Week Eight: bunny.... I mean rabbit
We raise rabbits on the farm (I'm trying to break my habit of calling them bunnies) and every time I mention the rabbits someone says "oh cute! what do you do with them?" .... well, we uh... I made the mistake of being completely honest with one little girl who was visiting the farm and she cried. So, from now on if you are under the age of 10 we raise bunnies on the farm because they are cute and cuddly and we love them. Anyway, rabbits are unique because they don't ovulate on a regular cycle like most mammals. Because of this they don't actually go in heat, they release their egg after mating. We avoid breeding when it's really hot so they don't have a heat stroke or in the dead of winter so the tiny babies don't die but all fair weather is bunny breeding time. Several of our does just gave birth and the babies are so cute. SO CUTE. In an attempt to encourage her to deliver where it's warm, versus a cold drafty corner, we put a bunch of st...