Updates

It's been awhile since I've updated this. Things have been busy here. Reading my last blog, quite a bit has happened since then.
Starting with bad news, sadly, Bentley is gone. This is a big set back for my rabbitry, as he was my best herd buck, being the sire of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS), Brody (RGC/9 legs, 1 RIS), Ladybug (RGC/6 legs, 1 RIS), Desperado (RGC/7 legs), Ricochet (RGC/5 legs), Sophie (RGC/5 legs), Shadow (RGC/5 legs), Blue (RGC/4 legs), Spice (RGC/3 legs), etc. A couple of his more noteable grandchildren are Vixen (RGC/12 legs, 1 BIS, 3 RIS) and Rimfire (RGC/14 legs, 1 RIS).

He'll be remembered in his numourous offspring that he has here in the NW (and a few over in New Jersey) for my rabbitry and many others.

For more on Bentley, his page on my website is: http://www.geocities.com/doubledutchinfo/mrbluebuckbentley.html

For the feed problem, after switching feeds, and letting the effects of the other one wear off, my rabbits have not had any problems. I did lose three Silver Martens recently, a week after they came to live here, however they were on the brand that I had problems with up until they came here.

Purina labs have confirmed that it was indeed pig food mixed in. As this was one of their lesser used brands, I do not know many people who use it, only two others. One of which lost 9 rabbits at the same time as me. After I started losing rabbits, I was told of a breeder who lost over 100 rabbits last summer on this brand. One of Purina's other brands had issues with chicken food mixed in it, which it was said that there was a hole in one of their mills. Not sure if this is the same reason for the pig food or not... However to be on the safe side, I will be sticking with a different brand. I did really love the brand that I had problems with. I've used it for 8 years, and always had great condition on my rabbits, and the rabbits loved it too.

Everyone else is doing well. Pipsqueak is back outside, and starting to fill in quite a bit. She looks like she might be able to go to the Yelm show in March.

I had stopped breeding for awhile with all the feed issues going on, so will not have anything to show for awhile. I finally just got back to breeding all the rabbits. The following does are bred:

Due February 6th:

Zoe x Stryker

Jill's Wild Blue Venus x Bazooka

Ladybug x Stryker

Sasha x Desperado

Maybelline x Stryker

Cover Girl x Rodeo

Revlon x Revolver

Piper x Revolver

Due February 20th:

Sushi x Bazooka

Aurora x Stryker

My only litter right now is about 4-5 weeks old out of Trelawn Ruby D x Bentley. There are only two, and both are showable. I have a nice looking little Black buck, other than being close to having tied elbow (doesn't quite touch) and a little Blue doe with a narrow blaze. I will be keeping both, since they're the last Bentley babies. When I rebreed Ruby, she'll be bred back to her sire Bazooka most likely.

I do not currently have anything for sale, because of the lack of litters. I sold my last two for sale rabbits a few weeks ago.