Show prep starts about 2 weeks before the show date. I pose, groom, and do health checks on all the rabbits I intend to show. I'm going to the May 2nd show in Monroe and I'm so excited! It's the first show of the year for Holly's Hollands Rabbitry. If you know what it's like to be at a rabbit show, you know it's been a looooong time since my last one (December), and I'm going crazy for another.
Jet and Saige will be shown this time. This is my first time showing a buck, and Jet's first show as well. I'm excited to see how he does!
I'll also be picking up 6 new cages in Monroe. I'm excited to have my rabbitry jump from being 6-9 holes to 12-15 holes. Of course I won't have enough room to put these cages into use until I get the shed. Oh boy, I need that shed soon!
Jet and Saige will be shown this time. This is my first time showing a buck, and Jet's first show as well. I'm excited to see how he does!
I'll also be picking up 6 new cages in Monroe. I'm excited to have my rabbitry jump from being 6-9 holes to 12-15 holes. Of course I won't have enough room to put these cages into use until I get the shed. Oh boy, I need that shed soon!
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The 7 babies are doing wonderfully! I already have my eye on a couple. Make that all of them, lol. They have such nice huge heads and wide bodies already! Obviously the little guy with one ear will be sold for sure, but I don't know who else. Our tiny black might be pinched in the hindquarter...and if so, I should know for sure in a few weeks, he or she will be sold as well. I'm hoping for some nice quality bucks and does for these summer shows and ARBA Convention.
Hopefully I'll be breeding Saige after this show, probably mid-May. Her babies will be Convention juniors (Lord willing). I'll rebreed Rosie after this current litter is weaned, but those babies would be too small to compete at Convention most likely. I planned this all out wrong, oh well...it's my first convention so I don't expect to place well anyway lol.
For the first time EVER, I have no idea how these kits got here. Their color is crazy. I was positive they were blue torts, because, well, that's all they could be, right?! Nope. Looks like I have my first sable points! Never thought I'd raise this color! LOVING them. They are smutty for sure though, sadly. Even though I'm not raising this color, if their type is nice I'll keep them, for at least a little while anyway. Only time will tell.
Hopefully I'll be breeding Saige after this show, probably mid-May. Her babies will be Convention juniors (Lord willing). I'll rebreed Rosie after this current litter is weaned, but those babies would be too small to compete at Convention most likely. I planned this all out wrong, oh well...it's my first convention so I don't expect to place well anyway lol.
For the first time EVER, I have no idea how these kits got here. Their color is crazy. I was positive they were blue torts, because, well, that's all they could be, right?! Nope. Looks like I have my first sable points! Never thought I'd raise this color! LOVING them. They are smutty for sure though, sadly. Even though I'm not raising this color, if their type is nice I'll keep them, for at least a little while anyway. Only time will tell.
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I knew Jet carried the sable gene, his dam is sable point, but I have NO IDEA where Rosie got her sable gene. Her pedigree has NO shaded rabbits on it (besides tort, which doesn't count). Guess it just got passed down the generations. So intriguing!
The rest of the babies are doing fantastic. Little one-ear is healing perfectly and so sweet and big. I love him (or her). Here he or she is with one of the foster siblings.
The rest of the babies are doing fantastic. Little one-ear is healing perfectly and so sweet and big. I love him (or her). Here he or she is with one of the foster siblings.
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