My Bunny Blog!

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

So I went to a show on November 10th, 2007 with a plan to get this new rabbit. Having seen him on the website (http://www.freewebs.com/codysfancylops/ ) I new that I just had to have him! I've been wanting an English Lop for a LONG time after seeing them at a fair. They're just so adorable and doggy-faced, who wouldn't want to have one?

So when we arrived, we checked in and made arrangements and finally found a spot for ourselves. (There were TONS of people there and not enough room, lol. It was so hard to find a spot). Anyways, after Willow, our ND doe went up on the table me and my sister walked around until we found Cody's Fancy Lops Rabbitry. I immediatley spotted Mississippi who was with his brother, Rio Grande in the same carrier. I had a hard time deciding if I wanted to get Sippi, or another bunny. I had $50 and I could have chosen another rabbit that was there, but I chose him and I'm so glad I did!

Here'sa picture of him at CFL rabbitry. He's Only 12 weeks old.

He is such a litle character. He acts just like a little puppy. He gets into everything, and, when he tinkles, he sits down and looks at you and then takes off, revealing his secret. He's already done this twice, lol. He will be easy to litter train, I'm hoping!

In that picture (above) he's kinda little, but he's bigger now. That was taken when he was two months old.

Since Jolene, (his former owner) didn't bring any of his normal food Pfaus, too the show, we have to watch him closely as he has gulped down tons of our regular Dels Rabbit Ration food. He's very hungry so we just let him eat because hes pretty skinny. You can feel his shoulder bones and ribs good. So that's not a good sign. We've got to plump him up. He weighs only about 4.9 pounds and he should be at least 6 or 7 by this age.

I'll update more later!

 

[polly]

he is gorgeous, its weird first their were no english now there are quite a few and they are so gorgeous all of them! however i am a sucker for blue bunnies

Can't wait to see more pics :biggrin2:

 

[ChompersMom]

Yay! Another English Lop in the forum! After buying my Moose they are def. my favorite bunny breed.

More pics! I demand more!

Congrats

 

[Thumpers_Mom]

What a cutie...:shock:I want!:inlove:

 

[Bassetluv]

inkbouce:inkbouce:inkbouce:inkbouce:inkbouce:inkbouce:inkbouce:

Wooohooo! Another English lop in the forum! And what a handsome one, at that! I can't wait to see more pics of him too...and hopefully lots (hint hint ) so we can all get to watch him grow. And don't be surprised if that appetite of his remains very strong! Yofi is like a bottomless pit, I swear...he'd be content cramming down food 24/7 if I let him. Raph was also a voracious eater - which actually is part of the reason his health remained stable after he became fully disabled, I think.

*Now sits back and waits for new pics*

:biggrin2:

Congratulations on your new little guy!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Lol. I'll have my dad bring my camera by this afternoon after school. I did get some video of him but unfortunately my video camera is 15 years old (same as me!) and therefore i'm not able to upload videos.

He is a pig! lol. He eats tons of food.

yesterday he came up to the house and ran around for a while. He really likes my kitty Toby. He kept following Toby around. My friend came over and Sippi saw her and ran for her and kept following her. He stood up against her legs and sniffed her. He is SUCH a puppy dog! lol

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

I'm totally excited for next year as that's when his first show is. It's the same show as when we got him just next year. lol. I'm hoping he does really well and I think he's the only English Lop in the Youth Class. WHOOPPEEE! lol. I'm not totally sure as I didn't watch the Youth class of Eng. Lops only the open.

I'm also hoping I'll be able to find him a girl for in the fall of next year possibly. I know that they will go fast because they're just SO sweet!

Tonite when I was feeding him (i filled up his dish all the way today and gave him lots of hay and water) he was being adorable, once again. lol. He kept nudging me and giving me kisses. I wanted to bring him in the house, but I needed to bring the other buck inside to give him some attention because he was feeling left out since he WAS the new bunny and now he's not. Anyways I ended up not bringing Bruce inside and just took him out of his cage and petted him for a while.


It seems I have no time for 8 bunnies and I wanted a horse!? yeah right! lol. Anyways, I just feel sorry for my mix-bred and old-age purebreds who are just pretty much useless. I just can't seem to part with them thou, and especially not Magic, who was my first bunny.

All of them but 2 are showable. Well basically all but 1, but we keep our retired brod doe at home to keep her blind/paralyzed son company so he can hear that their's another bunny.

Anyways they just need to come out for a good run tomorrow.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Awwww I can't wait to see more of him growing up!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

I'll take/post pictures this afternoon after school. My dad came by last night with my camera so yeah.

I have a few pics from the show as well that I'll put up. Some of them are dark, and some aren't very good. I only took like 5 pics at the show so that's only how many I've got.

As for Sippi, he is eating SO much food! Last night me and my sister figured out new feeding guidelines and...DUN DUN DUN DUN!!!! We're on our way to a wonderful newly refurbished rabbitry! We're getting a lovely 6-hole cage and selling one two-hole and then we're building a NURSERY onto the end of our shed which our two-story hutch will go into for birthing and all. THe nursery will have the two-story brood cage, some baby cages, a shelf, a dresser w/TONS of supplies and also a playpen area for babies to play in.

