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I keep thinking that my foot is going to get better and I can get back to normal. For those of you that don't know I shattered my heel in July and nothing's been the same since. I thought on Oct 20th I was going to be able to walk again, but found out today that weight bearing doesn't mean walking! It's probably going to be the ned of the year before I'm "walking" like normal.

It so nerve racking, not being able to just get up and do the things that need to be done. My mom is living with us and she and my boys do not see eye to eye on things. There is always something wrong or someone upset. The pressure is just so hard. Plus I haven't been able to do much with my rabbits. My oldest son helped me this past weekend to get some pictures taken and some does bred. My mom and son go to the barn on the weekdays to feed and water and everyday the come back not talking. My mom likes to get there and get it done, whereas my son prefers to go around and play with all his rabbits first before he very slowly gets the chores done.

the satin is a commercial breed, with 11 recognized varieties. they are one of only 3 breeds with the unique sheen that makes them so striking. as adults they usually weigh between 8 1/2 and 10 pounds. they are a good choice for meat. and produce very well and are good mothers. they are also a great breed to raise to produce beautiful furs.

the satin is recognized in the following beautiful varieties: black, blue, broken, californian, chinchilla, chocolate, copper, otter, red, siamese, and white.  The otter group is recognized in black, blue, chocolate, and lilac.

Not much going on here. i went through a litter of satins yesterday i think they are around 6-7 weeks, didnt look really. some nice looking babies tho. too bad not a one of them is a RECOGNIZED color.....*sigh* oh well. puzzle pieces puzzle pieces puzzle pieces.....

The open class rabbit show at the fair starts on saturday morning. had to borrow some carriers so i can get them all there in one trip. hopefully coming home wont be so cramped. planning to sell a bunch! i need some empty cages!!

We are only there for 3 days (come home monday night). so it should be pretty easy on the bunnies. watched the weather reports this morning. and should be in the low to mid 80's over the weekend. so it will warm up but not be scorching either. yay!

So, yes, I want to repeat some of those breedings. I lost my beloved Maybelline who was going to be my little "Revlon the 2nd". She was a gorgeous lynx doe.

Showing Your Rabbit - The Basics!

Getting Started

...What does 'Breed', 'variety', 'Sex' and 'Class' stand for?

Breed : the actual breed of your rabbit, Ie: Mini Rex, Holland Lop, New Zealand, American Sable, English Angora.

Variety : Variety is the PHYSICAL COLOR of your rabbit. Some breeds lump colors together, like the Angoras, who show animals as either Colored or White....Cal marked Angoras are still white ;). Some other breeds like the Lops, show their rabbits as Broken Colored or Solid Colored. Breeds like the Jersey Wooly show under colored groups, such as Agouti, Self, Shaded, Tan Pattern or AOV. Others like the Mini Rex, New Zealand, Satin and Tan show under individual colors. They would be called Black, Blue, Broken, Chinchilla, Tortooise, Red, etc. And the netherland dwarfs show under both variety and group (variety first, then group) - but for entry sheet purposes you use the variety.

Sex : If you have a little (or big) boy bunny, he is called a Buck, and girls are called Does.

Class : Class is respective on breed size. There are 2 calssifications of rabbits for show, the 4 Class rabbits and the 6 Class rabbit breeds. 4 Class rabbits are ALL breeds that mature under 9lbs minimum weight, such as Netherland Dwarfs, Mini Rex, Rex, Americal Fuzzy Lops, English and French Angoras, and Polish . 6 Class rabbitsd mature over 9lbs at maturity, such as Cinnamons, Paliminos, Champange D'Argent, New Zealands Flemish Giants and Checkered Giants.
4 Class Rabbits have Senior Buck, Senior Doe, Junior Buck and junior Doe as their showroom classifications, hense the 4 Class name. 6 Class rabbits have Senior buck, Senior Doe, Intermediate Buck, Intermediate Doe, Senior Buck and Senior Doe, as you can see, they have 2 additional classifications, making them 6 Class rabbits. ALL juniors are rabbits between 3 months and not over 6 months of age. Seniors are all rabbits over 6 months of age. Intermediates are rabbits that are almost done growing, but still have a little bit of room for imrpovement. The 6 Class breeds can still be registered at 6 months of age like all rabbits but their showroom classifications are a little different. Intermediates are over 6 months of age, but not over 8 months of age as far as showing is concerned. occasionally you will see pre-juniors entered in a show, these are rabbits that are either too small and/ or too young to be entered as juniors. they are only allowed in breeds that list it (only certain 6 class breeds.) these animals dont get to compete for anything beyond their class. and are pretty much there only for comments.

Now that you know HOW to enter your purebred show rabbit into a rabbit show entry form, lets not forget that ALL important blank for the Ear Tattoo!
All rabbits entered in shows must have a permanent and LEDGIBLE marking in their left ear. There are many ways to do this from the battery operated or electrical pen style tattooers, and then there is also the clamp style tattooer. There is no limit as to what you can tattoo your rabbits, as this is for your OWN personal identification, and how the judge and yourself tell *your* White New Zealand Junior Doe appart from the other 25 White New Zealand Junior Does on the table.

I found out today the bunny & house sitter will be a guy that knows next to nothing about rabbits.

Great.

This is going to mean a LOT of post its, bright colours, and signs all over my barn.
And to be on the safe side...
"NO TREATS"
"NO VISITORS"
"NO PETTING"
"NO EXTRA FOOD"

And... a return of a sign I printed for shows:
"Please do not feed fingers to rabbits!"

Gaaaah...

--Jenn

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Breeding Lingo
-Day 28: 4 weeks after breeding, this is when you put the "nestbox" in
-Nestbox: wooden or (perferably, for bacteria control) metal nestbox.
-Nestbox material: hay and/or woodchips. Some line the box bottom with removable cardboard ontop of the wood/metal bottom. After "kindling", the cardboard absorbs most of the fluids. You remove the carboard for sanitary reasons.

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