Suburban Bunnies Blog
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The Last Post
Today will be my final post here. Its an exciting day because this marks the end of Suburban Bunnies and the begining of Imagination Acres! I welcome you to please visit my new blog at:
http://imaginationacres.blogspot.com/
It has been alot of fun recording my ups and downs raising rabbits in Alexandria, but now that I have moved to the country I plan to continue to write all about my new experiences there. Thanks for reading my blog and a final goodbye from this blog.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
First baby heads home
Missing the Ohio show was certainly a bummer, but on the plus side I had a great visit from Kathy who came down to pick up her new Belgian Hare baby.
I worked on the house most of Friday, all of Saturday and then spent Sunday with Kathy helping her pick out her new baby Belgian. It is never easy to pick just one, when they're all full of zest and energy and excited to meet new people.
She ended up selecting among 3 babies, two bucks and a doe. After much thought she selected one of the little boys, a very handsome cutie who now is tattooed IH1. He is a very sweet little fellow and will make a great companion for her. Congrats to her, on her new addition!
I'm working this afternoon and spending the rest of the week either working or going down to the house getting things put together.. slowly but surely things will find their place.
Posted by suburbanbunnies
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
7 weeks old!
The babies are nearly 7 weeks old and doing very well.
This is mostly a photo post, hope you like the pics!
Outside playing
Begging to be let out
Look at the baby on the left, beautiful arch coming in!
We are very cute!
I love these little ones.
Queso is a sweetie
Taquito is very curious
The lovely Salsa.
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Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
Sunday, April 26, 2009
More slow goings..
I don't think I'll ever get the house completed in a timely manner..
Today I went down and did a ton of work. I painted, I caulked, I sprayed wasp nests and bugs with bug killer, I did yard work, I organized, I assembled a bed, I cleaned and my to-do list is still 6 pages long!
Probably the most frustrating part is that my bunny barn has not been delivered to the property which puts all moving plans on hold.
Here are some photos of the current progress or lack there-of...
The master bath is almost finished, just some touch up cleaning. The improvements in here include new toilet seat, new paint including baseboards and trum, caulking, and a ton of cleaning.
The second bedroom has new floors, new paint, new shoe moldings and painted baseboards. The bed is clearly too big for the room...
I really love the kitchen, there are new floors, the shoe moldings are now in, new appliances and a half finished new paint job..
Here are my 6 new Pointer Hill stackers hanging out in the living room... one day they will live in the bunny barn.. I hope at least!
The floors, I went with all laminate, easy care, easy clean and pretty. I do have rugs that will be put down on the pine looking laminate.
Its nice to see everything greening up. I love nature!
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 8:46 PM EDT
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hott!
Egads... its 87 degrees outside!
It is way too soon to have such miserable weather. At least this heat spell has gotten me off my lazy bum to shear my two remaining English Angoras.
So far I have one mostly down and one to go... Blizzard is almost completely finished just have to do some touch ups here and there. I'll try and get Ruby done tomorrow. She is so pretty that I hate to shear it all off but since the new barn in Spotsy doesn't have A/C and won't for a few weeks its not fair to leave that long coat on. At least I will have some nice wool if I ever have time to spin again.
Here is the shorn Blizzard.
He says "I hate you, I'm naked!"
Posted by suburbanbunnies
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Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:49 PM EDT
Friday, April 24, 2009
The cages are here!
My wonderful special order from Pointer Hill is finally moved down! I have to say a huge thanks to the wonderful folks at Pointer Hill for constructing my cages, they did a great job and I highly recommend them to anyone who needs a special project built!
When I went to pick them up, turns out there had been some confusion on the holes and they had put dividers in them to seperate each cage into 2 or 3 sections. Thankfully they were able to remove the dividers and re-do the doors on the 36"x30" cages. I am so happy with them! They are currently taking up almost the entire living room in Spotsy since my bunny barn is still not on the property.. (I'm crossing my fingers for next week delivery!)
