Re: Baby bunnies

Understood, but still eeeewww. I think I'd be sick. I never had to worry
about chasing them off when I lived here before. They never seemed to eat
anything but my weeds, which I found very surprising. Of course I had some
really juicy weeds with all that clay soil. ;-)

Andrea
Beaufort, SC Zone 8b
raider843@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 3/17/2006 8:49:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby bunnies
>
> I don't mean to do it.... but by the time I see the
> small bunnies in the grass, it is too late. sigh.
>
> But don't get me wrong- I do chase the bunnies out of
> the yard... but they come right back.
>
> Donna
>
> --- "raider843@earthlink.net"
> <raider843@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Chris, how CUTE, and Donna, eeeeeewwwwwwwwww isn't
> > that upsetting?
> > A
> > 
> > Andrea
> > Beaufort, SC Zone 8b
> > raider843@earthlink.net
> > 
> > 
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Date: 3/17/2006 6:51:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby bunnies
> > >
> > > Karen was right--- that mama bunny had to get in
> > that
> > > way! :)
> > >
> > > Better stop at the store and get some rabbit fence
> > and
> > > line your "stock plants" tent tonight.....
> > >
> > > BTW, I have baby bunnies yearly here (sigh), and
> > those
> > > babies will be up and moving in a couple hours.
> > They
> > > kinda look like mice at first when they first
> > start
> > > moving around. Betting they won't even be there by
> > > tomorrrow morning... and by Sunday they will be
> > > nibbling on your.....
> > >
> > > Good thing you don't have to mow the grass, I
> > always
> > > get a few that way- they just don't realize they
> > have
> > > to move when the lawnmower is coming when they are
> > > young.
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Spring is definitly here!
> > > > 
> > > > Despite nighttime temps in the lower 20s, the
> > signs
> > > > are all around us here.
> > > > Plants are popping up overnight, buds are
> > breaking,
> > > > and the birds start
> > > > chirping first thing in the morning.
> > > > 
> > > > The best sign yet is one that Romeo uncovered
> > just a
> > > > few minutes ago.  He
> > > > seemed inordinately interested in one of my
> > sedges,
> > > > so I called him away
> > > > and went to see what was there.  
> > > > 
> > > > It looked like a dead animal of some sort, so I
> > > > pushed away a big mass
> > > > of fur with a stick only to uncover five tiny
> > little
> > > > baby rabbits.  They
> > > > were so young that their eyes hadn't even opened
> > > > yet.  Romeo managed to
> > > > move one out (but didn't hurt it), so I put it
> > back
> > > > into the nest with 
> > > > the rest.  They're so warm and soft (but not
> > very
> > > > hairy yet).
> > > > 
> > > > I wnated to take a picture, but I also didn't
> > want
> > > > to disrupt them too
> > > > much.  It's cold out there and I'm sure their
> > nest
> > > > was much nicer.  :)
> > > > 
> > > > Now I need to figure out how to put a cage
> > around so
> > > > that Mother Rabbit
> > > > can get in, but Romeo can't.
> > > > 
> > > > So much for a rabbit-free yard!  Once they're
> > big
> > > > enough I guess I'll
> > > > chase them out.
> > > > 
> > > > Chris
> > > > 
> > > >
> > >
> >
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