Last NY Rabbit show!

Well Cobleskill was the Last rabbit show of the season for me since I'm moving. I took 9 Dutch with me. It was a double show. While show 'A' didn't yeild very much for me, just a lot of comments of promise. Show 'B' was very sucessful. It's all in the judge was what I was told, and it seems to be true.
My Steel Junior doe came in second in both shows, lost to the Same Steel senior doe in both shows.
Syd (Gray Junior Buck) was second in show 'A' and Best Opposite Sex Variety earning a Leg towards Grand Championship.
Coyote- Syd's brother, was fourth 'A' show and third 'B' show.
Sam was the only Blue senior buck in both shows so he was best of variety.
Amita was second in show 'A' and third in show 'B' as a blue senior doe.
Mimzy was first in show 'A' and second in show 'B' as a blue senior doe, she's Amita's daughter.
Josie(Actually Rachel's rabbit, but still Amita's daughter) was third in show 'A' and first in show 'B'.
my black and blue junior bucks were both very promising, I can't remember where they placed but wasn't first off the table, and not first place.
Neena was best senior tort doe in both shows, but she was uncontested, and she took Best Opposite sex variety.
All in all it was very good day. At least Syd should have won me a little money, and a leg. Neena might, depending on the number of rabbits entered and number of exhibitors. None of the blue did.

If all the research that I've done down in Kentucky, and talking to Mr. Brown, there aren't a lot of Dutch breeders down in Kentucky, so the competition isn't so stiff, I should be able to do better down there than I did up here.
I forgot my camera so I wasn't able to get any pictures. But I'm really ready to continue the condition them all winter and show in March, April or May down in Kentucky near Lousiville.

THey're on their Way!

Phoenix and Jazz left this morning around 7:30 am. It was hard to watch them go, but I know they're going to be in a safer place tomorrow. They got sent with their grain bin tucked up front and everything.

It's a bit of a big trailer, four horse slant load and there was already one horse on, it had to have been some kind of draft mix with the legs on it that I could see, and it's nose! He made Phoenix look tiny, and he's 15.3 HH. They're going to Ohio, Indiana and then to Kentucky on the 7th. SO between 24 and 36 hours on the trailer, but they'll be fine. *sigh* Now to pack the rest of my horse stuff . . .

Almost together!

Truck cap is in place here at home, I had to take it back off my truck, it needs cleaning the windows are VERY hard to see out of they are so dirty. I'm going to try to find the time to wash them tomorrow, soo much to do tomorrow(Saturday) and so little time.

A couple of pictures from the Washington County Fair, and we went to the Dog Agility which is run by the mother of one of Allen's high school classmates, they raise Australian Shepards, but these two little lovely ladies caught my eye, the one almost reminded me of Satan, almost the same size and body structure similar to Satan and Paige. Blue eyes and it was a Blue Merreil(I doubt I spelled that right), not Bi-Blue. The little Sable was slightly taller than Piper, but she's also still young. The other picture is from the K-9 Search and rescue team. One pure bred German Shepard, One HUGE purebred black lab(He weighed in around 120 pounds) and a Black Lab/German Shepard mix all from different zones in the area. It was an awesome show, the mix search and rescue dog, the lab/shepard mix, was also an agility dog, very smart dog. In the picture of the Shepard, you can see the black lab in the background, laying with the lady in white.

And Last but not least, my two today after their feet got done, they were surprisingly very, very calm despite the almost 90 degree day and the fly spray not working for anything. Eventually I'll learn to trust my judgement with them. I was expecting alot of fight with them getting their feet done because of the flies, but they proved me wrong again! Tomorrow is bathes so they are clean(er) for their long trailer ride, an so they don't make Heidi yucky either.

