I've seen this happen at so many shows I have lost count. People altering rabbits before they stick them up on the table. From something as simple as plucking stray white hairs, to spraying conditioner on the coat. Even people trimming coats to make them more even. It makes me wonder, have they ever read show rules before? Or maybe it's just will full ignorance.
What it is in reality is a BIG no no. The most common alteration I see people do, is spray a rabbits coat with a conditioner such as mane and tail. This makes the coat silky smooth and glossy. It can also get you banned from that show if you get caught. So most people trying to be sneaky will put the spray in a nondescript bottle and call it water. Since most people already spray their rabbits with water to prevent static and to removed loose hairs.
This really irritates me I suppose. As some people work really hard to get amazing coats on their rabbits without aid of a spray on conditioner, then someone comes along and cheats. Yes it is cheating. Breeding and proper nutrition can do wonders for a coat, but if it is not there genetically, then it is not there. Hiding it with conditioners only masks the issue temporarily.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Naming
I love naming my rabbits. The more unique the better.
Except what if you buy a rabbit, and it has a name you do not particularly like? Or a name you already have in your rabbitry. Is it rude to change it? I know it is different for most people, yes some will always change it, no some will leave it as is.
With my rabbits I tend to name the babies for potential buyers can more easily identify them. It is much easier for someone to say I am interested in "Oasis" then the blue-ish, white-ish, brown-ish one with the most blue-ish out of Mercedes. It is much easier especially when you have two or more of the same colours. The names I give my rabbits are not set in stone, I don't care if you change it to something that suits you more. The tattoo numbers on the other hand are. If I sell a rabbit that is not tattooed I always have a tattoo # listed on the pedigree, and that is the tattoo it will get if you decide to tattoo them. I'm usually good about having them tattooed just sometimes especially if there are no upcoming ARBA shows I tend to overlook it.
For rabbits I buy, if I absolutely don't like the name, or I have had a rabbit with the name before I will change it. Or if I don't know the name until the pedigree arrives I will name it myself. Generally I don't change the names.
Except what if you buy a rabbit, and it has a name you do not particularly like? Or a name you already have in your rabbitry. Is it rude to change it? I know it is different for most people, yes some will always change it, no some will leave it as is.
With my rabbits I tend to name the babies for potential buyers can more easily identify them. It is much easier for someone to say I am interested in "Oasis" then the blue-ish, white-ish, brown-ish one with the most blue-ish out of Mercedes. It is much easier especially when you have two or more of the same colours. The names I give my rabbits are not set in stone, I don't care if you change it to something that suits you more. The tattoo numbers on the other hand are. If I sell a rabbit that is not tattooed I always have a tattoo # listed on the pedigree, and that is the tattoo it will get if you decide to tattoo them. I'm usually good about having them tattooed just sometimes especially if there are no upcoming ARBA shows I tend to overlook it.
For rabbits I buy, if I absolutely don't like the name, or I have had a rabbit with the name before I will change it. Or if I don't know the name until the pedigree arrives I will name it myself. Generally I don't change the names.
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As some of you may have noticed, I have an extreme lack of Mini Rex bucks right now. Lucky me? Eh Not so much. After nearly two years, everything seems to be either out of Ice T, Odie, or Mon Dieu. Not to to bad the only issue is Mon Dieu is the grandson on Odie, Odie is the grandson of Ice T. So that leaves me with very limited room to move genetic wise especially if I need to fix certain faults. So I brought in a new buck, I do not have his pedigree yet so I'm not sure if he is related to what I already have. Time will tell. Now my issue is I still could use another buck, one I was hoping to get out of Mercedes.
Have you ever tried breeding by the phases of the moon? Sounds silly does it not? I was desperate for a buck so I said hey why not and gave it a shot. Well, considering my shortage of bucks, I only had one buck remotely compatible with her, this buck prone to producing does, Just my luck eh? Well Mercedes gave me five babies. The chances of at least one being a buck, when I bred for bucks according to the moon phase chart, seemed reasonable. There are 5 babies after all. At one week I sexed them, and prayed I was seeing something wrong because it appeared to be ALL does. Two weeks, I sex them again, still all does. Now at almost 3 weeks, without a doubt every single one is a doe. So much for the moon phase chart.