Then the main section of the rabbitry will have at least a 10-hole cage area. Soon we'll have a counter w/ built in sink and cabinets and also a removable/attachable grooming stand!

Today I'll draw something out and scan it onto the computer and the post it. You'll be able to see what I mean. I'll also post the link to the cage we're getting.

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

This is the link to the cage: http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pet/477014181.html

It actually won't look [exactly] like that. The top won't be slanted, it'll be flat and there WILL be dividers. I'm a little confused about that cage though, because dividers are like $10 or $20 extra. So is there two dividers or unless you don't by the dividers is it just one entire cage? That's what confuses me. I have sent an email to the sellers, but they still haven't replied yet.

Also, we have two "show" cages. They're all wire. We plan on building them a stand with pull-out-traysfor the main rabbitry section. I'll take TONS of pics today and explain EVERYTHING!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Ok so I got lots of pics of Sippi today during his supper! Photobucket was being a pain and I was running out of time so I didn't get them ALL loaded, but here are a few. There's also ones from the ERBA show last weekend.

**Captions are Under the photos!**

*We'll start with Bruce! lol. He's just chomping on his supper hay!*

*Here's Mississippi (or Sippi as we all call him!) Isn't he SO cute!? He eats like a little dinosaur! And for some reason the food just goes straight to his belly, not on his bones......Hopefully that will change and I'm Sure it will.*

*These were some GORGEOUS English Spots at the show. They were next to us and one of the bucks kept trying to get at a girl when his owner let him run around on the table. lol. They're adorable! I want one of these next!*

*Here's a view of HALF of the show room. Beyond the cow sign (barely visible, but just above the judging tables aisleway) there's another half of the room with TONS more bunnies than our side had! Almost double the amount!*

*The two boys sitting up on the wall we know. I think it's Noah and Marshall (or Garrett! I don't know! lol.)*

*Here's Sippi the first day we got him at the show. Sorry for the blurry pic. He's adorable with that ruffled hair!*

MORE TO COME! ENJOY!

 

[Thumpers_Mom]

Nice pics! Can't wait to see more of sippi...he is just adorable!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Thanks Thumper. lol. I'll take TONS of pics today afterschool. I think me and my sister are going to let the rabbits run around in their exercise pens for a while today while some of their cages are being cleaned.

While surfing the net today at school my sis came upon two English Lops for sale via Craigslist. I'm going to email the owner later today (afterschool) and ask lots of questions. I'm hoping the female is purebred and pedigreed so I can get her into my English Lop breeding program as it may be hard to find a female not related to Sippi. I tried searching for the post but now it seems I can't find it. If i Find it i'll post it on here, though.

There was a female and a male. I'm not sure if the male was neutered so it's most likely the female has been bred before.

TOO ALL OTHER ENGLISH LOP OWNERS:

Was it easy to train your bunto use the litter box? It seems all Sippi wants to do with his boxes are sleep in them and toss them around. So far he's only had pepsi boxes with shavings in them but I'm getting him a litter box soon once he moves to a larger cage when he's a little older. So how did your litter training go?

 

[Bassetluv]

TOO ALL OTHER ENGLISH LOP OWNERS: Was it easy to train your bun to use the litter box? It seems all Sippi wants to do with his boxes are sleep in them and toss them around. So far he's only had pepsi boxes with shavings in them but I'm getting him a litter box soon once he moves to a larger cage when he's a little older. So how did your litter training go?

Well, let's see...I've had Yofi since Sept. 15th and he's not quite six months old...hhhmmm....I'll let you know as soon as he is litter trained. :?

The goof would dig all the litter out of the box when I first got him, then he got into the habit of tossing the box (and contents) everywhere; now he doesn't really upset the box any more, but...I haven't been able to stop him from peeing (and pooping) in every corner of his room. Anna (a mixed breed) is much tidier than Yofi...she always uses her box. However, I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the particular breed, personally I just think Yofi likes to be weird.

Your Sippi has gorgeous ears...looks like he will have pretty good length! Love the pics of the show you posted too; it reminds me of the days way back when I used to show as well. It was so exciting, and so much fun to be around people who lived and breathed rabbits, with everyone gathering to show off their own. I miss that.

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

That's for the information Basset!

As for Sippi's ears they do look nice, lol. When I first got him I kept pulling his ears up for him when he walked. I always think he'll ruin them and all. It's so funny because I put shavings in his cage on cardboard and his ears are just like brooms: they just sweep them right off into the tray! lol.

He has a little notch in one of his ears. Will this be a fault against him on the show table?

SHOW RESULTS:
I forgot to post these so here's the results for the November 10th Erba show:

Bruce (Senior Chinchilla Mini Rex buck) - 1st Place and Best of Variety (although we'll only get flats since they had no BOV ribbons; makes me feel like our rabbits didn't win and that upsets me! lol)


Willow (Senior Chestnut Agouti Netherland Dwarf doe) - Dq'd foroverweight but her remark card said Best Opposite Group!? STRANGE!

