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Chicken, Duck, Rabbit and Quail Coop/House Tours

2/19/2015

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I uploaded a tour of my chicken coop for a friend and while I was outside, I kept filming. So, here we are with four videos of my little farmette.
  • The Chicken Coop is about 3 years old now and has protected many healthy hens. There is a small house, where they roost and lay; attached is a covered run to keep them active and protected. They still get to free range while supervised when I'm out gardening.
  • The Duck House just weathered its first winter and did well. I learned that I need to remove all hay and just build decking that can be sprayed clean.
  • The Rabbit House was built a year ago and has hosted young chickens and ducks. It is predator proof, unless a bear decides to sit on it. We'll be getting a couple French Lops soon to legitimize its existence.
  • The Quail house was completed two months ago and currently holds 5 young, Jumbo Coturnix quail hens. They will start laying in the spring.  
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French Lop Rabbits

2/19/2015

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Thanks to some wonderful friends, we finally adopted two gigantic rabbits.
Grethe talked me into French Lops, after I had my mind made up about Flemish Giant rabbits.
It's true, I love over-sized, fuzzy animals.
Grethe is a Washington state rabbit breeder, nationally ranked and runs her own business. 
We brought one male and female home in a bushel basket.
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For babies, they were pretty big.
Now, they're even bigger; about 10 lbs.​
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The male is pretty grumpy. He hates hugs and head rubs, but loves apples and doing flips in his yard.
I love watching the rabbits do normal, rabbity things, like dig huge burrows (which I promptly bury), chase each other and flop down on top of each other in their yard. They seek shade in the summer and a good cave in the winter.
I got them fixed at the Humane Society. I have a double decker rabbit house, so they had to live separately while each of them healed.
As far as a low maintenance pet with good entertainment value, these rabbits are a solid 8 out of 10. If they were a little more personable, they would be a 10.
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