Rabbits for sale!

We are selling a pair of New Zealand rabbits for $80. There is a 5 month old male (from Cuzic Rabbit Ranch) and a 3 month old female (from Fog City Rabbitry). These would be good for any 4H members, fellow farmers, or anyone wanting a breedable pair of rabbits. New Zealands are a bigger rabbit and grow rather quickly (compared to most other breeds). If you or anyone you know in the San Jose area is interested, please contact me at leahrondeau@yahoo.com.

Bottle Feeding A Baby

Our newest arrivals to Rlittlefarm were 7 rabbit kits. They were born on August 6th. On August 9th, the littlest runt passed away, and today, I had to begin bottle feeding the next smallest. In comparison to its siblings, this little one was still tiny and wrinkled, with weak coordination. Sure we could let nature do its course and take a wait and see approach, but we decided to supplement with kitten milk replacement. While it rested between feedings, I was also able to cradle it inside my tank top. We may only need to supplement for a little while, just enough to regain its strength to have a fighting chance of nursing fairly amongst the others.

Master Sheefoo with its sibling. The size difference is HUGE!

Update: this little runt, which we named, Master Sheefoo, passed away after a long and hard battle to survive. It's nature's plan I guess. RIP Master Sheefoo 8/6/2012-8/16/2012

Rlittlefarm is getting high tech!

Rlittlefarm is now on Twitter! Follow us @Rlittlefarm. We are also on Facebook...be sure to Like us! We will like you too. We try to stay current but when there are animals to care for, weeds to pull, and hungry mouths to feed, time can escape. Be patient and we will give you all the cool updates when we can.

August's Hive Inspection

After a summer's worth of bees buzzing, I finally wrangled Stewart and Rick to assist with my monthly hive inspection. The first box to remove, my honey super, was heavy. There were a few full frames of honey but not enough for me to harvest any...at least not yet. I will give it time.

Stewart preparing to smoke the hive entrance.

The top two brood boxes. There was some honey on top of those frames, which the bees quickly collected.

There is still room for my colony to grow as they are using this frame for water storage.

The Queen has been here, as evidenced by the capped brood. The bottom box has a better brood pattern though.

Stewart was armed and ready with the smoker in case the bees were overly aggitated with my fumbling of the hive.

About to check the deep brood box. We did find the Queen and that was cool.

After a long week of daytime heat, the bees were working hard trying to cool their hive. It's a bee beard!