It’s been a bit quiet here because this is my busiest week of the year. I rushed to get all of the garden beds dug, raked, and staked for planting. I also spent a whole day hauling wood chips converting my front yard into a decorative bed. And Mother’s Day Weekend is when I’ve been [...]
Archive for the ‘Angora’ Category
19 Mar
First day outside!
It was almost 50 today and the rain held off, so I had a chance to get outside and play for the first time this year. I started out by building the two rabbit hutches I got for Christmas. It was fun watching them adjust to the new cage and it took over an hour [...]
19 Dec
Freezing water
It’s been below freezing here for some time. That means lots of extra trips outside to bring the rabbits fresh water. I’ve been worrying about this because the new semester starts in a few weeks. I have class Mondays and Wednesdays, and Master Gardener training Tuesdays. That means 3 days in a row where I’ll [...]
18 Jul
Name the Bun game
After losing my big sweet angora on the 4th, I considered my options. The breeder I deal with had two adorable blues available, but my city only allows 2 outdoor rabbits. And the rabbit I had left was not very friendly and had bit me before. Although I felt bad doing it, I had to [...]
5 Jul
First critter loss :(
I lost my cuddly German angora today. The noise of the fireworks all around in the city last night was too much for her, she must have had thoroughly lost it and threw herself around the cage trying to get away from it because I found her this morning with a broken back. I had [...]
31 Jan
Around the Urban Homestead
I had a surprise chore this weekend, because I saw the trailing rope of hair on the German Angora that signaled she was ready to be shorn. There was a lot of research I needed to do before I was ready to get started on harvesting my rabbits, but they set the time table here [...]
28 Nov
New Additions
I worked hard all day yesterday building this horrible hutch. I tried making it first the right way with separate panels for each side and making sure all the wiring was on the inside to protect the wood. Although I had it all planned neatly in my head it didn’t come out that way once [...]
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