Savannah (Senior Broken Blue Polish Doe) - 1st place and Best Opposite Variety. She was also fighting for Best of Breed and ALMOST nagged it, except a chocolate buck received the title. DARN IT! lol

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Basset: Forgot to add, his ears are already 20-some inches! And he's only 3 1/2 months old!

How long do you think they'll get to when he's 6 mos.!? lol. How long are Yofi's ears?

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

I haven't updated this in a while so I figured I would. hehe.

Sippi is getting SO huge and just gains weight like crazy! lol. He's finally getting some more meat around his bones. (if i haven't said already, when we first got him he was a VERY thin boy!) And I thought his food was just piling up in his belly and not going anywhere else. lol. So he's finally getting the proper weight gain. I'm thinking his first show is in January down in Saint Helens Oregon, but so far i haven't filled out the entry form or even seen if my dad can take me! I'm going to get that done tomorrow hopefully.

He seems to think that since he's on the bottom, he gets to escape whenever he can. Everytime we open the door to feed him, he bursts out. It's actually quite funny, but not when he leaves accidents all over the floor! lol. But he's getting better

A few weeks ago my friend came over and she help me and my sister take nice pictures of the rabbits for the website. So here's the one of Sippi: **Caption below pics**

*Here's his pic! He's getting SO MUCH better about sitting the standard English Lop way, also called typing-out. But he wouldn't stay still so I had to hold his head. lol. He's getting a lot of meat on his bones as you can tell.

*Here he is after running around the house. He is offically nicknamed Lil' Dino because of the way he walks on his tippy-toes. It's SO cute! I'll have to get a pic of it.

*Here he is again! This is actually better because he didn't close his eyes all the way. (flash was on!) and I got most of his body.

Enjoy! More pics to come!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Mississippi just keeps getting so much bigger so much funner to watch!

He used to exercise in the house with his Netherland Dwarf girlfriend, but now he's at -that- age so he can no longer be with her. But he'll be excited in 2008 when we get him a little girlfriend!

By far, the English Lop is now one of my favorite breed! They are just the cutest little fellers.

Sippi has been starting to work on his "table manners" and also on being flipped on his back. He just does't like to be held and does ANYTHING to get down. So we have to work on his handling skills more. He's gotten better at being flipped on his back, and when he does good (and the session ends on a good note) he gets two pieces of carrots.

Now, let me tell you something about this boy: HE LOVES CARROTS! He begs for them, he chases you for them, he rips them out of other bunnies mouths for them. He is a carrot-maniac. He absolutely loves food! He begs for my sisters tacos! lol. I think, by far, he is the most carrot-obsessed rabbit in our barn. Our other bunnies only eat when they're in their cages (why is this?) but he eats whenever he sees food.

A few days ago when it was cage cleaning time, I was cleaning Autumn's cage (where Lily is now) and I leaned my leg up against the door on the bottom and suddenly I felt a sharp pinch! I looked down and Sippi had bitten me! Through the mesh. He wanted out so bad, but we had our little blind bunny, Artie out, so we could let Sippi out.

It hurt and I told him that what he did was a bad thing, but he gave me -the puppy dog face- lol. He just looked at me like "I sorry, Emi, I dident meen to!" lol.

Here's some pics, so enjoy! *waits for photobucket to load other pics to upload new pics* It'll be a sec.....lol

I'll make another post with pics...it's taking a while.....

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Ok I have some pics now! Lol. Sorry for it taking so long.

Enjoy! *captions are under the pics!*

*Bruce, Chinchilla Mini Rex Buck; Daddy of Lily's babies. He has GREAT conformation. He passed part of the "pencil" test that I gave him yesterday. I'll do Lily after she has her babies*

*Lily with the nestbox behind her. She's preggo in this pic.*

*Sippi. I just took this pic today! He's sitting on my lap as i write this (3:06 pm pacific time, US).*

*I'm riding Sioux, the horse i Lease. I'm in the blue jacket, black pants....and my sister is in the far ground on a bay arab, not the horse she's leasing.*

*The Stalls at my horse's owner's house.*

*My horsie! Sioux (Sue). I'll try to get a pic of her under tack with me on her and of me holding her by the reins/lead. I did get one this time but as soon as my dad took it the camera died!*

More to come soon! Enjoy!

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Ok So more of Sippi! And I just finished reading all of Yofi's blog and am so thankful that Sippi isn't just as bad as Yofi, although it seems so fun with a delinquent bunny! BassetLuv, I think Sippi and Yofi could have a mischevious blast together! lol.

Fortunately, Sippi's antics aren't as bad as Yofi's, but they are absolutely adorable! Sippi just loves to follow the cats around, give them kisses and such. He also likes to lay on the dogs' beds when they're not. And he jumps around on them as well.

The other day (and I'm not sure when it was, I think it was the 18th) I heard my mom yelling from the living room (and i'm in the second living room). She's saying "Come get Sippi! He's getting into stuff!" So in my attempt to find out what he's doing, I reply "What's he doing?" and she then replies "He's destroying the tree!" So i make a mad dash out to the living room and find him gallanting around the dining room table, chewing on his prize: christmas tree pine needles! LOL! Luckily, this was before we had sprayed fake snow on the tree!

Emily