Merry Christmas!

Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! It's going to be a white Christmas here, as we have about a foot of snow on the ground, and it's snowing yet again. It's been snowing since 4 this morning, so needless to say my family is snowed in for Christmas.
In litter news, I had three does due yesterday. Only Trelawn Ruby D bred to Bentley has had a litter. She had five, but sadly three of them were frozen by the time I found them yesterday morning. The two remaining were almost frozen when I found them, however after having them on the heating pad for a couple of hours, I was able to revive them. They are living in the house, except to be taken out for 10 minutes each morning to be nursed. They both look showable. Not the best, but regardless I will most likely keep both of them for breeding, as I've been having trouble with getting anything from Ruby since she came here last June. Also, especially since this will be my last litter from Bentley :(
Bentley has not improved any, and will not eat feed. He's been drinking and eating a bit of hay though. He still does not have any movement in his legs.
On the bright side, Pipsqueak is doing great. She's still slowly filling in. You can't quite tell by looking at her anymore, unless you pet her along her back for how skinny she is. She loves getting her nose rubbed whenever my mom or I go by her cage.
Hope everyone is staying warm with all of this snow, and once again, have a very Merry Christmas!

I hate snow

So we've had snow on the ground for about a week now, it never lasts that long where I live. It was going away Wednesday, then decided to snow again that night. We're suppose to get more tomorrow. I've been bringing the water bottles in every night, as it's been down to the teens at night, and have had to check several times a day to make sure everyone still has working water bottles. The little doe that is living in the house (whose been renamed to Pipsqueak) is no longer the only rabbit in the house. Yesterday I noticed Bentley dragging his legs. I'm not sure if something scared him, causing him to pinch a nerve or what. I have him in a carrier packed with hay, to prevent him from moving. This morning I moved Sushi's litter in, as one of them was looking a little small, and seemed to be having trouble with it's eye. Sushi has already lost three to the cold this week (two of which were showable), so want to prevent losing this one. It was 15 degrees when I took the water bottles out this morning!
I have three does (Sasha, Maybelline, and Trelawn Ruby D) due on Tuesday. They will be getting their boxes today. Hoping all goes well with these litters, as I have no good upcoming show prospects... If it's still this cold when they're born, I will be bring the boxes in the house.
On the feed front, since we hadn't heard anything back, we did some calling the other day ago. The people at the headquarters were very concern over this when talking with them. Then when we talked to the rep who sent our sample back to them, he said it's defiently not rabbit food. It's his guessimation that it's cross contamination with another feed (as we were thinking).
I haven't been completely happy with the new feed. The rabbits haven't been finishing it up like they were with the other, plus it's so expensive. Once I use up what I have right now, I will be going back to my former feed. I will just be examing each bag big time before feeding it to my rabbits.

Here's a picture of Pipsqueak just three days before she became sick. She's doing a lot better, and is now eating a day's worth of food, plus unlimited hay. She's slowly starting to gain weight again. Only time will tell if she'll be able to get back into shape to show again. My next show is not until March, the Yelm show. I had been debating about going to the Saint Helens show next month, but with all the bad luck happening here, and the fact that I now don't really have anything to show, I'm going to skip it. Even at Yelm, I will probably only have a couple of Dutch to show. I should have several Silver Martens though, as Nicole and I have 6 young juniors coming up.

