Updated 12/06/05
We didn't go to the CR&CS Rabbit Show in Lodi on 11/26. I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and went to Christi's room to wake her. She informed me she didn't feel like going to the show, so we didn't go.
We are not going to the show in Yuba City on 12/3 because Christi told our neighbor that she would care and feed their horses from Thursday through Sunday evening.
The next show we are planning on attending is the SJRF Double Youth Show in Angels Camp on 1/07/06. Christi will have some juniors that will be ready to be shown.
Updated 11/18/05
The entries to the CR&CS Rabbits Show were mailed yesterday. I will be taking Hopp Inn Fog, Solid Smoke Pearl; Hopp Inn Amy, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Adipose, Solid Blue Tortoise Shell; and LOV's Cowboy, Broken Tortoise Shell.
Updated 11/15/05
Christi & I are planning on attending the CR&CS Rabbit Show in Lodi on 11/26. I will be taking Hopp Inn Fog, Solid Smoke Pearl; Hopp Inn Ace, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Shake, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Amy, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Adipose, Solid Blue Tortoise Shell, Hopp Inn JJ, Broken Tortoise Shell; and Hopp Inn Hoyle, Broken Chestnut Agouti.
Updated 11/08/05
I went to The Rabbit Club, Double Show, in Stockton on 11/05. There were 100 Holland Lops in Show A and 96 Holland Lops in Show B.
Hopp Inn Fog was unable to attend this show because two days before the show he broke a toenail. I substituted Hopp Inn Morton in Fog's place, even though he was one day past his six month birthday. Morton didn't do too bad considering he was competing against the "big boys". You can see all of their placements under Hopp Inn Show Results.
Chris Zemny was the Judge for Show A. Hopp Inn Shake place 1st in her class and won her 4th Leg. Tom Keyes was the Judge for Show B. Hopp Inn Shake placed 1st in her class, won Best of Variety, and then Best Opposite Sex of Breed, to win her 5th Leg.
I purchased three rabbits at the show. Gingerbread's Bruce, a Broken Tortoise Shell Holland Lop Sr. Buck; Gingerbread's Cid, a Broken Smoke Pearl Holland Lop Jr. Buck, from Kelly Burkhardt of Gingerbread Hollands; and ALA's Smokey Joe, a Broken Blue Tortoise Shell Sr. Buck, from Amy Hiroshima of Amy's Little Angels.
Updated 10/28/05
I am going to The Rabbit Club, Double Show, in Stockton on 11/05. I will be taking Hopp Inn Chewbacca, Solid Otter; Hopp Inn Fog, Solid Smoke Pearl; Hopp Inn Ace, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Shake, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Amy, Solid Tortoise Shell; Hopp Inn Spaz, Solid Otter; and Hopp Inn Laurel, Broken Smoke Pearl.
Updated 10/13/05
I went to the California Rabbit & Cavy Show on 10/09. In the solid variety, I took Gard's Smyke (Sr. Buck), Hopp Inn Morton (Jr. Buck), and Hopp Inn Amy (Jr. Doe). In the broken variety, I took LOV's Cowboy (Sr. Buck).
Brooke Baldwin was the Judge for Show A. Hopp Inn Morton placed 1st in his class and received Best of Variety. Hopp Inn Amy placed 1st in her class and received Best Opposite of Variety.
I purchased an Otter Jr. Buck and an Otter Jr. Doe from Denise Sousa of Wild Hare Rabbits. I named the buck, Sousa's Isaac, and the doe, Sousa's Jazelle.
I also purchased a Chinchilla Jr. Buck from Christina Topf of The Rabbit Hill. According to my receipt his name RR Frisco Boy. I expect to get his pedigree at The Rabbit Club, Double Show, in Stockton on 11/05.
I am very happy with the quality of the juniors I have in my barn. I can't keep them all and I need to free up some holes.
I took photos of some of the rabbits that were cooperative as well as those that were not.
Updated 10/05/05
My beloved Jake died on 8/25. He was perfectly fine and I don't know why he died. I have his offspring and I am able to further his lines. Even though HH Tank has 11 Legs, Jake was the best buck that I had in my barn. He was unable to be shown because of an eye injury.
My chinchilla buck, Charlie Brown, died on 9/30 from wry neck. He came down with wry neck the first week of September and was treated immediately with Ivermectin. He appeared to be recovering until the week before he died. I have his offspring and I am able to further his lines.
My mom divided two three-hole cages into two six-hole cages. She then added two additional cages to a four-hole making it a six hole cage. Since I now have eight more holes I decided I didn't want the 7-hole hanging cage because it would have required a lot of work to set up and wouldn't be close to my other rabbits. My rabbitry now has 42 holes.
I went to the Big Valley Rabbit Association Rabbit Show on 9/17. I took rabbits to show, sell, and raffle.
I will be going to the California Rabbit & Cavy Show in Napa on 10/09. I am taking four rabbits, Gard's Smyke, LOV's Cowboy, Hopp Inn Morton, and Hopp Inn Amy. Gard's Smyke will be for sale.
Updated 8/05/05
I have been told that I can pick up the 7-hole cage anytime after fair. I will be getting them soon.
I didn't make it to the Triple Crown show in Corallitos. I had too much to do to get ready for fair.
I only took two rabbits to the fair. HH Tank was molting so he didn't go.
THANK YOU to Hal & Beverly Timmer for sponsoring the Best of Breed Holland Lop. This year the sponsors made it possible to receive blankets that look like the 2005 Amador County Fair, Days of Swine and Roses premium book.
Updated 6/17/05
I need more cages because I have so many juniors. I have a couple of rabbit breeder friends that have some cages that they are going to sell me. One of the breeders has a set of 7 holes that are hanging cages. After I hang them I will have room for another set of 8 hanging cages.
