Updates

Double Dutch's Katarina

Last show was October 2nd, and the Dutch did really well at it. I was only showing three. In show A, Audrey (Black Sr doe) was BOS for her second leg! In show B, she was BOSV, but there weren't enough does for a leg. Katarina (Blue Jr doe) was BOV in show A, and Best of Breed in show B! These were her second and third legs. She's only 5 months old, but I will be bumping her up to senior at the next show, so she can go for the senior leg to grand out.

For the Martians, I was only showing Explosive, who was BOS in show B, for her second leg.
In less than two weeks, I will be dropping rabbits off with their Convention transporters. Ash the Dutch will be going with Scott. She will then be passed onto another transporter, before making her way to New Jersey to her new owner Olivia.

The Martians- Torch, Blast, and Explosive will all be going with Jennifer and Lauren. Nicole's break from school falls over the week of convention, so she will be there to take care of them, and to sell them.

I'll admit, I'm a bit sad about the Silver Martians leaving, however at the same time, they've been a bit of a stressful breed, and I am ready to move on from them. It will be nice to get the rabbitry back to being Dutch only again, and start concentrating on my Dutch more so.

Next show is October 30th in Yelm. I get to be just an exhibitor at this show. I'm hoping to grand out Katarina, Audrey, and Explosive at it. In addition to them, I'll also be showing Diego (Blue Jr buck, Kat's brother) and a cute little Black Jr (will be his first show out).

Big Wins!

BEST IN SHOW- Silver Streak's Explosive

9/18/10- Colville, WA

RESERVE IN SHOW- Silver Streak's Blast
9/11/10- La Grande, OR

Nicole and I are down to our last three Silver Martens, all of which are very nice animals! Nicole showed our Blue buck Torch and Black doe Blast at the La Grande, OR show. Blast won Reserve in Show!

The next week, Nicole and I were both at the Colville, WA show, which we showed Blast, and her half sister Explosive entered in her very first show. Explosive won BEST IN SHOW!

We're very excited about showing these three at convention! All three will also be for sale there.

This Saturday, Arson will be leaving to head to his new home in Oregon. He will be living with the Webb's, who are top Silver Marten breeders.

Dutch haven't had as much exciting news. They've been molting lately, so haven't done as well. Katarina, my little Blue doe, did win a Best of Breed last weekend in Bremerton. This is her first leg.

I've been selling quite a few Dutch lately, and have sold all I've had available. I'm currently in the midst of coming up with more for sale, as I have a few people waiting on does. I have several proven brood does that will be available within the next few months, as I start to slowly work at cutting back my numbers.

Various updates

I've been dreading the coming of August for the last year, as that meant that Bella, the dog that I was baby sitting would be going back home to her owner. I was watching her while her owner was in Iraq for the last year. Just last night, I got the email from her owner, saying that because of his new orders were sending him to Georgia by October, he wasn't going to be able to keep her anymore. My family is very happy to be able to keep her :)
For the rabbits, I currently have 4 litters, that are probably around 4 weeks old. I have more litters due next week.
I had loaned Ash out to a 4-H kid to have a litter with, which I will be getting Ash back in the next week. I will be breeding her one last time, then in November, it looks like she will be traveling to ARBA Convention, then on to New Jersey to live with a friend of mine. We're still working out some of the details.
Nicole and I made the decision a few months ago, that Silver Streak Rabbitry has come to an end. We have decided to sell out of the Silver Martens. We're both moving in different directions, it would be too hard to keep up with the co owned breed. She's about to graduate from vet school this next year, and Robert and I will be getting married in another year and a half, which just complicated things. We decided that at ARBA Convention is when we'll sell out.
We have two brood does, Maddy and Pyro, which will be leaving next month to go down to Oregon.
Then we have six juniors, the best of the last three litters that we've had, plus Arson, who are all available. We've already been receiving several emails from interested people.
I judged at the Port Townsend fair last week, which was a lot of fun. They had a great group of kids, who should do great at the State Fair next month.
Next week I'm off to judge Waterville's fair. This is my third year judging for them, and it's always fun to go back to. This fair is really in the middle of no where! The next day, I'll be judging the Evergreen Fair in Monroe. I'll be judging the 4-H type rabbits.