Feed Change & Mount Vernon Show

So a lot has happened since I last blogged. Two days after the last post, my best upcoming junior and only offspring from Belle Starr went off feed. She had all the same signs as the other three that dead. I called up a few breeders that lost a lot of rabbits last year to feed problems (the one is still losing rabbits) to get advice. Mine had all the same signs as what their's did, going off feed, bloating out, grinding their teeth, etc. I was told by one to use Terramyacin and pineapple juice, to help break up the blockage. Nicole told me to use pedialyte, since she was dehydrated from not drinking. Two days later Aurora, who had a week old litter at the time, started having the same signs, and the next day DDT5, a Blue jr doe that I was getting ready to sell, had the signs too. Between a mixture of what I was already syringing them, plus this Critcal Care that Nicole sent me (for rabbits that go off feed), Aurora was back eating within 5 days. Didn't lose any babies in the meantime (other than one that came out of the nestbox too early...). DDT5, sadly dead the same day Aurora started eating. The night before, her stomach was bloated out too much, and I could not get her to take any of the liquids. Then Belle Starr's baby, my little fighter, has stuck it out. She's all bones, and it's been two weeks, but Wednesday night, she touched her water bottle on her own for the first time, and just yesterday she finally touched her food for the first time in two weeks! Very relieved, as she's finally looking like she's going to make it! Needless to say, the last two weeks have been very stressful. Little Calamity Jane is currently living in the house, and becoming a bit of a spoiled house rabbit. Will be hard for her to readjust to life outside, however that's a ways off until she puts on some weight.
We took some of that weird looking feed into my feed store, and it's been sent off to a rep for the brand, to be tested. Still have not heard back... We did take some of it last weekend to the show, and I had several breeders say it looked and smelled like pig food... So this makes me think that my theory is correct, to cut charges, they are not cleaning their mills inbetween different feeds, hence my bag having all this weird stuff in it. My brand puts out 5 different feeds (that I know of) for just RABBITS, plus they have all the other animals. I think they're sacrificing quality for quantity.
In the mean time, I have switched feeds for now, might be permanent though. It's only been a few weeks, so hard to say if I'm happy with this feed yet. It cost $5 more per bag than what I was paying. My former feed, I had used for 8 years, and had been very happy with it up until recently, as I had the condition I wanted on my rabbits. Only time will tell with this feed. However, since changing, I haven't had anyone else get sick.
Moving on, last weekend was the Mount Vernon show, a single show. I judged the Mini Rex specialty, which was fun. There were several very nice rabbits. I didn't have much to show, only 4 Dutch and 4 Silver Martens. Everyone was either a first or second in their class. For Dutch, Revolver was BOV and BOS for his 5th leg. Jan won BOB with her really nice Blue doe.
For Silver Martens, our Black jr doe was BOV Black for her first leg. Stormy won BOS, but there were not enough for a leg. Not sure who the owner of the BOB rabbit was. Our other Black doe left at this show to go live in BC Canada with Sunny Brook Rabbitry, as they start up in the breed.

The Bad Luck Continues

Sadly the bad luck seems to continue here. I just lost Belle Starr last weekend. I don't think my dad had dumped out enough of the bad feed, so it got mixed with good feed. Everything has been dumped out now though. Luckily, I do have a daughter out of the only litter I had out of her, whose actually really nice. She won her first leg at her first show a few weeks ago.

Cover Girl lost the rest of her litter. I think between her and them all being traumitized, they just weren't getting nursed enough. CG will be taking a break before being rebred. She's just now starting to perk back up and eat all of her feed.
In litter news, I had five does due last weekend, however only two had anything. Both Sushi (bred to Stryker) and Aurora (bred to Desperado) had litters. Venus had a false pregnancy, which those are always disappointing, as she made me think that she took.

I did breed three does last weekend, they will be due on December 23rd. They are:

Trelawn Ruby D x Bentley
Sasha x Desperado

Maybelline x Bazooka

Yesterday, I did take new pics of all the rabbits while there was a break in the rain. Website updates should come soon. Here's pics and info on two of the for sale animals.

DDLA-- Showable Blue jr buck, who was born on 7/13/08. Out of Bazooka (Reg/3 jr legs) x Ladybug (RGC/6 legs, 1 RIS). He's a very nicely marked buck, who will do well in 4-H shows. His only bad flaw for his markings, is that his stops are ragged, however have good placement. Type wise, he's a bit weak in the shoulders, and pinched in the hindquarters. He has an excellent head.

DDMA-- Showable Black jr doe who was born on 8/23/08. Out of Rimfire (RGC/14 legs, 1 RIS) x Maybelline (Reg). Marking wise, her saddle could be a bit more straighter, and her stops are uneven. She's nicely typed though.

