Here's an oddity

Anonymous-0 · Sep 23, 2013

Was mowing (tractor)the orchard yesterday and found a nest bunnies. Couldn't be a week old. I have never seen rabbits born this late in the year (NW MO). Maybe the wooly worms are wrong and we're in for a very mild winter!

Dachshund · Sep 23, 2013

Been seeing a LOT of those wooly worms! Where abouts in NW MO are you? I know I've asked brfore, but the memory is getting bad!

Billy NY · Sep 23, 2013

They'll likely make it, I find them here on occasion, the mother will come back and milk em early am, and before dusk, don't take long before they're weaned, running around, not to sharp yet, easy to catch, and easy prey. I relocated one just out of the nest, and he proceeded to literally move into my fenced in garden, funny he nibbled some lettuce and this and that, had every escape route, tunnel or path mastered in no time, finally chased him out, and at that time, he was no longer easy prey, they learn quickly, he came back for an encore one time, then that was it, eastern cottontail are abundant here.

SweetFeet · Sep 23, 2013

Wonder if it is related to the late hot-streak the Midwest got... because I just saw a toad the other day that was probably only about 1 1/2 inches long - seems late for baby toads too.

retired farmer · Sep 23, 2013

We got all kinds of little toads around here clear down to about a half inch long.

Fergienewbee · Sep 23, 2013

I've been seeing wooly worms lately too. Not sure if more or less than usual. Won't take long for those bunnies to grow up. We have a lot of rabbits too, but I work to that end. Nothing better than beagle music. Run dogs almost every day unless it's raining or too hot.

Larry

cole in mo. · Sep 23, 2013

Was working on a tractor outside the shop the other day, saw sugar, my four footed best friend playing with something. Walked over, and it was a very young rabbit, don"t know where she got it, but like you, kinda late to see young ones.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 23, 2013

I live in Clay County, orchard is in Clinton County, near Lathrop. We have had a shortage of rabbits the last few years, so I was really happy to see them and sure hope they survive.

JRSutton · Sep 23, 2013

Much to my daughter"s dismay, even this late in the year our cat brings us a continuous stream of the cutest little baby bunnies - squeaking away for mercy.

I don"t think he can catch the bigger ones.

He eats the things like popcorn.

I try to save them when I can for my daughter"s sanity, but short of locking the cat up, it"s a losing battle.

Dachshund · Sep 23, 2013

Come up here to Grundy County - we have plenty to share!

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