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Across the Fence:  Baby Bunnies  |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
 Posted - May 25 2012 : 9:49:24 PM
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I am so proud of my son. He is 28, single and he found a nest of rabbits that his dog dug up, He has nursed them on puppy milk until their eyes have opened and they are starting to move around. He is going to get them up to the age where he can turn them back into the wild. They are soooooo cute. I put pictures up at the blog. Just be careful. You are liable to go, "Awwwwwww." :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 03:44:05 AM
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My gosh, they are so young. How long do you think it will take before they can be on their own? Will they know how to stay safe? I guess rabbits don't really know how to stay safe, just how to hop to safety. They sure are cute. What a lot of work!
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 06:08:09 AM
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Marianne, he figures that they were about a week old when he found them. He has been reading everything he can get his hands on about cottontails and according to everything, baby cottontails go off on their own at two weeks old!!! But a boatload of them get eaten too. So he is going to put them in a pen out in the back so they can learn to eat the grass and then turn them loose at the huge ranch of a friend of his. Lots of land for bunnies to run in up there in western Oklahoma.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 06:53:41 AM
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Yup, you were right- the first "words" to leave my mouth when I saw those pictures was "Awwwwhhhhh".
Those little cottontails are very lucky that your son found them and was such a kind soul to bottle feed them.
Thanks so much for sharing the pictures and the sweet story!
Kudos to you for raising such a wonderful young man!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 09:42:02 AM
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Once their eyes are open they will be very hands off
At this age they are very prone to having heart attacks...for what ever reason. So best of luck |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
566 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 3:33:03 PM
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Too cute! Thanks for sharing!
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
- Dalai Lama
April is Autism Awareness month. Autism affects 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, including my son). Go to http://www.autismspeaks.org/ to learn more and help Light It Up Blue on April 2nd!
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2012 : 07:06:57 AM
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Mary Beth,
That sounds like a great start for those little ones. So glad to hear they have a good chance of survival! I bet they feel like velvet.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 27 2012 : 07:29:49 AM
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Absolutely adorable!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 1:53:53 PM
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OK I said "awwwwwww" everytime I saw another frame! hahahah Couldn't help myself! I just Loooooove bunnies!
My Mom raised one that the cat drug home,injured,when I was a kid. She kept him for quite awhile,named him Friskie,
even made him a tiny red leather harness from an old cat collar. She eventually turned him lose again. But he was one
well-loved and cared for little bunn until he healed and could be set free...a happy bunn story! hahaha
Thanks for sharing those MaryBeth!
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 2:29:37 PM
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Guess what I'm doing!! I'm feedin' the bunnies. Oh my gosh. They are soooo cute. Came up here to help the son tile a bathroom and the bunnies were a fringe benefit. I'm a cheap date! :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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marlee
True Blue Farmgirl
1650 Posts
Marlene
DeRidder
Louisiana
1650 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 3:12:09 PM
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Years ago my husband and I were on vacation on Toledo Bend at my husband's families camp. My husband found a little squirrel, he said the momma pushed it out the nest because something was wrong with it. But I fed the little thing and made it a soft bed in a box. But it died a few days later. I named him Little Runaway. And was so sad. I wrapped him or her in a yellow washcloth and buried him by a little bush by the camp. I still think of him when I go up there. -Marlee
God is the painter, he paints the picture. And his son builds it, for he is the Master Carpenter! |
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Acelady02
True Blue Farmgirl
1266 Posts
Penny
Washington
GA
USA
1266 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 3:48:17 PM
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Thank you Mary Beth for sharing the story, I just love the way you write and I am like you so proud of your son...he sounds like mine...isn't it wonderful to know that even a big strong man still has a very gentle heart. Thank you for the pics, like everyone else I said awwwwww with every pic.....
Oh and I used my pie pan and first piece pie lifter for the first time yesterday, I made my very first rhubarb pie, never made or tasted one before...so good...but my favorite still by far is the pastry cloth...thanks again
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
Farmgirl Sister #3343
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 5:08:01 PM
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Thanks Penny!! For any interested, I posted new pictures of them that I took this weekend while up there. They look a whole lot older!! And cuter! :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 7:32:19 PM
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ok Mary Beth....again....I'm like...."awwwwww,so sweet" and "awwwwww,so cute." Of course, I've never seen an "ugly" bunny.
How did you get those 5 adorable "squirmy-wormies" to sit still on your hand like that? WOW! You're good....The Bunny Whisperer! hahaha
Thanks again for sharing!
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 7:52:22 PM
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So very cute. My daughter did that once and raised a couple on goats milk but she didn't release them soon enough and as it turned out it was 2 males and one of them killed the other one. But she released the other one and I could always tell which one was him cause he would sort of hang around. so fun!
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 8:10:53 PM
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Judy, actually, I can't take credit. That's my son's hand and I am taking the photo. He just has them totally calmed and they trust him. I think that they have imprinted.
Laura, thanks for sharing that. I will tell my son that he needs to be watching for any aggression before he lets them go.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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felixfelicis
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Rachel
Denver
CO
USA
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Posted - May 29 2012 : 9:20:34 PM
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Baby Bunnies! Thought you should know that you've made my roommate's and my night. Adorable pictures are just the thing for procrastinating on packing/final essays!
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 05:48:27 AM
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Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming story...I can always do with some happy news and kindness in the world!! Babies always make me happy!!
Lori
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sweettea
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Candace
St Cloud
MN
USA
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 8:16:04 PM
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So cute! I'm going to forward your blog to my mom, sister and daughter. Thank you for sharing this!
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 8:22:32 PM
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Thank you Candace!! And just to let you all know, two of the bunnies have been sent out to fend for themselves. They were getting very fat and aggressive and were obviously ready to go. The others are still pretty small and are needing some encouragement. Maybe with the big ones gone, the others will be able to get plenty to eat.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2012 : 4:44:30 PM
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That's the best way to do it...get rid of the trouble makers first! LOL
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2012 : 09:16:11 AM
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Pleased to hear they are doing so well!
Look to see if there are any local rehabbers in your area and perhaps your son could take some classes through here and make it official!
Congrats! |
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36paws20hooves
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Danielle
Weirsdale
Florida
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2012 : 09:23:47 AM
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Hi Mary Beth! just looking for an update on the bunnies? How are they doing?
I'm so busy I don't know if I just found a rope or lost my horse! |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2012 : 09:41:23 AM
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They are all gone, Danielle. All grew up and left the nest. My son got them started on eating grass and leaves out in his yard and they took to it just fine. Taught them how to drink water from a puddle, etc so they should do great minus the coyotes, hawks and owls!! Nature is a tough place to live.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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Across the Fence: Baby Bunnies |
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Baby Bunnies
