Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[irishrovr]

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[chikenscratch]

I aim to please.

I feel like I am serving time here at work......... so boring Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Me too! I am reading, checking posts here and on Facebook and trying to stay awake.

It is midterm and everyone is giving/taking finals. It is dead here.

DH & I are going to a concert in Chicago tonight with 3 other couples. It should be a great time (I hope)!

Mel-I have a question about rabbits. A friend of ours is getting rid of their female version of Mr. Gibs. It has been kept inside. Will it have time to adjust to a thicker coat before winter? I am not looking forward to the baby bunnies, but I am leaning toward taking the rabbit. Mr. Gibs will be happy if we do

Evening temps here are 60-45.

Thanks

 

[Sclark73]

Clark, thats too bad about the chicks :-( I went into your link. Says its not compatible with the smart phone lol. But I did get to see some. The second from the left is blue with blacj markings. Talk about cuuuute! What is that one mixed with? Or purebred?

I am tired of work. And my husband always bei g gone. I know I am not as good as a mother when I am so overloaded. And am feeli g guty today about being such a hard *** last night. Thanks for allowing the dump.

I'm confused at which one you are talking about. The 2nd picture or the 6th? 2nd is a Lav Orp x SLW and 6th is a Blue Wyondotte.

 

[Celtic Chick]

Mel-I have a question about rabbits. A friend of ours is getting rid of their female version of Mr. Gibs. It has been kept inside. Will it have time to adjust to a thicker coat before winter? I am not looking forward to the baby bunnies, but I am leaning toward taking the rabbit. Mr. Gibs will be happy if we do

Evening temps here are 60-45.

Thanks

I think Mr. Gibbs should get snipped. You have no idea how many bunnies they can make in the shortest period of time. And there are a ton of unwanted rabbits already out there. Just check CL. My sister made that mistake once. Her doe had 10 babies.

Fixed rabbits live a lot longer than unfixed ones. They are very highly prone to reproductive cancers, especially the females, so having them altered greatly reduces, if not eliminates, the odds of that occurring.
As far as the winter coat, you'd be cutting it a little too close for my comfort, given the time of year & the unpredictible temp swings we could get. Unless your coop/cage was well insulated. Just IMHO.

 

[Celtic Chick]

 

[cuties]

Clark, it was the second pic. But I did not get to see them all (I think).

Cs, I have boys and girls here. I have all girls livi g together I a huge ground pen in summer. But boys are kept seperate. I do have 2 that can live together. But usually boys can not get alo g once they reach sexual maturity. Even when females are not present. I habe let the kids have a couple litters insert chair hider here.
But only monitored. Keep in mind if you just keep them together, she can get pregnant. And pregnant again two weeks later. Causing miscarriage. If you get her and put them together now, she will have a litter in under a month. I brood my cold time litters in the house. But then they can only go to an indoor new home.
I personally think it is ok to put her outdoors now. But only if she is provided with well insulated housing. Mine stay out in the winter. But are moved into the barn with hutches. There is a bit of controversy about them. If they get moisture built up, the bunny can get pneumonia. Scott builds very nice small hutches. And we keep a good amount of straw in them and change it often. My sis on the otherhand believes in nesting boxes. Even when not nesting this is what her bunnies have.

 

[momgille]

We had pet rabbits and they were male and female mini rex. The vet recommended spaying the female when we brought the male in to neuter.She said that the female rabbits benefit from spaying because it eliminates the possibility of uterine tumors which i guess female rabbits are highly prone to. We neutered the male also, as he grew he remained docile and did not scratch and bite and because we did it young there were no mating habits established... Both bunnies were litter box trained when indoors and I would think it would be plenty of time for the rabbit to develop a good winter coat if you do it now and make sure there is a lot of straw for bedding and they are able to get into a protective. We did eventually lose the female due to a disease called "snuffles" its like pneumonia" and replaced her with an unspayed female to save money we thought. She developed bad habit of trying to dominate the male and was impossible to litter box train...Good luck with the bunnies I miss ours.

 

[kristip]

What time tomorrow at cluck are people meeting? I have about an hour to visit if it is 10ish..Have to be on the road by 11:20 or so.

 

[delisha]

My dad raised rabbits for meat. If you get a girl, you are going to need another hutch. They can't live together all year round. Your poor yard will be filled with bunnies in a few months. Some mother bunnies will kill the young if the male is around after they have a litter of kits. I hated that part of raising rabbits. The poor beheaded baby's.

 

[Celtic Chick]

I think Lavender Orp Roosters are the most beautiful color combination.

I have a couple extras for you to admire in person, if you so desire.