The King of All and babies

Babies, Babies everywhere.

One Pearl in Tulips litter.

And lots of torts.

The King of All.

Look at those big blue eyes.

Well, the "King of All" has moved into his big boy cage after being in quarantine from Convention. He sure likes to run around and explore. Plus he is enjoying his hayball and his big rolling ball with the bell inside, it is bigger than him. I got him a vinyl coated cage at Convention to match his baby blue eyes. He sure is a spoiled bunny and he is loving every minute of it.

The baby bunnies are opening their eyes and starting to boink about. Lots and lots of torts. I was hoping not to have many whites and my wish was granted. I found more photos on my camera from Convention so I will try to post more tomorrow. Time to go to work.

Catching up is hard to do.

The beautiful Lillanna awaits.

Natasha waiting kind of patiently

Lilliana as cousin "It"

Just look at those ear furnishings, hope her big sister has babies as nice as her.

I am still trying to catch up from Convention and a bad cold. I had bred five does to have litters when I got back and 4 of them had litters almost right away. Welcome home to 20 baby bunnies and lots of cleaning plus going right back to work. My sable pearl, Tulip had 8 and is just a wonderful mother. She had all her babies perfectly in the nest box, pink, clean and fed by the time I got out to check on her. Plus, she is just a milk machine. With a first litter, I never expected for her to feed and raise all 8 but she had no trouble. Sensation, REW doe from the Reflections line, had her 5 babies also perfectly in the nest and is taking great care of them. Bluebell and Aster are not being as successful but time will tell. I will try to take photos tomorrow.

There have also been a few shows to go too including my favorite show in the world, Carroll County, Maryland. Was able to get the last leg on Adonis and grand him out. Lost BOB to my favorite agouti doe, the beautiful Lilliana owned by the Mc Graw family.I was so sorry to hear about Sherri Wade and her surgery for a brain tumor. She just lost her husband about a year ago and they are just the nicest people and have done so much good in the rabbit world. We should all say a prayer for her that she gets well soon. Also, got the chance to register "The King of All", my broken blue jersey wooly buck (that lives on my office desk and has more girl friends then he can count) even though I missed his class and didn't get to show him. I have a hard time multi-tasking with rabbit breeds. Have to post some photos of him, too. Had crab cakes on the way home and all was right with the world.

I got up to Waltham, Mass for the double show there and was able to grand Jitterbug, Jive and Mirror Image. It was a really well run show considering that it was mostly run by 4-h kids. I did not stay for BIS due to the 5 1/2 drive home and I had to work the next day. Just really happy to grand out the big girls so I can get them bred for spring babies. Yea! Plus, I came home with more woolies, 2 black broken bucks, a broken black doe and a REW buck. I really have to start showing them. Maybe on day two of the Pa. Convention, day one English Angoras and day two Jersey Woolies. That could be fun.

Convention Happenings

Calamity Jane goes pro.

Our fuzzy section

Marcus and Linda get to grooming

My room-mate with his beautiful BOB bunny

Well, the ARBA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky sure was fun. The bunnies did better than I thought they would do considering the stiff competition. Mine were out of coat, too young or too old and just not timed right. We played many practical jokes including monsters on the water bottles, a strange "fawn" one eyed bunny in a pumpkin suit and a BIG spider in Lindas show carrier. She got even by decorating my grooming table with cob webs AND SPIDERS, which I hate. I did come home with a cold and a broken computer but my husband didn't adopt any animals while I was away, which was a relief. He gets even with me when I travel by finding new animals to adopt. I will be posting Convention photos for everyone to enjoy over the next few days.

On Our Way

We are going where?
They do have blue grass there.
Okay, load me up!

Everyone have a great trip, eat lots of BBQ and enjoy seeing all your friends. Oh, yea, good luck at the show. Travel safe and I will see you there.

Sale List Continues

Shepherds Whirlpool

Shepherds Arabesque

Shepherds Whirlpool, lilac tort young senior buck, proven, out of Countryside Wiseguy, ( 2 BOB legs, 1st junior buck)black buck from Collin Burns lines and GC Shepherds Nuance, her mom was sister to BIS 2005 ARBA) blue doe, 3 legs. Great solid body, just coming back into coat. May bring to convention for early pick-up. $150

Shepherds Arabesque, REW young senior doe, in short puppy clip due to her sister next door chewed her coat, out of Countryside Wiseguy (info above) and GC Shepherds Aris, 7 legs, 4 BOB and specialty BIS. May bring to Convention for early pick-up. $200

Convention Sales List

Shepherds Petal


Professional Grooming Box
The Convention is sneeking up on me so I better start to make my sale list.

Shepherds Petal is a REW junior doe out of GC Shepherds Neptune (Blue tort buck, 5GC legs, 4 BOS, 3 BOSV) and GC Shepherds Pandemonium (tort doe, photo previous post, 4 GC legs, 2 BOB, 1st sr doe and 1st junior doe out of 7). She is entered in Convention and will be for sale for $250.

Professional Grooming box. Great for tools, brushes, many compartments and locks wth a key. Used once, it's too tidy for me, but in perfect condition. I was told they sell for $75. Charging $50 and will only bring to Convention if someone is interested.

More bunnies later.

So Much to do and So Little Time

Pandemonium as a baby and all grown up.

Well, I finally have caught up with my cleaning and now have to get everything ready for Convention. I am re-stocking my grooming bag with clean tools, corn starch and baby powder, cable ties, wire and wire cutters, Vanodine spray, and hair scrunchies. Next, food cups and water bottles along with toys and hay. Last time I mixed up food for everyone with some extras included, measured out one cup per bunny per day and threw in a couple of extra scoops into a large, cleaned cat litter tub. I used it for a seat when I was sitting near the cages and put it on my rolling trolly so I could cart it around for each feeding. Bunnies need to be tempted by their favorite feed so they feel at home and don't stop eating.
What most people don't realize is that bunnies are cooped in cages by color, age and sex. This means that your rabbits could be spread out over many isles. It is best to put some kind of I.D. card on you cages when you set everyone up, so you can find them again. I entered 8 this time as that is how many risers I have right now and didn't feel like making any more. I will try to work on sale bunny photos today.