Thought I would give an update on how everyone here is doing!
Leyna is getting big so fast! I can't believe she was only 5 weeks when I first got her and now she's roughly 3 months old. I know she was born in April, but can't remember the exact date. Guess that is what happens when you're not in charge of the doe being bred, huh? lol.
Dusty and Kailua are still here. I thought I'd found a good home for them but the buyer kept flaking and I haven't heard from them in weeks. :/ So back to square one we go. I can't believe Dusty hasn't been snatched up by a 4-Her yet. He's so perfect for a little kid because of his personality and size.
Kaelum hasn't been out for a formal jumping lesson in a while. I've been busy with work and when I'm home I just want to relax because I'm starting to get burnt out between working at the barn and working at the store. I did take him out and pop him over a few fences when my niece and nephews were up visiting this weekend from Texas.
It also doesn't help that the best times to have a lesson are in the evenings when it's cooler out, since it's now summer.
I brought Dusty & Kailua out for a little bit of "playtime" tonight while I cleaned the rabbits' dishes and got their dinner ready. Dusty is on the top, Kailua is on the bottom. Kai can never take any flattering pictures, which is unfortunate because I think they'd help when I post sales ads. :/
They both didn't really play, just sat in the same spot or moved around a little and grazed.
Leyna is going to be moved to a larger cage soon. She is growing so quickly! She came out the other day for her first harness lesson and did great! She even explored over some ground poles and really loved them. Not sure yet if she'll be cut out for hopping, but time will tell. She's still too young to do much of anything other than harness training and ground poles for another month or two.
Kaelum was being camera shy.
Decided to take pictures and show everyone how much pelleted feed my rabbits get. This is a 1/3 cup, and Kaelum, Dusty, and Kailua all get half in the morning and half at night, equaling 1/3 cup of pellets a day. So when I say pellets should be an important part of a rabbits diet, I definitely don't mean that's all they should have. My rabbits are on restricted pellet amounts to keep them at weight.
Leyna gets a full 1/3 cup twice daily until she gets to about 6 months, then it will be decreased to 1/3 cup daily.
I picked a bunch of fresh grass and blackberry leaves (to cool down their systems) for tonight's snack. They also each get a handful of orchard hay. This is from a bale I bought last week and I absolutely LOVE how green and fresh it is. The rabbits do too!
That's all for now!
Emily
