Peg's Place - 2009

[Orchid]

Awww....I have never heard a bun make any sort of noise...though I think once, I heard Simon growl at me...but it was so fast I was not sure I actually heard it

I love the pictures! I always thought I would be a floppy ear lover...but I so LOVE Dougals ears!! They are awesome and so expressive of his moods...
Flemish are pretty cool!!

 

[TinysMom]

Well - I have come to the conclusion that Athena is NOT pregnant....thank goodness.

She's very aggressive today with the other girls and when I was cleaning her cage she jumped down on the floor and ran right to Mercury who was having his playtime (I got her immediately).

I just flipped her to check her "privates" and she is VERY VERY ready to breed.

No wonder she's been grumpy.

I'm going to pm Cathy about this as we had originally talked about breeding the girls around this time (Sophia & Athena - Nyx still has to wait until she's older even though she is a bigger girl than they are).

 

[Orchid]

TinysMom wrote:

Well - I have come to the conclusion that Athena is NOT pregnant....thank goodness.

She's very aggressive today with the other girls and when I was cleaning her cage she jumped down on the floor and ran right to Mercury who was having his playtime (I got her immediately).

I just flipped her to check her "privates" and she is VERY VERY ready to breed.

No wonder she's been grumpy.

I'm going to pm Cathy about this as we had originally talked about breeding the girls around this time (Sophia & Athena - Nyx still has to wait until she's older even though she is a bigger girl than they are).

Well see you should good about this!! How you were worried you couldnt feel the babies? There were none to feel!!

Good luck breeding her...and Sophia!

 

[JadeIcing]

My Athena? Babies? I am going to be a nervous wreck, I didn't think she was before.

 

[TinysMom]

JadeIcing wrote:

My Athena? Babies? I am going to be a nervous wreck, I didn't think she was before.

Yep - Cathy has given the go-ahead to breed both Athena and Sophia.

I just pm'd her about allowing Nyx to breed also - she is younger than the girls but the same size (actually - bigger than them)....and she's whimpering to breed when the boys are playing. She seems so sad right now - but affectionate too.

I'm going to get their weights and go ahead and do the breedings....I'm so excited and so scared.

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

:stork: cant wait

 

[TinysMom]

Well - I think Athena is bred - actually - I'm pretty sure of it. I called Cathy afterwards because...well..I was sorta upset and confused (long story).

Tomorrow I'll have Hermes and Sophia try to breed.

And Nyx will have to be patient until she's older. I know she won't be happy about that....but that is tough. I have to do what is best for her.

We weighed the rabbits today - well - we didn't get Hermes yet.

Sophia is 11 pounds & 11 ounces.
Athena is 11 pounds & 11 ounces.
Nyx is 12 pounds and 8 ounces.
Mercury (my big big boy) is 13 pounds and 3 1/2 ounces.

I'm really wiped out today - I think I've got an abscessed tooth developing and it hurts and is swollen.

Oh well - I guess that is all for now....gotta go feed bunnies and try to feel better.

 

[TinysMom]

Just for grins - I went on petfinder to see what they had for flemish giants.

NO - I'm not getting one from there...but I had noticed that there were only 23 e-lops on the site the other day so I thought I'd see how many flemish there were.

These ones really touched me...who knows - maybe someone reading this will want a flemish giant!

Blossom - sounds like she might have a forever home with her foster mama - http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12517883

Angelina - Blossom's daughter - such a sad story - http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12726398

Jessica & Jack - a combination I'd never pictured before - http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13648025

and for our Canadian friends - Pee Wee and Miss Yvonne - they are SOOO cute together... http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=14226983

 

[SweetSassy]

I love the pic's from Petfinders!!! :inlove:



:highfive: Yes..... Babies!!! :stork:

 

[Fancy77]

I have seen Jessica and Jack for quite some time now. I thought it was so funny that two polar opposites bonded like that. but ppl really get a great team they get a big bun and a little one all in one package.

 

[TinysMom]

I didn't breed Sophia today - I will probably do it tomorrow - I'm not sure what was wrong with me today - I just felt sorta "off" all day long.

I'm finding myself a bit down and discouraged about my rabbits in general. Then again - I'm sorta discouraged about life in general right now - I think the holidays are not easy on me - not so much because I want to go be with family - but because I realize my family will never be like those examples you see on tv in the ads an stuff...you know....the big decorated tree - presents under it - homemade cookies and hot drinks, etc. We've never really been into the big holiday scene....and its nice - but it just isn't us - yet sometimes its hard to say "its ok that it isn't us".

