Past Bunnies
Here are some photos of bunnies we've had or sold in the past. Please be aware this page may load slowly as there are a lot of pictures! These photos go all the way back to our 2015 litters.
Egg
Egg was born on Easter morning (4/21/19). She was our pick of the litter from studding Mister Cellophane out to a friend.
Skittles
Skittles was born 7/3/18 to Lilith (out of Gretchen and Bennett) and Rascal (out of Elizabeth and Hodor <out of Elsa and Bennett>). He was our colony buck for all 2019 litters.
Daffodil
Daffodil was purchased with Hickory at auction 3/30/19. She was just labeled "lop doe" so we are left to assume she's a mini lop. She's a gorgeous color, but I don't know what to call it.
Hickory
Hickory was a black otter mini rex that was purchased at auction 3/30/19.
Bacon
Bacon was purchased at an auction October 2018. We were told she was a ribbon winning lionhead show rabbit, but she was in poor condition when we got her home. Her nails were 3" long and she seemed sick initially. She stayed in quarantine longer than the 30 days we require just to be sure she was ok. Despite numerous attempts, Bacon was never interested in breeding. We suspect she may have been spayed by her previous owner. We ended up finding her a new home where she could be a pet.
MooMoo
MooMoo was a purebred Holland Lop doe that came from a local lady who didn't want her anymore. Despite numerous attempts to breed MooMoo to multiple bucks, she never produced a litter for us.
Princess Poppy and Pocahontas
Princess Poppy and Pocahontas were born 7/7/17 out of Snowflake and George
Lilith
Lilith was born 4/18/17 to Gretchen (New Zealand Black / Californian) and Bennett (Harlequin / New Zealand Red - out of Dora and Porkchop).
Feather
Feather is perhaps one of my favorite rabbits I've ever owned. She was born 6/21/16 to Penelope (Harlequin / English Lop) and Sushi (Rex cross). She had the most beautiful pattern. She had one litter in 2017, but was largely just a pet for the rest of her time with us. Even when I decided not to breed her anymore, I loved seeing her bounce up to the cage door every day to see if I had any treats for her.
Gretchen
Gretchen was born 6/21/16 to Lola and George. She was NZ/ Californian cross and had a pretty black agouti coloring. She was a little aggressive when her babies were little, but she was always a good momma.
Snowflake
Snowflake was born in the fall of 2015. We bought her at auction where she was labeled as New Zealand White / Flemish Giant, but I suspect she's a purebred NZW because she's not large by any means.
Boyce
Boyce was born 5/15/19 to Calliope (Holland Lop) and Mister Cellophane (Jersey Wooly). He was named after actor Cameron Boyce. He was born white but started to turn grey soon after. Now he looks like a pointed agouti.
Celery
Celery was purchased 10/13/18 at auction with Mister Cellophane. He was matted and needed a lot of grooming work. Not sure if he's broken black or broken chocolate. He was a lot smaller than Mister Cellophane, more appropriately sized to the Jersey Wooly breed standard.
Mister Cellophane
Mister Cellophane was purchased 10/13/18 at an auction. He was severely matted and it took a lot of work to get him looking his best again. He was a Silver Martin Jersey Wooly.
Little Timmy
Little Timmy was purchased at auction 10/13/18. He was a blue eyed white Holland Lop buck. Despite numerous attempts, Little Timmy never successfully bred any of the does he was paired with.
Yang
Yang was born 7/5/18 to Gretchen and Ulysses. He was going to be our meat breeding buck, but we decided to get out of meat breeds.
Servine
Servine is a blue otter Rex that came to us in 2018.
Fabio
Fabio was born 6/21/16 to Penelope (Harlequin / English Lop) and Sushi (Rex cross). He was 8/5 pounds.
Hazel and Fabio's 7/31/19 Litter
First-time momma Hazel delivered three kits 7/31/19. There were two bucks and one doe. A nice colorful litter considering that Hazel is brown.
Rascal
We hadn't really meant to keep Rascal originally. He was born 7/8/17 to #4's purebred Rex doe, Elizabeth, and our beloved buck, Hodor (who was out of Bennett and Elsa). He didn't sell as a baby and was the last of his litter. When he was almost six months old, with no prospects of finding a new home, his mother passed away. #4 was heartbroken and decided she wanted to keep him as the only living relative of her doe. Rascal is the father of our 2019 colony buck, Skittles.
Fern
Fern was born 6/21/16 to my favorite doe, Penelope, and one of my favorite bucks, Sushi. She was a cross of Harlequin, English Lop, and Rex genetics, and she was a gorgeous blue/fawn harlequin. When she was still small, we entered her into the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair with her two sisters (Feather and Fedora) in the Meat Pen class. They took second place. Fern was a decent mom, when we could get her bred, but she wasn't the prolific mom that her mother was.
