An hour a day
Nov. 12th, 2008 12:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trystinnIt's amazing how I can pretty much tell what poop came out of what rabbit breed. Seriously, it's insanely weird how individualistic their poop is. Sam makes the tiniest perfectly round black poos, Martha and Mufasa have large tan poop, Muf's being a bit more oblong. The spotted lops make perfect medium sized black poops, Kodiak makes very dark brown medium poops. The boys make oval medium brown poops.
I may need to get out more.
Speaking of which, I really need to spend at least an hour a day outside with the bunnies. I always say this, but I always fall short. Today I made a point to hang out and get a few outdoor chores done. Tightened the rabbit pen tarps, moved the socialization pen to the far side of the garden shed, walked the fence line of the yard, tidied up the back porch.
Today's big bad dirty job was cleaning out Mufasa's cage (I'm holding off cleaning Noir & Nyx's until we get back). Somehow, as it is with most males, Muf manages to make twice the mess as the two mini-rex girls, Noir and Nyx, next door. Cleaning these pens is pretty simple: peel back the tarp and protective fencing, don rubber gloves, grab piles of dirty hay and pile into wheelbarrow. Once you hit the bottom fencing, pile up a bunch of clean hay at the entrance, climb in and while kneeling spread fresh hay about. Offer up alfalfa pellet as plea bargain for very disapproving rabbit. Sit down and enjoy the clean pen while offering pettins and contemplate life as viewed from a rabbit pen.
It is amazing how cozy it is in there. Rain falling softly on the tarp above, clean fresh hay to romp in, fresh hay and sawdust in the nesting box. Fresh water on tap and alfalfa pellets for nomming. There's no wind, really, as the area is protected by the sheds, house and solid wood fencing. You can hear Flash and Gracie barking as they chase each other around the yard and Josh tinkering on his motorcycle.
I may need to get out more.
Speaking of which, I really need to spend at least an hour a day outside with the bunnies. I always say this, but I always fall short. Today I made a point to hang out and get a few outdoor chores done. Tightened the rabbit pen tarps, moved the socialization pen to the far side of the garden shed, walked the fence line of the yard, tidied up the back porch.
Today's big bad dirty job was cleaning out Mufasa's cage (I'm holding off cleaning Noir & Nyx's until we get back). Somehow, as it is with most males, Muf manages to make twice the mess as the two mini-rex girls, Noir and Nyx, next door. Cleaning these pens is pretty simple: peel back the tarp and protective fencing, don rubber gloves, grab piles of dirty hay and pile into wheelbarrow. Once you hit the bottom fencing, pile up a bunch of clean hay at the entrance, climb in and while kneeling spread fresh hay about. Offer up alfalfa pellet as plea bargain for very disapproving rabbit. Sit down and enjoy the clean pen while offering pettins and contemplate life as viewed from a rabbit pen.
It is amazing how cozy it is in there. Rain falling softly on the tarp above, clean fresh hay to romp in, fresh hay and sawdust in the nesting box. Fresh water on tap and alfalfa pellets for nomming. There's no wind, really, as the area is protected by the sheds, house and solid wood fencing. You can hear Flash and Gracie barking as they chase each other around the yard and Josh tinkering on his motorcycle.
