queen guinevere

sometimes i hate being a farmer. especially when it comes to the loss of animals. today we lost our dear french angora doe, guinevere.

i had to make a quick trip to town this morning. before i left, i fed and watered the bunnies. and they seemed happy as clams. less than two hours later, she was gone. i found her asleep on her side. i have no idea what happened. maybe the heat? maybe an injury i wasn't aware of? i tried to revive her. brought her inside. put a cool compress on her. even gave her mouth to mouth. i'm just devastated.

it's really crappy timing too. we finally got the outdoor rabbit romper room finished. the past two days the rabbits have taken turns running and jumping and eating grass in their lovely new fenced and rabbit-proof area. they all seemed so happy and free.

i will miss gweny. she was sweet and friendly and had the most beautiful white hair. what a shame. what a horrible shame.

i want to post something about how i feel guilty. about how i don't have the right to raise animals that aren't pets. but i just don't feel like getting into it. there are feelings of doubt that i have from time to time when things go wrong. but we always try to learn from losses. and we try to make improvements. to not make the same mistakes. to strive for doing better. and to never forget nor take for granted.

gweny & the chop

run rabbit run

now that the dogs can frolick outside, the rabbits have free run of the house during their weekly grooming. and my living room is transformed into bunny beauty shop.

guinevere having a snack

armel looking suave

baby goat, baby hat.

my lastest creation.....

the bianka bernadett guinevere flower pin.

my latest creation is the bianka bernadett guinevere flower pin which was commissioned by a good friend of mine and fellow blogger ann. the center is pure angora rabbit (guinevere), the petals are kid mohair (bianka from her first shear) and the petal tips are made of mohair from the rook farm matriarch, bernadett.

parlez-vous francais?

for christmas, jason gave me three beautiful french angora rabbits. i have named them josephine, armel, & guinevere. they are so much fun. and porkchop doesn't seem to "know".

josephine

armel

choppy says to guinevere "mom got another cat?"