I can't give up on it yet you say? Well Mercedes was not the only one I tried to breed for bucks. Noirette's litter, and Au Contraire's litter I bred for bucks. On the Contrary had 4 Babies two chocolate does, two black otter bucks (Woot!) Unfortunately we lost a chocolate doe, but she still counts. Noirette, had 4, two bucks two does. Out of 8 babies half are bucks, half are does. So maybe it did work after all. I can't be sure. I really can't see how the moon effects what you get in a litter, especially the quality.
Quality is not something you can pluck out of a hat. If it is not their genetically you will never get it. So I don't see how breeding at certain times of the month will enhance this. It is probably just me but I'm a known cynic.
So yeah we have two more litters due. Protege and Ice T and Boston and Donatello.
Have you ever tried breeding by the phases of the moon? Sounds silly does it not? I was desperate for a buck so I said hey why not and gave it a shot. Well, considering my shortage of bucks, I only had one buck remotely compatible with her, this buck prone to producing does, Just my luck eh? Well Mercedes gave me five babies. The chances of at least one being a buck, when I bred for bucks according to the moon phase chart, seemed reasonable. There are 5 babies after all. At one week I sexed them, and prayed I was seeing something wrong because it appeared to be ALL does. Two weeks, I sex them again, still all does. Now at almost 3 weeks, without a doubt every single one is a doe. So much for the moon phase chart.
I can't give up on it yet you say? Well Mercedes was not the only one I tried to breed for bucks. Noirette's litter, and Au Contraire's litter I bred for bucks. On the Contrary had 4 Babies two chocolate does, two black otter bucks (Woot!) Unfortunately we lost a chocolate doe, but she still counts. Noirette, had 4, two bucks two does. Out of 8 babies half are bucks, half are does. So maybe it did work after all. I can't be sure. I really can't see how the moon effects what you get in a litter, especially the quality.
Quality is not something you can pluck out of a hat. If it is not their genetically you will never get it. So I don't see how breeding at certain times of the month will enhance this. It is probably just me but I'm a known cynic.
So yeah we have two more litters due. Protege and Ice T and Boston and Donatello.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
This weekend has been busy, Saturday we drove down to Schomberg to pick up my new buck (Thanks Uli!!) He is absolutely adorable. He is a broken black Mini Rex, about 5 months old and he is just TINY. I mean teeny tiny. Then today we made the trip to Orillia to pick up DevonGlen's Boston a Blue Sr doe out of Sundown. (Thanks Marina, I love love love having her back here)
The babies are all doing great, and are adorable (as usual!!) They are also turning out much nicer then I hoped so when it comes to decide who stays and who goes it is going to be really tough. I might just keep them all make it easier on myself.
So that is pretty much it. Nothing going on until March 20th (The DR&CBA Memorial day meeting plus live auction and silent auction).
The babies are all doing great, and are adorable (as usual!!) They are also turning out much nicer then I hoped so when it comes to decide who stays and who goes it is going to be really tough. I might just keep them all make it easier on myself.
So that is pretty much it. Nothing going on until March 20th (The DR&CBA Memorial day meeting plus live auction and silent auction).
Friday, February 12, 2010
Bunny shuffle!
I have hay and shavings in places hay and shavings should not be. I sat in a bin full of loose hay while trying to get two dividers out.
I did some re-organizing in the rabbitry today. I took out 2 dividers and now instead of four empty 18x24 cages I have two 36X24. Prima Donna and her kit are in one, and Scarlett is in the other. Which gave me two 30X24 cages open, so I stuck Au Contraire in one, and Sundown in the other, which in turn gave me two 24X24 cages free, so Epiphany and Elvis were put into those ones. For some reason another 24X24 was not in use so I put Miss Ren in to it.
In other news, the babies are all doing well. There is one in particular in Mercedes litter that really catches my eye. I'm getting a new Mini Rex buck tomorrow ! and on Sundown Boston is coming home, so no doubt over the next few days there will be lots of pictures.
I did some re-organizing in the rabbitry today. I took out 2 dividers and now instead of four empty 18x24 cages I have two 36X24. Prima Donna and her kit are in one, and Scarlett is in the other. Which gave me two 30X24 cages open, so I stuck Au Contraire in one, and Sundown in the other, which in turn gave me two 24X24 cages free, so Epiphany and Elvis were put into those ones. For some reason another 24X24 was not in use so I put Miss Ren in to it.
In other news, the babies are all doing well. There is one in particular in Mercedes litter that really catches my eye. I'm getting a new Mini Rex buck tomorrow ! and on Sundown Boston is coming home, so no doubt over the next few days there will be lots of pictures.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Pricing
Pricing sale rabbits has to be the largest conundrum in raising rabbits. People are worried about not getting sales if they charge too much, or not getting sales by charging too little.