For instance - Art is getting ready to go out of town for 2 weeks - so I ever so slightly twisted his arm to go out and buy himself a laptop as an early Christmas present. It means on Christmas morning he probably won't have anything to open - or not much. But he won't be spending two weeks all alone in his hotel room at night stuck with whatever is on the tube....he can read his web comics and play Lord of the Rings Online and we can chat via. Skype.

Anyway...I don't know what's wrong with me....it might just be a hormonal thing...let's hope it is.

I think that I'm partly down because the other day I went back and read my blog from the beginning of the year and remembered all the changes I wanted to make and how hopeful I was...and here it is - just a few weeks from the new year...and I feel like I'm treading water in the same old place.

Oh well - I guess I'm gonna close this for now and watch my Nyx girl play for a bit. I was going to turn off the light in the rabbitry and she begged me to give her some more playtime...how could I say no?

 

[undergunfire]

TinysMom wrote:

I'm finding myself a bit down and discouraged about my rabbits in general.
I agree...but its rats, not rabbits for me. I love them to death, but I am ready to not be a rat owner for a while....they exhaust me and I would be ratless right now if Spice hadn't have gotten pregnant. My babies are only 1 on Dec. 11th, too. I hate feeling like a monster for wanting to "rush" their already short lives.

Then again - I'm sorta discouraged about life in general right now - I think the holidays are not easy on me - not so much because I want to go be with family - but because I realize my family will never be like those examples you see on tv in the ads an stuff...you know....the big decorated tree - presents under it - homemade cookies and hot drinks, etc. We've never really been into the big holiday scene....and its nice - but it just isn't us - yet sometimes its hard to say "its ok that it isn't us".
I 100% completely "feel ya" on this! The holidays make me so......upset. I have never had a real family, so to say, so the holidays are just hard. I also am hating this year because we don't have a lot of money to spend on gifts for the few family members that I do have. Luckily, my Grandmother (dad's mom) and my brother are coming out here for Christmas.

:hug:.....I sure hope we will feel relief when the holidays are gone! I am feeling extra crappy, too, because I don't have a lot of money to run out and "shop til I drop" on Black Friday (literally my favorite day ever!).

Maybe baking little treats and making creative hot drinks would be fun for you? Nothing has to be perfect, but sometimes it is just fun to try! I can't bake worth crap, but doing it makes me focus on IT rather then life.

 

[TinysMom]

I got to thinking about my post and I decided I probably should come in here and clarify some of what I said about the rabbits.

I'm not down about the number of rabbits I have - they're not too hard to care for and I really enjoy spending the time with them, etc. We're getting the routine down for cleaning and playtime so that the two Californian boys get playtime every couple of days also - for a few hours usually.

I think my disappointment comes partly because right now I can't go to shows and interact with others- plus in my heart of hearts - if I admit it - I'm disappointed in a couple of the flemish (AS FAR AS BEING SHOW RABBITS).

The more I look at Hermes - the more I realize he is just NOT a show quality rabbit. I'm not even really sure I want to breed him (although I will breed him once to Sophia at Cathy's suggestion - she had some good reasons for it).

He reminds me of Tiny - and by that I mean - he's just...NOT what I was looking for in my herd. He's a great bunny - wonderful pet - super personality.

But I don't find myself wanting to put him on a show table...and I'm trying to decide when I do my website whether or not to show him.

It sorta reminds me of a mistake that Art & I made this week. We went to Walmart and bought the new movie Star Trek....and we deliberately got it with a digital version, etc.

Only thing is....it is Blue Ray...we don't use Blue Ray.

But -we already had it - he'd already opened it (I could've slapped him)....so we were stuck with it.

So today - in order to get a copy we could use for what we wanted to use it for - we had to buy another copy...non blue-ray.

I don't blame this on Jack Langley - the breeder I got them from - because at the age we bought them - they were still developing and we knew from talking to him that they could turn out really nice - or they might not be as nice. You can see some strengths at that age - and the whole reason he recommended Hermes to us was so we could work with whites also and he felt that would be a good way for us to add another color to our lines.

Its funny - I feel the closest to Sophia and Mercury (who have the same father and some of the same personality stuff) - and to Nyx. Athena is so-so. She and I are getting along better now and she's coming out of her shell and starting to ask for pets and to play more. I can even see some strengths in her body type and feel less so-so about her (as far as show goes).

I'm wondering if maybe I just need to take a break from the rabbitry area of the forum where we frequently "critique" rabbits - and just enjoy them again.

I don't know - its all so hard to explain.

