Babies are almost here!

Early this week, the red satin buck baby, Duke, gave me a frightful scare.  I had been feeding the four rabbits organic vegetables I'd picked up from the Farmers Market- a small handful of red leaf lettuce, broccoli, carrots with tops. By Wednesday, Duke had developed diarrhea from too many veggies (shame on me for not knowing better!!!!).  He hated me with an evil vengence after I tried to clean him up and give him yogurt with a syringe.  I finally managed to squirt it on his paws so he'd have to lick it off.  We took away his pellets and gave him hay and oatmeal just like I've read.  He was very grumpy and sitting in a corner.  He only looked for Brett to handle him that day after I "attacked" him with yogurt and rags.

By evening, he was getting back to his normal self.  By the next morning he was fine and back to standing at his door, waiting to be held.  Whew.  It was a lesson learned.  NO more veggies for juniors.  I stopped giving them all the vegetables this week and I am sure the other three were furious with me!

Thursday, I got Duke out and gave him a good grooming.  He was back to his lovey self.  Brett will be handling him in and out of his cage and the pen until he learns to quiet down as he is very unruly and very strong.  I've been letting Dutchess out this week too and she is loving it.  She loves to be groomed and to run around the pen.  They both are learning that it's a good thing when I walk up to the cage with treats, food and the opportunity to be out of the cage.  They are becoming like Lily and Princess in their affection and trust. 

Princess is the only one I haven't been letting out as she is due in just a few days!  She has had ALL the signs.  Nesting, grumpiness (as grumpy as she can get.  She only hopped away from me once), lethargic, less eating.  Earlier this week, I took out her hutch box to see if she'd meld to the nest box.  This morning, I found that she had finally taken the loose hay and finished up the nest in the box that I had started.  Victory!  Can't wait for Wednesday!

We are also getting our English baby next weekend.  Cathy and Jim are bringing him out so they can see the babies and meet my new rabbits too. 

Exciting days for the rabbit world! LOL

(Funny Picture of Princess in her hutch box)