Charging to little? How would that effect a sale you ask? Well the common mindset of people today is that the more expensive = the better, but if you charge too much = probably not worth it. So the trouble is finding a ground between too cheap and too expensive.
So automatically a $25.00 = crap right? Not necessarily. $150.00 = amazing? No.
There are a lot of people out there who will try to fleece people into buying their culls buy pricing them just as high as their show stock. Just as there are a ton of people who feel bad about charging to much, and price their good stock for what some consider "pet" prices.
So how do I charge for my stock? Well I start at a base price, to what I feel the quality of the rabbit is worth quality wise, then for every leg the rabbit has one I add $10.00 onto the original price. This was suggested by a fellow breeder after a discussion on pricing.
The most expensive rabbit I have bought was $150.00, and could not beat my home bred stuff for the life of her. The best rabbit I have ever bought cost me $30.00 had a couple legs and won me a BIS or two.
Charging to little? How would that effect a sale you ask? Well the common mindset of people today is that the more expensive = the better, but if you charge too much = probably not worth it. So the trouble is finding a ground between too cheap and too expensive.
So automatically a $25.00 = crap right? Not necessarily. $150.00 = amazing? No.
There are a lot of people out there who will try to fleece people into buying their culls buy pricing them just as high as their show stock. Just as there are a ton of people who feel bad about charging to much, and price their good stock for what some consider "pet" prices.
So how do I charge for my stock? Well I start at a base price, to what I feel the quality of the rabbit is worth quality wise, then for every leg the rabbit has one I add $10.00 onto the original price. This was suggested by a fellow breeder after a discussion on pricing.
The most expensive rabbit I have bought was $150.00, and could not beat my home bred stuff for the life of her. The best rabbit I have ever bought cost me $30.00 had a couple legs and won me a BIS or two.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Shelters
Shelters, are they good, or bad?
Most people say they are great, I won't disagree with them. I think it is lovely that they are standing up for abused animals, taking in abandoned and injured animals that people have so ignorantly discarded. Whenever I am out shopping, and there is one of those donation boxes for a shelter, I always put my change in them. Or fundraisers where a volunteer is standing in the bitter cold, I'll give them all my change, because someone should be there for the animals.
What is the bad thing? It is the people who take advantage of a shelter. Those who buy a pet for the glory of having it, then dump it at a shelter when they are bored of it. Dumping the animal at the shelter is a quick way of solving your problem by making it someone else's problem. You do not want it any more, it is far cheaper to dump it at a shelter then have it put to sleep or take the time to find the animal a new home. So having a place available to take in unwanted animals, makes people think that animals are disposable, when they are not. If people were unable to dump unwanted animals in a shelter, that would make them think twice about getting muffin the potbelly piglet, because they saw one in a movie and "wanted" one.
Of course you have a legitimate reason why you need to dump muffin. Like you are moving and you cannot take Muffin with you. Where are you moving? Mars? Most places allow animals nowadays. Your landlord cannot say "no animals" if you already have one unless that animal is certifiably deemed vicious.
You developed allergies to Muffin. Haha yeah right, you developed allergies to cleaning up after Muffin. Chances are if you are not allergic to them when you buy them, it is very unlikely you will develop an allergy after, in fact you have probably had a big 'ol boost to your immune system from owning muffin.
You have a new baby. Muffin is a living thing too, dumping a pet because you do not want to take them time to get them use to your new "addition" makes you look bad. What is going to happen when your baby grows up and needs to be potty trained? Getting rid of a pet because you had a new baby is like saying, "well I just had a new baby, I do not need my 4 year old child anymore, lets sell him"
You can no longer afford to look after Muffin. My question is WHY did you get it in the first place. Anyone can tell you the cheapest part of the animal is buying the animal itself. How you seen the price of pet food? Or the cost alone to walk into a vets office? If the price of a vet trip makes your mind boggle, chances are you should not buy a pet.
Your 2nd aunt twice removed cousin's uncle's stepdaughter's niece past away. Unless they are the ones looking after the animal this is no excuse.
So please before you buy a "pet" do not dive headfirst into it. Look down the road, can you picture yourself with in 6 months down the road, 10 years? Can you afford to even look after it? And please if the reason you want it is because it is a cute baby, DO NOT BUY IT. If you saw one in the media and you want it DO NOT BUY IT. If you have carefully taken the time to research the animal, and are financially stable, to support an animal for its entire life, and you can picture yourself with it say 10 years down the road, then yes you are ready for a pet.
