Promising Start

It is so nice and warm here today.  I think the high is expected to be in the 60s.  This is especially nice after the last couple weeks.  We experienced record low temperatures in Colorado the beginning of February. It was so cold that school was canceled for two days.  Yikes!  The rabbits seem to be taking the bouncing temperatures of this winter pretty well.  A few of them are in a funky molt.  I don't think they know what to do with their coats. 

The 2011 show season is off to a wonderful start exceeding my hopes and expectations.  So far this year I have won Best of Breed a total of 5 times, Best Opposite Sex of Breed 4 times and Reserve Best in Show once!  I am so excited to see my newest crop of juniors starting to do well.   I am just starting to show the babies that were born in September and October 2010.  

Within the past week, I went through the babies that were born in November and December.  It was a challenging time culling the herd to make room for the newest batch of pre-juniors.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of promising solids. Although, brokens will always be my preference, I do have a lot of promising solids that will be making their debut in the upcoming weeks.  I was also taken back to find a couple of really nice solid blacks and two solid blues. From breedings in November and December, I discovered that one of my herd bucks CN's JD carries dilute.  I am ecstatic to be finally getting blue torts.  I also have been breeding more does to Xcaliber's Damon.  His babies are really looking awesome. The few litters I did get out of Ben before he died also look promising. I have not gone through his babies too critically yet but in handling them I am happy to find one or two that have his firm flesh condition and short type.

I had a 3 week break of not having any does due.  In the upcoming weeks, I have several does that are palpated positive.  I love having babies.  Nothing is cuter than a baby Holland Lop.