Hello, it has been an eventful summer! I attended shows in which the bunnies took 1st, 2nd, Best of Variety, and Best Opposite Variety. I am so proud of them! Shelia had another litter of 2 kits, a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, neither can be shown; the boy due to an eye issue andContinue reading “September 2023”
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April 2022
April is almost gone and I finally have time to write again. Here’s a recap of whats been going on at the rabbitry. January hosted the first show since 2019! I was super excited to go and had 3 rabbits entered. Regretfully, I wasn’t able to attend the show as planned; however, I did haveContinue reading “April 2022”
January 2022
Happy New Year! The past couple of years have been crazy for everyone. In the rabbit world, there haven’t been any shows, so many have been re-evaluating their herds and choosing the direction they want to go. Some are downsizing, some sadly, may have closed their doors; however, Laughing Lapins has been growing. This pastContinue reading “January 2022”
May 2021
The past 4 months have been busy ones for Laughing Lapins. Between the discovery of mice in the barn, re-arranging the Rabbitry, and new rabbits, it’s been a full few months. After discovering evidence of mice happily eating both my rabbit and chicken feed, I knew I had to do something. I tried several typesContinue reading “May 2021”
January 2021
The past 17 months has been a reset for the Laughing Lapins Rabbitry. While I seriously considered closing the rabbitry due to heavy losses (including a doe to encephalitis and Chester, my French Angora), Onyx’s retirement, the shows being canceled, mandatory quarantines, the arrival of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and having to downsize to halfContinue reading “January 2021”
Deep Cleaning a Rabbit Hutch or Cage
With its warm days, the changing leaves, and the perpetual chill in the air, Fall is heralding the coming change in weather. There is a certain energy to this change. Maybe its the crisp air, the bright blue sky, or more practically, that you are no longer sweltering under the hot summer sun. Whatever theContinue reading “Deep Cleaning a Rabbit Hutch or Cage”
October 2019
Now that it has cooled down, I have been focusing on setting things up to increase my herd size which will, if things work out like planned, include a pair of Californians. After several unsuccessful litters, this past summer and fall, I have decided that it is time to retire my brood doe Onyx. NotContinue reading “October 2019”
August 2019
This month was very hot. The heat comes in waves, for a week/week and a half it will be really hot (over 100 degrees), then it will cool down to the upper 80’s for a couple of days. And then its right back to being over 100. There were several days when I had toContinue reading “August 2019”
August 19, 2019
Just a quick update. I am currently looking for a second Netherland Dwarf doe with short ears, as a replacement for Reese’s. My herd buck Duke, turned 4 this year, so I plan on retiring him at 5 or 6. Since I don’t breed heavy, I can use my bucks into their senior years. IContinue reading “August 19, 2019”
July 2019
July came in like a heat wave, and while it is now past, the true heat of Summer is just starting. I had a great start with my heard this year, my bucks took First and Best of Breed in the last show. Two nest boxes full of promising kits, and things couldn’t be better.Continue reading “July 2019”
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