Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[Sally PB]

Glad the littles are ok. The first few nights are nerve wracking for me. They're just so... little.

Sorry you didn't get a better hatch rate.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Yeah, its been a rough year. Collecting more to start a fresh hatching. Between cullings and age, I'm not getting many eggs each day, need to refresh the flock.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

 

[Sally PB]

Do the bunnies all have claws like Bellum? Those look like they'd hurt.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Last time I had to move bunnies around cages, I looked like I had taped a cat to each arm, and a few more to my chest, then took a shower.

Claws??? what claws...

 

[NatJ]

Last time I had to move bunnies around cages, I looked like I had taped a cat to each arm, and a few more to my chest, then took a shower.

Claws??? what claws...

Yes, rabbit claws can hurt!

Back when I had rabbits for meat, people would ask "how can you eat those cute bunnies?" I would sometimes answer by picking one up, letting it rake claws down my arm, then displaying the bloody scratches. I don't think anyone asked me a second time

The situation may improve a little as you get more practice in handling rabbits. A rabbit that thinks it is falling will try to hang on with its claws. A rabbit that thinks it might be able to get away may try to scramble free. A rabbit that is held in a position where it feels secure is less likely to scratch. Of course, "less likely to scratch" is not at all the same as "will not scratch."

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Ultimately, I should handle them more. Simple as that.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ultimately, I should handle them more. Simple as that.

Do you gold them like a football when moving them? That's usually the most secure way to move them, though some super large and super small ones need to be held other ways