Well, it has been a very busy month as it is for many people. Last week on top of baking for our grandma, Cristina starting a new website for a Timberframe company, and I working for Patterson trucking for a couple of days it was just nuts! Last Thursday we met up with Ingrid and Sylvia at Fast Eddies in Naniamo for lunch and they picked up 12 rabbits! That was nice. Lots more cage space- all fuzzy lops and mini rex, and a jersey wooly as well. Then on top of it Saturday was our big Christmas party, so we were busy getting things prepared for it on Friday. Saturday on top of running around going crazy doing last minute things we did all the outside decorations and lights. Then we ran and fed rabbits, came home got changed and company started arriving. We all had a great time, wish we could have invited more people but 20 people in our house it just comfortable and anymore gets way too crowded(our house is tall but not wide, lol)
We had a very lazy Sunday morning but got to the barn as Dot and Dash our 2 rescued barn kittens from this summer went to there new home : ) They got a great home in Saanich with a couple of horses and 40 acres to play in!
Yesterday we headed to Naniamo and did some Christmas shopping then we headed to Nanoose to clean cages for Andrea and Wally, then off to Staples and grabbed dinner, then we stopped at the house to check on the Tigerlily(kitten) as she came down with a cat cold(vet said basically like a human cold but because she is so young and with a bit of this virus couldn't be vaccinated like all the other cats are yet. so on Friday on top of everything else she went to the vet(forgot to mention that one) and is on some antibotics. Doing great though. then off to our Aunt and Uncles to drop gifts off to them before they head to Hawaii for Christmas! Then visited until 9:30 then finally the poor bunnies got fed! Then off to Crofton to pick our mom up from work, and then home.. It was a VERY busy day and that has been how the whole month has worked..
Last weekend(the 8th weekend) we moved the TV room from upstairs to downstairs so had to move all our computers and equipment downstairs, and moved the dining room into the tv room upstairs. Cleaned all the carpets as Luke got into red food coloring(yes it was a diaster!). And then we re-arranged other rooms in the house as well.
Today I am working on my aunts DVD's to drop off to her tomorrow, and then we have a bunch of stops to make this week- need to stock up on feed, dog food, make sure we have enough cat food, make up the rest of the baking gifts and then of course barn cleaning etc, etc! Selina arrives from Yellowknife on Sunday the 23rd at 10pm in Victoria. So anyone wanting to see her come by on the 24th, 25th, or 26th, or early on the 27th :- ) As we leave on the night of the 27th for Vancouver and then off to Alberta until the 3rd. I can't believe how fast this month has gone!
Now rabbit wise... All is well. Not much to report. Had 2 JW litters that unfortunetly one was born on the wire, and the other the doe just didn't pull enough fur. I have I think 4-5 does due on Christmas day : ) I am going to breed 4-5 more this week as well! Some really nice shaded and self babies out there right now that are almost ready to be weaned! Otherwise not much else new JW wise- they are being very spoiled this winter- there treat mix consists of:
Dairy Text which is basically like cob but a little sweeter and a little higher in fat with added vitamins mixed with ground flax, flatted barley, alfalfa pellets, and fast track(what they use for horses that colic) a bunch of us breeders are trying it out to see if it helps with those babies that get upset stomachs. Too soon to tell yet for us!
Anyway, I have to go but there is at least an update : )
Oh, and yeterday while we were Shopping Dillon picked up his last 3 mini rex, as well : )
My dogs and cats got very spoiled for Christmas. The cats got a 12 pack of mice as well as a bunch of organic canned food(salmon and turkey mainly). The dogs got a huge 2 1/2 foot tall bone, a bunch of treats and marrowbones(liver treats, soft treats, hard treats lol). And I am going to buy some pig ears on the weekend as well for them(they LOVE those!)
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Adding pedigrees, barn chores, etc
I'm really stuck on what to write about. I really need to figure that out ASAP. About the 20th of December through the 5th of January is going to be so nuts around here that I don't know we will get any blogs done. We leave the night of December 27th for Vancouver where we stay in a hotel which takes us to the airport the next day. Then from there we fly to Canmore Alberta(well Calgary first) but head to Canmore and Banff for 7 days!
I got a whole bunch of pedigrees added to Evan's software last night. I still have lots more to do but it is finally a start. Most the mini rex are now gone, the rest leaving next Thursday and then next Monday so I was able to move everything around and start organizing my VERY messy pedigree book!!
Yesterday I was able to get the lower barn cleaned(it is easy to do) for its weekly cleaning(well we try to do bi-weekly for both barns but with only 18 holes now in the lower barn we end up usually only getting to that barn once a week. Anyway, got it cleaned and all the pans thrown in the scrap metal bin. (the pans that came with the cages from Laura, but since I converted the lower barn into only one side having double layers I've ordered 3 pans like we use in the upper barn for that barn. And because a bunch of cages are empty down there right now, I was able to just keep a couple of pans for that side. So we only have 4 more pans to get rid of after this! Yeah! I really need to do cage pictures today for Leanne(incase she reads this)! it has been mucky and yesterday poured with rain.. today looks nice!
Well I hope to do more pedigrees tonight. I bought a computer game called Farm Frenzy. it is very fun to play BUT! It is addictive. Night before last I spent 4 hours playing the dumb game. I gave myself 30 mins last night and I think I won't play it tonight. Last night I did get a bunch of various things done around the house.. I really need to clean my bedroom too!! Yuck!
I got a whole bunch of pedigrees added to Evan's software last night. I still have lots more to do but it is finally a start. Most the mini rex are now gone, the rest leaving next Thursday and then next Monday so I was able to move everything around and start organizing my VERY messy pedigree book!!
