Monday, March 31, 2008
Feed Frustrations
It seemed that when I first got into rabbits, I had several choices for feed and it was mostly a matter of making up my mind which one I wanted to use.
I realize now that some of those choices weren't good choices anyway. Choice was an illusion. I had to work my way through them to find out why I didn't want to use them. One was incomplete nutrition. Another was always old or completely MIA, so I could never get a fresh supply of it. On another, my does just couldn't seem to have babies (at a time when others were having no problems). Then there was my feed disaster of last summer. After that, I was on another pet-level feed until I could get a professional formula. Then finally I was able to get a feed that I liked. Until today.
There's a bit of a complicated relay that has to happen for me to get my feed. But I was told that after the initial six weeks or so to get things started, I should be able to get the feed reliably each month. So I ordered, waited, got started, re-ordered, got my next batch, and re-ordered.
I waited 6 weeks, called to see if the feed was in. I was told it was, so I headed off up the mountain to pick it up.
The trip is about 1 1/2 hours round trip. When I got there, I was told that they had assumed another unusual pile of rabbit feed was mine and that, no, mine wasn't there after all.
Now I'm getting no answers of when there will be feed again. If it doesn't magically come in next Monday, I'll be scrambling. Again. They won't even have the professional forumla that I was using before because it, too, was a special order.
Last time I had to scramble, I was bailed out by friends. I don't know if they'll be able to do that again or not.
If you live in an area where you are able to get a fresh, quality feed on a consistent basis, thank your lucky stars. If you struggle to get a consistent supply of feed that is worthwhile and fresh, join the club.
It's such a frustration.
Laurie ¶ 5:42 PM
I realize now that some of those choices weren't good choices anyway. Choice was an illusion. I had to work my way through them to find out why I didn't want to use them. One was incomplete nutrition. Another was always old or completely MIA, so I could never get a fresh supply of it. On another, my does just couldn't seem to have babies (at a time when others were having no problems). Then there was my feed disaster of last summer. After that, I was on another pet-level feed until I could get a professional formula. Then finally I was able to get a feed that I liked. Until today.
There's a bit of a complicated relay that has to happen for me to get my feed. But I was told that after the initial six weeks or so to get things started, I should be able to get the feed reliably each month. So I ordered, waited, got started, re-ordered, got my next batch, and re-ordered.
I waited 6 weeks, called to see if the feed was in. I was told it was, so I headed off up the mountain to pick it up.
The trip is about 1 1/2 hours round trip. When I got there, I was told that they had assumed another unusual pile of rabbit feed was mine and that, no, mine wasn't there after all.
Now I'm getting no answers of when there will be feed again. If it doesn't magically come in next Monday, I'll be scrambling. Again. They won't even have the professional forumla that I was using before because it, too, was a special order.
Last time I had to scramble, I was bailed out by friends. I don't know if they'll be able to do that again or not.
If you live in an area where you are able to get a fresh, quality feed on a consistent basis, thank your lucky stars. If you struggle to get a consistent supply of feed that is worthwhile and fresh, join the club.
It's such a frustration.
Laurie ¶ 5:42 PM
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Trust me, I get that all the time. Worst of, we do not even have quality feed to begin with. And when we do, they do not replenish after the stock finishes fast enough. Praying really hard that the local pet shops start to put some importance on rabbits soon.
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