Java. the end.

[Javamama]

My best friend dropped these off last night. Somehow she ended up with some National Champion for fur Rex rabbits and we got 2 of their offspring, both bucks. They are gorgeous and sooo soft.
So my daughter now has next year's rabbit 4-H project. And when I was at the feed store buying rabbit food, they asked if we would be interested in supplying them with rabbits to sell in the spring. I just passed the info on to my friend because I'm not sure we want to start breeding rabbits yet.

Bonus goat photo - Princess Rory

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

hey baby!

wow Rory is a dream!

is it raining there?? just started here.. guess i'm stuck inside. boo.

get anymore eggs?

ps why dontcha wanna start rabbit biz? you'd be up to your ears in bunnies in no time! ha!

 

[Javamama]

you'd be up to your ears in bunnies in no time

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid would happen. It's why we ended up with these two - my friend had rabbits everywhere

Rory is something else. She has become quite a bit more rotund since that photo was taken. She needs a sign that says "will pose for food"

Not raining yet. Gray November is here. Yuck.

We have gotten 3 duck eggs so far, I'm guessing from just one girl - no idea which one. But the other girls are taking interest in the area where the eggs have been laid, so I expect them to start soon too.
I used one duck egg in pasta carbonara last night. Couldn't tell a difference, but there were lots of other flavors working there.

I'm waiting on the pork guy to deliver my order Pork, it's what's for dinner!

 

[savingdogs]

Your new bunny and Rory are gorgeous. I'm really excited to get my rabbits, but my PLAN is breeding them.
:bun

 

[Javamama]

what breed are you gonna get SD?

 

[savingdogs]

Creme d' Argents. I've put a deposit on two breeding pairs that I'll pick up at a chicken show on December 5th.

 

[Javamama]

...and now a story about what a white lie can do...

OK, let me preface it by saying my husband is the best guy ever. BUT last night he told a little white lie. And I'm sure in his head he heard that little voice telling him to just be honest.
Every Wednesday he has a church guy meeting with a few guys. No big deal to me, I think he deserves a night out weekly. But last night the meeting got canceled and instead of telling me, he decided to go out anyway. So he went to the laundrymat (I have no idea how to spell that) to wash his camping gear and do some reading. And he took my big a$$ bottle of laundry detergent that i use every flipping day. Now, while he was gone, the kids and I heard a mysterious crash that came from upstairs. It sounded like someone knocked something over and then stomped around. We were freaked out. After I gathered my courage, i sent the dog up to sniff it out and when she acted normal i went up and looked in every nook and cranny. It was unnerving to find NOTHING! Then hubby got home in the midst of it and the dog went nuts because he was locked out and so he knocked on the front door. Mind you - this is at 9pm and i had just heard a mysterious unidentified crash from upstairs. I almost had a heart attack.
So we get back to normal. Until i go to do laundry just now. My biga$$ jug of soap is gone. Just GONE! WTH takes a jug of soap? So I call hubby at work and tell him and he (the offender) offers nothing. I search the kids's rooms because well, kids are weird sometimes and who knows why they do the things they do. Can't find it. So by now i'm almost in tears, trying to decide if I should pack up my 3 year old and escape this soon to be death trap. call hubby back, say "you gotta come home" and he says...
"OK, I didn't want to tell you this, but my meeting was canceled last night and so I went to wash the sleeping bags" I am and I'm sure he's not wanting to come home today.
In light of how freaked out i was last night, you would think he'd have let me in on the big laundry secret.
So I thought if i wrote it out here it would help. That's as far as i have gotten in the anger process. I'm sure it will be funny someday, but not yet.

 

[savingdogs]

Well I WISH my hubby would take the sleeping bags to the laundromat to wash!!!!!

 

[ksalvagno]

That is funny that he didn't tell the truth in the first place. It isn't like he went to the bar or something. Maybe he was worried that one of the kids would want to go with him or something and he just wanted to be by himself. Not a good excuse though.

I wonder what a baked good would be like with your duck eggs. Keep us posted on how the duck eggs are. I got 2 Pekin ducks last Sunday from an ad on Craigslist. I'm taking them to the processor tomorrow (just can't bring myself to do it myself yet) plus a few chickens that aren't laying eggs. I wanted to see what duck tastes like and these ducks were only $5. You can't even feed them for that little.

Cute rabbit. I don't blame you for not wanting to start breeding yet. I think the economy is definitely hurting the pet rabbit business. I noticed on Craigslist that there are some people who keep putting their same rabbits up for sale and they don't seem to be selling.

 

[Javamama]

I have forgiven hubby

I've seen alot of free rabbit ads too :/ Sad.

I'm going to use duck eggs for french toast tonight. Duck eggs + heavy cream = heaven!