Yesterday I was able to get the lower barn cleaned(it is easy to do) for its weekly cleaning(well we try to do bi-weekly for both barns but with only 18 holes now in the lower barn we end up usually only getting to that barn once a week. Anyway, got it cleaned and all the pans thrown in the scrap metal bin. (the pans that came with the cages from Laura, but since I converted the lower barn into only one side having double layers I've ordered 3 pans like we use in the upper barn for that barn. And because a bunch of cages are empty down there right now, I was able to just keep a couple of pans for that side. So we only have 4 more pans to get rid of after this! Yeah! I really need to do cage pictures today for Leanne(incase she reads this)! it has been mucky and yesterday poured with rain.. today looks nice!
Well I hope to do more pedigrees tonight. I bought a computer game called Farm Frenzy. it is very fun to play BUT! It is addictive. Night before last I spent 4 hours playing the dumb game. I gave myself 30 mins last night and I think I won't play it tonight. Last night I did get a bunch of various things done around the house.. I really need to clean my bedroom too!! Yuck!
Sunday, December 2, 2007
A beautiful white wonderland
It started snowing around 10:30 yesterday morning, and it is STILL snowing! We have over 13inches of snow(almost a foot!). Although, it is supposed to stop snowing this afternoon and turn to rain : ( I love the snow! We watched 8 different vehicles almost crash into each other at different times yesterday- those roads were slippery! That was everything to brand new 4 X 4 pickups and small cars! SUV's(Tahoes and Jeeps) and a sports car.
I've just had no time this week to write blogs, it has been very busy. I'm rearranging the lower barn, I can't stand it(or couldn't stand it). One side was 3 layers, and the other side 2 layers/banks of cages. With the main barn having over 85 holes then the lower barn having around 40 we were just finding it too much work. And, it felt like all we were doing was cleaning cages(which really was the case!). So after the 19 rabbits left last week for their new owners, on Friday I started pulling cages off the walls and rearranging. The one side now has a double layer-- we've ordered 3 pans for it like the main barn which has worked out great for us, super easy cleaning and nice and easy to pull out! Anyway, that will look great once those 3 pans are built! Then the other side is only one level now, and I figured out which cages to keep and which to sell. It gave us:
12 Fuzzy lop holes
6 Holland lop holes- I'll let the cat out of the bag-- Cristina, Andrea, Wally and myself are now "Show Stomper's Rabbitry" as a co-op rabbitry between the 4 of us, with Otter hollands- blues and blacks only and we all agreed NO brokens! We have a nice little start- Fuzzy Peach's Kikiee a black senior doe, Creator's Atkin a blue Jr buck out of Sunny's Miss Mustache who was Cobalt's mom : ) And Kikiee was out of GC Sunny's Ted so this all goes back to our old line : ) Anyway we also have 3 adorable baby otter does out of Kikiee and Magnum an otter buck- thanks Tammi for the breeding.
Anyway back to what I was saying. 12 Fuzzy holes, 6 holland holes(I think Andrea and Wally are planning 12 holes but with over 100 rabbits as it, I don't want anymore then that!! Somedays I wonder why I have this many, lol!
And then one extra hole for mini lop overflow probably, plus a 4 hole Jersey stacker...
So it should be much nicer to clean and manouver in that lower barn and now if I could just get my uncle to do some fix its down there we would be set.... Been waiting 6 months so might be waiting another... sigh!!!
Cage wise... We now have :
41 Jersey holes in the main barn
44 Mini lop holes in the main barn
4 Jersey holes down below
12 Fuzzy lop holes
and 6 Holland holes for a grand total of:
107 holes.. yikes I think I'm good for rabbits, lol!
I've just had no time this week to write blogs, it has been very busy. I'm rearranging the lower barn, I can't stand it(or couldn't stand it). One side was 3 layers, and the other side 2 layers/banks of cages. With the main barn having over 85 holes then the lower barn having around 40 we were just finding it too much work. And, it felt like all we were doing was cleaning cages(which really was the case!). So after the 19 rabbits left last week for their new owners, on Friday I started pulling cages off the walls and rearranging. The one side now has a double layer-- we've ordered 3 pans for it like the main barn which has worked out great for us, super easy cleaning and nice and easy to pull out! Anyway, that will look great once those 3 pans are built! Then the other side is only one level now, and I figured out which cages to keep and which to sell. It gave us:
12 Fuzzy lop holes
6 Holland lop holes- I'll let the cat out of the bag-- Cristina, Andrea, Wally and myself are now "Show Stomper's Rabbitry" as a co-op rabbitry between the 4 of us, with Otter hollands- blues and blacks only and we all agreed NO brokens! We have a nice little start- Fuzzy Peach's Kikiee a black senior doe, Creator's Atkin a blue Jr buck out of Sunny's Miss Mustache who was Cobalt's mom : ) And Kikiee was out of GC Sunny's Ted so this all goes back to our old line : ) Anyway we also have 3 adorable baby otter does out of Kikiee and Magnum an otter buck- thanks Tammi for the breeding.
Anyway back to what I was saying. 12 Fuzzy holes, 6 holland holes(I think Andrea and Wally are planning 12 holes but with over 100 rabbits as it, I don't want anymore then that!! Somedays I wonder why I have this many, lol!
And then one extra hole for mini lop overflow probably, plus a 4 hole Jersey stacker...
So it should be much nicer to clean and manouver in that lower barn and now if I could just get my uncle to do some fix its down there we would be set.... Been waiting 6 months so might be waiting another... sigh!!!
Cage wise... We now have :
41 Jersey holes in the main barn
44 Mini lop holes in the main barn
4 Jersey holes down below
12 Fuzzy lop holes
and 6 Holland holes for a grand total of:
107 holes.. yikes I think I'm good for rabbits, lol!
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