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Urban backyard homestead in Nampa, Idaho. Rex rabbits, duck eggs, produce seasonally available.

02/07/2026

Blossom had 9 more kits last night (2 didn’t make it). Much better than her first litter of 2. Waiting on 2 maybe litters from first time mamas. Unsure if they are actually pregnant and I’m not good at palpating. My grab bag of 8 kits are now 8 weeks. I’m I think I got 2 blues and 2 gold tipped steel out of Crow (black) and Agnes (opal) which are both new colors for me.

12/07/2025

Agnes is hard at work making her nest. Newbies just looked confused when I put more hay in for them.

12/05/2025

Agnes (matriarch), Bink, and Blossom are all due in 3 days. 🎉🎉🎉 Agnes was READY for her nest box. Bink and Blossom (first timers) looked super confused but hoping they get it figured out. I’m ridiculously excited to have babies back after the long summer break.

Pic of Blossom (broken castor) giving me the confused look and Bink (Opal) deciding what to do with this new development.

06/26/2025

Love myself some broken kits. All strong and healthy. Hoping the solar fan can keep them cool enough for the next while until they can regulate better. Agnes is doing an excellent job of covering and uncovering with fur depending on the temperature. Fingers crossed.

06/22/2025

Agnes had 6 healthy babies who are all broken. I’m surprised as they each had a 50/50 shot of being broken or solid. Papa is Sips (of Aspen (RIP) and Archer). Looks like some are broken opals and some broken castor. Fingers crossed that they do okay in the heat after the cooldown we’ve had. Agnes is still having the most awkward looking unibrow molt that I find super endearing.

06/15/2025

Agnes got her nest box today and knew her assignment. I bred her super late so am worried about the heat but also super excited to potentially have another litter of babies. So far all the rabbits have survived the heat without intervention so hopefully they have fair genetic resistance to heat. They are all in shade with plenty of water and as much air flow as I can give them. Good luck mama. We are rooting for you.

This week I plan on upgrading the duck pond to something more perminant (and less daily maintenance) with a DIY bog filter. We’ve got to get animals pretty plug and play for when Grandpa is taking over their care during our vacation in July.

Garden has been totally neglected this year while I’ve been focusing on getting animal systems in place. I’m hoping to get my act together for a late summer/ early fall planting of some fall/ winter produce.

05/26/2025

Big 10 days around our little urban homestead. Happy Ducks are producing so many eggs we are having to get creative with preservation. Homemade noodles for the win.

Agnes pretended she was pregnant to get the extra “about to kindle” treats. We also got to transport a very lucky kit to become a beloved pet for my sister in Wyoming (and her children get to snuggle him too).

04/17/2025

Sips (my kiddos favorite) got to have a date with Agnes (excuse the molt). Excited to potentially have some more brokens/ castors before we stop breeding for the summer. What an exciting, baby-filled season this has been! Always learning and growing.

04/08/2025

Agnes/Archer kits living the popcorn life. Eyes opening but not getting into trouble… yet. Agnes is turning into such a good mama. She is also very anxious to have another date with Archer but we are going to hold out for a bit and maybe try and up-and-coming buck in a couple weeks.

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