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I am leaving for the ARBA Convention! I am heading out tonight to stay the night will the friends I will be driving with. We are heading out early tomorrow morning and hope to get to Michigan late Friday night or maybe first thing Saturday morning. If anyone has any urgent questions while I am...

I am so excited! I got a new job! I am going to be working with horses at a beautiful farm. I wasn't sure if it would work out for me to take this job, because I have to move to work there and they weren't offering enough money to make it worth it for me. But, then they offered for me to live...

I thought I'd try to start a little discussion here. What short term goals do you have this year for your Rabbitry? (breeding and showing) What long term goals do you have over the next few years for your Rabbitry? Are you working on winning a specific award? Maybe you are trying...

I just thought I'd share with battle I've been waging against the rabbit that developed sore hocks while living on a solid bottom cage. Maybe some one could benefit from the trial and error I've been through- it's been pretty tough. Chowder is a 16+ pound Checkered Giant rabbit. She is not my...

I haven't posted it to the infirmary yet but the Checkered Giant doe, Chowder, I keep for my friend has developed severe sore hocks. They are to the point that she might not recover from them. It makes me so mad (mostly at myself, a bit at my friend, and a bit at Chowder for her horrendous...

American Fuzzy Lop Basics: -Weight: Maximum Senior Weight- 4lbs, Max Junior Weight- 3.5lbs -This is a 4-Class rabbit -This rabbit has Compact type -Shown as broken or solid. -19 Accepted Colors: Blue, Chestnut, Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, Squirrel, Pointed White, Blue Eyed White, Red Eyed White...

I am adding a show rabbits dictionary to the soon to come Rabbitry Resources section. It's in the works!! I need PICTURES!!!! If you have any pictures that you think could fit in the below categories, please add them!! I may be putting up a few more of these threads over the next few days/weeks...

American Basics: -Weight: Juniors: 4.5 to 9 pounds, Intermediates: 10-11 pounds max, Seniors: 9-12 pounds depending on sex. -This is a 6-class breed. -Type: Semi-arch -Varieties: Blue and White Breed Description and Origins: The American has over 50% of its point emphasis on general type...

All About the Purebred Rabbit: -Why have a purebred rabbit? To have a great pet rabbit, it doesn’t need to be purebred. But some people want a little predictability in how their rabbits might look or behave. Do you have a preference for lopped ears or up ears? Long wool or a short coat? If...

Guys, I am creating a new index of terms for theBunny Breedsthread. It will have pictures for each term. Right now I am working on terms that relate to rabbit fur. There are a bunch, believe it or not! What I need is good, close-up, focused pictures of the following things. They need to...

I've been building two vivariums (a terrarium plus animals) over the past few months in anticipation of adding Poison Dart Frogs to my menagerie. They aren't poisonous in captivity, but still have amazing colors. Well, a few weeks ago I picked up four baby frogs and they have settled in really...

All About the Purebred Rabbit: -Why have a purebred rabbit? To have a great pet rabbit, it doesn’t need to be purebred. But some people want a little predictability in how their rabbits might look or behave. Do you have a preference for lopped ears or up ears? Long wool or a short coat? If...

The convention is right around the corner! Who's planning on being there? I will be there along with my fuzzies. Not sure yet who I am taking. Probably all three of my babies, and Uno. I will be going with my friend who will be taking several breeds. I am getting SO EXCITED! :biggrin2:

Well, Uno, my Mr. Rambunctious decided to take himself for a walk this morning. He's managed to get himself out of his cage once before (I clipped his door latch back to the door rather than the cage, oops!). The first time he got out, he even let one of my other bunnies loose, too! I do have my...

I took four rabbits to a show yesterday. It wasa wonderful show! We had a great turnout, over 1000 rabbits entered(great numbers for a late season local show) and good weather. I took Uno, my Checkered and Gobo, Wimbley and Mokey my fuzzy babies. Ihad been keeping a close eye on the fuzzies...

Since I've added the Checkered Giants to my herd of bunnies, I've needed to redo the way I have things set up in my rabbit area. At one point I had 15 bunnies in an area I had only thought I'd be housing 5. Don't worry, everyone had enough room- it just wasn't easy to maneuver (or clean) for a...

This is a spin off from the "Gotta Get More Bunnies Syndrome" thread. That thread was about your dream bunnies. I want to hear about your dream bunny area. Be it a bunny room, bunnybarn, yard, etc... Don't pull out any stops- add all the bells andwhistles! I've actually drawn plans of my...

My one and only Fuzzy lop doe had her firsthealthy litter last night! She had a litter last month, all DOA. Thisis my first fuzzy lop litter in almost SIX years! It's abouttime,I miss having fuzzy babies around. Fiona started pulling fur last night and had her babies a few hourslater. She...

These checkered are my first experience with any giant breed. I know there are a few Flemish people on here. At what age do you guys tatoo? I don't want to wait till they are too mature, but I am afraid the tatoo will become hard to read if I do it too soon and the babies grow a lot. Thanks!

I haven't updated about the Checkered Giant babies in a while, and I've had more born- so I thought I'd share!! The first litter is now almost 6 weeks old and doing great. Their momdied at 2 weeks old, and I handfed all of them until about 4.5 weekswhen they transitioned themselves over to...