Hello cyberspace! Just wanted to give a quick shoutout to my new favorite feed for my Dwarf Hotots and Holland Lops: Purina Fiber3 pellets. If you have digestion problems, weight issues (over or under), and have trouble weaning kits from momma to pellets, give this low protein feed a try. You may have to order it from a feed store, but by golly it is worth every effort! I have had a 80% reduction in soft stool, my rabbits are still in good coat despite the heat (ok, Gerry and Cecila are molting messes, but they prefer their "numnum" Calf Manna over the Fiber3), and I haven't had any kits with soft stool---a major improvement! Hotot's constantly have digestion battles, and I've tried multiple feeds in the past with little success. My rabbits stay healthy, but their cages aren't the cleanest and when you raise white rabbits, cleanliness is key! Fiber 3 is worth the try, just saying!
*Carried at Clearbrook Feed and Supply in Clearbrook, VA and also in Berryville feed stores.
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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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