Having nice, warm, sunny weather right now. I am taking a break from weeding the South-bed while the soil is still moist and the weeds pull easy. The chickens certainly like their treat of grassy weeds and miner's lettuce. Alas, there will be one more day like this and then, to celebrate Spring, we are warned of low temperatures, lots of rain and, at my altitude (1791 ft) snow! Snow sticking to the ground, for at least a couple of days. If this keeps going, the Easter Bunny better polish up his sled!

My wife and I enjoy watching the wildlife, as long as the wildlife leaves our stuff alone. The coons, bobcats, red foxes, possums, coyotes and stray dogs all treated our chickens, turkeys and guineas as a walking, squawking buffet line, plus the rabbits and deer visited the garden salad bar every night. Then we got the LGDs - an adult Great Pyr female, and two GP/Anatolian Shepherd pups (not related to the adult). Since the pups have grown into yearlings, our predation has all but stopped, even with letting the poultry free-range all the time (chooks have an automatic chicken door on the big coop, and the guineas roost in trees next to the coop). Dogs keep anything they deem to be a threat to their charges run off, and have even run off or killed coyotes interested in the neighbor's calves. Other dogs are not tolerated on the property (20 acres). They will steal eggs if they find any unattended, though, and we can't seem to break them from it. At least they can't fit through the chicken door anymore, so can't reach the nest boxes. We keep a lookout for guinea nests, and when we find one, we either set up a temp fence around it to keep the dogs out, or take the eggs and give them to a broody Silkie or Cochin bantie to incubate. Honestly, our goats are more of a problem with garden and landscaping plants anymore. We have the garden fenced now, and when everything started waning a couple of weeks ago, we put three goats in the garden fence to clean it up.

I've had a reoccurring dream about another floor in my house. In my dream, it feels familiar and I am frustrated because I forget about it so much. Beds are made, the living room is kind of cluttered with stuff that isn't mine but I alway recognize it and it is always the same. I do not need another floor in this house nor do I need another room but when I dream about it, there is a strong feeling of familiarity and relief about remembering this part of my house. I've even given tours to friends and family. I don't need four stories to worry about, even though there is room in the attic and the views would be amazing.

As a child I raised wild rabbits twice. Once when a baby rabbit was injured by a cat, and once when a mother rabbit was killed by a cat, there were five in that litter. We raised the rabbits under a vets instruction, teaching them to feed and care for themselves, and when the vet deemed them ready, they were all released in the woods at an animal sanctuary. They were about six months old when they were released. We never intended to keep them as pets, but we did raise them each for over five months and they were very healthy. I have also had domestic rabbits. My currant baby is a Britannia Pettit named Shaq. My main concern would be the other rabbits you have. You will want to call your vet and let her know what happened, she may want to check your other rabbits to be sure they are healthy. Did your vet ever see Spice? Did she have any idea what might have caused her death? Rabbits are very fragile and they do hide sickness so it is very hard to tell there is a problem, even domestic rabbits do this. I wish I could help more, but I would agree with anyone who suggested not feeding them corn, it is not really good for them. Pellets, hay, and greens are best with very limited treats. I hope your other bunnies are with you for many more years, they are such wonderful animals!