I was cleaning the farmyard yesterday morning when something really cute happened. I was raking Nimbus‘s yard (our farmyard rabbit), and a woman and her two little boys (maybe 2 or 3 years old) came over to visit the rabbit. I heard the mother refer to Nimbus as “Ollie” when she was talking to the boys. Smiling, I asked her, “Is that what you named the bunny?” The mother preceded to tell me that the boys’ favorite cartoon has aRead more
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A winter box for Nimbus
We tend to keep busy in the animal department, whether we are doing our regular daily tasks or working on projects such as the new duck yard or the outside exercise area. Right now we are trying to complete a winter box for our farmyard rabbit, Nimbus. She used to live in a rabbit hutch that had things like a fan and a heat lamp built into it, so that we could keep her cool in the summer and warmRead more
EnrichBits: A New Place for Nimbus
EnrichBits: A monthly look at animal enrichment You may have noticed on your last visit to the Museum, that our farmyard rabbit Nimbus has recently made a move out of her hutch and into the space where our chickens lived. When we decided to retire our 2 older Dominique chickens (they moved to a great home in Tobaccoville where Keeper Larry’s friend is taking care of them), we figured that yard and stall would be a great place to houseRead more