Spotty
Spotty was originally advertised as a Rex rabbit, but she was not a Rex. She belonged to #4, and #4 loved Spotty. We tried several times to breed Spotty but aside from one litter that she lost immediately after delivering, she never got pregnant again. When I suggested selling her, #4 was heartbroken. She wanted to keep Spotty, even if Spotty wasn't a producing rabbit. Unfortunately, Spotty passed away one night unexpectedly. We're not sure how old she was. She seemed to have died in her sleep. Rest in peace sweet bunny.
Colony Litter born 6/1/19
Our third surviving colony litter in 2019 was out of Skittles and either MoR or Phoebe. These two does were given Japanese names. Umeko (harlequin) and Hoshi (broken red) went to a home together.
Gretchen and Yang's 6/15/19 Litter
Gretchen delivered three babies 6/15/19. She was bred to Yang, but we suspect somehow she may have also paired up with Rascal in the next cage because this litter included one white (Blanche), one black (Ebony), and one harlequin (Banana Split). All three babies this litter were girls.
Banana Split went to be an Emotional Support bunny!
Banana Split went to be an Emotional Support bunny!
Calliope and Mister Cellophane's 5/15/19 Litter
We got an interesting color combination from Calliope (Holland Lop) and Mister Cellophane (Jersey Wooly). Two were black silver martins, and two were a color I couldn't identify - kind of a faded agouti grey with blue points and pink eyes. We kept one back to play with color genetics in the future.
Thatcher
Thatcher was given to us in the fall of 2017. He had spent the summer at a local resort entertaining guests, and when the resort closed for the year, he came to live with us. We suspect he may have been (at least part) Creme D'Argent. He was a handsome boy, but for all the time he was with us we only got one litter out of him. I just didn't have much to pair with him. In 2019 we sent him off to another breeder. Hopefully he'll be happier when he has more ladies to work with.
April 9, 2019 Colony Litter
These babies were born around April 9th, 2019. MoR, Spot, and Phoebe all pulled hair around the same time, so we don't know for sure who the momma(s) might be. Dad is Skittles.
Lady Mo and Skittles April 23rd 2019 Litter
Lady Mo delivered a litter 4/23/19 in the colony, but sadly passed away two weeks later due to mastitis complications. Only two of her babies survived. Petal (broken chocolate) will be staying here to replace her mother. The broken black doe went to a young lady who was very excited to have her (and the broken fawn doe above).
Yin
Yin was born 7/5/18. He was one of two in the litter from Gretchen (New Zealand Black / Californian) and Ulysses (Californian / New Zealand), both were 9 pounds. Yin was sold as a bunny, but was returned several months later when his family was no longer able to keep him due to a move. Yin was black, while his brother (Yang) is white. Yang stayed back as a future breeder, while Yin went on to a second home in 2019.
Snowflake and Ulysses 8/28/18 Litter
Snowflake raised three kits born 8/28/18. She had one buck (Beagan) and two does (Lorna and Rhona). This was the last litter fathered by Ulysses. They are New Zealand / Californian / Flemish Giant, both parents weighed 9 pounds each.
Taco Belle
Taco was purchased at an auction in October, 2018. I still don't know why she passed away, but I suspect the intense cold had something to do with it. She was a sweet girl, a little nosy with wanting her food bin refilled faster, but I loved her attitude. I will miss her, despite her only being here briefly.
Caduci Mook
Caduci Mook was purchased at an auction the spring of 2016. She was starved nearly to death, and it stunted her growth permanently. She had frequent and ongoing eye infections that wouldn't ever go away, likely due to the neglect she suffered in her previous home. She was #2's impossibly adorable French Lop doe. Born July/August 2015. He named her Caduci Mook (after my botched attempt at saying "sweetened condensed milk" and tripping over my words). She was severely underweight and he worked hard to get her back on track to be healthy. I have no idea what her previous home did to her - they must have been starving her. Poor thing was all skin and bones, but she ate well and enjoyed her hay. As of 5/25/16, she weighed in at 8-1/2 pounds! That's a full 2-1/2 pounds gained since her arrival! As of 7/28/16 Caduci was up to 10-1/4 pounds - that's over 4 pounds heavier than she was when she arrived! Caduci took 1st place and purple ribbon (Champion) for her breed at the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair. She was only bred once (to Fabio) in 2017.
