Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Hiccups

I grabbed all my babies today and sat them atop my belly as I lay basking in the sun. It's not that it's really warm enough to get a tan, or try to, but it's nice to feel the sun beaming down on your skin, occasionally interrupted by a sudden breeze.

It was nice.

The wind chime sounded like it was trying to play a song. Each chime singing it's own note, letting it ring out as long as possible. And as if the wind reached down to turn up the volume, a new chime would sing out louder and longer. Together, they took turns at the melody, letting the wind decide who would sing next.

The birds acted as if they liked the song, so they sang along. Each with their own interpretation of the tune. A twee! twee! here and there added to the amateur orchestra.

And then a new sound joined in. I could feel it on my stomach. *Hiccup!* One of the babies started hiccuping, as if keeping rhythm for the song. *Hiccup! Hiccup!* It increased, quickening with each bar. In almost a domino effect, the next one started going and the next. Three little bunnies, blissfully dreaming about whatever their little minds are capable of, hiccuping. One after the other. As the three slid down and into the sides of my jacket, I could feel the alternating beats. Left, right, left, right. Still keeping time.

Keeping time to the rhythm of the wind and the birds. The sun as the spotlight for the magnificent symphony.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

That's okay...

....I didn't want babies anyways...

*Sigh* Brooklyn kindled 7 babies the day after due...all on the wire. I was really devasted and it effected me more than I thought it would. I guess on the bright side, she's now semi-proven and is bred again. At least I know I'll have a full nestbox next time she kindles!!

So she got bred back to Bristol and Carlie got bred to Jukebox who I haven't used since last summer. I also bred two Netherland Dwarf does. Praying that I get some babies here soon because I might just die of withdraw.

NCRBA Convention is next weekend and I'm super, duper excited. I have a large show string and hopefully I will do well. It's one of my favorite shows because it's so big and I love the people down there.

That's all for now!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Continuing on with my updates...

The temperatures have been fluxuating between 40 and 80. Day by day. It's a little annoying since one day I have to wear my winter coat and the next I grab my flip flops and fly out the door excited that I don't have to worry about staying warm. Since I don't enjoy the ever changing weather, I'm sure the bunnies don't either. One day the warm sun is shining in on their fur as they bask in its glory...next thing they know I'm shoving hay into their cages so they won't freeze over night. Ridiculous I tell ya.

BUT! The bi-polar conditions are also a sign that Spring is soon approaching which I hope to the almighty bunny god will mean my does will start giving me babies. I'm so sick of breeding an eager doe and then ending up with nothing. Let's take Fly Girl, my silver marten Netherland doe, for instance. This doe couldn't have wanted to be bred more. What does she do? Goes 3 days over and has 2 peanuts and 1 hippo...DOA. Grr!! Then Lenora, my black Netherland doe, could have sworn she was pregnant. Then, 2 days after her due date I palpate her to find no babies. It doesn't help that I've been playing this game since October. I just want babies! The only doe that's given me babies is a grumpy little Himi doe who has one fat baby in the nest. Yay? Yeah...yay.

At this point, the only doe I know is exploding with babies is a first-timer..Brooklyn. I think I might've blogged about being really excited that I was about to have my first litter by a Locket doe but turns out she didn't take. So now, a month later and one day until due, she's miserably full with babies. She started out grunting like crazy and franticly running around her cage like a mad woman but now she's actually letting me pet her. So I'm hoping that's a sign she's about to have them. She has, however, made no effort to prepare for her new babies.

*Sigh* Rabbits...can't live with them, can't live without them.

That's all for now.