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[marquisella]

Morning Everyone,
Had a rough day yesterday...I went out in the morning to check on the peeps and also the rabbits (we have three holland lops) and it seems as though something got into the hutch with our two females and killed one of them. It was my son's rabbit and he is going to be devastated, I still haven't figured out a way to tell him. I'm just glad he didn't get to her before I did. That was the worst site I've ever seen! I still don't totally understand it. Two female buns in one cage, one was attacked the other unharmed. They were both fine and hopping around the day before and these two have been living together fine since we got them as kits earlier last summer. I plan on getting some hardware for the cage today to make sure the top on it can't be lifted up unless it's "unlocked". It's just so heavy as it is, I can't imagine what on earth would have lifted it up and then again to get out of the cage. Anyway, I thought of telling him that she somehow got loose but I don't want to leave him with hopes that maybe we'll find her or maybe she'll come back. He knows that we have predators out here and that one of our hens was recently attacked by a hawk but she turned out to be ok. So maybe I should just be honest with him and tell him that something did in fact get into the cage. I don't know, time to get this day going...I woke up with a headache and can't stand to do anything at this point.

I'm goin to guess, the other rabbit killed it. When I had rabbits, I couldn't put 2 adult females together.

 

[marquisella]

Crocs have holes in them. I just want something I can slip my feed into in the morning without tying it. Right now I have a pair of loose fitting boots.

I did find something down in AL at the Academy Sports store but they only had womens. They were out of mens and I can't find them on their site.

I'll find something.


Lynzii - for what it's worth and as a former boy, I agree with Gramma. Children are much stronger than we give them credit for.

I'd say something like this . "Honey something got into the rabbit hutch and killed bunny." No details or anything of the sort. Depending on his age. OR "Honey something got into the rabbit hutch and bunny died". Of course you'll want to substitute honey and bunny for their real names but you get the idea.

Give him time and then mention letting Bunny # 2 and Pappa have babies.

You'll see he'll be fine. If he's young I'd buy a copy of "Night Rabbits" to read him a bedtime.

(children of parents who read, are more likely to be readers too) (children who read do better in school as well).

Birkenstocks....I'm on my second pair, but had the first pair for several years, and I wear them outside all year round in the yard. You can get them on line from Germany,but someone told me there is a store near the University that sells them as well, cheaper. They are a semiplastic clog type of boot/show. There are a lot of on line sellers as well.
They have them in pastel & flower patterns as well for women. They have an inset to cushion your feet. But are poly something, & I just hose them out if needed. Google Birkenstock garden clogs

 

[Lapeerian]

Rancher- you ever try Muck Boots? Hubby and I love ours. The have different 'heights', from ankle to knee high. Both men's and women's. The rubber sole is durable and neoprene tops soft and flexible to slide ankles in. They do get hot wearing mid-summer for long periods, but are perfect for winter, even the un-insulated ones. Any rubber boot will get hot in summer, that is when I switch to an old pair of.sneakers, flip flops or barefoot depending on the job. TSC carries Muck Boots, but I saw some this week at Empire Tractor in purple!

 

[Lynzi777]

Rancher - now sure what exactly you're looking for in a "boot", but try looking on 6pm.com or amazon. Both sites have a large selection of outdoor boots in all different price ranges. If you're willing to spend a little more I would definitely look into a pair of LLBeans with the rubber bottoms that are all-weather proof. Those would last you years. I know you said Crocs have holes in them but if you don't mind a boot, they make rain boots that are great for wearing around in mud while doing yard work. I got a pair on sale last year that I like to wear while I'm cleaning out coops and going down to visit the horse and pig across the street.

 

[Henicillin]

Birkenstocks....I'm on my second pair, but had the first pair for several years, and I wear them outside all year round in the yard. You can get them on line from Germany,but someone told me there is a store near the University that sells them as well, cheaper. They are a semiplastic clog type of boot/show. There are a lot of on line sellers as well.
They have them in pastel & flower patterns as well for women. They have an inset to cushion your feet. But are poly something, & I just hose them out if needed. Google Birkenstock garden clogs

I had a pair of Birkenstock sandals that I wore almost constantly for three years. They died this spring, and I mourned their loss. Birkenstocks are awesome.

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

OK, this just isn't right. You have green showing and I have snow up to my knees. I'm 45 min past the casino.

Got the cheeps out to free range a little with the adult birds...

 

[stonykill]

all summer long I'm wearing Croc's. Wintertime either sneakers or hiking boots. I can't wear the boots pictured. They kill my back.

 

[vmdanielsen]

LOL @ Cass! You called a spade a spade early on when you dubbed all participants here "enablers". And you're right: I have gone up from "maximum of 4" flock to "is 8 too much?" -- and I haven't even gotten the coop up. (However, the nesting boxes are done. Isn't that hilarious?!)

TOB

You might want to get 4 this year and 4 next....so stagger egg production. Replace any gone missing each year! Or just plain get more!!

 

[stonykill]

LOL @ Cass! You called a spade a spade early on when you dubbed all participants here "enablers". And you're right: I have gone up from "maximum of 4" flock to "is 8 too much?" -- and I haven't even gotten the coop up. (However, the nesting boxes are done. Isn't that hilarious?!)

TOB

I started out with 8 hens. Yesterday I counted the Sumatra's. 74 and I'm sure I forgot to count a couple or 6

. Then there are the big girls and boys and the duckers

 

[Lapeerian]

Got 9 eggs from 10 hens tonight - new record! But judging by the brown eggs color, some may have been missed from yesterday. My dad stopped by while he was visiting the amish for farmer business. As he was leaving and I was standing in the garage, a racoon come wandering across the front lawn. It was a young one. We scared it back down the road the direction it came from, so didn't get anywhere near the chickens. If we had a gun, would have shot it. Hubby owns a gun, but it is stored at my parent's since we don't have a gun safe. I was uncomfortable finding it under our bed (he snuck it in the house without my knowledge) with a box of shells next to it, especially now with the little girl around. May need to bring it back and find a place to hide it out of reach of little hands.