Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Pushcart for the month of Oct

Dates for our pushcart at the NLB (ground floor of Event Plaza area) for the month of Oct are as follows:

* 6th & 7th Oct (Sat & Sun)
* 20th & 21st Oct (Sat & Sun)

We hope to see more of you there!

P.S. Do drop us an email if you need us to bring down any specific items.

Monday, October 1, 2007

The Busy Barn's very first pushcart!



We survived our very first pushcart! :)

It was great seeing alot of our friends coming down to our pushcart to pick up a toy or two for their furry friends at home. We met some new friends too. We hope through our pushcart, you guys could learn more about us, our products as well as new tips on bunny care.

We will improve as we go along. So the next time you see us at our pushcart, I'm sure there will be new surprises in store.

Do give us your feedback too; help us to improve. We would love to hear from you.




And.. more of us this coming weekend at the National Library (Ground floor of Events Plaza area). Till then!

Thursday, September 6, 2007

The Busy Barn is going places!

We have been receiving alot of enquiries asking if we have a shop front or whether its possible to see/touch our range of products. We have been trying to keep our overheads low so that we could continue to bring quality products to our customers at affordable prices. So looks like setting a physical shop is not feasible for us at the moment.

But we thought a pushcart might suit us. We could move around the island, provide our products, services and rabbit knowledge to more people at different places in Singapore and yet keep prices down. So we grabbed the chance when the opportunity for a push cart at the National Library came along!

We will be having our very 1st pushcart at the National Library on 29th & 30th Sept. Do come and visit us. We will try to bring down as many items as our dear old mini car can take. :) If you have any item(s) in mind that you would like to buy or see, please inform us in advance so that we could bring those along.

So note it down in your diary-
A date with The Busy Barn!
Day: 29th & 30th Sept
Time: 11am till 8pm
Place: National Library, Victoria Street (ground floor of Events Plaza area)

Planning ahead, we aim to hold our pushcarts on at least 2 weekends of each month. We will be putting up the dates on our website (http://www.thebusybarn.com.sg/) once the date and venue is confirmed. Here are the tentative dates for the month of October, November and December.

October 2007 (tentative)
1) 6th & 7th Oct
2) 13th & 14th Oct

November 2007 (tentative)
1) 3rd & 4th Nov
2) 17th & 18th Nov

December 2007 (tentative)
In celebration of the festive season, we are hoping to have the pushcarts at the National Library for the whole of December!

Do come join us if you can. We would love your company.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

We are back!

Yes. We know our last post was on 2nd June!! Our sincere apologies! We hope you've not waited for too long.

You must be wondering what we have been busy with..? We have indeed been very busy trying to get new and exciting stuff for your bunnies! We've included many new items over the month of July and Aug - Bunny bowls, carriers, willow toys, willow shelters, as well as some new treats and not forgetting our new straw mats. Do check them out on our website (http://www.thebusybarn.com.sg/) today!

Not forgetting our new batch of apple sticks which have finally arrived. We received many enquiries asking when they will come. Yup, they are back in stock now and please check them out on our website. Thanks for all your support and we hope all your bunnies are enjoying the fun!

We will be updating news of what have been happening so far at The Busy Barn over the next few days. So do stay tune!

Love,
the hay elves at The Busy Barn

Saturday, June 2, 2007

One's Flurry is another's feast!


Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lwo Shih-hsiung, at a press conference yesterday, criticized the Council of Agriculture's initiative in promoting rabbit meat as an addition to the nation's diet.

PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES

Click on photo to view full story.


Friday, June 1, 2007

New stuff at The Busy Barn

Get some healthy treats at The Busy Barn today! They have added the dried apple and pear slices to their range of healthy snacks for your small furries. Try one today!


Dried apple slices fresh from the USA



Dried pear slices fresh from the USA

A natural and healthy snack for your little ones.

Dried. No Dyes. No Artificial Additives. Healthy. All natural.

Break the dried slices into small pieces and offer it to your furry ones as a treat. As with any treats, be careful not to overfeed. Treats should be offered as a reward and be a minor part of your pets daily food intake.

Suitable for rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and other small animals.
Direct from USA for the highest quality.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Rabbit Soduku!



Click on picture to go into Bjerner's website and click on Rabbit Soduku.

Unexpected Gifts (or should it be "Friends"?)



Photos by German photograhper Tanja Askani

Click on picture to see the heartwarming video.

White Rabbit brand

Remember the White Rabbit brand? Those sweets that we used to buy from the old uncle at the provision shop downstairs? These toys can be found at the Museum of Shanghai Toys. Find out more (click on picture).

This photo was found in the Yesterday.sg (see their widget below). They're a bunch of heritage enthusiasts who'd unearth treasure troves of stories and memories about heritage and museums in Singapore. Interesting.

Yesterday.sg

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Fortune Telling Bunnies

Poor bunny! Is this considered ill treatment of labour?

The poor bunny couldn't even get paid. I suspect it doesn't get any treats for what it does for a living.

Anyway, this happens in Istanbul where bunnies are used for fortune telling. Here's a related article/short story from Kevin Dolgin, ranting on his encounter of the Fortune Telling Bunny in Instanbul.

My regards to you, little brown bunny.

Advice Bunny


I found this interesting site, manned literally by a bunny. Enter a Yes or No question and the mysterious bunny will reply you! Try it (click on picture). :)

Always Look On the Bright Side of Life

Not bunny related, just sharing a picture which my former colleague sent to me many years ago. The caption is abit small in the picture. It simply say - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

It still brings a smile to my face whenever I see this. and the song will float in my head.

Yes, always look on the bright side of life, no matter how hard it is!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Its 23 May 2007! [This one is for all rabbits in Singapore]

Yes, this is 23 May 2007.

The day we decided to embark on this blog to tell the whole world more about bunnies; to add on to the already large myriad of websites and blogs on bunnies. However, I'm sure this is something slightly different - this is specially for bunny owners in Singapore; this is dedicated to discovering daily tips & tricks for living with house rabbits in Singapore.

I think rabbits are a highly misunderstood lot here in Singapore. Many perceive them as smelly, boring and can only live in cages. Others abandon them in reservoirs and parks, thinking that they would find "happiness" out there in the wild. Not knowing that they are in fact sentencing these rabbits a death parole by doing so.

Rabbits can be such bundles of joy if you take some time to understand them and know their natural habits. By knowing how to live with indoors rabbits, they can bring you much joy and fun. Many abandon these furry friends because they do not understand what rabbit needs and hence end up having the house in a mess. This is a very sad thing.

So this is what this blog is about - sharing my trial and error moments and how to find solutions to headache problems with my house rabbits. Let us learn more about bunnies and their REAL needs and how to take care of them in the Singapore context.

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