Ok I havent posted in forever, and I know people are wondering why on earth do u have so many rabbits!
Ok last week I was talking to Janine, shes been working 3/4 weeks outta month doing camp work. She told me she was going to sell out because no time and the person who was going to look after them is going to camp. I agreed to keep the rabbits at my house until the aloha show next month. So yes I have lots of breeds now and babies coming out of my ears! Janine just so happened to breed all the does before she left the first time lol. Ok breeds..
French lops- I got emerald and squirrely (4 legs wow!), the blue buck went to laura-ann because hes quite nice now. :P Squirrely happened to have a litter with her outta that buck. I got 4 babies, a chin doe, rew buck and 2 blue chin does. This litter is just amazing, I havent seen babies so nice before, even looking at pics! Huge bucky heads on all of them, large size and beautiful cobby bodies. ears were also down at barely 3 weeks old! Unfortunately one blue chin is missing part of an ear and the other blue chin has a cut on her cheek. She is pick of litter with width and depth and overall size and bone. Just a very nice doe. For that and her color, I am keeping her haha. Hopefully her cheek isnt too bad so she can be shown! I have a fenced yard so dont see why not! 2nd pick, very close is the rew buck. He is a sweetie, I love rews, was deciding between him and her but I prefer a doe so I can breed and he is a TAD long but he has a nicer bum then the sister. All sooo nice! Litter is for sale.
Mini lops- I got a few rabbits more this time, a velotta buck with 9 legs, a lilac steel buck and various colored does. They are interesting thats for sure. Some are sweet but all are excellent moms! I have two litters right now outta them. Smudge and Obsidian have 6 babies, about 10 days old, huge haha. 3 solid opals, a broken opal (i personally love that one), a lilac steel and a broken lilac steel. The other litter this morning which I didnt know the doe was preggers until the day after i got them, she was pulling hair in her cage lol. Needless to say we got more babies! 7 babies, some shadeds and seen a couple opals. She was bred to keaton im told. So these guys are going to be nice!
I had mentioned on my site about blue getting in with a mini lop. The first night they were here, I had to bring the moms inside the barn so blue went outside. These cages work by 2 cages with a piece of wire in middle and enough room for feeder. Guess old blue wanted a gal and somehow got through to the other side to Pearl. Its 50/50 if she caught because she is older and much bigger then him. Who knows!
Also have an english lop doe with a litter of 6 outta the blue french lop. She is a sweetie and loves to run in the yard. Her babies are definately funky though! Ears are going to be everywhere lol. I have 2 blacks, 2 fawns and 2 blues in the litter. Most look like bucks too. All are available including mom!
Regarding my babies, cobalt had her litter a few days ago, a pink peanut, a blue and a blue tort. This morning I noticed she wasnt feeding them much so I did a switch and gave her 2 mini lop babies and put her babies with Smoke as she is a very good mom. cant put them all together because the hollands are way too small compared to those minis lol. Hopefully they make it, cause there VERY nice already, tiny tiny tiny ears! and definately the smallest hollands ive seen yet!
The other older fuzzy lop crosses are almost ready to go, hanging out getting bigger, there not too bad, at least I know naomi can produce her body. Will have somewhat long coats but not too much. Definately cute though! Decided to keep the no ears buck to replace Simon as his coat is as u would say..screwed up. He was plucked over a month ago and his hair isnt growing and for some ODD reason its like 100% wool and curly :S My new herd buck will have just as nice body has him so not a major deal. I just do not need that wool into my breeding program. I believe in having more guard hairs then wool because its just easier to brush period.
In other babies, I have 5 harlequins about 6 or 7 weeks old. Laura-ann took the harlies to breed and keep for Janine when she gets back into breeding. These guys do not have proper splits so will be petted out. Cute though! very curious! Also when Janines rabbits got here, had a loud surprise lol. I had 3 mini rex bucks from Laura-ann and 3 guinea pigs, all to be sold as pets. Theres a coronet adult sow and 2 babies outta a coronet and dad is unknown lol. Theres a crested and a satin peruvian. His coat just feels VERY weird and silky, gorgous markings but would be DQ'd. Think thats it, the mini rex are just so cute and love to lick ur fingers!
Now that we have gone through everyone, show news! Regarding to whom im showing, Lizzy is in full show coat right now, just a gorgous doe! Maya has also made a major turn around, her coat has grown in, just freaking gorgous doe! Will be showing, also one of the judges for aloha is Scott, who gave her RIS at wetaskiwin! He said she will have lots of winnings! and to top it off, Zoey is looking underweight right now so will be showing her as well! Honestly its 50/50 who would get class as all does have good and bad points. Cant wait! Also if Holly is showing my new herd buck, this could be quite the class! Unfortunately I will be the only one showing fuzzies once again so will be spliting the entries with Janine to make sure i get at least a BOB leg. 4 shows should do it! So excited! Get my new herd buck and excellent competition between my own stock! I will also be bringing any rabbits that do now sell now to sell at show, also I am not firm on any rabbit, just email me and we can make a deal!
So thats it, lots of stuff, ive got to take more pics shortly, properly pose those mini lops..lol..and babies! Ill write more later!
~Bri~
