13 days old!

12 Days old

11 Day Old Bunnies

Update

The bunny babies (kits or kittens as they are called), are growing by leaps and bounds - literally!!! One of them actually jumped out of the nest and landed in mama's litterbox today. She went over and fussed over it and it started nursing, then she jumped in the nest with all the others and let them nurse - so I reached in and set the wandering babe back in the nest with her. She nursed them for a bit and then they calmed down and went back to sleep. So far everyone else has stayed where they belong today! :-) I wonder how long the "nest" will last? I may need to remove the box part soon so that they don't get out and then get trapped in a gap or corner - we'll see.

We still haven't named any of the babes, but got to know them a little better today!

Up close! The 2 black baby bunnies

Here are the two black and white baby bunnies. We held them for the first time today! They are so soft and snuggly. :-) Will is holding his favorite one here, and Angela (my sis) is holding the 2nd one.

Brown/tan bunny babies up close

These two are quite pretty. The light brown or tan markings are nice and soft. Heather is holding her favorite in the first one and then Rose is holding the second. It was harder than I thought to hold onto them - they keep trying to hop but are quite clumsy!

White babies up close

The two white bunny babies. These two actually look a lot alike, mostly white except grey on the ears and a bit on the face. The first one got shy and buried it's face when I took the pic! The 2nd one here is the runt, who seems to still be doing well. It is just over half the size of the others, but is also beginning to open it's eyes and is growing more and more hair every day.

Day 10 Bunnies

9 Day Old Bunnies!

They are starting to open their eyes! They also are beginning to try to hop around, it is quite amusing to watch their awkward efforts. Runt is looking pretty good, has a good bit of hair now and we can see more markings. They are such darlings. :-)

8 Day Old Bunnies

See the one starting to stand? Their colors are more and more vibrant. The runt is still growing, slowly but surely, it has more hair now and I can tell it has greyish ears and a gray spot on it's rump. They are so sweet!

One Week Old Today!

They are a week old now. They are starting to be noisy, moving around their nest, scratching and just thumping around. They should open their eyes in a few days! I thought it was pretty cute how the two with the brown are next to eachother and the two with the black stripes are next to eachother at the top (Will's fav is on his back, you can see his nose and one paw sticking up from under the pile). Then the two that are mostly white except the face (one is the runt) are next to eachother in the middle.

Six Day Old Bunnies

Growing so much! They are moving around a lot more now.

Day 5 Bunnies

Runt has a bit more hair and seems to be okay so far. It's a bit less coordinated, definitely behind in development, but maybe it'll be okay after all?

Day 4 Bunnies

That black spotted one is just darling. See the teeth on the one that always has his nose in the air? Looks like we have a runt over on the right side, hope it makes it okay...

Three days old...

Two Day Old Bunnies!

A bit more fur and a little chunk on their bellies! Will wants to keep the one in the center with the black stripe on it's back and the black ears. Isn't that little nose poking up sweet? That one must be hungry!

One Day Old Bunnies!

There's Itty Bitty Baby Bunnies!

Just in time - we got Ruby settled inside and within hours she has given birth to six babies! Look at all that hair she pulled to keep them warm.

Building a Nest!

Here is what we found Ruby doing! She was pulling her hair and building a nest. I had suspected her pregnancy, but wasn't sure. When we saw this, I checked her belly and could feel little babes! We separated her from Max and moved her inside to the warm house.

Rabbit Condo

Here you can see how I divided the large hutch into 2 separate apartments with multiple "floors" in each. Max is on his side (the left when looking out from the kitchen like I am). I used those wire cube shelf systems and LOTS of zip ties! I think it will work well. :-)

Building the bunny hutch

We spent the morning building a new bunny hutch. We set it up right outside our kitchen window. It is high off the ground and we can still enjoy our bunnies while they are safely outside. I will divide this large hutch in half and Max and Ruby will each have an "apartment" of their own. It's pretty redneck-ish, but Tom is a plumber NOT a carpenter (he doesn't believe in levels or right angles :-).