I also got a chance to check out the colony babies closer today. I had the kids round them all up and I checked genders and photographed all the babies. There are nine in there; six bucks, two does, and the little one I still can't tell. Check out the new photos on the Rabbits page! Two have ears that are damaged, and one is missing half a back foot. This litter was really brutalized and I'm not sure why. I'm hoping this isn't a new trend. There was one with a nipped ear last litter. I wonder how the nest litter will do.
I got all of the tomato plants that have been in my kitchen window transplanted into buckets and out in the yard (in the fenced area to protect them from the birds). That's 13 plants. Off the top of my head I know there were two Mule Team, two Mark Twain, one Dark Galaxy, one Cow's Tit, one Pink Sunshine, one Azoychka, one Kosovo, two Isis Candy, and I can't remember the other two. A nice selection anyway. These were the ones that came up from the seed started indoors with my rarer or lower inventory seeds. I also got a chance to check out the colony babies closer today. I had the kids round them all up and I checked genders and photographed all the babies. There are nine in there; six bucks, two does, and the little one I still can't tell. Check out the new photos on the Rabbits page! Two have ears that are damaged, and one is missing half a back foot. This litter was really brutalized and I'm not sure why. I'm hoping this isn't a new trend. There was one with a nipped ear last litter. I wonder how the nest litter will do. We still have one little duckling. It's mommas have seemed to abandon it. It wanders the yard following various other birds. Today he seemed to prefer the company of Phil, our little bantam cochin rooster. If ever the little duckling feels scared or alone, it cries out, and if Josh is within hearing distance he'll let out a call, and the duckling will run to him for a while. I have no idea how this poor bird is going to survive. It has no set flock, but manages to get by. While I was out taking photos, I took the time to snap some gender photos on the baby bunnies and updated the Bunny FAQ page to also have a guide with photos on how to gender check a rabbit. I've found that a lot of people, including a few local rabbit breeders, don't even know how to properly gender check a juvenile rabbit! So, hopefully this blurb and photos will help someone out there.
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