I've been so busy (this is becoming a trend) that I am really behind with the website, I promise to try and get it completed in reasonable amount of time..
Thanks for all the birthday wishes! 22 is looking to be an exciting year. :)
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 11:27 AM EDT
Friday, April 17, 2009
Slow Goings
I never realized how slowly home improvement can go. I was supposed to be all settled in my new house by now, but things are going slowly. The main problem is my bunny barn will not be arriving until next week, and because of that I cannot get settled down there until there is space for the bunnies... The shed projects are also moving quite slowly... and my broken windows are taking longer than expected.. I guess I'm just impatient!
With the other projects, things are going better. The deck is complete, the front porch has railings, my appliances are arriving, the floors are basically completed and only a little bit of painting left to go.
Here are some photos of the progress!
Yes, I take photos of my appliances, lol. This is the new fridge, and you can sort of see the new floors, the shoe mouldings have yet to be installed
Reuben and Pepper show off the front porch with new railings and new front door.
Completed railings and new front door, bushes now clipped, just have to mulch, garden, and paint.
Pepper and Reuben exploring the ATV trail.
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 9:42 AM EDT
Monday, April 13, 2009
Rhinelander Charlies for Sale
I've had a few bites on these guys but nothing definitive, I thought I'd post them on the blog to help get them advertised a bit.
I have 3 purebred Rhinelander charlies that will be available to their new homes in mid-May. They are very sweet babies that will make excellent pets and perhaps good brood animals. I am asking $65.00 per bunny which will include photos, birth certificate (or pedigree where appropriate) care guide, transition feed and hay, along with support via phone or e-mail for life.
Taquito - Buck
Taquito is a very mellow bunny, he enjoys eating everything in site, playing, resting in laps, and having his head pet. He is the only buck in the litter. He has darker markings, with a full spine marking, he is missing side spots.
Salsa - Doe
Salsa is definately the "leader of the pack," her siblings enjoy following her around. She is an explorer and one of the bigger babies in the litter. She loves to hop onto your knee and sniff you face. She enjoys head rubs and playing with toys. Salsa has two different colors of eye liner, orange on her left eye and black on her right. She has a very light spine marking and no side spots.
Queso - Doe
Queso is a gentle, sweet bunny who has been a favorite from the start. She is easy going, fun to watch bounce around and enjoys attention. Queso is the lightest marked in the litter, she has mostly orange, with a few dot of black here and there.
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 6:40 AM EDT
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!
I hope everyone has a nice Easter!
Despite the ups and downs of the last few weeks, I'm looking forward to my big move to the country and whatever the future holds for me down there.
There is still much to be done but like many things in life, it is all a process.
Reuben shows off the almost finished new deck out back, (the deck to nowhere is still in the background, it will be knocked down soon)
I love my new deck, its 12'x24' and has lots of space for patio furniture, flower pots and who knows maybe even an outdoor bunny hutch?
Reuben was neutered on Friday and he's already bounced back completely, one of the neat parts of working at a vet is you get to be fully involved in the process and watch it from start to finish, along with assisting with IV catheter placement and intubation. He had to have one baby tooth pulled, along with one adult tooth because he had an extra adult tooth coming in. His smile is still handsome of course!
This week and the next few weeks are going to be very busy, I'll try and keep the blog up to date as best I can. I should have the final touches on Imagination Acres complete soon, the blog should be transferred over if all things work out as planned!
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 5:01 PM EDT
Saturday, April 11, 2009
In Loving Memory of Avery
...... - April 10, 2009
Avery was put down yesterday after a year of declining mobility, his back legs finally went out and I knew it was time.
He's been a great friend for many years, he was a huge food enthusiast, a great companion to any bunny he met, and a mellow gentle giant.
I will miss him very much, but am thankful for the wonderful years we've had together.
We spent his last hour outside, where he could lay in the grass and graze, soak up the sun and cuddle.
Posted by suburbanbunnies
at 5:29 PM EDT
Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
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