Bunnies Running Loose and Farmers Market 2013

Yesterday as we headed for our Farmer's Market meeting, my son thought he saw "something" hopping around the high tunnels.  He thought it might be a wild rabbit.  

Later that evening, I found out he had spent an hour chasing baby bunnies!  It appears I hadn't latched the door to their cage securely and the latch popped off and the bunnies went out to explore.  He said they could run fast!  He finally caught them by herding them underneath our large bunny cage and enticing them out with carrots and then snagging them.  

I went to look at the little criminals and the mother bunny wasn't there!  We looked for her in the dark without success and the snowy ground was covered with bunny trails that led to nowhere.

I got up this morning and went "wabbit hunting."  After poking around in little nooks and crannies I finally found momma bunny tucked up underneath our large rabbit cage.  She was no worse for the wear - just very thirsty and dirty!    

Farmer's Market 2013.  Planning has begun!  We are moving location a little bit farther away from the intersection of Rt. 6 and Rt. 44 due to heavy truck traffic causing choking exhaust fumes and enough noise that conversations have to be suspended.  Another "benefit" of fracking.  Please note the very heavy sarcasm.

We've begun to plan our Farmer's Market times and dates.  We plan on Fridays as usual and plenty of high traffic Saturdays as well!  

Much more info will be coming!

Baby Bunnies Still For Sale!

I've been holding off on posting because I wanted to give my baby angora bunnies a chance to be sold. I've sold ONE so far.  It looks like I'm in the angora fleece business.  The babies are still available to buy!  

You can see the beautiful richness of their coat.

They're growing fast and have been moved from the big-enough-for-a-calf-sized dog carrier inside the house  - where they came with their mother after they were born so very naked and defenseless on a well-below freezing day - to a fresh new pen outside.  They sure did grow fast and the amount of pooh they put out increased rapidly with their size.  I cleaned the cage one and two times a day and the "odeur du bunny" still smelt somewhat strong!

Each day, when I go out to their pen, I handle these sweeties to get them used to being touched and picked up.  Its oh-so-adorable when they all stand up with their little paws on the door as they wait to see what I've brought them.  

I'm looking for a few more outside rabbit pens/hutches so that I can split the bunnies up by sex as they get older.  This spring I'm going to fence in a little bunny loafing yard so that the bunnies can have supervised time outside of their hutches.   

Hmmm.  Maybe I should take up spinning next?
(Actually, I did recently purchase a drop spindle.  I have a vision of spinning my own angora yarn and then knitting it into beautiful scarves.  I think I can create a wonderfully lush yarn from the little beauties you see in the above photos.  What a wonderful skill!) 

For more pictures/videos of the baby bunnies:  

http://www.fitzgeraldsfamilyfarm.blogspot.com/2013/01/baby-angora-bunnies-for-sale.html

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Baby English Angora Bunnies For Sale (Sadly, I Am No Longer Raising Angora Bunnies. They Consumed More Time Than I had Available For Them)

Wow!  The baby bunnies grew soooo fast and they all survived!  Can you believe that not so long ago they looked like this?

Who would have thought that the cuteness could grow?  Well it sure did!  I'm excited to announce that I have seven beautiful English Angora bunnies for sale.  I'm keeping one female, Pearl, because I'm in love with her coloring.  

We have four chocolate agouti bunnies for sale.  They are:

The two little boys, Brownie and Hickory

and the two little girls, Truffle and Sassafras (Sassy)

There are two beautiful black bunnies: 

The little black boy (upon closer inspection, Jet is a girl!), Jet.

and the little black girl, Inky SOLD

There is one beautiful lilac angora: SOLD

Smokey, the boy, is a lilac angora (the lighter gray) and Pearl the girl is a blue angora (the darker gray).  I'm keeping Pearl because she's beautifully blue, but has a pure white wool undercoat.  

We tried very hard to get single pictures of each bunny but had some difficulty.  Here are random shots.  If you are interested in purchasing an angora bunny, we will do our best to get you some great shots.  

Jet

Smokey SOLD

Light gray wool undercoat found on Jet and Inky

Truffle

Light gray wool undercoat found on all the chocolate agouti bunnies

Sassy

A basket of cuteness!

Hickory

Inky

Adorable!

Don't miss these videos of the bunnies!

Angoras are bred mainly for their wool because it is silky and soft. At only 11 microns in diameter it is finer and softer than cashmere. They have a humorous appearance, as they oddly resemble a fur ball with a face. Most are calm and docile, but should be handled carefully. Grooming is necessary to prevent the fibre from matting and felting on the rabbit. A condition, wool block, is common in Angora rabbits, and should be treated quickly.  These rabbits are shorn every three to four months throughout the year. Source

The price for each baby angora bunny is $25.00.  If you are interested, please e-mail me at srfitzg@zitomedia.net or call 814-274-7825.   

Shhh... Sleeping. (And a giggle.)

Yesterday it just snowed and snowed and snowed. 

Big gentle flakes came down all day.  

Some moved so slow they looked like they were hanging in space. 

 I live in a giant snow globe.  

The garden is sleeping. 

Here's a giggle... Heather bought a cat harness for her rabbit, Mr. Clover.  Rabbits do not like harnesses!