Kin
Kin was our colony buck for all 2018 litters. He was out of Charlotte (Flemish Giant / Californian) and Sushi (Rex cross, Vienna carrier), born 4/17/17. He has been replaced by unrelated buck Skittles for future colony litters as we kept back some of his daughters for colony breeding.
Caduci Mook and Fabio's 7/8/17 Litter
Quimby, Quetzal, and Quince were born 7/8/17 to Caduci Mook and Fabio. Quimby (a chestnut buck) weighed in at 7 pounds even at 27 weeks + 5 days old (1/18/18), and 9.5 pounds at a year old. Quetzal (a broken chestnut doe) was 10 pounds at a year old. Quince was a broken black doe.
Ulysses
Ulysses was born 9/1/17. He is out of Gretchen X George and was been selected to replace George as our new breeding buck. He was blind in his left eye (we suspect momma stepped on him in the nest box), and his ears had been chewed on, but he was a cute little guy regardless. Somehow he managed to escape his cage and we suspect our puppy caught him. His son, Yang has been kept back to replace him as our meat buck.
Sushi
I bought this guy at an auction 3/26/16, he is a Rex cross and he carries the Vienna genetic (VC). He's broken tri-color with spots over both ears, eyes, rump and either side. His fur isn't rex, it's more shaggy, but not long like an angora or a lionhead. The tag on his cage just said "buck 1-1/2 yrs old". He's produced Rex coated kits, as well as Vienna / blue eyed kits. We named him Sushi as a bit of a joke - "He's like Sushi... I don't know what he is, but I like it." As of 5/25/16, he weighed in at 9-pounds. As of 7/28/16 he is still 9-pounds. Sushi took third place at the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair.
After producing many gorgeous babies for us in 2016, 2017, and 2018, we found ourselves with a lot of his babies, and grandbabies, so we had to retire him from our breeding program. He went to another breeder in Brainerd, and we will be getting one of his kits in the spring of 2019 from a Sushi X Angora breeding there. I adore this rabbit and we have a lot of his bloodline in our barn right now.
After producing many gorgeous babies for us in 2016, 2017, and 2018, we found ourselves with a lot of his babies, and grandbabies, so we had to retire him from our breeding program. He went to another breeder in Brainerd, and we will be getting one of his kits in the spring of 2019 from a Sushi X Angora breeding there. I adore this rabbit and we have a lot of his bloodline in our barn right now.
Alice
Alice is a Flemish Giant / Californian cross born 3/27/16. She weighs in at 10.5 pounds. She took 1st place and the Champion ribbon in the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair (shown as Flemish Giant).
Spot and Kin's 8/23/18 Litter
Spot (6 pound Dutch / Lionhead) delivered four on 8/23/18. It's the last litter out of Kin (8.5 pound Flemish Giant/Californian/Rex cross - out of Charlotte and Sushi). They were given "underappreciated gemstone" names, Lapis (buck), Peridot, Amethyst, and Sapphire.
July Colony Litters
Born 7/31/18 this batch is a combined litter from Lady Mo and MoR, who both kindled at the same time. Father was Kin (out of Charlotte and Sushi). These bunnies were all named after Doctor Who companions.
Lilith and Rascal's 7/3/18 Litter
It was a litter of three for the first time parents, Lilith and Rascal. Both are descendants of Bennett, our herd sire. I wanted to see if we could still produce harlequin patterns from this cross back, and sure enough, the one doe in the group was harlequin! These bunnies were given random names. The broken chestnut buck was named Rugby, the broken tricolor buck was named Skittles, and the harlequin doe was named by her new family (Twinkle Star).
Kaelyn and Servine's 7/3/18 Litter
Kaelyn blessed us with a colorful litter of nine on 7/3/18. She and Servine are both first-time parents and almost all of the babies had blue eyes and/or rex fur. Amazing litter. All but two of these babies were spoken for before they were weaned, so only two of them got named.
Spot and Kin's 6/16/18 Litter
Spot had a litter of eight 6/16/18 in the colony. They were given superhero alter-ego names. Peter Parker (Spiderman), Tony Stark (Ironman), Kal-El (Superman), Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), Bruce Banner (Hulk), Logan (Wolverine), plus two that were spoken for before they got named.
May 2018 Colony Litters
Born May 16th (or a few days before), we ended up with nine babies from the combined litters. They were given candy names (Milkdud, Skor, Dot, Cry Baby, Raisinet, Jujube, Cookies-N-Cream, and Toblerone - one buck was sold before they were named).
Snowflake and Ulysses' 6/1/18 Litter
Zeek was born 6/1/18, the sole survivor of Snowflake and Ulysses' first litter together. He's pure white with pink eyes. Of course #3 fell in love with him. He went to a home with two little girls. He will be sharing his home with Milkdud.