But I'm not tired of having bunnies - I have no regrets over the flemmies and things are going pretty good.

I'm just...missing shows and have mixed feelings about Hermes ...and maybe Athena - a little bit.

Both would/will make great house pets and they were well worth the money I spent on them. Its just now that I'm getting ready to work on my website and breedings and stuff...well...I'll just hush!

 

[hartleybun]

:hug: i know where you are coming from with the holiday thing - i get the same about christmas - where are these families that feature in the adverts? every year we get the perfect christmas image rammed down our throats :tantrum::banghead:soapbox well we shall celebrate in our own way without spending thousands of pounds on food that will go to waste.

am now on a guilt trip for ranting on your lovely blog:tears2:

im not sure whether you keep your ex show bunnies. back in january my beloved hartley died and we had to get roxy a new husbun. the breeder/exhibitor only had a show bun - he hadnt done well in his previous two shows losing out to his sister. his career was over. he is now our beloved pet and husbun to roxy. as a showbun he was used to being handled and could cope with different environments. for us this was ideal. i think what im trying to say is that one persons ex sho bun is another persons' ideal companion bun.

keep blogging - you are a great bun servant:bunnydance:

 

[Fancy77]

OH huni my heart goes out to u. I dont have any x-mas/family issues but I do have wish for a fairy tale life, like u see on TV.

I am sure it is disappointing for you when you have your heart and mind set on one thing and it doesnt work out that way.

But regarding you Blue-Ray think about ebay or craigslist I know I hate being stuck and this has been a great avenue to not being stuck. Just a thought tho.

Hope all gets better soon!! (((HUGS)))

 

[SweetSassy]

:bunnyhug:

I have a messed up family so i just do the best with what I can(for the holidays).But... I make itthe best for my children. My heart goes out to you.

 

[TinysMom]

Isn't it awesome sometimes what a night's sleep (and a cup of good coffee in the morning) can do for someone? I think when I'm tired - my whole perspective changes - I get cranky and whiny and think things revolve around me and want to shut out others.

Give me some rest (and some caffeine) and life looks better.

I suppose it helps that Zeus slept next to me almost all last night and every time I rolled over - he wanted some pets and some loving. When I woke up this morning - I spent about half an hour petting him and feeling him tooth purr as he'd pancake down and nudge me for more pets.

As I was petting Zeus - I started thinking about Hermes. You know - all I was doing was looking at him from a "livestock" point of view - of what he will add to my breedings. But truth be told - he will be an awesome pet bunny and once I do a breeding or two with him - that is what I'm going to do - is release him to a family who wants an awesome pet bunny and let him go be spoiled (hopefully like Zeus is).

I realized I had my focus wrong - I remember telling Art once years ago that the day I stop grieving over losing rabbits - or I start looking at them only for what I can get out of them - was when I'd have to rehome them....that they're more than just objects.

But it took Zeus - a most definitely a non-showable bunny to help me remember that.

As I was laying in bed petting Zeus and thinking - I thought about some other things too....

First of all - maybe I haven't made all the changes I wanted to make this year. So what.....it isn't like the year is over - and even if it was over - there's still tomorrow...and the tomorrow after that...and the tomorrow after that.

So I can refocus my energies on what I want to make better in our home and work on it - instead of using that same amount of energy on beating myself up.

I'm going to sit down and talk with Art & Robin later today about what they would like us to do for Christmas as far as decorating, meals, etc. I know I want to get my living room all cleaned up and organized by Dec. 11th (when Art comes home from his trip) - I would like to have him shocked at how good it looks. Maybe then I'll feel more like having a tree or whatever.

Anyway - for now - I'm going to continue to work on catching up on laundry and straightening up the living room and enjoying my bunnies for all their wonderful qualities - showable or not!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

TinysMom wrote:

Anyway - for now - I'm going to continue to work on catching up on laundry and straightening up the living room

You know they have daily flights to Chicago and South Bend, so when your done I would hate for you to get out of your cleaning rhythm...

 

[TinysMom]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

TinysMom wrote:

Anyway - for now - I'm going to continue to work on catching up on laundry and straightening up the living room

You know they have daily flights to Chicago and South Bend, so when your done I would hate for you to get out of your cleaning rhythm...

Only if Titan, Sweetie & Daisy return with me...

That will help you keep your house cleaner when I leave!

 

[SweetSassy]

Do you have a pic of Hermes? I'm just curious what he looks like. I was going thru your post to see if you had one, but I didn't see him. Knowing me, it was probably right there in my face. LOl.