crimson
Well-Known Member
I have had rabbits all my life, but only got into showing and breeding a year ago. What I have found in showing rabbits has got me kind of frustrated.
One example is I took a JR mini lops sold doe to a show. There were 10 other rabbits in the class and the judge absolutely loved her. Said she was a very very nice rabbit and she won the class. A couple of weeks later I took her to another show and she came in dead last. How can there be such a difference of opinion.
She is now a SR and I took her to a show yesterday. She didn't do well at at the end of the class I asked the judge what she thought I should do. Was it worth letting her get a little older and try showing her again since she just became a SR? The judge told me she wouldn't bother. I could breed her to a really nice buck or just get rid of her.
Later I was talking to someone who has been breeding mini lops for years and is one of the top mini lop breeders. I told him my frustrations and he asked to see the doe. He evaluated her and told me he disagreed with the judge. He told me her good and not so good points and really explained to me what to look for. He said to wait a few more months and show her again. He also told me what to look for in a buck to breed her to.
I guess I really don't have a question here, but would like to hear from others about their show experiences.
One example is I took a JR mini lops sold doe to a show. There were 10 other rabbits in the class and the judge absolutely loved her. Said she was a very very nice rabbit and she won the class. A couple of weeks later I took her to another show and she came in dead last. How can there be such a difference of opinion.
She is now a SR and I took her to a show yesterday. She didn't do well at at the end of the class I asked the judge what she thought I should do. Was it worth letting her get a little older and try showing her again since she just became a SR? The judge told me she wouldn't bother. I could breed her to a really nice buck or just get rid of her.
Later I was talking to someone who has been breeding mini lops for years and is one of the top mini lop breeders. I told him my frustrations and he asked to see the doe. He evaluated her and told me he disagreed with the judge. He told me her good and not so good points and really explained to me what to look for. He said to wait a few more months and show her again. He also told me what to look for in a buck to breed her to.
I guess I really don't have a question here, but would like to hear from others about their show experiences.