There are many legitimate reasons for not being able to care for a pet anymore, but do not sugar coat it, or lie about your reason because you simply do not want it anymore it makes you look like an idiot. And if you can avoid it do not dump it in a shelter, take the effort to find it a good home because the animal deserves that much.
Most people say they are great, I won't disagree with them. I think it is lovely that they are standing up for abused animals, taking in abandoned and injured animals that people have so ignorantly discarded. Whenever I am out shopping, and there is one of those donation boxes for a shelter, I always put my change in them. Or fundraisers where a volunteer is standing in the bitter cold, I'll give them all my change, because someone should be there for the animals.
What is the bad thing? It is the people who take advantage of a shelter. Those who buy a pet for the glory of having it, then dump it at a shelter when they are bored of it. Dumping the animal at the shelter is a quick way of solving your problem by making it someone else's problem. You do not want it any more, it is far cheaper to dump it at a shelter then have it put to sleep or take the time to find the animal a new home. So having a place available to take in unwanted animals, makes people think that animals are disposable, when they are not. If people were unable to dump unwanted animals in a shelter, that would make them think twice about getting muffin the potbelly piglet, because they saw one in a movie and "wanted" one.
Of course you have a legitimate reason why you need to dump muffin. Like you are moving and you cannot take Muffin with you. Where are you moving? Mars? Most places allow animals nowadays. Your landlord cannot say "no animals" if you already have one unless that animal is certifiably deemed vicious.
You developed allergies to Muffin. Haha yeah right, you developed allergies to cleaning up after Muffin. Chances are if you are not allergic to them when you buy them, it is very unlikely you will develop an allergy after, in fact you have probably had a big 'ol boost to your immune system from owning muffin.
You have a new baby. Muffin is a living thing too, dumping a pet because you do not want to take them time to get them use to your new "addition" makes you look bad. What is going to happen when your baby grows up and needs to be potty trained? Getting rid of a pet because you had a new baby is like saying, "well I just had a new baby, I do not need my 4 year old child anymore, lets sell him"
You can no longer afford to look after Muffin. My question is WHY did you get it in the first place. Anyone can tell you the cheapest part of the animal is buying the animal itself. How you seen the price of pet food? Or the cost alone to walk into a vets office? If the price of a vet trip makes your mind boggle, chances are you should not buy a pet.
Your 2nd aunt twice removed cousin's uncle's stepdaughter's niece past away. Unless they are the ones looking after the animal this is no excuse.
So please before you buy a "pet" do not dive headfirst into it. Look down the road, can you picture yourself with in 6 months down the road, 10 years? Can you afford to even look after it? And please if the reason you want it is because it is a cute baby, DO NOT BUY IT. If you saw one in the media and you want it DO NOT BUY IT. If you have carefully taken the time to research the animal, and are financially stable, to support an animal for its entire life, and you can picture yourself with it say 10 years down the road, then yes you are ready for a pet.
There are many legitimate reasons for not being able to care for a pet anymore, but do not sugar coat it, or lie about your reason because you simply do not want it anymore it makes you look like an idiot. And if you can avoid it do not dump it in a shelter, take the effort to find it a good home because the animal deserves that much.
Monday, February 1, 2010
colour, colour, colour, BAH
Dude, I love colour, colour makes my world go round, but it doesn't make my rabbitry go round. One thing people notice is, I have a LOT of blacks, so I must love black right? Well, yes I do on a good Mini Rex. Is it my favourite colour? No. Well I get the question, why do you have so many blacks then?
Simple answer, because I am breeding for show rabbits. When I look at a litter I do not decide that I'm keeping the chocolate because I like that colour. That will get you nowhere especially if the chocolate happens to be the worst in the litter. When it comes to choosing a baby out of a litter, I go colour blind, I do not care anything about colour unless I have a tie quality wise between two rabbits, then I will pick the one that is more pleasing to the eye, and that is the only time I let colour come into play.
I would gladly keep an excellent tort otter, over a mediocre chocolate. I may night be able to show it, but I can breed it and get somewhere, instead of running in a circle of having mediocre rabbits because I am driven by colour alone
So you see that someone who has nice rabbits has a litter with the colours you like in it. You immediately jump up and ask for a baby. What happens if that rabbit grows up and simply sucks? Who are you going to blame when the rabbit bombs in shows? The breeder right? After all they sold it to you. When who is really at fault? You, you jumped the gun because you saw a colour you wanted, you did not wait to see if it turned out nice. The breeder cannot control how a rabbit turns out.
