A Better Way to Carry a Bunny

Recently I tried something very novel for me to overcome a challenge I was having with moving rabbits around. Spring-Summer-Fall shearing arrangement is very convenient – I shear them on my covered front porch which is relatively near the rabbitry. Winter shearing is different in that I move everything to the basement. This means I have to
open 1 gate, two doors and then go down a flight of stairs carrying a rabbit. I have tried out various methods for carrying the bunny – in my arms, in a cat carrier, in a small milk crate and using a sling shoulder bag large enough to hold a bunny. The canvas sling shoulder bag worked the best, but was still not ideal as it was awkward. Then I saw a lady at the grocery store carrying an infant in a carrier that hangs off the front (as opposed to a backpack). I went to Target to check them out and found a small one for about $15 on sale and brought it home to try. It slips on and off very easily and the rabbits seem fine with being loaded inside and carried this way – no wiggly or fussing whatsoever. I tried it out with 10 different rabbits - 6 Germans that I sheared and 4 German crossbreds that I just took out for a stroll. It worked well in all cases. The attached picture of Avillion Secondfield in the carrier after being sheared.

Summer Litters - Part II

These two litters are high percentage German angora crossbreds, all sired by Wiley's Leo. Leo is black with deep brown eyes carrying fawn in his background. The first litter is from Avillion Blue Bayou, who is actually lilac, not blue, and has beautiful blue-gray eyes. There are 3 chocolates (2 bucks, 1 doe) and one black (does). The second litter is from Avillion Black Rainbow (black with deep brown eyes). There are two blues (doe, buck), a black (buck) and a blue tort (doe). These kits are exceptionally chunky and feel very solid when I pick them up. These litters are both exceptionally friendly as well and have been getting lots of attention and socialization.

Summer Litters - Part I

This house has a large basement which makes summer litters a possibility It is cool enough so that the bucks stay fertile and the does can complete pregnancies and raise healthy litters without heat stress. This picture is of a French angora litter sired by CC's Waldorf (chocolate) and Avillion Gillian (chocolate. They are very cute and fun to handle at this stage and stayed reasonably still and together for
their group photograph. There are 2 lilacs (does), 2 chocolates (doe, buck), 2 REWs (doe, buck) and a lilac tort (buck). If all goes according to plan, they will be at the NC State fair. These bunnies will be available for sale during the last week of October.