Black Beauty

That is north and this is south...

Tired...

Pop!

Dare you put your hand in there. It brings you to a whole new world...

I am very pleased. Very very pleased...

YeahooooOOOOOoOooooooooOOooooooooo

Tru-Luv Knee-Yo @ Week 3

Little Knee-Yo is 3 weeks old today and such a cutie filled with a zest for life.

The perfect side

Unfortunately, we all know the irony of raising Hollands. If it wasn't for one problem, it would be another. I noticed that his right eye is a little cloudy the moment it was opened. I have been applying an ointment but to no avail. It is definitely sad because I have so much high hopes for this one.

I am sure there is always perfection among imperfections.

The imperfect side

Tru-Luv Knee-Yo Day 15

"Black till it shines", said my wife.

That's exactly what this 15 day old is. Among other traits that I notice is the wideness & short ears. I hope they stay that way. At this age, nothing is for certain. Right now anything can look like a miniature Thunder. LOL!

Enjoy these photos...

Love the paws!

Shorty ears!

Cute?

Gentleman?

Lazy little fellow...

Hi, down under!

Not Forgotten

Though there is much hype surrounding the rabbitry for the past few days, it may seemed that I have forgotten about my babies. No, I have not!

Here are some photos taken today of Balian and Sibylla:

She is looking better as each day passes. Not that cooperative this morning with a little low head mount

He is really going into the "uglies" stage

Tru-Luv Balian & Tru-Luv Sibylla

The movie Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time. I have decided to rename Papadoom to Balian and Mooruku to Sibylla.

Tru-Luv Balian

Tru-Luv Sibylla

In Search Of New Names

The time has finally come to rename these 2 babies and they are suppose to be tattoo-ed anytime now but I have yet to get 2 more digits that I need so tattooing just have to wait a little while longer.

I don't feel so well today so I am not gonna crack my head for new names too. I'll just put that idea behind my mind and will get to it soon.

Here's some photos of the 2 cutie pies...

Mooruku's side profile

Looking really cute!

Will get better in time...I hope...LOL

Papadoom's side profile

Front, I am loving it....

My favorite photo of him thus far

Hope they grow into their ears. That would be nice...

Week 8: Uglies!

Sorry that I have not been posting photos lately. It is very hard to take decent photos of the babies right now because the camera makes them uglier than they already are. But I believe they are really growing up nicely and I observe so many different characteristics on them as compared to my previous litters. One of the major difference is that these 2 little fellows are really small at 8 weeks.

Here are some my favorite photos captured this morning.

Papadoom acting cute!

Total disapproval?

From another angle

Side profile

I like the stumpy front legs

I am loving this little doe very much

Nice side profile?

Week 7: Weanlings!

I was at Jaya One today for the Pets Day Out event. A big congratulations to the organizers for doing a great job bringing pet people together. I saw many scorpions, tortoises, snakes which are among the exotics besides from the regular dogs, cats and rabbits. I was there to give my little moral support to Pet Epicure and their "cats for adoption" drive. For those who are interested or know people who might be interested to adopt cats, please drop by Pet Epicure's website. We were in time to watch the dog obedience demo. I think the Silky Terrier deserves a super obedient award.

The only thing that I didn't like about the event happen to be the deplorable sight that I witnessed in one of the booths where more than 20 baby rabbits were cramped into 3 feet cages each and a cage with some underage kits. I thought they look rather underage and felt pretty fed up to even take photos of them. So much has been said and I believe enough have been said. I later obtained these photos from a friend who happen to be there as well.

These are probably 2 weeks old (max) baby rabbits and probably from larger mixed breeds.

Look at the white/gray one. You can roughly tell that it is underage because its fur has yet to "fluff" up. And as a comparison, here's Mooruku at Day 12, you can see a little similarity:

The bigger one right in the centre is probably the only bunny that is almost 6 weeks old

Please note that I am not trying to defame anyone. Just for awareness purposes as it will do both buyers and sellers good in the long run. If underage bunnies die in the hands of the buyers, it would give the sellers a bad name so I believe it is a win-win situation to get everyone educated and thus saving innocent lives too.

In TLR on the other hand, I weaned Mooruku and Papadoom off mommy at 7th week this weekend. They both now have their own space to grow up. They binky all the time and the cages make them look really tiny.

Papadoom being inquisitive!

Cute!

And what do I get? She showed me her BUM! She ought to see how those poor little bunnies get cramped into a 3 feet cage!

Christmas props try outs #2

It's been a while since I last took photos of Haley. What I like most about her is the massive head. She is very typey as well.

Isn't she amazing?

I can't wait to see how this one grow up to be

I am really loving this one already!

Day 45: Christmas props try outs

Top on my Christmas wish list is a brand new DSLR camera. The reason is simple, just look at how bad these photos came out to be. They just do not do the bunnies justice. I need to engage some professional help soon!!!

Right now I really love Mooruku because at 6.5 weeks, she is showing some potential. Papadoom is just very weird or perhaps I should blame it on the lousy camera that I am using right now. I hate it when what I see is not what I get when I open up the photos on the computer.

Papadoom is a PIG nosed Holland Lop - LOL! Some people see a heart shape though. I think the Christmas tree is uglier!

MoooOOOoruku-licioussSSsss. Depth of chest, nice top line and wide shoulders that smooths out unto the hindquarter! Long ears is the only YUCK for me right now...

Day 43: Looking Back

I am trying out some photos with Christmas backdrop. Hoping that I'll have time for a nice Christmas photo session for all the rabbits in Meadow Haven. Mooruku is indeed growing really pretty. I am starting to like her a lot compared to Papadoom. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will develop nicely as time passes.

Papadoom wasn't too happy to pose today - LOL!

This is the most natural pose for today with a little ear control

Don't mess with me!

Mid way through the photo session, our friend decided to play with the Christmas tree ornaments. Chewing on the synthetic leaves - LOL! Silly little fellow. While doing that, he showed me the BUM!

Busy body!

I truly understand why young bucks are not suitable for 4-H showmanship! LOL!

Don't you feel that it is Christmas already!?

Not my favorite photo but this shows something I liked about Mooruku

She's really cute don't you think?

Best pose of the day!

This is my favorite photo. It is very difficult to take photos of Broken Blacks with this camera and how clear the eye turned out really makes this my favorite! I like the blur effect too...

I was thinking how did these 2 kits fair at this tender age of 6 weeks as compared to kits I have in the past. This is one of the main reason why I love blogging as it helps me remember almost everything for me. I have very bad memory so I depend on this blog to tell me what has taken place in the past. And as comparison, here are photos of 3 other kits at 6 weeks old.

Holly Hope herself

Luna

Moesha, she was really stunning at 6 weeks!

As you can see, Mooruku & Papadoom have very different look at this stage. It is way too early to tell. Let's wait till 3 months and then 6 months. There will be more development up to 24 months!