Yelm Show

The Yelm show was last weekend. The Dutch did better than I expected. Show A under Jan, Revolver was BOV Black for his 4th leg. Show B under Valerie, Rodeo was BOSV Black for his 2nd leg. I had a little Blue jr doe out of Belle Starr that won BOV for her first leg.
In Show A, Pete won BOB with a Steel jr buck. In Show B, he was BOB with a Black jr doe. I believe he won both BOS' also...
For the Silver Martens, the Webb's came up and won BOB and BOS in both shows with their flashy Blacks that just won BOB and BOS at ARBA Convention. Really nice animals!
Nicole and I won BOV and BOSV Blue in both shows (I think, won't know for sure until I get my show report). Only enough for a leg for BOV, which I believe was Stormy.
Show A I judged 73 Mini Lops and 18 English Angoras. I learned some on the breed for the English Angoras from the breeders. I need to work more with the Angora breeds, so I'm able to comment better on them. Show B, I had 125 Holland Lops! I end up being the BIS judge. This was my first time picking BIS for an open ARBA sanctioned show. I've picked for a youth show before, just not open. BIS went to a gorgeous White Mini Satin. RIS went to a very nice Black New Zealand of Jean's.
Lacey went to a new home, she is now owned by Garret, a youth breeder.
I currently only have two rabbits for sale. Both are showable juniors, a Blue buck (Ladybug x Bentley) and a Black doe (Maybelline x Rimfire).
A bit of bad news, the last few weeks have not been good for my rabbitry. I had a bad batch of feed recently. It did not effect any of the Dutch, however I lost two of the Silver Martens. Marten, who was from our first litter with the breed, and Nicole's and my favorite. He's been our top herd buck. His son Stormy will be taking over as the next herd buck. Then a few days after losing him, we lost his daughter Sabra. She was our first BIS winner with the breed. Luckily we have her son Stormy, and three daughters of her's to replace her with.
Then Saturday night when I returned from the show, I discovered something somehow got into one of my cages, and killed three of my babies from Cover Girl's two week old litter. It left another one lame, which passed yesterday. CG has 4 babies left. With the way they were killed, we suspect it was a weasel. Both of my current two litters have been moved to a different building that is a bit more secure, and are in top condos. I have several traps set up, incase it comes back.

Correction & litters

Just got my show report for the Monroe show, and found out my dad told me the wrong rabbit won BOS in show A. He said Piper won it, when it was really Revolver. Verified with another breeder already, just to make sure the show report wasn't wrong, lol.
I have 3 does due within the next few days-- Ladybug, Sasha, and Cover Girl. All are bred to Rimfire.
Bred 5 does today:
Aurora x Desperado
Sushi x Stryker
Revlon x Revolver
Zoe x Bazooka
Jill's Wild Blue Venus x Bentley

Kennewick Show

Kennewick show didn't go so well for the Dutch. Nobody got any placements worth mentioning. Show A, BOB went to Beth with a Gray buck, BOS going to Pete's Black doe. We left before Dutch were finished in show B, so not sure who won. Were able to get home by 8pm! (almost a 4 hour drive for us)
For the Silver Martens, in show A one of our Black jr does won her class of 5 and BOSV, however there were only 2 breeders. Stormy was BOV Blue for his 4th leg.
For show B, our Black doe was 2nd, and Stormy was BOV again, for his 5th leg. Rainy was BOSV Blue, and should get a leg.
Maryann was BOB both shows with a Black buck. Show A, a Blue doe was BOS, not sure of the owner. Jean was BOS in show B with her Black doe from last week.
Next show is Yelm on November 8th. I'll be judging at it.

Monroe Show

The Monroe show last weekend was a good show. My rabbits surprised me and did better than I expected. I only showed four Dutch, three of which each won two legs!
Revolver (Black sr buck), despite being in a horrible molt, won BOV both shows. These are his second and third legs, so he's now a Grand Champion!
Rodeo (Black jr buck) was 2nd place in both shows
Piper (Blue sr doe) won her class in both shows. In show A, she also won BOSV and BOS! She is now a Grand Champion also!
It was DDAC's (Blue jr doe) first show, and she won her class of 9 in both shows, for her first two legs. In show B, she was BOSV, beating out Piper.
Show A BOB was won by Vicki with a Chocolate buck, with BOS being Piper.
Show B BOB went to Pete's Blue jr buck that won big last weekend, with BOS going to his Black doe.
There were 15 Silver Martens. Stormy was BOS both shows, so he should be getting two legs, which means he's now granded! Rainy was BOV show A, and BOSV show B. Have to wait for my show report to know if there's enough for a leg.
Jean won BOB both shows with a Black doe.
I end up judging at the show. Had all lops in show A (French, English, and Mini's). Show B, I only had Mini Rex.
Morgan went to live with Mike & Leslie.
Tri-Cities show in Kennewick is this Saturday. We'll be leaving Friday afternoon. We're carpooling with Reni and her dad (who btw just worked her last show for her registrar's license!). I get to be just an exhibitor at this show, so am looking forward to that. Rimfire, Porshe, and Tessa will all be going with a transporter to Spokane, so their buyer in Montana can pick them up. Nicole and I also have three Silver Martens leaving at this show to go to convention, to meet up with their buyers from Wyoming.
Speaking of Silver Martens, we currently have two litters, a total of 16 babies. Five of those are Blacks! We will have several available around Thanksgiving.

