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    America's chicken! :usa:


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    So watch this video.....

    Those at my g2g likely saw Willow, DaveGunter's dog chasing this rabbit, which has been hanging around for over a month now. I took this video of it doing some crazy jumping about 3x. From our quick research, rabbits cannot get destemper, and rabies is extremely rare, but we are exercising caution none the less. Dawn will likely text the video to Glenn Lucas with fish and game to confirm. Our research showed, when a rabbit jumps like that, it's happy. I dunno? Anyone with rabbit experience? wildwest maybe?

     
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    Just celebrating not being eaten:faint:
     
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    Well Seasoned we normally get dozens of rabbits here. I don't see anything in video that's not normal..

    Plant marigolds around vegetable garden or they eat blossoms off every plant.. Most Blueberry bushes here Did better after miracle grow stakes for fruit trees 2 bushes easily a gallon fruit per bush..
     
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    Not since I was a kid, but I can tell you the cottontails and snowhare/jackrabbit x's here will sometimes jump really high and kick their back end & legs around. Maybe they are playing or possible courting behavior? Domestic bunny for sure. Is he tame? Edit, slow computer, I just realized the video is attached. Idk, I have to wonder if he's happy for human attention and also flirting with you since he obviously had a home at one time. That's just like the jumps the bunnies do out here.
     
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    I'm getting this through all my research. He was waiting on the lawn this morning for us to wake up. :D
     
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    Aaaawe how cute :)
     
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    We have a few rabbits around here. They sit still and run when you get within 10' or so and don't come back.

    Willow got close to catching that one up by the little shed in the woods by the driveway. I believe Dave called Willow back and that rabbit ran back towards everyone which makes no sense to me. It looks domestic and its' flight behavior goes against anything I've seen with a native rabbit. :sherlock:
     
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    We think it's domesticated too. I guess it either escaped or someone left it nearby. I may be building a hutch under the coop soon!
     
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    Maybe you can train him to bunk with your chickens :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Sounds like a great next project
     
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    This was my thought. :thumbs:
     
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    Courting? Are you suggesting that the rabbit has the hots for Well Seasoned? Why.., why... that's just bwwahaahaaàaaaa:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    If you build a hutch...
     
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    Dawn said it was at the bottom of the deck steps looking at our front door the next morning. That's the last We seen em.
     
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    Sorry to hear that WS
     
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    IMG_2124.JPG My 28 current meat birds.
     
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    I think that rabbit knows he isn't on your menu.
     
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    Nice! They look good. Got the same waterer here, pretty decent.
     
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