Updates, where is the summer going?

Okay, lets see. First off, we wanted to write blogs bi-weekly or daily.. That just is not happening. You are lucky to be reading a blog at all from me this month LOL!

Life has been insanely busy. We have cut down to 50 rabbits, actually less then that as we haven't weaned the juniors yet so the rabbit barn is very empty and it feels great!!
I think we have around 40 cages w/rabbits and then approx 10 empty but maybe not quite that many. We maybe cut down a bit too much... But we shall see we have lots of promising animals coming up.

I will go week to week from my last blogs...

I still have to go wedding shopping for shoes and a couple of little things, and I need to get a haircut before then too. (less then 2 weeks to the wedding now)

I have a bunch of shifts this week 9-5:30, by the time I get off and get chores done it is 7:00 and then I have to take the dogs out for a run, and check e-mail and work on wedding stuff..... So there isn't a lot of time for anything else these days! Before the show this weekend I worked on the rocks for each guest(labeled). My friend had done most of them, but I finished them up. Then I finished all the wedding guests "party favours". All 100 of them... Each piece of lace had to be folded, tied, a bow or something on the top, filled with the candy, and then put into a safe box for the wedding.. 100..... That took a couple of nights 3-4 hours a night...

Our mom had a super busy weekend painting fences, and now the basement floor and getting ready for all the guests we are having here. Stan took his 3 stackers(our 3 from Grand View rabbitry) and his 20 feeders so that was good to get all of that stuff gone, and wendy took her 13 feeders. We sold a bunch of EZ mats and dishes/water bottles.

We are getting a few sheep as well, so we have been busy researching breeds and we went to coombs fair last weekend and down to a sheep breeder in Saanich, and then the fair this weekend as well. We entered 9 Mini lops... We did only okay on Saturday under Cathy Armstrong- our first show under her. We managed to pick up a jr leg on a chestnut doe, and 1st solid jr buck but not enough for a leg, black Jack was 2nd/5. So okay, not great. Yesterday we took BOB with a solid jr doe out of Braxtin/Ada! And we took 1st broken jr doe. Saturday we had 1st, 2nd and 3rd solid jr does. We had nothing that wasn't moulting in the barn so we just picked what we had to pick from as far as coat goes!!! A doe we did a breeding to, to Amanda Swan was BOV broken yesterday- a gorgeous broken opal doe out of Adson. And a buck out of Posey's Phebe was BOSV broken yesterday that Jody bred out of her buck Mitchell's Link.

We didn't sell any rabbits, we took 3 to sell but 2 were pet stock(thought there might be someone wanting a pet mini lop) but as it was not many people sold anything. I think the holland breeders only sold 4 which is amazing as usually hollands sell out at that show!

Congrats to Kathy Mannweillers BIS with her Havana under Cathy and RIS went to Stan Mobey and Kathy Johnsons Mini rex, and then BIS Sunday was Judy Currie's New Zealand and RIS was Amelia Marchetti's Fuzzy lop.

It was so hot on Saturday we almost pulled our entries as we were very worried about the rabbits. It was 37 degrees out, and with all the people in the show room, and no breeze at the end of the barn where we were, we were very worried. Thankfully all was fine, and we had a spray bottle, and frozen ice bottles that we took for all the rabbits so we made out okay. But, they just aren't used to that heat. When we got to the barn it was 31 in the barn, which is the hottest it has been all summer in the barn, we quickly got it down to 29 degrees. That was a soaker hose on the roof, 4 fans including an industrial fan going and it was still that warm.

This week we have so much to get done... Oh to top it off, because we are getting sheep we had to put wire up in the cow area so the sheep couldn't get out and put wire on the gates, cut down thistles, and walk the pasture, and just all of that kind of stuff for the sheep. We had to get our show stuff ready to go, and all the stackers and feeders, and we cleaned our uncles house and anyway.. it was just a really crazy week last week. We also babysat our Aunt and Uncle's dog(s) X 3 one evening, and had company another.

Anyway... will write another blog again soon with rabbit updates.... : )

Too many that we like too much!

As you already know we have cut way back on the number of rabbits we are keeping. But! We were pulling some juniors out that we were going to sell and we were like. But... we really like you! We want to keep you! They were our picks as babies but we didn't think we had room to keep them. We are trying to figure out if we can! The sable chin from Black Beauty was our 2nd favorite of the litter, she is looking gorgeous again! Katie from Addison, all the babies from Arabia are VERY nice, and the chestnut doe from Ava.. If we were to keep all these guys it would only still put us up to 41. With 50 holes.. So we would still be just fine.

We are having a very lazy, lazy morning. I went outside and took the dogs out for a pee and a romp. And came back into the house ate shreddies for breakfast and have been playing on the computer all morning. It is a beautiful day outside.. I should go do something.. but after digging a new septic line for 2 days, all our painting and house renovations etc.

Monday the 11th Star the dog starts dog training for her bad behaviour towards strangers, especially men... Hopefully this works!(she is 10).

This afternoon we are going to the river to find rocks for the wedding. We will paint them, put each guests name on them and our mom is buying lace today to make up gift bags for each guest... (with chocolates, candies etc)

Yesteday 2 pet mini lop babies went to their new home with 2 young boys(about 9 and 11). They will be spoiled rotten bunnies that is for sure!

We got a whole new septic line dug and put in. That was a lot of work! Everyone in the neighbourhood is finding their septics are going. I guess the septics around here were all put in around the same time, and they keep talking about putting sewers in but have never done it.

We were debating about going garage saleing this morning but couldn't find any adds in the paper. I wasn't looking in the right spot because I found nothing but I gave up and decided to go onto other things LOL

We started to type our youngest litters and are very pleased with some of the babies. Godiva and Butterball have the standout litters! Really nice babies in those litters! Midnight has a buck and a doe that are looking really nice, and Portia oh I forgot about her for a second there- she has a gorgeous, gorgeous chestnut doe and 2-3 others we like. The least liked litter is Midnights but it was a full brother/sister cross and we got the best and worst of both which we expected/was to be expected. However, still 2 really nice babies! All way too young to know for sure but at least on first typing : )

Our first show since early June(besides sending the 2 rabbits to WA State Convention) is on the 16/17 so only 2 weeks from this weekend. We are looking forward to it, and should have quite a few to show if they ever stop moulting. We tried to breed 3 does yesterday but didn't have much luck. Black Beauty X As You like it- no connecting that we saw, Audrey X Brayden- they did connect, should be a litter with dilutes! And Ocean Pearl X Imagine- another litter with dilutes we hope but no connecting either. We will keep trying! Ocean Pearl is being a pill to get bred. I think our first and only Mini lop so far!

Well I am rambling!!!

We got an award!

Thanks so much to Tru Luv Rabbitry for the Brilliant Web blog award! I read Tru Luv's blog every day actually, and he gave out these awards(as he won one as well) a few days ago. I just haven't had time to get it up here yet!

And, as asked to pass on the tradition I would like to give the web blog award to the following blogs.

1) Velotta's Rabbitry

2) LHHR's Rabbitry

3) Three little ladies Rabbitry

4) Keep's Rabbitry

5) Tru Luv Rabbitry

6) Northern California Blog

7) Twig's Rabbitry

Please pass the award on to your favorite blogs : )