More updates

Last weekend was the Bremerton show. Didn't do so great, but it was expected. Revolver was 2nd of 3 both shows. Rodeo was 3rd of 5 in show A, and 2nd in show B. In show A, first place went to DDRC, a rabbit I sold last month for his second leg. Piper was BOV in show A for her second leg. Show B she won her class, but am not sure if there were enough breeders for a leg...
In show A- BOB went a Chocolate buck owned by my boyfriend's sister Allison. It was her first win with her rabbits, so she was excited. BOS went to a Black doe of Pete's. Allison's buck was a honorable mention in show.
In show B- BOB went to a young Blue buck of Pete's. not sure who won BOS, but it probably was Pete. Pete's Blue buck was Reserve in Show.
For Silver Martens, Stormy was BOB both shows, and Rainy was BOS both shows. Sadly there were only 4 Martens, so we were one short for a leg :(
A Netherland Dwarf that I picked for BOB in show A won Best in Show in show B, which was fun to see my placements consistent with the other judges. It was a gorgeous rabbit!
Saturday is the Monroe show. I need to get my entry together, since today is the deadline. I will be showing Revolver, Rodeo, and Piper again, along with two Blue jrs, a buck (Bentley x Ladybug) and a doe (Bentley x Sasha). Then Silver Martens, will have Stormy and Rainy again. Need to take a look at the two Black jr does, to see if I'll be entering them in it.
On the litters front, Zoe and Sushi are due today. Trelawn Ruby D, bred to Bentley, had her litter this morning. This is my first litter from Ruby, since she came to live here, so am excited to hopefully get something nice out of the litter :)
DDUC, a Blue sr buck, was sold to a 4-H kid. I currently have 3 proven brood does still for sale, Morgan and Lila, who there is info on my for sale page for them. Then Lacey is also for sale. She is a Blue who is about 3 years old, and a great mom. She is the dam to Tessa (RGC/5 legs). If you go to the my rabbits page of my website, you can see pics and info on her.
I also have 2 Blue jr does for sale. Both have a few marking flaws, but are super typey animals! They are both about 7 weeks old.

Updates

It's been awhile since I've updated this. Been busy here. Been judging at several fairs in the last month. This last weekend I just did both 4-H and open at the state fair. I guess I got labeled the "hard judge" by the kids for fit and show, lol.
I have three litters due within a few weeks. Not sure of the exact date, since I'm not by my calendar. Zoe, Sushi, and Trelawn Ruby D are all bred to Rimfire. Everyone is being bred to him right now, as he will be leaving at the Kennewick show to live in Montana along with Porshe and Tessa.
I have about 3 litters that are 5 weeks old right now, then both Maybelline and Belle Starr have their first litters who are about 3 weeks old.
Next show is Bremerton on the 27th. The following weekend is Monroe, and the next weekend is Kennewick. I'm judging at Bremerton, then am a back up judge for Monroe. I don't have much to show at these shows however... It looks like I might only be showing 3 Dutch: Piper, Revolver, and Rodeo. My other does I had been showing (Cover Girl, Revlon, and Aurora) are all in horrible molts, so will be getting bred soon. I do have two young juniors coming up, but they still have baby coats. Kennewick, I wouldn't normally be going to, but I have the trio to deliver to go to Montana, plus Nicole will be there so we can swap out rabbits.
For Silver Martens, Nicole and I have two for sure, Stormy and Rainy. The two Black jr does don't quite have coats yet, will probably put them in Kennewick though. Both have awesome type. One of them will be for sale. At Kennewick, Pasha, Ra-Dan's Alli, and Riddle's Flicka will all be leaving to make their trip to convention, then to live in Wyoming with their new owners.

Litters

In the middle of updating my website, only have the homepage left to do, but it's jammed on me, so thought I'd update this with upcoming litters.

5 weeks old:
Ladybug x Bentley
Sasha x Bentley
Lacey x Stryker
Morgan x Stryker

Born today:
Tessa x Bentley
Jill's Wild Blue Venus x Bentley

Still due today (both have their nest ready):
Lila x Stryker
Porshe x Bazooka

Due on July 23rd:
Trelawn Ruby D x Bentley
Belle Starr x Bazooka
Sushi x Desperado
Zoe x Bazooka
Maybelline x Rimfire

Clusters Show

The Clusters of Specialties was held last Saturday in Monroe. For those not in the NW, this is where several breed specialty clubs get together and split the rent to have a lot of specialty shows. There was a double open Dutch specialty along with the local Mini Rex, Holland Lop, Netherland Dwarf, and new this year the Rex club. It sounds like Polish might be joining us next year.
We had about 105 Dutch entered in our shows. The winners are:

Show A- Judged by Mike
BOB- Hilary & Lisa with their Gray Sr buck
BOS- Pete & Debra with their Blue Sr doe