Fern and Thatcher's 5/12/18 Litter
Fern had a litter of four born 5/12/18. All four blue/fawn harlequin does. They were given Y names - Yvonne, Yvette, Ysera, and Ygritte. Yvonne was donated to an autistic boy who's rabbit suffered an unfortunate cage accident.
April 2018 Colony Litters
We had three litters in the colony nest box at the same time. They were born 4/13, 4/15, and 4/16, but as they grew we had no way to tell them apart. Mothers were Lady Mo, Spot, and MoR, all Dutch / Lionhead sisters. Father was Kin, Flemish Giant / Californian / Rex cross (grandparents were Charlotte the Flemish Giant / Californian, and Sushi the Rex cross). These are our first colony babies that were not shelved. Of the 18 initially in the nest box, 12 survived. One is set to stay here (Phoebe). This is also the first litter in two years that was not given names.
Penelope
We bought Penelope in 2014 from a local breeder to pair with Bennett (our Harlequin / New Zealand Red). Penelope was a Harlequin / English Lop cross, though you really couldn't tell there was any lop in there. She weighed 8 pounds and took 5th place in the stewer meat class at the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair. She was the best momma we've ever had. She would easily raise a litter of 10+ with no losses, even keeping tiny runts alive. In 2018 she passed away a few weeks after losing her entire litter to predators. I suspect her mom instincts were strong enough that she died of heartbreak. Her legacy lives on here at the homestead though. Her offspring, Fern, Feather, and Fabio are still here. Her grandbabies, Quimby, Quince, and Quetzal are here too.
Gretchen and George's 9/1/17 Litter
On 9/1/17, Gretchen delivered a litter of five. We ended up with two white does, two pointed bucks, and one black buck. They were all given U names. We kept Ulysses back from this litter to be our lead meat buck breeder.
Boon
Boon was born 10/5/17, just four days after his mother arrived here. He was the sole survivor of his litter, and the first bunny we ever raised by shelving (in the house). He was a Dutch / Lionhead cross, black with grey lionhead mane and leg ruffs, and gorgeous blue eyes. I'm not sure what went wrong with Boon. He was fine and then 2/28/18 he seemed wobbly. I refilled his water dish, he took a drink, then immediately went into convulsions and died on the spot. I've never seen anything like it. It was sudden and unexpected. We will miss Boon. He was a sweetheart with a wild streak.
George
George came to us on Valentine's Day 2016. He was an escape artist, he loved to be petted, but he loved food the most. He took blue ribbon (first place) at the Crow Wing County Fair in 2016. He had a unique marking - white horizontal lines across the base of his ears (in his pointed color). He was 9-pounds on the dot. We have kept back one of his male offspring from 2017 to replace him (Ulysses).
Speckles
We were never sure what breed Speckles was. Maybe a New Zealand cross? Maybe a Rex cross? She had two litters, and lost almost all of her kits. She had problems with milk production, which made her a terrible mom. All of her kits had to be fostered to other moms.
Elizabeth - Broken Opal Rex Doe
Our beloved Elizabeth passed away sometime in the night between 12/30 and 12/31/17. The temperature was -31, and despite being in a building, in a set up with an enclosed nest box, and having ample food and water, she succumbed to the extreme temperature. Elizabeth belonged to #4 who is heartbroken that her bunny died. She was our only Rex, and she will be missed. We didn't know how old she was when we brought her home a year and a half ago, but I always suspected she was an older lady, even then. Elizabeth took 5th place at the Crow Wing County Fair (shown as Sr. Rex Doe) in 2016. #4 enjoyed showing her own bunny and getting a ribbon.
James - Flemish Cross Buck
We took James in after he was found as a stray and his finder was not able to locate his owner. He was assumed to be a Flemish cross, and weighed in at ten pounds. We have no idea how old he was.
Speckles' 11/12/17 Litter
Speckles had three surviving kits, all given W names. Father was a Dutch / Lionhead buck
MoR's 10/28/17 Litter
MoR had a litter of three, given names of ancient Ruins. Father was unknown as she was pregnant when she arrived.
Penelope and Fabio's 8/11/17 Litter
Born in the middle of an illness outbreak, we are lucky any of this litter survived. They were given S names.
Elizabeth and Hodor's 7/8/17 Litter
Ten kits were born in Elizabeth's 7/8/17 litter. They were all given R names.
Alice and James' 9/22/17 Litter
Five kits born to Alice were given V names.
Feather and Sushi's 7/6/17 Litter
Feather delivered eight kits in her first litter.
