I had to miss one rabbit show due to a weird blizzard that came through. Then the following week, we had an ice storm. So I have decided that I will not "plan" for any shows until the threat of snow has passed. ANd I won't announce I will be going either. I seem to jynx myself in doing so. I have a few upcoming shows in mind, but I will just play it by ear.....umm....no pun intended,lol
I'm glad in a way that it is March, but this muck and mud is killing me. I was finally able to bring JG's Jens home! What a sweetheart he is. At feeding time, he is more interested in being loved on then his food and water. I'm pretty happy with him.
I also brought home my new EA's and of course I adore them. I can't wait until they are old enough to breed.
We also have added Elops and French Lops to the bunch LOL. These are for the kids mainly. I myself do not have time to devote to another breed, but with my supervision, the kids have taken them on.
I finally took the time to get some does bred. I have 3 EA's bred, an SA doe, 4 JW's and the 2 French lops to Jens,lol. We will see where that takes us. We also bred the Elop doe. So by the end of March, I hope to have some squirming nestboxes :)
On a very very sad note, I lost one of my favorite rabbits, Somerhill Evers. He holds a special place in my heart due to the fact that he was the very first rabbit that I ever took to a show. He was also a character, to say the least :) I'm not sure what happened to him. He went off his feed for only a night. It was the night that I was feeling VERY ill with the flu, so the kids and Chris fed the buns for me. Chris said he didn't finish his pellets from the night before, so he removed them and gave him some hay. I went out the next day and he didn't come to the front of the cage like he ALWAYS did. I called his name and finally he came partially to the front, but he just didn't look like himself. He sat there staring at me and I could tell he just wanted me to pick him up. I opened up the cage door and he hopped up to me. I lifted him out of his cage and just as I stood up, he died in my arms :( It was the saddest thing I have experienced in a long time. It was as if he waited for me, so that somebody could be there with him while he passed on.
I miss him greatly and I hope to find another buck.....not to take his place, but to fill the void in a way. I was hoping to use him as a herd sire, but now plans need to change. If anyone knows of any quality bucks for sale, please let me know.
Well, I have 2 big tests to study for this week. I hope everyone had a safe and happy weekend.
Amanda