Show B- Judged by Jan
BOB- Me with a Blue Jr doe (Double Dutch's Piper)
BOS- Hilary & Lisa with the same Gray Sr buck

In show A, Piper was 2nd in her class, losing out to Jan's really nice jr doe that was not entered in show B. It was her first leg. Revolver was 1st of 7 in show A, for his first leg. In show B he was a very close second. In show A DDRC was 1st of I believe 14 Black Jr bucks (biggest class), and Rodeo was second. This is the first leg for DDRC (and his first show!). He is currently for sale.
It was a fun show, with great competition. Jan said she didn't see a single bad Dutch up there.
Above is a picture of the winning rabbits with Hilary, Pete, and me.
My new laptop came, so the website was updated last week. It'll probably be updated again today or tomorrow. New pictures should be up with this update.

Temporary email change

For anyone trying to get a hold of me, my email is currently not working. When I tried to sign in this morning, it said that I violated hotmail's terms of use and my account has been closed. I'm currently trying to get them to reopen it, and even if I can get into it, I do not know if everything in it will be deleted. In the mean time, I will temporary be using this email: doubledutch84@yahoo.com. For anyone who has emailed me today or yesterday, please resend to this new email. I will also be taking the NWDRC specialty entries through the new email. Sorry for any inconveince.

For Sale List Updated

A big update should be coming to my website within the next month. I just ordered a new laptop last week, which should be shipped out on the 31st. I'm planning on taking new pics of everyone, as I do not have pics of any of my current show animals yet.
An updated for sale list:

DDRC- Black Jr buck (only 10 weeks old) out of Kooper (RGC/4 legs) x Siren (RGC/4 legs). He's a bit flatter in type, and peaks a bit too soon. His cheeks come a bit into his whisker bed, with his blaze narrowing a bit.

DDPC- Black jr buck (about 4 months old) out of Rascal (RGC/3 legs) x Porshe (RGC/3 legs). Nice little buck, he just needs to fill in a bit over the loin. I just have two other Black bucks I'm keeping over him. Has nice markings.

DDE7- Blue jr doe (about 5 months old) out of Desperado (RGC/7 legs) x Delaney (RGC/5 legs). She has excellent markings, and an excellent head for a doe. Type wise, she's just a bit longer in the midsection, and peaks a bit too soon. I have 4 other Blue does that I'm keeping over her. She's placed high in shows, getting some seconds and thirds in very large classes.


Then new rabbits added to the for sale list:

DDSC- Black jr doe (only 10 weeks old) out of Kooper (RGC/4 legs) x Sushi (RGC/3 legs). She's not the best for show as she has a very narrow blaze with her cheeks coming over too far. Will be best for brood when old enough, or as a pet (can be sold without pedigree for a lower price as a pet).

Rimfire- Black sr buck (2 years old) out of Ricochet (RGC/5 legs) x Trelawn Heather (Reg/2 legs). Rimmy is a Registered Grand Champion with 14 legs, and one Reserve in Show win. He is a herd buck, and has produced RGC's. He's nicely marked, and is super short and deep in type.

DDUC- Blue jr buck (about 5 months old) out of Bentley (RGC/6 legs) x Jill's Wild Blue Venus (Reg). Has won 1 leg for a BOSV. Nicely marked little buck. Has nice type, however could use more fullness in the lower hindquarters.

Pipkin- Opal Britannia Petite sr buck (about 8 months old). Pet quality, as he's an unrecognized variety, and his nails are too light for breeding. Pip was here for me to learn how to pose a Petite. He's been here for the last 4-5 months, and it's now time to move him along. He can have a bit of an attitude at times, so is not available to a home with kids. However can be friendly when he wants to, and when he doesn't feel threatened. He's only about 2 pounds and is fully grown.


Available after their next litter:

Siren- Black sr doe (2 years old) out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Sage (RGC/3 legs). Siren is a Registered Grand Champion with 4 legs. She's an excellent mom. I just have too many brood does, and need to move some out, as I'm a small rabbitry (30 holes).

Porshe- Black sr doe (1 1/2 years old) out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Sage (RGC/3 legs). Porshe is a Registered Grand Champion with 3 legs. She's an excellent mom. I just have too many brood does, and need to move some out, as I'm a small rabbitry (30 holes).

Lila- Blue sr doe (2 years old) out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Ruby (Reg/2 legs). Lila is Registered with 1 leg. She's an excellent mom. She is the dam of Belle Starr (RGC/4 legs), and is being replaced by her.


