Yes, you will need to bring your own carriers.
I know which show you're going to (only cause I'm going to the same one.
) and there are no information cards that you have to fill out regarding your rabbits.
You can have cards with their info for their carrying cages, if that's what you mean, yes; but you fill these out yourself and put them in the card holder on top of the cage.
For class, that is the age of your rabbit. If it's over 6-months, then it's a senior (SR) and if it's under 6 months then it's a junior (JR). This is only for the 4-class breeds though (like your Mini Rex, Lionheads, and Mini Lops)... For English Lops, they are a 6-class breed, so your JR's will be under 6 months; Intermediates will be 6 to 8 months; and seniors will be over 8 months. Does that make sense? In the column that says "class" you will put either a JR, Int., or SR for the age of your rabbit.
What colours of rabbits do you have? These are their "varieties". I breed REW Mini Rex, so when I fill out a entry form for...say my JR doe, then I put REW under the variety column.
If you have a broken black, then you would put broken black in the variety column.
For Breed, you of course put their breed.
And for Sex, you will put either buck or doe. An important thing to remember is not to mix up your ear numbers, sexes, etc. because it could lead to a rabbit being DQ'd if you place it in the wrong class, etc.
At the show, there will be a place where you must check-in. Basically you just pick up your exhibitor check-in sheet and then you need to look it over in case anything is wrong, so you can fix it before the show starts. They always have different binders with the check-in sheets (they are very organized
), one for youth, and two for open - one for the A class and the other for the B class. I read your intro on here so know that you will be in the open class.
Youth class is only for those under 18.
As for remark cards...I know that the last time they had this show, I don't think they had remark cards for the open classes. If you want though, you could just stand there while the judge is going over the rabbits/placing them and mark down what they say and how they place your rabbit.
Also, don't let the judge know which rabbits are yours while they're being judged.
I forget why...but that's how it is, lol. Some judges are sneaky though and they know who owns the rabbit, etc. Plus they watch you carry it up to the table and when you take it off the table. One of my favorite judges knows one of my rabbits' names...and I didn't even tell him what it is...The ear number in the buck's ear is MISSISSI and is short for Mississippi. I told you, they're good! Lol.
I'll be at the same show so if you just need any help you can come and find me,
I'll have a whiteboard sitting out in front of my grooming table with my rabbitry name: Blue Sky Acres Rabbitry on it, as well as what I have for sale (if any.) lol.
I hope this helps, and good luck!
Emily
