So crazy

At the moment, I'm sure everyone thinks I'm absolutely crazy. You won't believe this but on last minute notice, I've decided to get 3 more rabbits from the Convention making this a grand total of 10 bunnies altogether. I'm sure you're thinking, "Wow, that girl is insane!" right about now. Lol! At this point, I'm kinda thinking that myself. ;) It was so last minute that I had to hurry and make decision before the ship of opportunity sailed. Since I'm very greedy and love getting new things, especially rabbits, I figured what the heck. Based on a few pictures, they look ah-mazing!

I can't wait to get them or all the others! I don't want to spoil anything so I'm not going to tell what I'm getting. :) I'll wait and blog about them as soon as I get them. The Convention starts this Sunday so that's why everything was basically "last minute". Transporters left either today or yesterday and yesterday was when I decided I wanted 3 more rabbits. :)

So anyways, I'm sure you're sick from me babbling about the Convention. :) I'll probably blog later this weekend to keep you updated on what's going on. I have a few does that are due on the 7th so we'll see how it goes.

First fall litter!

This is officially my first alive fall litter of 2010! Vixen and Comet's babies were stillborns as I mentioned in the last blog but today, Dancer had 4 kits! All are alive and doing great! I'm excited to finally have a litter that survived. I haven't had any shaded litters in awhile - actually I haven't had any litters at all since June and those were oranges - so I'm hoping I'll get lucky and have some really nice kits. :)

If I have anymore litters throughout the week, I'll blog again. Until then keep warm in the mornings and good luck to those attending the Convention!

Atleast something

Well, at least I can say I finally had a litter. Even though they didn't make it. Comet had a litter of 2 yesterday. One kit was dead on the cage while the other was in the nestbox.... barely alive. It was helpless and frozen so I knew it wasn't going to make it. I wrapped it in fur and later when I went back out to check on it - it was dead - like I expected.

Vixen might have had a false pregnancy, too. She really fooled me though. She was pulling fur for about 2 days - leaving me hanging. She was due on the 29th so unless they're stillborns, she's not pregnant. That's normal though because it's her first time. We'll breed again though.

That's about all for now. Convention is coming soon! I have tons of homework so I'll blog again next time. Happy Halloween!

Can't wait til November

I can't wait until November! Like I've haven't already said that but a million times! But that's how excited I am. :) Even though the Convention is the week of November 7th, I won't be able to get my rabbits until the 13th. :( Oh well I still can't wait until then!

I've decided to sell Zip, too. He'll be 2 years old in December and it's time for his babies to replace him. I'm determined to breed him to most of my does before he sells though. :) Super, super, super sweet buck! I simply love him! He is a proven sire and has produced several nice litters for me. Zip has a decent bone, head, and ears but his color is slightly smutty. But I have to admit, it's really not too bad now - last month, he looked awful because he was molting. Now that he's got a new coat, he looks fabulous. Like a just mentioned, Zip is truly a super sweet buck and would make a wonderful pet for anyone. What more could you want? He's got it all. :-D

I will look over my rabbits again tonight when I feed them to see if I need to sell anyone else. Until then.... God bless.

Small herd reduction

I'm having, I guess you can call it, a small herd reduction. I'm preparing for the convention in November. Even though I can't attend, I am going to get transportation through a friend. It sounds so far away but I know it will creep up on me before I know it, so I need to get ahead. I know a few breeders who have to do the same if it means culling several rabbits.

I've decided to sell Absolute as part of my reduction. I don't want to because he's an AWESOME little guy but he does have a white toenail which disqualifies him for showing. A bummer.... he would have been a great show buck and might have had a few legs. I need to move him on because I want something that is perfect all around so it can improve my herd. Absolute will make a GREAT pet for small children or even elderly people. He is soooo sweet! And for the most part, he's pretty laid back even though he's friendly, too. I really hate to sell him....

I may also decide to sell a few more rabbits here and there but this is pretty much my "small herd reduction". :) That's everything for now.

What's new

Let's see .... I bred Blue Moon to Absolute and Caramel to Zip today. I just might get lucky and have some kits this time. Hopefully anyways. :)

I've got some news that can be either good or bad. We are going to be moving soon. Most likely by next year. Like I said, this can either be good or bad because depending on where we move will determine if I can keep my rabbits or not. For example, if we move in a subdivision, chances are that I won't be able to keep my rabbits. I'm not saying that I'm definitely going to sell all of my bunnies, but there is a good possibility. There is also a good possibility that we will move somewhere with a few acres so I can build a shed and keep the bunnies. So it's a 50% chance either way you look at it. My mom wants us to move before I go to high school. I just thought I'd give you a heads up so it won't be such a surprise. Please keep in mind that this may just be "talk" and we might not move until 2-3 years down the road. But I thought I'd let you know just in case. As far as I'm concerned, everything is going to be normal as far as breeding, showing, buying, and selling my rabbits.

To prove that everything will continue to be normal, I'm getting transportation from the ARBA Convention for 5 rabbits! (So far anyways, I may get a few more) :) I'm not going to say what I'm getting because it will ruin the surprise!

That's all for now.

Finished updates

I finally finished the updates! It didn't take as long as I thought. Check out the Does page. I separated them into groups so it's more organized. Before, rabbits were scrambled around everywhere and it just looked messy. Now it should be much easier to look at my rabbits. :)

I still have a few more tweaks to do but nothing major. I'm glad the hard part is over with.

