What's Hoppening Here

I haven't said much about rabbits here at Woolybuns for a while.  I think today is a good day (first of the month, did you remember to say Rabbit Rabbit for luck?) to change that.  Ain't this guy something?  His name is Gryffindor.  Gryff didn't exactly come home with me from SAFF, but he will eventually.  I made the trip with a two-hole rabbit travel carrier and sorta kinda bought more rabbits than that carrier will hold.  Heh.  And someone else I'm fond of and trust has been desperate to get hold of a German buck with lines unrelated to hers.  I guess I kinda swooped in and bought Gryff before she even had a chance, so it seemed the perfect solution was for Gryff to travel to her home for a few "dates" and then I will make another trip south (hee - another good excuse for a trip.  Yep, there is method to my madness) and bring back not only Gryff, but hopefully a daughter or two. 

Mary Lou, Gryff's breeder, is ... well, how to describe her?  Certainly friend.  A hoot and a half!  Perhaps even kindred spirit.  Suffice it to say we laugh a lot together.  And buy rabbits from each other.  So it should come as no surprise that a sweet little German doe came home with me, too. She is as yet unnamed, born in August.  So far, she shows every sign of being a very sweet personality.  Curious and friendly.  She is very closely related to Gryff, so I don't intend to breed the two together.  Not so another fuzzy and pretty doe I bought from Elaina.  This doe's color is lilac.  Her sire is also lilac and Elaina named him Purple Passion. I named the doe after her father: she is Avillion's Passion Flower, aka Flower.  Gryff and Flower will definitely have a date as soon as she is old enough and he is home.  Genetically, lilac is recessive on three genes, so breeding Gryff to Flower will give me a pretty good idea of Gryff's color genetics.  And some pretty nice babies.  Gotta keep that fiber coming, ya know?

Comments

[Jessica]

They are all too cute. I especially like flower's coloring. Beautiful!

[Dave Daniels]

They are ALL so cute. Griff has got some "wiseness" in his eyes. Almost like you'd expect him to speak or something.

[Suzanne]

The bunnies are so cute.

And darn, with a meeting at work and working hour changes at work today, I forgot all about the rabbit, rabbit. I almost never forget and I could have used any extra luck today.

[Laurie]

You lead a very interesting life.

I remembered rabbit this month.

[midnightbunny]

I really wish we lived closer to one another ... although I actually think we don't live all that far from one another with bordering states I believe. I seriously have to make it to SAFF at some point to meet up with you since it's here in my state just a couple of hours from where I live, since I'm more centrally located and the SAFF is over by the mountains in the Western part of N.C. I'm in awe of how thoughtful you are with arranging "rabbit dates" to help out a friend. lol You made me giggle with that so much today. Great pictures of the buns too. Too cute, and it sounds like you had a great time. Gryff is gorgeous, but I think I'm partial to Flower. Such great coloring!!! The Fall season is here, and I'm out daily with the buns in the rabbit house pondering the possibility of angora buns, although I've never ventured that way. I have to admit, my knitting skills run more toward crocheting since I've only ever done that and am uncertain of how to use an additional needle for yarn work. If we lived closer, I'd be asking for help with that. :) *Bunny Hugs* to you my friend. :)

[Leslie]

Looks like Flower has settled in nicely! And she is lovely; can't wait to see the babies!