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  1. 09-01-2011, 09:38 AM #1
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    Default a day in the life of an angora rabbit :)

    It's been an exciting couple days for the bunnies. One of the things I do for them is grow seed. Yesterday the first of the sunflowers was ready to harvest so I split it between the boys.



    You can see in that pic that Mittens little forehead hair was thinning. That is a sign that they are ready to shed so I've been keeping an eye on them. I had english angoras before that need to be sheared. So this part was all new to me. But look what I ended up with today...a bunny fleece.



    Here is the bunny butt the wool came off of. It was very cool the way the fur separated on it's own and peeled off in one piece.



    There is more to go and Socks is only just starting to shed a little, but it's going to be in the 90s today and tomrrow and then back down to the 70s this weekend, so I'll likely wait until then to poke at them again.

    Then the next steps are just learning to spin with my antique wheel



    And I've always been a crocheter, so I need to perfect my knitting skills to more effeciently use my yarn



    So it'll still be a while before I'm skilled enough to make my first piece from backyard raised, hand spun, and hand knitted yarn...but it'll be worth it!
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  2. 09-01-2011, 09:41 AM #2
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    Wow you are really getting back to the basics! Nice! Adorable bunny.
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    I have a little English Angora. He is tiny, but I swear he throws off enough fiber to make a sweater!! (And most of it ends up on my clothes and my furniture.)
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    So cute, love the bunny!
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    That rocks!!!!

    Those pics are just too cool. Please post more as you fleece and start to spin.
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    Love the pics............thanks.

    The bunny is soooooooooo cute. I go on my CL to look at all the different kinds of bunnies........they are so cute! Saw my first English Lop yesterday--huge, long ears!!.........gees, have been tempted to get a bunny...........but NO!!
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