Lots of breedings to take place

I plan to do lots of breeding either tomorrow or Friday in the wooly barn! I have plans to breed at least 6 does... As I would like to move some of the 13 bucks out next spring(at least a couple) although no hurry and I already have some people on the waiting list which is nice.

I am looking forward to the black babies developments- 3 does and 2 bucks. I definetly will not be keeping the bucks unless they are phenomanl. They will have to beat dad and grandpa and so they have high standards to live up to!

The babies are all doing well. Some super promising ones out there!

Here's one of Maggie Mae's babies- the BOB doe at WA State convention. I'm just not sure what color they are- not recognized :( I think she may be a blue point not really a smoke pearl so when bred to a smoke pearl marten I think they may be frosted pearls on 2 of them and this one is a sable point marten I think?? She also has a beautiful smoke pearl marten(showable!) doe as well... I'm keeping all 4 to grow out.

Anyway, can't wait for more jersey babies. :)

Monroe Entries

I entered 4 Jersey woolies for Monroe;

Blue Senior buck "Hero"
Blue tort Senior doe "Hot Flashez"
Smoke pearl senior doe "Mara"
Sable point(I think actually blue pt so could be dq'ed but we shall see) jr doe

We had a scare with one of the woolies day before yesterday. Snookums a blue tort senior buck hadn't eaten his pellets or drank any water, or any hay when we went to feed that afternoon/early evening(normal time). Because our rabbits are all on measured diets we know exactly how much they have ate or drank(jerseys 1/2 to 3/4 cup depending on their condition right now etc etc). I brought him out and right away knew something wasn't right. Only having them a week and a half; I'm beginnning to know how much each rabbits eats/drinks a night. He hadn't even touched his treats!

So I brought him out and checked him over. He had 3 huge masses in his stomach(maybe he moulted in the past month and just didn't get enough papaya or something). I've been feeding hay every night and gave papaya 2 times last week but those definetly weren't from having him only a week. I figure he moulted and got fur block but it just wasn't found and he never went off feed until it got quite bad. So.. I immediately syringed pineapple juice and baby gas drops into him(not knowing at first what it was). Massaged his belly and more pineapple juice. 4 hours later I went back to the barn and syringed more pineapple juice into him, more baby gas drops and gave him a dish of pineapple juice(no clue how much is too much but I could feel 3 golf ball size lumps that were soft and moving. I am proud and relieved to say that he is doing fine now ! I do not feel the lumps at all and he is pooping normally! He also ate his oats and a few pellets and drank a little water. I am giving him pedialite to keep his electrolytes etc up. He got more hay, more pineapple juice syringed in him and another massage of the belly last night. I was going to take him to the vet if things weren't looking better but thankfully I didn't have too!(just spent $2800 on getting all the woolies after it was all said and done) and fuzzies too(by the time we paid for ferry X 2 plus trailer one way, 3 people, food for 2 days, motel for a night, gas X 3 tanks, a couple of trips to Canadian tire. Paying for the trailer(over $120 to rent for 3 days with insurance), paying for the adaptor piece for the lights, bank fees for using cash machines that weren't from CIBC. Gross ferry food! Etc, etc...

The 5 black babies are doing great. I will be breeding a whole bunch of woolies next week! I've bred the REW doe but need to check her next week to see if she caught. Will be nice to have lots of wooly litters happening! : )

My new Jersey herd- who I got!

Here's that blog everyone has been waiting for!

Senior bucks:

GC Leapin's Cyclone- Sable point senior buck- Leapin Cracker Jack GC X Leapin Carmella he goes back to some of Laura's "Greats". Leapin Brianna, Leapin Hogan, Leapin Marlon etc.

GC Jentle's Hero- Blue Senior buck- Leapin Poseidon(GC) X Odds N Ends Panda- attached pics of him!


Leapin Butch- Sable point Senior buck- Leapin Sultan of Swing X Leapin Helen- attached pics of him!

RH's Tonka GC- Smoke pearl Marten- Legacy's Criminal REG X RH's Fanine mae

Leapin's Snookums- Blue tort- Leapin Cyclone GC X Leapin Fiesta Tango- REG- super cute buck!

