Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Babies For Holland Lop Nationals
My first group of babies for Holland Lop Nationals is due today. I'm going to the barn in a few minutes to see if any have arrived. Boy, is it exciting!
I also have another group due on Saturday and a third group due next Wednesday. I'm going to breed for my very last possible juniors this week and then that will be it. Whatever I get from these breedings will be my juniors for Perry, GA.
I need the excitement and something to look forward to while I'm experiencing the sadness of a herd reduction. I'm selling so many rabbits that I really love and had so many hopes for. But the realities of the size of my barn and the size that I want my hobby to occupy in my life and my long-term plans to tighten my gene pool can no longer be ignored.
I think I need to go play with the babies I have in the nest box right now. I think that could cheer me up a little, too. I have the cutest little kit out of Camelot's Merlin and his daughter The Nature Trail's Purdy. The babies have a 25% chance of being fuzzy and a 25% chance of being Charlie and a 1 in 16 chance of being fuzzy and Charlie. I just got one in the litter and I think it is both Charlie and fuzzy! Wouldn't you know.
Perhaps I should finalize my breeding plans for my last few Nationals breedings. That would probably cheer me up. And I'll need to rethink my plans now that I'm selling some of my breeders.
Breeding rabbits is full of ups and downs. This week is probably one of the biggest downs I've had since losing Bette. But it has more than its share of ups, too, to help me get through it okay.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
"Holland Lops Of Distinction"
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/blog/BLOG/html ¶ 8:57 AM
I also have another group due on Saturday and a third group due next Wednesday. I'm going to breed for my very last possible juniors this week and then that will be it. Whatever I get from these breedings will be my juniors for Perry, GA.
I need the excitement and something to look forward to while I'm experiencing the sadness of a herd reduction. I'm selling so many rabbits that I really love and had so many hopes for. But the realities of the size of my barn and the size that I want my hobby to occupy in my life and my long-term plans to tighten my gene pool can no longer be ignored.
I think I need to go play with the babies I have in the nest box right now. I think that could cheer me up a little, too. I have the cutest little kit out of Camelot's Merlin and his daughter The Nature Trail's Purdy. The babies have a 25% chance of being fuzzy and a 25% chance of being Charlie and a 1 in 16 chance of being fuzzy and Charlie. I just got one in the litter and I think it is both Charlie and fuzzy! Wouldn't you know.
Perhaps I should finalize my breeding plans for my last few Nationals breedings. That would probably cheer me up. And I'll need to rethink my plans now that I'm selling some of my breeders.
Breeding rabbits is full of ups and downs. This week is probably one of the biggest downs I've had since losing Bette. But it has more than its share of ups, too, to help me get through it okay.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
"Holland Lops Of Distinction"
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/blog/BLOG/html ¶ 8:57 AM
