Black Currant R15/18

Black Currant R15/18

Black Currant with us 2018-2022

Black Currant was an English marked black  and white buck born in 2012. He came to us via the Blue Cross in June 2018 because his brother Raspberry is in very poor condition and although Black Currant is not as bad he is six and not a very good candidate for rehoming.

Black Currant was not as confident as his brother and seemed very subdued at first although he perked up a bit when he realized that his hutch has two levels. He is very clumsy but quite taken with the idea of going up and down. He ate well and will hopefully become more cheerful as time goes on.

New arrivals, Black Currant and Raspberry

He and Raspberry didn’t  live together  for long as they fought but we put them next to each other in the hope that it would make them feel better anyway until they could be put with others.

Black Currant was successfully bonded with Blue a little black and white doe. They were very good together except that when Blue got jealous when she turned into a bit of a demoness. We had to keep them where she couldn’t see other rabbits for the sake of their relationship.

 

Blue sadly was very inbred and suffered from bad health that hit her hard in 2021 despite being only 4. She gradually lost the use of her back legs and suffered from kidney failure. She fought on through the summer but died as the weather changed as the autumn turned to winter.

We bonded Black Currant into a group of four with Ozzy, Nightshade and Kovu where he was very happy for a short time before his own poor health and his age caught up to him.

Black Currant and Blue