It is summer and that means rabbitry expansion! I now have all of the Holland colors that I feel I need to make a successful color breeding program. I will be focusing on broken sables, gold-tipped steels, and chinchillas. Ma will be trying her hand at oranges and blues. The Silver Foxes are prospering--both Hannah and Athena have had litters of 4; now we have to hope for cooler temperatures to ensure good health for them. The Dwarf Hotot's have stalled, which means no juniors to show until October. I will not breed them now, only to have them kindle in the smothering August heat. I have had mothers die before and I will not have it happen again--no breeding program worth its salt would risk momma's just to get juniors on the show table in early fall. But, once the cooler temps grace WV with their presence, our breeding program is going to become intense. Ma and I are working hard to fix the faults within our program--no more thin, lengthy ears; clean, thick bands are a must; high shoulders are a must; bold heads are a must; and I have yet to see a Dwarf Hotot on a show table with a meaty, solid hindquarter. We are going to change that! When a judge picks up a Quarry Ridge Hotot come this spring, they are going to be impressed!
In other news, yes, I must get pictures on here of the new rabbits. I have been busy with the new position of being the ADHRC newsletter editor--what a task! But as soon as I have time, the pictures will be up.
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