Double Pea Rabbitry

Despite efforts from multiple people and multiple mom buns, our “popcorn” baby passed. Thank you for all the love. That little bun had no idea how many people were thinking of them and rooting for them!

So behind the scenes…

Yes, I am a labor and delivery nurse. I work nights. I do the new parent tours. I have my first charge shift next week; I’ve been asked to train to surgical tech and will start that soon. I have a whole career while people are sleeping. The best career. I get to welcome life and say goodbye to life and empower women and hold new mamas.

I also have this bunny thing lol. That I have lovingly done to myself haha.

But this week alone… we have 12 (!!!!) babies with open eyes and starting to eat hay. We took on two rescues. We lost a mama and have been trying to foster/supplement her only surviving kit, and we have one mom who is due.

I’d love to show my peers a day in the life because part time is supposed to be chill… but I have somehow learned to fill up every minute of my “free time”.. and that’s not including the two toddlers and the 11 year old kids I have.

Shout out to Kimberly Brebner Shreve, a fellow rabbit breeder, who has offered to take my lone baby and foster it to her litter that is close in age.

Thank you to Realm of Lapine Rabbitry for sifting through all of the milk replacers with me and sending me advice in the meantime.

I am beyond grateful. Beyond grateful for community (ya’ll have been holding me close the last couple months).

It takes a village.

And some of poppy’s amazing babies

Our little miracle babe

Our sweet poppy passed during birth yesterday. We were able to save one baby but are now juggling with raising an orphaned kit.

Poppy was the start to our journey. She was our unicorn orange gal who carried chocolate and dilute by surprise and blessed us with so many beautiful babies.

I am completely crushed.

2nd litter update: all lilac and cream varieties

Thinking we have two lilac otters, two broken black or broken black otters and a black otter

And our rescue bun, Pearl 💙