Again no pictures

Well sorry I haven't been around much, but the router decided to crap out on us, so my desktop is the only computer with internet right now. I had to run the system recovery on my laptop, I must have gotten a virus that Norton couldn't get rid of- thankfully everything was safely on the desktop so wiping the laptop wasn't an issue. But all my pictures are still on the camera from Nikki's Going Away party, the animals, and Washington County Fair(just animals and a few from the Gymkhana, no tractor pulls they were all wayyyy too blurry thanks to the shaking bleachers.
I'll update it as soon as I get the laptop back up with all it's stuff that's currently residing on this computer. I'm buying a new, decent router today . . . ode to joy, now I get to install it. . .

SIgh of Relief!

Well my Coggins and Rabies report's came back, I pick up my health certificates in the morning(in a few hours). I booked the trailer, so if dad wants to look up the provider so he knows what kind of trailer to look for when it comes down to the time, it's CornyCreek. I liked his feedback and everything, no truck problems, nice clean big trailer. I'll be sending their grain down with them, Phoenix will have several days worth mixed up for his suppliments(Which I'll wean him down to every other day on). It is just a relief to know now that they are booked. I'll get the finalized details probably done this week, or next week.

And my little babies, their eyes are open and they'll be 7.5 weeks old when we get down to Kentucky, so I may wean them a bit early at 5.5 weeks and start letting them go at 6.5 weeks old. The halves only come from being born in the middle of the week! LOL. There's one in the litter that I'm itching to keep and show myself. From what I can see, there are no visible mis markings on it. If it is as good as it seems, I just raised my own little champion, but the face marking is typically a judges call. I've had some that one judge liked the face, but another said it was too wide. *shruggs* It's a judgement call I guess. I have found two shows within a tolerable driving distance from the Warner's address. I give up to two hours to drive. But they aren't until next spring, One in Louisville and the other is in that direction. I'll look around in the neighboring states once I get settled down with them and make sure they all have traveled well.

Well I'm starting to get excited!

Washington County Fair is also Next week, I'll be going Wednesday morning for the youth Rabbit show, Thursday for the Gymkhana(Watching only!) Friday and Saturday for myself to enjoy, the Draft Horse versatility show is on one of those days, and Mom wants to pick up some maple syrup and 'fair food'.

Dutchie pics!

A few of these I wish I had, had to enter into the fair this year.

This lovely lady is Rachel, name namesake for my best friend, I gave her a dwarf that she named after me.

This is Bo, he's my unrecognized colored dutch boy that I wanted to find a good home for.

He's a Blue-steel. Blue's and Steels are both recognized colors but them mixed is not-yet.

Missy Sasha, she's a steel doe, I was laying in the pen with them outside this morning and got the camera out. Silver, Syd, Sasha and Rachel anyway.

I've got a 'job' for tomorrow so I'll have to let you know how that goes! LOL. I'm working part time as a photographer to cover weddings now!

Well nothing going on really

I've actually started to pack up my room and go through things again, 'bout time too. I've been procrastinating long enough I think.
My last litter of babies(most likely) were born today, 8 Tort Dutch babies out of Jules by Colby. Poppy I was requested to bred, but we aren't sure she'll keep her babies with the move, but we're going to try.
No pictures just yet. Jules is a new mommy(WIth a big litter to boot) and I don't want to worry her too much just yet. I jus tmove the fur and check that all 8 are still moving today. Well they won't wean until after I get down to Kentucky so Aunt Lisa will get to see babies! LOL. I'll put them up on craigslist when I get down there. Torts are my favorites, followed by Blue and then Steels. Gray, Black and Chocolates are the last three colors.
Well enough about bunnies, The horses get their rabies, coggins and health certificates done this Friday, I'mnervous, I've never had either one get shots before, Phoenix should be fine, he's had shots before that I know. I know Jazz has had them before, needed them for trailering, but I don't know how she'll stand for them. We wait and find out! I was shocked that Tammy still recognized me, I haven't been into Battenkill Equine since I interned there right after graduation. She was sad to hear that I was leaving, but at least happy that my babies get to go with me. I forgot to mention the rabbits though. :)
Well I'll have pictures up this weekend, and just more plain stuff; besides how the packing in my room is going.