I'm looking for web pages in my site that relate at least somewhat to the post. The post on the breeding page above is "Size DOES Matter," a post about matching up the size of the buck and doe, taking the false dwarf gene into consideration.
And the winner is: Lena Paille of West Virginia. As some of you already know, I have sold GC The Nature Trail's Bear, 9 Legs, 3 BOBs, 1 BRIS. It was a very hard decision. Very hard. He is such a love of mine and was the first BOB and only BRIS rabbit I've had so far. Bear was sold to my waiting list, which Lena got on several months ago. Lena promises to baby him, which was the one requirement of the sale.
If you want to get on my waiting list, just email me and tell me specifically what you are looking for. You can ask for a particular rabbit. Hilary, for example, already has a waiting list. I haven't forgotten you, Renee! Or, you can ask for a certain type of rabbit (a broken herd buck, for example). Or, you can ask for brood or show quality buck or doe out of a particular line (e.g., brood doe out of Merlin). Please limit your request to three. I did get a request for 17 rabbits the other day - all of my best stock. I'm pretty sure that is not going to work. I'm going to have to ask that person to limit their request to three, too! Everyone wants a chance at the best rabbits.
Please be aware that if I get a show quality doe, I am not likely to sell her as a junior. I do sell brood quality does as juniors from the same lines from time to time. I have had more show quality junior bucks at one time than I could use. In fact, one buck I sold in December recently won a Best In Show for Stephanie Sweitzer. I also sold the brother to Java (my recent BIS buck) and Leo (3rd at Nationals, 2nd day after). Most often, it is easiest to get young senior show bucks, junior brood stock, and proven brood does from me. I will also try to make myself sell my grand champion does by the time they are 2 1/2 years old. Let's see if I can do it.
I lost two kits a couple of days ago. No, they didn't die. I lost them. I found one on the ground under the cage. The next day, I found the other one down the aisle. Now the funny thing is that there is baby wire in that cage and these are very young kits. My theory is that the doe was lying down next to the box, creating a bridge for them to crawl over. This was very puzzling.
My GC Camelot's Merlin x Saynora's Katee fuzzy is a doe and I believe a Charlie. I will be selling her in about four weeks. She's pretty cute, from what little I know about fuzzies.
I am now working with Craig Hardee of A Craig Hardee Enterprises to provide web hosting for the sites that I design. He is very reasonable ($65 per year or $17.85 per quarter), easy to work with, and provides very good service. He can also register domain names for $15 ($12 if you are also getting your web hosting through him). He, of course, would be happy to provide services for you even if you are not having your site designed by me. Just tell him I sent you to get these great prices.
- Craig Hardee chardee@nc.rr.com
I'm currently working on three new websites for rabbit breeders. One is a mother-daughter double site, so it is like working on four. I can't wait for their debuts. They are all very different from each other (of course, they all show my style of designing). I hope you will enjoy visiting them when they are ready. Here's a hint - one has diamonds, one pines, one willow & Jewel, and one berries.
The puppies are three weeks old today. I know, I need to get new pictures up. They are starting to walk just a bit and beginning to play. I wish you could hear their teeny, tiny barks. We will be selling them for $300 each. They will have their first shots and be wormed. They can be CKC registered. I am now taking deposits ($150 to hold). The blond is a male. The other two are black with white and tan markings. There is one male and one female. The female is the smallest in the litter. They will be ready to go home between 8 and 10 weeks of age, depending on how well they do eating and so forth. Chihuahuas have issues with low blood sugar, so making sure that they are eating regularly before they go to their new homes is an important issue. Angel is 5 lbs. and Scamp is 9lbs.! He's big for a Chihuahua. All four grandparents weighed between four and five pounds, however.
I think that's all of the news for now. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
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