Rabbitry Updates

Been awhile since I've done a rabbitry update.
Have been to two shows since then. The Washington State Convention was at the end of June. It was a fun weekend for the most part. We had over 100 Dutch, however I can't remember who the big winners were... I think Lisa was BOB with a Gray on Saturday, and Jill being BOS with a Blue... Might have been the same Sunday?
None of my Dutch did anything, since they all decided to blow their coats that week.
For the Martians, I think Arson won BOS both days... Then I think Scott was BOB one day (with an Arson daughter) and Sharon and Larry the next day.
Also had a 4 show weekend this month. On Friday the 16th, we had two Dutch specialties, then Saturday was two all breed shows. We had around 80 Dutch. Jan was the big winner of the weekend! She won all 4 BOB's, and 3 of the BOS, then topped that off with a BEST IN SHOW and RESERVE IN SHOW! She has a gorgeous little Blue jr doe that dominated! She also has a pretty little Black jr buck.
The only thing Jan didn't win was one BOS in one of the specialties, which Lisa won with a Black sr buck.
Most of my bunns were too young. I was happy with how a few of my juniors did. I won best Black jr doe in 3 of the 4 shows, with two different does. The one who won twice also won a BOSV. These are their first legs. Then I had a Black jr buck win first in his class (somehow beating Jan's awesome buck...). Also his first leg.
Arson was the only Martian that we showed, which he didn't do so great that weekend. Not sure who won for the Martians that weekend...
Currently have 2 Dutch litters that are about 5 weeks old, and another 4 that are a week old.
I have two Dutch that will be sold this Saturday, and another leaving next Wednesday. This will leave me with just two junior bucks for sale.
Then for those who were following Bubbly, he's moved onto a pet home :(
With it being fair season, I have no more shows to show at until September. I will be judging at both the Colville and Bremerton shows that month, and will be taking a few to show.
In the mean time, I have several fairs that I'll be judging in the mean time, which will give me my rabbit fix :)

Bubbly Update

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I left for the weekend for the Washington State Convention, with Bubbly looking like a a Champagne. When I got home, I was surprised to see that his color had started darkening. He looked like a Silver Fox now. With in just a few days, he got so dark, that he looked like a Silver Tipped Steel (Steel Dutch are usually colored more like a Golden Tip Steel, as genetically, we have no way of getting the ST without the Chinchilla being bred in). Within a week, he was almost all Black. He is almost 10 weeks old now, and only has a bit of very light ticking on his legs, and some silver hairs in his tail. Up on the crown of his head, is the only area he has any Champagne color, but that's slowly disappearing also.

I'll admit, I am sad that he didn't keep his Champagne color, as he was really pretty. It's probably for the best, as I really do not have the room/time to be working on a new variety. Bubbly is available to a good pet home. Because of being an oddity, he's been handled a lot, and is very calm.

Bubbly the odd Dutch

Bubbly, my odd little Dutch, turned 6 weeks old last weekend. I took new pics of him last week, and have posted them on facebook, but figured I'd post them here too. To me, he still looks just like a Champagne colored rabbit. An overly ticked Steel could maybe explain him also, even though I've never seen a Steel this ticked (for any breed). Also, the fact that the color is silver, whereas Steel Dutch have no way of being silvered with their genetics, unless you throw Chinchilla into the mix (which there is no Chinchilla in the rabbit).

I have had two judges call him Magpie, which I don't agree with. I think there would be bars/bands over the back if he was. Another judge has said that he looks like the latest mutation, as it's through mutations that we've gotten all of the colors that we have today.

I have compared him up against a friend's Silver Fox, and he's very similar to that, other than the fact that he's a lot more silvered (as a Champagne would be).

I was wanting to take him to State this weekend, but don't want to stress him out. I will be taking him to the GNW show with me though. I have taken him to a NWRB meeting with me, where he was a big hit.

Updates

State Convention is in a week. I only entered 5 Black Dutch (no Blues :( ).

Maverick- Sr buck
Casanova- Jr buck
Rogue- Sr doe
and 2 little jr does, it'll be their first time out

Just went through them yesterday, and all but Maverick are molting :( Not expecting anything with the Dutch. Just hoping Casanova's coat comes in for the GNW show a few weeks later. We'll be having a double dutch specialty the night before, making it a quaduple show for us Dutch breeders. Mattering on Casa's weight, I will most likely bump him up to senior that weekend, in hopes of granding him, as this will be my last show until September. We normally have a Dutch specialty in August, but we moved it to the GNW show to save our club money. Only thing that sucks about that is that I had a bunch of litters bred for it...

On the Martian front, Nicole and I are only showing Arson and Coal at state.

I will have several rabbits for sale at state, both Dutch and Silver Martens. Four of my Dutch were suppose to go up to Canada, but the buyer had to back out. Here's whose available, more info can be found on both websites:

Dutch for sale:
Maverick- Black sr buck- 1 leg (BOS)
DDLEP- Black jr buck (not on my website yet, email me for details, really nice buck)
Ladybug- Black sr doe- proven brood doe- RGC/6 legs (2 BOB's of 80, 1 Reserve in Show win)
Trelawn Delta- Black sr doe- proven brood doe- Reg
Diesel- Blue sr buck- 1 leg (BOS)

I have been breeding both Maverick and Diesel to my does, and am getting some nice rabbits out of them. I just have too many bucks. Also trying to cut my brood doe number down, which is why Ladybug and Delta are available. Any of these rabbits will go nicely as a pair or trio.
I might have a Black jr doe available also...

For the Silver Martens, Coal and Maddy will both be for sale, along with our Maddy and Pyro litters. Phoenix also has a litter, that will be available a few weeks later.

I've also been updating my website a lot more lately, working at getting all the articles from my old site updated/posted. Several are now up, keep checking back for more updates!

http://doubledutchrabbitry.com
http://silverstreakrabbitry.homestead.com