I think this just might work!

[Konotashi]

Okay, so as many of you may or may not know by now, I'm dead set on getting a BEW Holland lop for FFA this year.

I made a plan with my boyfriend and his mom.

If my parents don't go with me (which they won't need to because I have my license), then Gabriel and his mom will go. His mom will bid the highest on my rabbit, and then afterward, I give her the money back and I get to keep my bunny! I think it might just work! I did tell him to let her know that since it'll be a BEW, the bids will probably be around $200, but she agreed to it, as long as it's on a day she's off of work.

:highfive:

 

[l.lai]

Awesome!

Blue Eyed Whites are sooo nice!

Whats an FFA?

Why not just buy a BEW from a breeder? Surely it'll be cheaper?

 

[Konotashi]

FFA stands for Future Farmers of America. It's a youth program that allows kids to buy animals, such as pigs, goats, rabbits, and poultry, and auction them off at the fair. I'm going to be getting mine from a breeder, and the one I'm looking at costs about $75. I think that's reasonable.

But I'd be the one auctioning it off, and his mom will be the one bidding on him.

I wonder if I could avoid the auction altogether without them knowing. xD

 

[bunniekrissy]

Are there any other activities you could participate in for FFA instead of the auction? Are there showmanship competitions and regular rabbit shows like in 4-h that you can participate in? Your mom could of course dictate that you must at some point sell your rabbit(s), but that way you won't have a forced sale at the auction.

 

[Konotashi]

I can do showmanship. I did that last year, and got 5th place out of 6. (Better than nothing!) lol
I looked at the ARBA site, and it said that all of the upcoming shows are in Tucson, which is pretty far from here. (About a 2-3 hour drive one way.)

I'll talk to Mr. Davis, who is the head of the Agriculture department at school, and ask him about it.

 

[Konotashi]

I asked my friend who was in FFA with me last year (she graduated, so I'm on my own now, lol), and I forgot! She didn't sign the paper saying that she wanted her rabbit to be in the auction, so she never auctioned off her bunny! I just won't sign that paper. That'll make it easier on everyone.