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We have Californians. The doe is not proven, so I need to breed her to see if she's going to work. We have another show rabbit breed that we could cross if she's not.
I don't know why I'm so nervous to do it. I think just because I am afraid I would have the babies and then not be able to put them in the freezer and I would be overrun. But I could always enlist my husband to do it if I couldn't, so I need to grow a backbone! Otherwise, I just have two nameless rabbits taking up cage space.
Do you grow your hay for them? I'm planning on planting out alfalfa and oats but couldn't find small amounts of timothy grass seed- only huge bags. We planted red clover for me anyway, so there's some but not enough of it.
We feed a mix of black oil sunflower, pellets, oats, and such along with timothy hay to our show rabbits to improve body and coat, so I'm growing a lot of sunflower. In hindsight, I wish I had chosen a breed other than Californians so I could harvest pelts if needed. Theirs are awful.
Cut a small honey locust limb and it popped back and hit my hand and a thorn popped a vein and it look like it will be bruised tomorrow. I hate those trees.
Culling rabbits is not easy for most women. I don’t find it pleasant either. There is no doubt we will both feel differently about it if we or our kids actually need the nourishment. So far I have not raised my own hay. I’m in a group of farmers that sell or trade it.
Lake Reelfoot in TN
Arcticdude
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It's unlikely that many (any) people would be hunting up here after SHTF. Without fuel and vehicles, it's too hard to get around here.
Totally agree with you Arctic. Where you are is too rough to get to on foot. Many easier pickings elsewhere too!
Riden_Da_Goldwing
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Been walking around in a fog like daze over the last week, the grandkids are over for the weekend it so good to have such a distraction maybe the foggy daze will stay away for awhile remeber the one that kept us free and safe over the years, I slute all my military brothers in arm, I hope the good Lord will wrap his arms around each and every one of you and your families too and keep you safe like you kept us safe
Take care of yourself. Losing someone you built a life with would be devastating. I pray the good Lord wraps his arms around YOU in this time of grief.
Thinking of you Riden and sending prayers for your angels to comfort you. Hang in there and accept the pain. With time you will come out of the fog and the pain will ease.
WOW! Imagine planting it and watching grow!
Our weather is definitely not like most Memorial Days. Cool, cloudy, not swimming weather at all.. i am not hearing very many boats on the lake.
Riden_Da_Goldwing
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if i had a pool it would go from skinny dipping to chunky dunkin
Daughter just text. The baby is a girl.
Riden_Da_Goldwing
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and i was hoping for a puppy lol
Mountain Dragon
A True Doomsday Prepper
Thank you.
Riden, they already have me pegged as "keeper of the baby" at least two days per week since our paths overlap.
Riden_Da_Goldwing
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have you seen what babysitter charge now days lol
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