On my days off, I check the rabbits several times a day. With this weather I check to make sure the water isn’t frozen, that they have food in the feeders, that the babies are running around. A couple days ago I noticed one of the kits was really lethargic. I picked it up and it just hunkered down in my hand, didn’t try to get away. Later that night I went out for the evening check and I saw what I’m sure was the death sigh. It was faced away from the other kits and it was just GONE.
I picked it up and listened for a heartbeat and it was just all floppy, so I put it in my coat pocket and finished up with nighttime chores and then went inside to show Jesse. It was a little concerning because it wasn’t overly thin and none of the other kits seemed off. Well folks, we decided to do an autopsy to see if anything was amiss. It was one of the most nerve-wracking things I have ever done. I will spare you the photos, but we did take them. We tried to keep Ezra out of the kitchen but by the end he was sitting in a chair across from me, seemingly interested in what was going on. I learned we need sharper tools.
So, there I was with a dissected baby rabbit on the table in front of me, and a glimmer of movement caught my eye. Holy crap! I looked at the heart and it seemed to twitch. I could not figure out if I were seeing things or if it was actually beating, just super slowly. Eventually came to the conclusion that it was just nerves, but for awhile there I felt so bad that I may have cut open a live animal.
I posted the photos on one of my rabbit forums but no one could explain why the kit had died. One person called it a “fader” which apparently is like “failure to thrive” in humans. All of the other kits still look good and are pretty curious about me when I put my hand in to pet them. I caught one of the babies actually *in* the feeder the other day, eating the pellets.
We bought a straw bale and an alfalfa bale of hay and I have been giving the alfalfa out here and there. I hesitated on giving the crazy white doe any because we planned to cull her in a week or so, and why did she deserve any treats? But, I ended up giving her some hay, and she immediately started to haystache and dig in her corner! You’ll remember that a haystache and digging usually indicate pregnancy. This from the doe who would never lift and I never saw any connections with either buck. So, I put in the other nest box, the one that was supposed to go to the blue doe here shortly, and filled it with hay. Checked in on her later and she was actually IN the box. The next morning I saw that she had pulled a little bit of fur and she growled at me when I put my hand in the cage.
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To be frank, I have no idea when this doe would be due. I think I bred her on the same day as the blue doe, but I didn’t mark it down because I didn’t see any connections with the bucks. If she is pregnant and due around the same time, this may be a phantom pregnancy because females don’t typically start nest building this early. I give straw to the blue doe and she has no interest in haystaching. So really I have no idea what the hell is going on. Just have to wait and see. This does mean that the crazy doe gets a stay of execution, at least until after the new year.
As my last batch of ginger bug failed to turn into a carbonated ginger ale, I’m going to try it again. The bug itself turned out really well, but the soda-making part didn’t turn out. This could be because I did not follow any kind of a recipe when I made the soda. Yep. I’m *that* girl. So this time I’m going to try it again, and maybe follow this recipe for a homemade root beer. I put together some sauerkraut but didn’t follow a recipe on that one,either…I will have to keep an eye on that one as well.
We have been loving our grass-fed beef and pork. Last night we had some sirloin steaks, and they were delicious! And they were a great size to boot, had enough for leftovers today. That would probably be my only complaint, that the steak size is typically too small/thin. If we had paid more we could have made it a custom order where we could have told them the cuts and thickness we wanted, but we decided to try it the non-custom way for this order and just see what they gave us. What I’ve been doing lately is just taking out two packs instead of the one, so Jesse will grill four small steaks so that we can have food for lunch the next day. We’ve been making a lot of our acorn squash, and I think they are simply delicious. Of course, adding butter and brown sugar can make most things delicious. I wonder if the butter/sugar mix cancels out the otherwise nutrient benefits…
I cut Ezra’s hair yesterday, and I’m thinking we need to cut the Mohawk back on the next round. It’s getting just a wee bit too long, and the back is starting to mat again after naps.
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