All the kids had their weekly weigh in today. Everyone was up except for Laertes. Laertes is down 40g from usual, which I'm putting down to the fact he's still running with Nia. No change in condition so I'm sure he's fine. He'll move back to his bachelor cage tomorrow as It's been three weeks since Nia has been on heat, and I saw the wax plug three weeks ago. If she isn't preggers I'll just pop them back together later.
Today has been very busy as a new rabbit came into the RSPCA and I'm her new foster carer. "Trixie" is a very sweet sooty fawn charlie lop, she looks like a cross breed. Her ears are lopped but she has a fair amount of control of them, unlike Luther who can barely move his a cm. She had her vaccination today and is booked in to be desexed on Thursday. I've fallen in love already, she may end up staying if she gets on well with Lu.
In other bigger news the Samsara cavies may be moving to a new shed. They are currently in the spare bedroom which will soon need to be used as a bedroom, so it looks like we'll be moving out into a garden shed. More on that once a shed is chosen and of course built. We have a great spot for it out under an enormous old peach tree.
Lots of traveling coming up for the pigs as well. Some time in the next two weeks I'll be heading out to Grafton to collect a DEW sow who will be joining the ranks. It's an eight hour round trip, but should be worth it. Then the new girl, Laertes and Piggles will be heading down the mountain for a week in Sydney on the 16th of October. The new girl will stay on at a friends to meet a stud boar and Laertes and Piggles will be attending the show on the 21st. I will also be collecting Afflexian Choc Jem at the same time a sweet baby choc himi who will come back with me. Rosie may also be coming back, not sure on that though, she may stay on where she is until she litters. Haven't really decided. I will also be collecting something like six other pigs that are a temporary lend for the next aca display. Around the same time Ayanna will move into Charmers cage for her second litter. She's rebounded amazingly and shows no sign that she has recently littered. If I wait till after summer she's likely to be too fat and comfortable, I would rather breed her again while she remains in perfect breeding condition. Then once we get back from our week in Sydney (which also involves The Legally Blonde Musical, and a ghost tour for the human), we have a very brief break before putting one a pedigree display in Armidale on the 4th of November. Then we head back down the mountain on the 10th for the NSWCC show on the 11th. I'll pair my last litter then as well. Lavinia will also be due at his point. We then have a brief three week break before the final show of the year for NSWCC on December 2nd. Then we all collapse until the show season starts again in February....
So life will be chaotic but also very very fun, I do enjoy all the travelling and my 'show team' (currently consisting of Champion Symphonia Laertes and Piggles) don't seem to mind it either. They are both very relaxed about the driving and eat, sleep and drink while we are in motion. They ride on the drivers seat next to me in an extra large carrier (each have a 45cm x 30cm area) and don't seem to mind the activity, they then generally get a chance to stretch their legs when we arrive as I stay with another breeder, so I can unpack the wiggles into spare cages if needed.
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