So what is my favourite colour? Broken black. Do I have any? No, have I had broken blacks born here? Yes, but they weren't the best, so why would I keep them?
So what is the simple way to buy or select a show rabbit?
1.) Ignore the colour, colour is not your friend.
2.) Age, hang on to those promising Jr's until they mature, or buy a mature rabbit. No surprises about quality then
3.) Read the breed standard, ask questions, get opinions from others.
Looking at colour alone will get you nowhere. Harsh, yeah, but it's the truth.
Simple answer, because I am breeding for show rabbits. When I look at a litter I do not decide that I'm keeping the chocolate because I like that colour. That will get you nowhere especially if the chocolate happens to be the worst in the litter. When it comes to choosing a baby out of a litter, I go colour blind, I do not care anything about colour unless I have a tie quality wise between two rabbits, then I will pick the one that is more pleasing to the eye, and that is the only time I let colour come into play.
I would gladly keep an excellent tort otter, over a mediocre chocolate. I may night be able to show it, but I can breed it and get somewhere, instead of running in a circle of having mediocre rabbits because I am driven by colour alone
So you see that someone who has nice rabbits has a litter with the colours you like in it. You immediately jump up and ask for a baby. What happens if that rabbit grows up and simply sucks? Who are you going to blame when the rabbit bombs in shows? The breeder right? After all they sold it to you. When who is really at fault? You, you jumped the gun because you saw a colour you wanted, you did not wait to see if it turned out nice. The breeder cannot control how a rabbit turns out.
So what is my favourite colour? Broken black. Do I have any? No, have I had broken blacks born here? Yes, but they weren't the best, so why would I keep them?
So what is the simple way to buy or select a show rabbit?
1.) Ignore the colour, colour is not your friend.
2.) Age, hang on to those promising Jr's until they mature, or buy a mature rabbit. No surprises about quality then
3.) Read the breed standard, ask questions, get opinions from others.
Looking at colour alone will get you nowhere. Harsh, yeah, but it's the truth.
Ramble or Rant? Hard to decide
I do not know about other people, but I love when I go to a show and someone I sold rabbits to is there, and they either A.) Beat me with one of my own rabbits. Or B.) Beat me with a rabbit out my my rabbits. It makes me feel proud that I can say, hey I sold them a good rabbit, and they're doing great with it. They also feel like they weren't ripped off. There is a selfish reason to this too I suppose, I mean it gets your name out there saying hey so and so sells great rabbits. Where as if you only ever sell your culls to people it is like oh them they never sell anything good. So what would you rather have as feedback? Postive feedback does wonders for your reputation, and sometimes it is that that makes or breaks you in the show world.
Another thing is, when you see show results for a rabbit, and "Fluffy" Won 3rd. Not a bad placing right? What bugs me is when the person neglects to mention Fluffy won 3rd out of 3 rabbits. It is not being dishonest, because the rabbit did win 3rd, what it is doing, is being misleading. I'm not ashamed to say that one of my rabbits won a 10th place, I am actually very proud of it. He won 10th out of 42 in his class, I consider that a way better placing then 7th out of only 14. Bragging does not bug me at all, heck I have been known to brag a lot. What irks me is when someone starts bragging about a Best of Breed they won, and neglects to mention that that Best of Breed was won by default, being the only breeder with that breed, and only 2 rabbits in that breed were entered. I'm not going to say that rabbit didn't deserve to win, because obviously something has to win (as long as it isn't dq'd) but gloating about winning a BOB when realistically the only person you beat was yourself, just to make yourself look better to potential buyers, well that is low. To each his own, I suppose.
This brings me to shit lists. Yes I have one, lots of people do. Basically it is just a list of people you will not sell rabbits to, not because you're worried about them beating you, but because you are concerned about the welfare of the rabbit you are selling. Mine is very short, and I will not publicly announce anyone on it, I am not out to ruin reputations, I just really care about where my rabbits go. This is not to make anyone suspicious, or paranoid, but if you are reading this the chances are you are not on my list.