Leapin Munchkin- Sable point REG- Leapin Cyclone X Leapin Flame N Desyre REG

Leapin's Black Prince- REG Jentle's Hero GC X PPS Juliet

Jr bucks:
Leapin Rock N Roll- Tortoise- Leapin Munchkin Sable point X Leapin Fiesta Tango

Leapin Too Hot For You- Sable point- Leapin Snookums (blue tort) X Leapin Flame N Desyre Tort

Leapin Honky Tonk- Sable Marten- RH's Tonka GC Smoke pearl Marten X Jentle's Tikki-Sable marten

Leapins Panache- Smoke pearl- Awesome body! Leapin Wisdom X Leapin Mara(both smoke pearls)

Leapin All that Jazz- Pointed White(Black) Leapin Black Prince X B-Mac's Canadian Mist-N-Cream

Senior does:

B-Mac's Canadian Mist-N-Cream-Pointed white 2 legs/REG red/white- B-Mac's Royal Flush REG X FT's Canadian Mist GC

Jentle's Tikki- Sable Marten REG- RH's Tonka GC Smk pearl marten X Jentle's Jasmine sable marten

Leapin Ginger Rogers- Blue Tort- Leapin Snookums 1 leg REG blue tort X Leapin Flame N Desyre

Leapin Mona Lisa-Blue tort- REG- Leapin Jan tort X Leapin Willow Waltz

Leapin Maggie Mae- BOB leg at WA State Convention of 53! RH's Tonka GC X Leapin Willow Waltz

Leapin Chantilly Lace- Smoke pearl- Ryan's Royal 1 leg X Leapin Willow Waltz Smoke pearl She has 1 leg as well

Leapin Mara- Smoke pearl- 1 leg for BOB in Ontario Ryan's Royal X Leapin Willow Waltz

Leapin Hot Flashez 1 leg Blue tort- Leapin Cyclone Sable point GC X Leapin Flame N Desyre

Schultz's Secret Weapon- Siamese sable- Wo's Taboo- Blue tort X Schultz's Cassie
1 leg as well

Leapin Foxy Lady- REW- Leapin Butch X PP's Juliet(Black)

Jr does:

Leapin Mikhaila- Black- Jentle's Hero GC blue X PP's Juliet Black

Leapin Heidi- Smoke pearl- Leapin Munchkin X Leapin Chantilly Lace

Very few does in comparison to bucks!

Babies:

Jentle's Tikki X RH's Tonka(her dad)- sadly 2 babies are only doing okay :( Stress of the trip combined with all these changes. One is doing excellent-a seal not sure the sex forgot to look?

Leapin Mona Lisa X Leapin Snookums- One Blue point buck(NICE!) and one blue tort buck(Not bad!)

Leapin Maggie Mae X RH's Tonka - one smoke pearl marten doe(VERY nice!) one sable point marten doe(nice!), one sable point marten buck(nice!), and one sable point marten buck- will likely be a pet. Super cute!

Schultz's Secret Weapon X Leapin Munchkin- one smoke pearl jr doe

Then the pointed white doe has 5 black babies!

I got baby pics of the ones above... but too lazy to crop them. Going to watch a movie!

First wooly litter born here!

First Wooly litter born here tonight!

Pointed white doe X Leapin's Black Prince(yes pedigree book is I believe still in the barn unless Cristina remembered it) 6 babies, 1 peanut. ALL blacks. Last litter had at least one himi as Laura kept him and I have him now. Hoping for nice and typey babies like dad!

Will be working on pics this weekend. Because of the stress of the move we have lost a few babies- it was a 6 hour drive basically for them, plus an overnight stay, then going to a new area that is much damper then the okanagan and warmer as well..

We have been feeding lots of hay, old fashioned rolled oats and they are all doing fine otherwise. I guess that is to be expected when moving 3-4 week old babies- very stressful! But disappointing none the less. Will be breeding a bunch of woolies in November : )

My new herd

I am very excited about my new herd of Jersey's. I look forward to showing them and going to Convention in 09 with them as well. By next spring I will see how the herd is doing, and decide whether I need to bring anything in from the same line but with a certain trait or if overall it is strong enough to stand alone. I really like what I am seeing though!

We did breed one Jersey wooly doe already, a REW doe back to her dad.! Laura must really have liked bucks because we have lots and lots of boys! Really nice blue tort jr buck- he is looking gorgeous! Can't wait for the next shows.

We have a pointed white doe due tomorrow, looking forward to those babies. And a mini rex due on Thursday(red breeding!), as well as 2-3 mini lops I believe. Maybe more. Geesh, can't remember. We know everything is written on the calendar in the barn. Cassady and Kara are both due. I think Olive and Lorelai are next week.

I will bring home the JW pedigree book and write a blog tomorrow night on who all I got, including babies. It does look like we are going to lose one baby to the stress(enteritis) :( We gave her/him baby gas drops(I think a doe :( and the nicest of the 2 in the litter. About 4 weeks. And a siamese sable(double sigh!). Kaopectate, lots of hay and pedialite but I don't think the baby will make it. All others are doing fine. Some super cute ones out their! I know you are all dying to sell.. Will hopefully get pics this coming weekend. We somehow changed a setting on our camera.... We don't want to fiddle with it too much because it is under warranty and cost $2000... so... we may just send it in for Warranty and have to use the other digital which pics aren't nearly as good. Will see! Hopefully we can figure out what setting it is on, lol!