Just so Cute

One of the advantages of having a father who breeds rabbits is playing with all the cute little kits.  This little kit tried to hide from everyone by burrowing into my arm.  

Memorial Day BBQ

This Memorial Day we had a family BBQ at my parents house.  We had some great food, shared fun stories, and played with the rabbits.

Popcorn Rabbits

We finally have kits, aka baby bunnies, again! Here is a video of the first litter from our new batch of rabbits. These kits are only 5 days old, so they won't be cute for a couple of more weeks. They kind of look like popcorn.

The Easter Bunny

Yesterday my friends were having a party at their house in Salt Lake City, and a baby wild Cottontail rabbit was found laying on it's side in the middle of the driveway. They brought the rabbit in the house, trying to warm it. They also tried feeding it kitten formula, but the rabbit wouldn't drink it. Then a rabbit breeder's daughter (me) showed up to the party. I then took the rabbit to my parent's house, 35 minutes away, to have my father take a look at it and to get rabbit food and wood-chips. The rabbit rode the whole way to my parent's house in the console of my car on a heated corn-bag.

After getting the rabbit situated in nice cozy box with wood-chips and a bag of rabbit food in hand, I headed back up to the party.

When I reached the party, I picked up the rabbit to show people, and I found the rabbit to be dead :(. So my friends at the party had a little funeral for it in the back yard and named it "The Easter Bunny."

They're Back

My dad ended up really missing his rabbits, so a couple of weeks ago he bought 2 rabbits to start up his rabbit breading hobby again.

And yes, my mother continues to roll her eyes at him.

Taking a Break From the Rabbits

My dad has decided to take a break from his rabbit hobby. He really enjoyed his rabbits, but it was time consuming. He sold all but 2 rabbits in the past few months. I took his last 2 rabbits, along with some cages, to my uncle’s house in Tooele on Saturday. This has left my father completely rabbit free. A picture of my happy father is below.

And here is a picture of my happy uncle.

Pioneer Day with the Degns

For Pioneer Day, my parents invited my dad's family over for a big backyard party. The kids' favorite things were the rabbits. We had enough baby rabbits that everyone was able to hold their very own rabbit.

My dad also had many helpers when he watered and fed the rabbits.

The kids had fun playing 4 square and picking raspberries.

We gilled both feathered chicken and furry "chicken."

When it became dark, the party was closed with fireworks.

Behold the Cuteness of a Baby Rabbit

This post is more for the kids. Here is one of the little kits trying to get around on the slippery hardwood floor. It is really cute.

Stray Rabbit

My dad sent me this e-mail and picture this morning:

Here is the stray rabbit that decide to call our yard home. It was

trying to get into the rabbitry. We finally put some food and water in
a small transport cage and set it by the rabbitry fence. This morning
it was laying in the cage. I just walked up and shut the cage door. It
made no attempt to get up. When I put up the fence in front of the
rabbitry I was thinking of keeping dogs and foxes out, not stray
rabbits.

Counting with the Scouts

My dad is an 11 year old scout leader and likes to get his scouts involved with his rabbit hobby. At the last board of review, when the scouts were asked what they like the most about scouting, they all replied that they liked the rabbits. Here the boys are counting the kits in the newest litter.

Bath Time

My cousins, Victoria and Westwood, stayed at my parent's house for 2 days this last week while their little sister was in the hospital. The first day they ended up feeding the little rabbits too many carrots. So the second day we had to give all 16 kits a bath to clean up their poopy mess. Victoria had a blast cleaning the kits.