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Tru-Luv Knee-Yo Day 15
“Black till it shines”, said my wife.
That’s exactly what this 15 day old is. Among other traits that I notice is the wideness & short ears. I hope they stay that way. At this age, nothing is for certain. Right now anything can look like a miniature Thunder. LOL!
Enjoy these photos…
Love the paws!
Shorty ears!
Cute?
Gentleman?
Lazy little fellow...
Hi, down under!
Filed under In The Nestbox
Karate Chopped Hay Anyone?
Most of the time, at the end of each pack of Timothy Hay, I will usually find a little or more loose hay and sometimes they are almost in powder form. The boys and girls at TLR absolutely hate these loose hay and they couldn’t be bothered with me saving up for them. Most of the time, these chopped hay ends up in the dustbin.
Hay Ya! Chopped Hay
The reason why we feed hay in their normal “long” form is to help motility or should I say gut movement. You see, when a strand of hay goes through the rabbit’s mouth, it is not “chopped” but the chewing causes it to soften and thus most of the time, they are ingested with a bit of length. Just imagine having a long leaf going through the intestines in the peristalsis process. The leaf will “flow” through like a little worm and that motion keeps the rabbit’s stomach moving and moving. That is exactly what we want.
So what is the use of these “chopped hay”? Totally useless and marketing tells us that they are less messy. Sure, the rabbits don’t even touch them and you just dump the entire crock filled crap into the dustbin. NO MESS for sure…
I rather have hay messing up my cages knowing well that my rabbits have taken their daily doses of hay and not spend a single cent in junk called “Chopped Hay”…
Filed under Ramblings
The Run’s Back!
After almost a month without the run, it is finally back in business. I was having problem with rabbits digging up newspaper that I line underneath the wood shaving beddings. I finally stop procrastinating and bought a piece of huge wire mesh to line the bottom of the play pen so that they will not be able to dig the newspaper up.
Wonder how long the cleanliness will last...
Also, glad to announce that baby Knee-Yo has its eyes opened today. Thanks to the tip given by a dear friend, I gathered my little family around to welcome this little kit into this world when I gave it a help opening its eyes. It is good to help at day 11 if they are still closed to avoid blindness. As I split the eyes open, we whispered “Welcome to the world little one”. Thanks Colleen for this wonderful “tradition” that I will sure to practice for the rest of my rabbit raising days.
Can you see my little bunny teeth?
Another thing that I noticed is how unavoidable it is not to have black colored Hollands in my herd. Honestly, I do not really fancy black Hollands all that much because it is so difficult to capture photos of them. Unfortunately, black is one of the most dominant color if you go through color genetics.
Then again, who cares about color when type is all we need? I hope Knee-Yo will turn out well.
As you can see, it is very difficult to capture photos of a black rabbit
Filed under Does, In The Nestbox
Bon Voyage Tru-Luv Balian
If there is one rabbit that I’ll probably regret not keeping at this moment is Tru-Luv Balian. I don’t mean it in a bad way though. I wish he was a doe so that I could keep him for the breeding program. But all is well and good because he is now proudly owned by a little girl, Meg & her family. Meg’s mom has agreed not to neuter him in case I need to use him as a stud. But if he do not behave (bringing down the Golden Shower or play target practice), there goes his precious jewels.
I felt it was appropriate to let Balian go because I still have both his parents and two herd bucks are all I need at the moment.
Both these kits will be 3 months old tomorrow and I took a few photos of them.
Having a head moult at the moment
Looking good
I really love this little guy
A nice little bunny for a cute little baby!
Little perky guy!
Already being spoiled rotten with a nice cage & lots of hay!
Being curious and adventurous
Filed under Juniors, Living Elsewhere
Rabbitry Prefix
I am practically laughing my *ss off right now while rolling on the floor at 100 mph – LOL!
I came across some wannabe websites/blogs that uses their own rabbitry prefixes on rabbits that aren’t bred by them. Let me give you an example. Let’s say someone buys Tru-Luv Sibylla from me, the rabbitry prefix should remain as Tru-Luv not Wannabe Sibylla!
