JACKPOT! We finally have bunnies.

After having nothing but bad luck with our rabbit breeding we have finally found success! Yahoo! 5 NEW BABY BUNNIES!

We all know the story about how rabbits multiply like no other species on the planet. Well, I was beginning to wonder what was wrong with our rabbits because they were anything but "baby making machines". We have been working long and hard to get some bunnies out of these furry creatures but to no avail.

The first time we tried breading our rabbit, she had 4 bunnies that all died instantly, and then 2 days later the mom died. Way Sad :( 

We bought a new momma rabbit and tried getting her pregnant. She had 5 babies. 

All born dead :(

By this point the kids were getting sad. When we would breed the mom the kids would mark it on the calendar and count down the days until the bunnies would be born. Then no bunnies. Pretty disappointing for little kids. 

I thought maybe 3rd times a charm. So I bred the bunny without telling the kids.  I didn't want them to have to deal with more dead bunnies. I took extra special care of the mom all month. Checking on her a couple times a day, keeping her cool and moving her into the garage the week before she had them. 

Well, the extra TLC worked because last night she gave birth to 8 baby bunnies. 

3 were born dead. They were very small and not all the way developed. 

BUT 5 BUNNIES ARE ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!

We have 3 solid brown bunnies

and 2 broken/spotted bunnies.

These are Alaina's favorites. She has already named them.

Angel and Pinkerton :)