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!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
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
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
Saturday, February 20, 2010
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!
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!
Friday, February 19, 2010
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!!!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
It's Official - Mini Rex Sell Out
Your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's official. I am no longer interested in this breed. I will be selling every animal with the exception of one for the time being. I have 8 animals available for sale. All from great lines and some from National winning/placing backgrounds and the top breeders in the US.
My spark for the Mini Rex has just...disappeared. I can get them to MR Nationals in May. Deposits are required to hold them for that long. Please email me for availability, too many to list here.
This is a very hard decision, but I am just not having fun with this breed.
My spark for the Mini Rex has just...disappeared. I can get them to MR Nationals in May. Deposits are required to hold them for that long. Please email me for availability, too many to list here.
This is a very hard decision, but I am just not having fun with this breed.
Lilac?
Oh the wonderful world of dilutes, my favorite, other then tan patterns. Tan pattern dilutes...don't even get me started.
Anyway, having a primarily dilute/dilute carrying herd, I have had to do my research on this gene, and with some help from the wonderful people at RH, have learned a great deal :)
I have a litter coming up out of two dilute parents. Blue x Blue Tort. The Blue is out of a Blue Tort and a Black, the Blue Tort is out of a Blue Tort and a Black Tort.
Will I get Lilac out of this, possibly? In the last litter, there were Lilac and Chocolate Torts from the same Blue Tort and Black Tort cross that produced the Blue Tort doe that is currently due to have her litter. Where I bred the self Blue (carrying the extension gene) and the Blue Tort (carrying non-extension) I hope I get some self Lilacs! Lilac Woolies are hard to come by around here, and I just love the variety. The soft dove gray color on a long, shiny coat of wool is just gorgeous!
So everyone, keep your fingers crossed for Lilacs!
Anyway, having a primarily dilute/dilute carrying herd, I have had to do my research on this gene, and with some help from the wonderful people at RH, have learned a great deal :)
I have a litter coming up out of two dilute parents. Blue x Blue Tort. The Blue is out of a Blue Tort and a Black, the Blue Tort is out of a Blue Tort and a Black Tort.
Will I get Lilac out of this, possibly? In the last litter, there were Lilac and Chocolate Torts from the same Blue Tort and Black Tort cross that produced the Blue Tort doe that is currently due to have her litter. Where I bred the self Blue (carrying the extension gene) and the Blue Tort (carrying non-extension) I hope I get some self Lilacs! Lilac Woolies are hard to come by around here, and I just love the variety. The soft dove gray color on a long, shiny coat of wool is just gorgeous!
So everyone, keep your fingers crossed for Lilacs!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
I WAS WRONG!
I am horrible at palpating, I thought Image hadn't taken, put some hay in her cage a few minutes ago on my final barn check for the night, and she started nesting!
It was too dark to go into the loft to grab another nestbox, so instead I grabbed a cardboard box for the 3 week old MR kits and took the big wooden nestbox away from them. They are probably devistated, but they are well furred and I am not worried about them getting cold, it's a decent 23 in the barn right now, and am more concerned about new born kits.
This was a line breeding, bred back to her half brother who I am trying to finish granding out. Should be some nice babies in this litter! The buck is super tiny, with a great head and ear, but lacks in the shoulders. Image has very nice, wide shoulders but is a bit broody in type.
Crossing my fingers for a blue doe!
It was too dark to go into the loft to grab another nestbox, so instead I grabbed a cardboard box for the 3 week old MR kits and took the big wooden nestbox away from them. They are probably devistated, but they are well furred and I am not worried about them getting cold, it's a decent 23 in the barn right now, and am more concerned about new born kits.
This was a line breeding, bred back to her half brother who I am trying to finish granding out. Should be some nice babies in this litter! The buck is super tiny, with a great head and ear, but lacks in the shoulders. Image has very nice, wide shoulders but is a bit broody in type.
Crossing my fingers for a blue doe!
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