot of careful grooming sessions to get them all out. Petunia didn’t have so many so I figured she was a little younger. The next time I visited the Amish farm, I asked if they knew the bunny‘s birthdays . “Oh hoho no, they’re ‘about’ 3 months”

Next I read about breeding. I figured I had a little time before my buns were old enough. I also read it’s hard on the doe to get knocked up too young and too often. Everything I found online was shouting at me to get them spayed and neutered.
Ok, maybe I’ll just get Clover neutered. That will be cheaper than spraying Petunia right?

 

[Callender Girl]

Really, how could anyone expect you to resist the absolute cuteness of those babies? And, Grandma clearly loves them already

But, yes, there is a reason for the phrase "breeding like bunnies." Without some intervention, you could quickly move into cuteness overload!!