Available after their next two litters:

Morgan- Black sr doe (2 years old) out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Zoe (RGC/3 legs). Morgan is Registered with 2 legs. She's an excellent mom. I'll be replacing her with Revlon (1 leg for a BOS) soon.

Tessa- Blue sr doe (2 years old) out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Lacey (Reg). Tessa is a Registered Grand Champion with 5 legs. She's an excellent mom. I'll be replacing her with a couple of her daughters.

All the brood does can be bred for an extra charge before leaving. I am now accepting unrefundable deposits on the does to hold until they're ready. If I have someone interested, I might consider letting them go sooner.
Next show is August 9th in Monroe, the "Clusters of Specialties" show. I'll be the show secretary for the Dutch double specialty, if anyone is interested in entering. If interested in a rabbit, let me know, and I can bring them.

GNWRCSG Results

Rabbits didn't do so well last weekend. Only one worth mentioning is my little Black jr buck whose only 8 weeks old won BOSV, earning his first leg! This is a super little buck that I have coming up. Show A, BOB went to Lloyd with a really nice little Black jr doe! Her sire is a Blue buck that I gave him last year. BOS went to Hilary and Lisa with their awesome Gray buck that has been winning quite a bit for them. I left right after Blacks and Blues were finished in show B, so not sure what won then. It was really hot in the building that day (warmer than it was outside!), and I wanted to get the rabbits home where it's a lot cooler for them.
Silver Martens didn't do so well either. MaryAnn had a really nice little Black jr buck that won BOB in show A. The Bledsoes won BOS with a Black doe. Not sure if it was the same rabbits that won in show B, but I think they were.
In litter news, yesterday Sasha, Ladybug, and Lacey all had litters. Morgan was in the middle of picking fur when I was out there an hour ago. Just waiting on Belle Starr and Lilo. Then Trelawn Ruby D is due on Wednesday. She's bred to Trelawn Bad@$$.
Today I'm planning on rebreeding several does that just came off litters.

Updated For Sale List

Hope everyone made it through the heat last week. All the rabbits here did well. My rabbits are in the back corner of our backyard, where they are always shaded by the neighbors' trees, making it a lot cooler for them.
I went through the rabbits this last week to figure out whose going to the GNWRCSG show next weekend in Monroe, and who will be for sale.
The following are now available for sale:

DDRC- Black Jr buck (only 7 weeks old) out of Kooper (RGC/4 legs) x Siren (RGC/4 legs). He's a bit flatter in type, and peaks a bit too soon. His cheeks come a bit into his whisker bed, with his blaze narrowing a bit.

DDPC- Black jr buck (about 4 months old) out of Rascal (RGC/3 legs) x Porshe (RGC/3 legs). Nice little buck, he just needs to fill in a bit over the loin. I just have two other Black bucks I'm keeping over him. Has nice markings.

DDPE- Black jr doe (about 4 months old) out of Rascal (RGC/3 legs) x Porshe (RGC/3 legs). She just needs to fill in a bit over the loin. Has nice markings other than her saddle being a bit wavy.

DDE7- Blue jr doe (about 5 months old) out of Desperado (RGC/7 legs) x Delaney (RGC/5 legs). She has excellent markings, and an excellent head for a doe. Type wise, she's just a bit longer in the midsection, and peaks a bit too soon. I have 4 other Blue does that I'm keeping over her. She's placed high in shows, getting some seconds and thirds in very large classes.


For the show, I'm only showing 6 Dutch. I have a few who are currently molting who are staying home. They should have coats by the Clusters of Specialties show next month in Monroe. Rabbits that will be shown are:

Dutch
DDZB Black Jr buck
Aurora Black Jr doe
DDUC Blue Jr buck
Cover Girl Blue Sr doe
Revlon Blue Jr doe
DDT4 Blue Jr doe

Silver Marten
Robin Blue Sr doe
Stormy Blue Jr buck
Rainy Blue Jr doe

This will be the first show for DDZB, a super promising little buck out of Kooper x Zoe. He's really young, however makes minimum weight already. I'm only taking him along, as this is a local show for us (only 45 minutes!).
As this is the last all breed show for almost 3 month, this will be the last show for Robin, before Nicole and I breed her.
In litter news, I have 7 litters due next week (6 Dutch, 1 SM). Over at Nicole's house, Sabra (RGC/7 legs, 1 BIS) the Silver Marten had a litter of 9 by Riddle (RGC/3 legs). There are 4 Blues, and 5 Blacks! We're hoping to actually have a Black doe in this litter (last time we had Blacks in a litter, both were bucks).