I am not trying to be mean to people, or judgmental but when I get an e-mail that has words purposely misspelled, or lacking any form of grammar, the first thing that comes to mind is: if they cannot take the care to write a simple e-mail, can I expect them to take care of a rabbit? Unintentionally misspelled words are fine, not every one is perfect, and I'm not a spelling Nazi, it is just when I get an e-mail like this "u haf ne bunys 4 sale" this makes me cringe, and it also really wants to make me reply "No, but I do have a book on writing in the English language you can borrow." I do not expect a 50 page essay on why you will be the perfect owner for one of my rabbits, just a little care when writing out an e-mail is all I ask for, or else I am expecting some sort of uneducated hillbilly (no offense to the educated hillbillies) to show up at my house, and that thought scares me just a little.
Not to be all cryptic but this just really irritates me :)
Another thing is, when you see show results for a rabbit, and "Fluffy" Won 3rd. Not a bad placing right? What bugs me is when the person neglects to mention Fluffy won 3rd out of 3 rabbits. It is not being dishonest, because the rabbit did win 3rd, what it is doing, is being misleading. I'm not ashamed to say that one of my rabbits won a 10th place, I am actually very proud of it. He won 10th out of 42 in his class, I consider that a way better placing then 7th out of only 14. Bragging does not bug me at all, heck I have been known to brag a lot. What irks me is when someone starts bragging about a Best of Breed they won, and neglects to mention that that Best of Breed was won by default, being the only breeder with that breed, and only 2 rabbits in that breed were entered. I'm not going to say that rabbit didn't deserve to win, because obviously something has to win (as long as it isn't dq'd) but gloating about winning a BOB when realistically the only person you beat was yourself, just to make yourself look better to potential buyers, well that is low. To each his own, I suppose.
This brings me to shit lists. Yes I have one, lots of people do. Basically it is just a list of people you will not sell rabbits to, not because you're worried about them beating you, but because you are concerned about the welfare of the rabbit you are selling. Mine is very short, and I will not publicly announce anyone on it, I am not out to ruin reputations, I just really care about where my rabbits go. This is not to make anyone suspicious, or paranoid, but if you are reading this the chances are you are not on my list.
I am not trying to be mean to people, or judgmental but when I get an e-mail that has words purposely misspelled, or lacking any form of grammar, the first thing that comes to mind is: if they cannot take the care to write a simple e-mail, can I expect them to take care of a rabbit? Unintentionally misspelled words are fine, not every one is perfect, and I'm not a spelling Nazi, it is just when I get an e-mail like this "u haf ne bunys 4 sale" this makes me cringe, and it also really wants to make me reply "No, but I do have a book on writing in the English language you can borrow." I do not expect a 50 page essay on why you will be the perfect owner for one of my rabbits, just a little care when writing out an e-mail is all I ask for, or else I am expecting some sort of uneducated hillbilly (no offense to the educated hillbillies) to show up at my house, and that thought scares me just a little.
Not to be all cryptic but this just really irritates me :)
Baby update
Well Mercedes had babies on the 30th, and that's when I counted 3 brokens 1 solid. Turns on there was one hiding in the box I didn't count so that brings up the total to 4 brokens, 1 solid. I'm guessing broken black, 2 broken blues, and a broken chocolate? As well as the solid is a black. Anyone of those brokens can be a broken otter, it's very hard to tell right now.
So this starts the Countdown to Rendezvous, and Au Contraire Babies in hopefully 1 weeks time. Can you say otters otters and more otters? (Oh and chocolate and lilac?).
Noirette's litter is doing great, are first draft for what is staying here is complete, from the looks of it right now we will be holding on to the black doe, and a black buck. Meaning a black buck will be available, and the conundrum of the chocolate otter doe, I received 6 e-mails in one day alone regarding this doe, amongst countless others I quite simply have no idea what to do about her yet.
The Argente Brun Baby, is well, and very very adorable. Pictures have been posted on my facebook, and for those who can't see them there I'll post them later on my website. He is quite the looker, and has this cute white streak on his forehead already.
So this starts the Countdown to Rendezvous, and Au Contraire Babies in hopefully 1 weeks time. Can you say otters otters and more otters? (Oh and chocolate and lilac?).
Noirette's litter is doing great, are first draft for what is staying here is complete, from the looks of it right now we will be holding on to the black doe, and a black buck. Meaning a black buck will be available, and the conundrum of the chocolate otter doe, I received 6 e-mails in one day alone regarding this doe, amongst countless others I quite simply have no idea what to do about her yet.
The Argente Brun Baby, is well, and very very adorable. Pictures have been posted on my facebook, and for those who can't see them there I'll post them later on my website. He is quite the looker, and has this cute white streak on his forehead already.
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