I am thinking about going to the Holland Lop Triple Crown show in Corallitos on 7/16. If I go, Mom & I will have to leave the night before and stay overnight.
I am getting ready for the 2005 Amador County Fair which is scheduled for 7/28 through 7/31. The rabbit show is on 7/27. I plan on taking HH Tank (Sr. Solid Buck), Hopp Inn Fog (Jr. Solid Buck), & Hopp Inn Kiwi (Jr. Solid Doe).
Updated 5/31/05
I am now a proud member of the Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club.
I went to the Big Valley Rabbit Association Show in Stockton on 5/07. I took HH Tank, Hopp Inn Jenny, Hopp Inn Fog, & Gard's Smyke.
Tortoise Shell Breeding Project:
- Nipper has 5 kits with 2 Solid Tortoise Shell & 3 Broken Tortoise Shell
- Sheila has 1 kit with 1 Broken Tortoise Shell
- Buttons has 3 kits with 1 Solid Black Otter, 1 Broken Black Otter, & 1 Solid Black
- Chicklet has 2 kits with 2 Solid Tortoise Shell
Chinchilla Breeding Project:
- Screjigglers has 4 kits with 3 Solid Chestnut Agouti's, & 1 Broken Blue
- Cocoa has 4 kits with 1 Solid Chinchilla, 1 Broken Chinchilla, 1 Broken Blue, & 1 Broken Chocolate
I am expecting more litters on 6/01, 6/06, 6/16, & 6/26.
Updated 5/02/05
I finally went to my first rabbit show this year. On 4/2, I went to the Big Valley Rabbit Show in Stockton. I took HH Tank and Hopp Inn Rudy.
Valarie Roddy has given me a Holland Lop Chinchilla Project. I was given a total of four rabbits, one buck and three does. Mom's Charlie Brown is a Broken Chinchilla Sr. Buck. Mom's Lacy is a Broken Chinchilla Sr. Doe. KRR's Screjigglers is a Broken Blue Seal Sr. Doe. Mom's Trinket is a Broken Seal Sr. Doe.
I have two rabbits that will breed in the Chinchilla and Smoke Pearl projects. One buck and one doe. BW's Frosty the Snowman is a Ruby Eyed White Sr. Buck. BW's Cocoa Bean is a Seal Sr. Doe.
Chinchilla Breeding Project: My Chinchilla Project consists of two bucks and four does. The bucks involved in this project are Mom's Charlie Brown and BW's Frosty the Snowman. The does involved in this project are Mom's Lacy, KRR's Tullie (Screjigglers), BW's Cocoa Bean, and Mom's Trinket.
Smoke Pearl Breeding Project: My Smoke Pearl Project consists of four bucks and five does. The bucks involved in this project are David's Boots, BW's Frosty the Snowman, BW's Cloud, and Gingerbread's Smudge. The does involved in this project are David's Walrus (aka Wren), BW's Pearl, PB's Danielle, BW's Cocoa Bean, and Hopp Inn Lemonade.
Tortoise Shell Breeding Project: My Tortoise Shell Project consists of two bucks and eight does. The bucks involved in this project are Jake and HH Tank. The does involved in this project are Schmidt's HH Phebe (aka Sheila), Mom's Buttons, Mom's Copper Penny, Gard's Nipper, Hopp Inn Shake, Gingerbread's Chicklet, Gard's Trudy and KRR's Faith.
On 4/24, I went to the California Rabbit & Cavy Show, Double Show in Stockton. The only rabbit I had to show was HH Tank. I bought four rabbits for my Tortoise Shell Project.
I tried to get pictures of all my rabbits but some of them were not very cooperative.
I plan on going to the Big Valley Rabbit Association Show in Stockton on 5/07. I will be taking HH Tank, Solid Sr. Buck; Hopp Inn Jenny, Solid Jr. Doe; Hopp Inn Fog, Solid Jr. Buck; and Gard's Smyke, Solid Jr. Buck.
Updated 3/19/05
I had another bad experience with the feed I was feeding my rabbits. I had the first bag of feed analyzed and the company said that there was nothing wrong with the food. The food is okay with my adult rabbits, it only affects the kits. I no longer feed that particular brand of food.
All of my kits were three weeks old and only starting to eat. I found one dead out of three and one of the remaining two had diarrhea. I checked my other litter of kits and found three out of the five also had diarrhea. I removed the feed immediately and had a bag of show feed that I was able to feed them until I was able to get to the feed store the next day. I gave the four sick kits two doses of kaopectate over a period of a few days and they are all cured.
I haven't been to any shows at all this year. I only have one rabbit that is show age because of my Christmas fiasco. All of my does are now breeding age and either have kits or are hopefully bred.
I received an email from a girl that I sold a Broken Smoke Pearl rabbit to. She told me that the rabbit is a definite show rabbit and wins Best of Breeds. She also won a Best in Show. As a breeder of unusual colored rabbits, that email made me very proud. It makes me happy to hear good things about rabbits that I breed.
Updated 1/31/05
I had a really horrible experience over the holidays. I bought a bag of rabbit food that was bad and without knowing, I fed it to all of my rabbits. The second day I fed, I noticed my 7 weeks old babies were ill with loose bowels. I took out the food immediately and fed all my rabbits grass hay. I ended up losing two rabbits before Christmas and three after Christmas. I lost three rabbits out of a litter of four (7 weeks old) and two rabbits out of a litter of three (12 weeks old). The only good thing that happened is that all of my adult rabbits are okay because the food didn't affect them like it did the young ones.
I haven't been to a rabbit show since the California Rabbit & Cavy Double Show on 11/27/04 because I'm breeding my adult rabbits and lost my three month old doe that was entered in the Angels Camp show.