4 weekers

Coraline - Blue Tort Doe

Garth - Blue Tort Buck (?)

Brython - Blue buck

that's all for now, just baby pictures :)

Woolies, Woolies, Woolies

All my Woolie does are bred or on a litter, at least I hope the ones I bred took anyway. Brython, Coraline and Nameless are all looking really fantastic. They have such big heads, even the boyfriends family who knows relatively nothing about rabbits or what they are supposed to look like for showing purposes commented on how big and blocky their heads are. I am really excited about this litter. I have been taking them out and posing them up every day now as they have hit the 3 week old mark.

I'm crossing my fingers Love Potion took, I bred her to my Non-Extension Himi buck, the two are really compatible. I am so bad at palpating...I just can't tell if she is bred or not. I bred Autumn to Quinn, because no other buck could seem to get the job done. It will be a brood cross, any animal out of the pairing is probably going to be kept for brood purposes most likely. They compliment each other well, but Autumn is right at max senior weight, and Quinn is over. Quinn really has the HQ Autumn lacked though, so I am really excited about that, I can at least get some nice babies to cross back to Dayka to inject that full HQ into the line. The heads on these guys should be massive as well, they both have great bone and awesome heads. not to mention fantastic wool.

Time will tell if I will have more Wooly babies in the nest box, I'm crossing my fingers that I do. Today rained...so the photo shoot I had planned is not going to happen. I will have tons of pictures of everyone once the weather decides to cooperate.

The new Polish buck

Showing off his cute bum :P

TCH's Mica - Broken Black Sr. Buck

We came home from the show this weekend with a new addition to the herd. Two of my Mini Rex left for new homes, so we had some space available for a new rabbit. I really wanted to bring home another Wooly doe to add to my brood string, but there was a severe lack of Wooly breeders at the show this year. Instead, my boyfriend mingled with a group of Polish breeders, and we came home with this little guy. He was given to use to boost the popularity of the Polish and try to get more breeders in the area interested in the breed. I love the short, cobby body type of the breed, and also the size. They barely take up any room or feed, which is nice!

We have been having some issues with his behavior lately, but I am hoping it clears up. He just hit 6 months of age, he may be going through his manly phase and on top of the stress from moving is being an absolute kill joy. He's got great type and an attractive pattern. His head/ear needs some work, but overall I am pleased. The Polish are mainly the boyfriends project, but I am helping him out as he is so new to rabbits. I think he has a great little buck to start off with, now we just need to find him a doe.

2/27/10 SHOW RESULTS & Litter Update

Show A:

Love Potion - BOB!
Dayka - BOG, BOSB!
Quinn - DQ, over weight..oops lol
Autumn - 1st/1

Show B:

Quinn - BOB...uh wow
Autumn - BOSB
Dayka - 2nd/2 (hah)
Love Potion - 1st/1


There was a severe lack of Wooly breeders at the show this year, I was disappointed. Only 9 Woolies were entered this year. Oh well, I am pleased with the judges comments, and very shocked with Show B results. Quinn should have been booted right off the table, he weighs 4.16 lbs, very over weight. Autumn is blowing her coat, and is more broody, but to each his own I guess!


My Black Mini Rex litter is looking pretty nice. They are almost 5 weeks old now. I evaluated everyone today for the first time, and so far the two bucks are my favorite. They have the best fur and type out of the 6 babies at this point in time. There is also one little doe I like as well, she has better fur then her sisters and better type. These 3 rabbits are very short and cobby. I can't tell the does apart as they aren't named yet and the numbers I put in their ears with a sharpie wore off. The two boys are Henry and Miller (Hollywood & Miller Time). Pictures to come soon!

Show list for this weekend!

2 Self Senior Bucks
1 Shaded Senior Doe
1 Broken Senior Doe

1 Black Senior Buck - Mini Rex

One of my Self senior bucks is more of a class filler then anything. The Broken, I love, she is just a bit more broody then show, but I would like to get a judges opinion on her before I breed her.

My hopeful for this weekend is my Shaded Senior Doe, Love Potion. Fingers crossed that she can earn some GC legs!

I'll post results Saturday evening if I'm not too tired!

I have to get a lot done today, print off a sales flyer, tattoo an ear, mark my carriers, and scrub up the white bunnies.

-Domonique

Name decisions

In my most recent Mini Rex litter, there are 4 does and 2 bucks! Not a bad buck:doe ratio at all, I am very pleased with this. I wanted more does, but where I am drastically down sizing in the breed, I don't know if I am going to be keeping any of the does from this litter. They're still too young to evaluate fully, but whatever I decide, I will have a nice batch of does to either keep or sell to people needing does!

Anyway, on with the original topic, Name decisions. So far I only have two of the babies named from this litter, the two boys. Their final names are Run Wild's Miller Time, Miller for short & Run Wild's Hollywood, Henry for short.

The girls aren't officially named yet, as I only have one name picked out for a doe for this litter, which is Rock Candy.

Little Henry isn't looking good. I went out to check on the rabbits and do the morning water routine this morning, and his bottom was caked in dried poop. It must have happened over the past 2 days, I haven't been out to the barn due to health issues and I had the boyfriend feed the rabbits for me. He doesn't check over every animal like I do every day, so I just picked up on it this morning.

His whole area was completely covered, so I gently picked it off of him and his bottom just started leaking diarrhea. I pulled the pellets away, gave them some oats and stuffed the cage full of hay. I'm hoping he pulls through alright, he is the smaller of the two bucks at the time.



Images litter is doing good, and I am already anxious to start naming these little guys. This litter will have a Celtic name theme, and I have had this planned for months now :P

Can't wait to see what colors they are and what sexes, I am crossing my fingers for does!

Image kindled!

She has 3, healthy, lively babies in the nestbox. 2 Torts and 1 Solid, all are dilute colors. I believe they are Blue Torts and a Solid Blue, but time will tell what they turn out to be. I am hoping that solid dilute is a doe!!!