Sunkist didn't have her kits today so I'm hoping she'll have them tonight. I really do think she's pregnant just by her attitude and her belly. ;) I'm super excited to see what she has. It seems like I haven't had any babies hopping around in awhile. I kinda miss it. But they grow up too fast....

I'll be updating again soon when Sunkist has her kits.

Very unusual

Well I'm glad to say that I got my first litter of fall kits. Even though I can't say it proud... Aquene had her litter this morning but sadly she only had one baby. Yes, one kit. In her first litter, she had 3 alive and healthy babies and now she turns around and gives me one stillborn kit. Oh well, I'm going to blame it on the buck and the heat. Now that it's October and much cooler, I am going to breed more does this weekend.

On Wednesday, I bred Absolute to Vixen and Zip to Comet. Yesterday, I bred Tempest to Peanut Butter. So we'll see what we get this time around. Like I said, I'm going to breed a couple more this weekend so keep looking for updates. :)

That's all for now. Enjoy the cool weather!

Nothing yet

Needless to say, nothin yet. I had several does due over the weekend but nothing. Nothing! Not a single baby. They all had me fooled. Even if I would have gotten a litter of stillborns, I still would have blogged about it. I'm bummed because I was really looking forward to my litters being born. I'm going to rebreed and I hope I'll have better luck on round two.

Not sure what's going on with my does not being pregnant. I'm sure it's just the bucks though. What are the chances that it would be the does' fault out of 7 does that were bred? And I only had 9 does bred. And yet I ask myself.... can it get any worse?? Sadly, yes it can but not by much. I'm still waiting on Aquene and Sunkist to kindle which should be the very first of October. Hopefully it will get better not worse and I'll end up with a few kits.... hopefully. :)

With that being said, I'm now on the hunt for a new sable point buck. So far, Absolute hasn't shown me any signs of being proven. I'm not going to sell him just yet because there still might be a good possibility that he can have babies. I want to be looking just to be on the safe side though. The buck must be show quality and I'm interested in mostly juniors. If you know anyone who has a nice show quality sable point buck for sale, let me know!

Tempest hasn't shown any signs of being proven either. But I'm not ready to replace him yet.

That's all for now.

PS: I'm doing a few minor adjustments to the website, so if you want more updates, just email me or keep checking the blog. ;)

Greensboro show

Overall, the Greensboro show was just okay. I probably wouldn't go again unless I have several bunnies to show at one time. Which usually doesn't happen unless they're juniors or bucks - everyone else is usually bred. :)

I am seriously considering buying some rabbits from the Convention in November. I'm talking about between 5-7 rabbits at a time, so I'll need to do a little culling. Of course, I can't be there to pick them up myself because it's waaay too far away so I'll have to pay for transportation, too.

That was just a little update - I don't have much more to blog about. I have some litters due at the end of this week so I'll probably blog again when they kindle.

Finally starting to feel like fall

Now that it's September, it's finally cooling down. Well somewhat anyways. Last time I blogged, it was cool in the morning and since then it got a little hotter but it was still bearable. It's supposed to cool off some more within the next few days. Yay! I like the mild temperatures - not too hot, not too cold. It's terrible in the winter with all of the frozen water bottles though. I guess I shouldn't complain because our winters are much warmer than the winters up north. It's still cold though. :(

I am just beside myself with anticipation. I can't wait until the Greensboro show and until my upcoming litters arrive! Between the two of them, I'm not sure which one I'm more excited for. Probably my litters though. I always get eager for those. :) But who doesn't? I love peeking in the nestboxes when I get up in the morning. Then the next stage: hopping out of the box. That's just too cute! They fall out of the nestbox and their little feet fall through the cage. The funny part is they simply can't figure out how to get back in the box! Shortly after, I can start to sex them. That's another good part, too. That's also when the elimation process begins. I usually keep back the good bucks and does and typically sell the BUDs or BUBs.

I've figured out a plan.... I'm going to show all of my jr orange bucks at the moment and the one/ones that don't place well, I'll be selling them. So if you run into me at the Greensboro show, don't hesitate to ask if any are for sale. I'm going to try to sell as many as possible since I don't have enough cage space to bring home the 2 does that I'm getting. I'm buying a sable point junior doe and an orange junior doe. I'm so excited I can hardly wait! :o)

That's it for now. We're going on vacation this weekend so it might be a few days before I blog again.

September...

Wow, September already. Where did the time go? Hurricane Earl didn't bring us anything. Had a little breeze earlier today; it felt really good for the bunnies. In the mornings, it's indescribable.... it actually feels like fall. The buns do all kinds of binkies and tricks! It's so cute. I certainly would too if I were a bunny. :) Of course, by afternoon it's the same old -- hot and humid.

I bred Aquene and Sunkist the other day. I'm super excited to see what all of my upcoming litters produce. ;) I'm still deciding about which route to take with the bunnies. I'm set on going with oranges and sable points but in order to expand in sable points, I will need to cull some. I was debating on selling the BEWs, but I really like them so I'm not sure what to think at this point ....

I'll be taking more pictures of the new buns and the buns for sale hopefully by this weekend. Until then... have a good weekend and Labor Day!