State Convention Results

This last weekend there were around 2000 rabbits entered, with 155 of them being Dutch. My Dutch didn't do so great, but that was expected.
My little Black jr doe Aurora managed to get a 2nd out of 17 on Saturday. The judge went back and forth between her and the first place rabbit a bit. The judge on Sunday didn't like her as much, she was 8th of 17 then. On Sunday, Revolver was 3rd of 13. The judge on Saturday didn't like him though, placing him very low in the class. I couldn't find all of my comment cards, so don't have everyone's placings, but those were the two big ones.
Congrats to the winners. On Saturday, Jean was BOB with a really nice Black buck. Hilary & Lisa were BOS, not sure with what. On Sunday Pete was BOB with a Blue doe (that got a few looks on the BIS table!), with Jean winning BOS with the same Black buck.
Silver Martens did quite a bit better.

Saturday-
BOB/BOV Black- Riddle (2nd leg)
1st of 3- Joker
1st of 3- Robin
BOSV Blue- Stormy (1st leg-- first show!)
3rd of 7- Rainy

Sunday-
BOB/BOV Black- Riddle (3rd leg-- Now a RGC!)
BOSV Blue- Joker (4th leg, sr leg-- Now a RGC!)
BOS/BOV Blue- Robin (7th leg)
1st of 3- Stormy
2nd of 7- Rainy

Congrats to Maryann for her BOS on Saturday. She has a really nice Blue jr doe coming up. We sold both Riddle and Joker. We are a small rabbitry (limit of only 10 SM), and decided to go with Marten and Pasha as herd bucks over them. However, we did breed both before leaving, and have litters out of them due this week. Riddle now lives in Montana, and Joker lives over in Port Townsend.
I also sold four Dutch. Rascal and Eva left to go to Oregon. I sold a Black jr buck to a girl also from Oregon. Then a Blue jr doe went to Canada.
I got a new doe from Lloyd, Trelawn Ruby D. This is a really nice doe, that I really liked when she was younger. She is a RGC with 4 legs, and a Reserve in Show. Even though she's 3 years old, she's still a gorgeous doe. She's really deep. Her sire is Bazooka. She is currently bred, however Lloyd doesn't think it took. I'm planning on breeding her to first Bentley, then Bazooka.
Next show is July 12th. I will be the registrar at it, and a back up judge. Nicole and I will be showing 3 Silver Martens. Not sure on how many Dutch yet...

Breedings and Litters

Last Thursday and Friday I bred several does, 5 Dutch does, and 1 Silver Marten. For the Dutch The following have been bred:

Lacey (Blue, Reg) x Stryker (Blue, RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS)-- This breeding in the past has produced Tessa
Morgan (Black, Reg/2 legs) x Stryker (Blue, RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS)-- This breeding in the past has produced Revlon
Sasha (Blue, RGC) x Bentley (Blue RGC/6 legs)-- First litter
Ladybug (Black, RGC/6 legs) x Bentley (Blue RGC/6 legs)-- First litter
Belle Starr (Blue, RGC/4 legs) x Bazooka (Blue, Reg/3 jr legs)-- First litter

Then for the Silver Martens:
Lilo (Blue, Reg/1 leg) x Pasha (Blue, RGC/6 legs)-- are hopefully bred...
I'll be breeding Riddle's Flicka (Black, RGC/5 legs) to Pasha sometime today.

At Nicole's house, she has the following bred:
Sabra (Blue, RGC/7 legs, 1 BIS) x Riddle (Black, 1 leg-- soon to be registered)
Ra-Dan's Alli (Blue, RGC/5 legs) x Joker (Blue, 2 legs-- soon to be registered)

I currently have 5 litters that turn 6 weeks old this week, with some promising juniors. All the litters but one are sired by Kooper (Blue, RGC/4 legs). I bred him to all of my does before he left for Oregon last April. He's now owned by the Bunny Hutch. Does with litters by Kooper are:

Lila (Blue, Reg/1 leg)
Tessa (Blue, RGC/5 legs)
Porshe (Black, RGC)
Zoe (Black, RGC)

Then Jill's Wild Blue Venus (Blue, Reg) currently has a litter by Bentley (Blue, RGC/6 legs).