Fern and Hodor's 6/15/17 Litter
Fern and Hodor welcomed nine kits in June of 2017. All were normal harlequins, but could be carriers for both the blue and chocolate genetics their parents show.
Alice and Sushi's 6/15/17 Litter
Alice's first litter produced four kits. They were given M names.
Charlotte and Sushi's 4/17/17 Litter
Charlotte and Sushi welcomed a litter of five on 4/17/17. There were two broken brown bucks, one black buck, one brown buck and one broken brown doe. One of the broken bucks became our colony buck Kin, and the broken doe is our Kaelyn.
Gretchen and Bennett's 4/18/17 Litter
Gretchen's first litter was Bennett's last litter as we bred him right before we sold him. There were three black does, a harlequin doe, and one mostly orange buck. They were all given L names.
Penelope and Sushi's 3/21/17 Litter
Penelope and Sushi's much anticipated repeat breeding produced six kits, all given celebrity names beginning with J.
Bennett - Harlequin / New Zealand Red - Sept. 2013
Bennett was born here in September 2013. His mom was a purebred Harlequin (you can see her photo at the very bottom of this page) and his dad was a purebred New Zealand Red (Porkchop took first place at the 2013 Crow Wing County Fair). We sold him as a baby to a local lady as a companion for her other rabbit. In March 2015, after his companion passed away, the lady offered him for sale, and we bought him back. He produced a few beautiful colorful litters, mostly with Penelope (who is also half harlequin). He took fourth place in the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair in the Stewer class (only place to put mutt rabbits), which isn't bad considering he's only 8 pounds. In 2017 we decided we really wanted to work with bigger rabbits. We decided it was time to find Bennett a new home. He went to a farm one town away on 3/19/17, just two days shy of having been back with us for a full two years.
Coleson - Rex Cross - 4/30/16
Coleson was born in the spring of 2016 and spent the summer at a resort before returning. His mom was Cinder and his dad was Sushi, making him half Rex and half mystery mutt. He and Mint Oreo were released 11/2/16 as part of an experimental free range colony set up. We wish them the best.
Mint Oreo
Mint Oreo spent her summer at the resort with Coleson and other bunnies. We don't know her birthday or her breed. She's slimmer built than our other bunnies, but she's very friendly. She and Coleson were released 11/2/16 as part of an experimental colony project. We wish them the best of luck.
Cinder - Opal Otter Rex Doe
We purchased Cinder in the summer of 2016. She was sold to us with Elizabeth, and we were told they were a breeding pair. Turns out they're both does. We paired Cinder and Sushi in 2016 and she produced a small litter of just two kits (Coleson and Carswell seen farther down this page). She took 6th place at the 2016 Crow Wing County Fair (she was molting at the time). Our sweet Cinder girl passed away in October 2016. We don't know how old she was, or what kind of history she had. She was always happy to get attention, often putting her head under the door so we couldn't close it until we'd petted her. She will be missed.
Cuddles and Sushi's 5/16/16 Litter
Cuddles and Sushi welcomed a small litter of just two bunnies 5/16/16.
Carswell - Rex Cross Buck - 4/30/16
Carswell appears further down this page as well. He was one of a litter of two out of Cinder and Sushi (half standard Rex, half mystery mutt) that spent the summer at the Hyde-A-Way Bay Resort in Hackensack. He came back at the end of the summer, and has now found his new home. He's moving on to be a meat production breeder.
Elsa and Bennett's 6/28/16 Litter
Six bunnies were born 6/28/16 to Elsa and Bennett, including our Hodor!
Lola and George/Sushi's 6/21/16 Litter
Lola had four babies in a mixed litter with both George and Sushi 6/21/16, including our Gretchen!
Penelope and Sushi's 6/21/16 Litter
Nine colorful babies were born 6/21/16 to Penelope and Sushi, including our Fern!
Elizabeth and Bennett's 6/3/16 Litter
Elizabeth and Bennett had a litter of five born 6/3/16.
Cinder and Sushi's 4/30/16 Litter
Two bucks born 4/30/16 to Cinder are Sushi's first babies (with us anyway). They are both spending the summer at a resort in Hackensack and we are hoping they will return in the fall.
Bennett and Penelope's 3/20/16 Litter
Eight babies were born 3/20/16.
Bennett and Lola's 3/17/16 Litter
Five black bunnies were born on St. Patrick's Day 2016 to Lola and Bennett.
Bennett and Penelope's 6/18/15 litter
Ten bunnies were born, we sold eight of them, and kept two back for future breeding prospects. These are Freckles' siblings.