It really cracks me up and baffles me when I see some so called “breeders” buying some rabbits that does not come with any predigrees putting up their rabbitry name as prefixes. Totally embarrassing.
The rule of thumb is, these prefixes are suppose to tell others of the origin of the rabbits. It tells people who their breeders were.
When I purchase 2 rabbits from different rabbitries, it does not mean that they take on the prefix of my rabbitry just because I am the owner. The prefix will always remain as the breeder’s rabbitry name.
Only when I breed these 2 rabbits, their offspring will carry my rabbitry’s prefix. For example, if I breed Clark to Haley, Clark remains as Miller’s Clark and Haley remains as Ivy Crescent’s Haley. Their babies will have the prefix Tru-Luv because they are the product of my choices for breeding. That means that I deliberately breed Haley to Clark through conscious decision.
It is as simple as that and you do not go about putting your prefix on every single bunny that you purchase. And you do not go using other rabbitry’s prefix either!
And most importantly, you do not fake the rabbit names & prefixes on the pedigree!
Get it right, WANNABE!
All Things Cute & Beautiful
I grew up with a lot of cute things around me. I really appreciate cute and beautiful things just like any ordinary person. There is no wonder why even as an adult, I cannot help but to be attracted to cute things and somehow these cute things kept on appearing before my eyes – LOL!
As you can see, I don’t have much to say. I believe that sometimes bloggers do write tons of crap too!
I know, better show some photos eh?
Alf, Gizmo & Garfield - Aren't these cute?
Java loves cute ducky too!
Haley likes to look cute too!
A cute kiss from Sibylla? Muakz!
Ready, Set....
Break Dancing bunny anyone?
Filed under Does, Everyday Life, In The Nestbox, Juniors
Taking Orders Now!
Dear Bunny Lovers (I presume you did not stumble across my blog by accident),
I am currently planning out for a shipment of rabbits scheduled in March/April 2o1o. I have put much thoughts into this and felt that it would be the best for the rabbit community in Malaysia at large. Most of you have expressed interest in owning fully imported rabbits and this could be the best arrangement to help everyone out!
Most of you are not willing to pay (of course!) but at the same time want imported qualities and also only 1 or 2 rabbits (to try out). So the best thing to do now, is for us share out the shipping cost.
Advantages include:
1. You get cheaper rates compared to shipping alone in small amount
2. Quality & health will be assured as we will help source out with your interest on mind
3. No more outrageous rules & regulations imposed by breeders i.e. only MALES available
4. No more outrageous prices for sub standard rabbits
5. Reliable sources
6. Delivery to your doorstep (Klang Valley)
Procedures:
1. Email me truluvrabbitry@gmail.com (serious inquiries only!)
2. Agree upon budget
3. Sign an agreement (ship at own risk)
4. Pay the amount agreed upon
5. I will source and show photos of rabbits picked
6. You agree on rabbits
7. I get them shipped and deliver them to you!
Disclaimer clause(s):
1. Ship at your own risk
2. Qualities of rabbits commensurate with prices! We work on the “PAY PEANUTS GET MONKEY” basis!
3. Prices of rabbits commensurate with the DISTANCE needed to TRAVEL too!
4. We can help source for good OTHER breeds (i.e. Netherland Dwarfs, Lionhead, American Fuzzy Lops, Jersey Woollies, Mini Satin, Mini Rex, Californian & etc) too!
5. We can arrange for shipping to countries outside of Malaysia too! Foreign friends please email me!
Now, let’s flood me with emails and more importantly, let’s get GOOD STUFF!
*P.S.: PLEASE EMAIL ME!!! I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN COMMENTS ON THIS POST!
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Filed under Bunny Business, Community Service
Happy 1st Birthday Truffles!!!
Today is Truffles birthday and I left his photo at home!
Our handsome Truffles
Happy Birthday my dear Truffles! You’re always a CHAMP!
Filed under Living Elsewhere
My Little Tru-Luv Knee-Yo
Day 6
Miss Independent please stand up! Put your hands up!
Filed under In The Nestbox
Tru-Luv Rabbitry: Quality Holland Lops in Malaysia 