State Convention Entry

We leave a week from tomorrow for the Washington State Convention! Rascal and Eva will both be leaving then to go live in Eastern Oregon. I will also be picking up two new brood does from Lloyd. Not sure on colors yet, as he's going to be bringing 3-4 for me to choose from.
I just sent my entry off a few days ago, here's whose entered:

Dutch

Revolver Black Jr Buck (Stryker x Zoe)
DDPC Black Jr Buck (Rascal x Porshe)
Aurora Black Jr Doe (Bentley x Sushi)
DDPE Black Jr Doe (Rascal x Porshe)
DDUC Blue Jr Buck (Bentley x Jill's Wild Blue Venus)
Cover Girl Blue Sr Doe (Kooper x Tessa)
Revlon Blue Jr Doe (Stryker x Morgan)
DDE7 Blue Jr Doe (Desperado x Delaney)
DDT4 Blue Jr Doe (Bazooka x Tessa)


Silver Marten

Riddle Black Sr Buck (Riddle's Quervo x Riddle's Flicka)
Joker Blue Sr Buck (Riddle's Quervo x Riddle's Flicka)
Robin Blue Sr Doe (Riddle's Quervo x Riddle's Flicka)
Stormy Blue Jr Buck (Marten x Sabra)
Rainy Blue Jr Doe (Marten x Sabra)

Show Results & For Sale

I've currently been having issues with our computers, making the only working one a really old computer that only has windows 98. I'm unable to get in to update my website from this computer, so decided to start a blog that I can put updates on until my laptop gets fixed (has problems with overheating, and shuts down on me after only 20-30 minutes of being on it). Needless to say, my website is currently out of date.
In big highlights for the rabbits, this has been a great month for the Martens! At Bremerton on the 17th, Robin won Breeders Choice and Best in Show! I took her down to the Portland show this last weekend with me, and she won the Master Breeder competition and Reserve in Show, this being her 2nd RIS (also won one at the Yakima show last month). Nicole and I are hoping she holds her coat for state. I'm unable to get pics uploaded on here, however Nicole has been updating the SM website (http://geocities.com/silverstreakrabbitry/), which has a pic from our BIS on it.
My Dutch numbers are down. I've been trying to keep my show numbers down, as I am now judging at most shows I go to, and my dad is the one to put them on the table for me. At Monroe on the 3rd, Revlon (Blue jr doe) was BOS for her first leg. She's a super typey doe that I have coming up. At Bremerton, Cover Girl (Blue sr doe) was BOS for her first leg, another really typey doe. I bumped her up to sr so her and Revlon don't cross each other out by being in the same class. I only took four Dutch to the Portland show, not expecting many Dutch to be there. There were only 3 others, owned by one breeder, so not enough for a leg. In show A my little Blue jr buck was BOB. In show B, Revolver (Black jr buck) was BOB, and even got an honorable mention. Cover Girl was BOS.
Next show is the WA State Covention, my favorite show of the year. I am now taking unrefundable 50% deposits on for sale animals that can be held until that weekend. I can *try* to get updated pics of the listed rabbits, if needed. Rabbits that are currently for sale:

Rascal (Black sr buck, RGC/3 legs)- sale pending to Cheyenne

Eva (Black sr doe, 1 leg)- sale pending to Cheyenne

DDRB (Black jr buck)- out of Stryker (RGC/20 legs, 3 BIS) x Siren (RGC/4 legs)- His saddle is a bit bias. He has an excellent left stop, however the right is bias and drags into the toe (does not connect). Otherwise he has nice markings. He's a nice typed buck, just weak in the lower hindquarters.

DDZA (Black jr buck)- out of Stryker x Zoe (RGC/ 3 legs)- is from the same litter as Revolver, which is a repeat breeding of Vixen. His saddle is a bit bias, and is ragged on his undercut. Has excellent head markings (Zoe kids always do). He's weak in the shoulders and lower hindquarters. Has excellent depth, and is nice and short in body.

DDPB- (Black sr doe- just 6 months)- out of Bentley (RGC/6 legs) x Porshe (RGC/3 legs)- Stops are uneven, otherwise great markings. A bit weak in the shoulders. She's super wide, and has excellent hindquarters, nice and smooth.

DDE6- (Blue jr buck)- out of Desperado (RGC/7 legs) x Delaney (RGC/5 legs)- Has great markings, however has a high head mount and longer front legs, where he does not want to pose. He peaks a bit too soon in the hindquarters, causing him to slope off.

Blue jr doe (not tattoo yet, only 8 weeks old)- out of Kooper (RGC/4 legs) x Lila (reg/1 leg)- Is super typey! Has good markings other than a bad undercut, and her right cheek is a bit high.

I am currently debating about selling both Rimfire (Black buck, RGC/14 legs, 1 RIS) and/or Desperado (Black buck, RGC/7 legs). Both have produced Grand Champions for me. If interested in either email me, might make me make a decision quicker...