End of the Beginning!
It's that time of a young rabbit breeders' "career": I've become a young adult and life is calling, so for a time I won't be breeding or showing rabbits. Unlike most, I am not selling my supplies, as I have witnessed friends sell out only to get back in and pay for their equipment all over again!
But I am selling most of my rabbits, the ones I have left being the sweetest of the bunch or my favorite breeding does/bucks.
It is a bittersweet time. I had, at most, 25 rabbits at one time. Now I have 8. There is a lot less work, the rabbits get more time with me, and I enjoy being in an uncluttered barn! However, I miss the babies. Watching them develop at super fast speeds, figuring out the world, watching their bodies and minds develop... it was one of my favorite things to witness. On the plus side, I also don't have to witness the sad side of having baby rabbits around, the stillborns or the faders, they broke my heart everytime. However, their counterparts made it worth it to continue breeding.
I will miss the unoffical Best of Kits Show that I used to hold annually for friends with similar breeds. I will miss the socialization and excitement over new varieties! Most of all, I'll miss that feeling of amazing, attainable potential you feel when you are driving home from a large show with a new rabbit, a newly bred doe, or a new breeding plan. I was always so impatient to get home, was the longest 2.5-3 hours of my life!
Keep an eye on my website, there are still bunnies looking for pet homes. I'll be leaving the country soon.
I hope the rest of you attain your goals for this year, don't forget to take the babies outside in a run and watch them this spring/summer... you always feel so good afterward :)
--Jenn of Rah Rabbitry
http://www.geocities.com/rah_rabbitry
But I am selling most of my rabbits, the ones I have left being the sweetest of the bunch or my favorite breeding does/bucks.
It is a bittersweet time. I had, at most, 25 rabbits at one time. Now I have 8. There is a lot less work, the rabbits get more time with me, and I enjoy being in an uncluttered barn! However, I miss the babies. Watching them develop at super fast speeds, figuring out the world, watching their bodies and minds develop... it was one of my favorite things to witness. On the plus side, I also don't have to witness the sad side of having baby rabbits around, the stillborns or the faders, they broke my heart everytime. However, their counterparts made it worth it to continue breeding.
I will miss the unoffical Best of Kits Show that I used to hold annually for friends with similar breeds. I will miss the socialization and excitement over new varieties! Most of all, I'll miss that feeling of amazing, attainable potential you feel when you are driving home from a large show with a new rabbit, a newly bred doe, or a new breeding plan. I was always so impatient to get home, was the longest 2.5-3 hours of my life!
Keep an eye on my website, there are still bunnies looking for pet homes. I'll be leaving the country soon.
I hope the rest of you attain your goals for this year, don't forget to take the babies outside in a run and watch them this spring/summer... you always feel so good afterward :)
--Jenn of Rah Rabbitry
http://www.geocities.com/rah_rabbitry
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