Save the Pals

[SweetPeasMommie]

cirrustwi wrote:

I'm trying to get back in contact with the breeder I hadtalked to about Pals about 3 or 4 months ago. I'm thinkingI'm going to start with a buck and then go from there with getting adoe or 2 and breeding...We'll see. There is a show on Sept.17 or 18 that I'm trying to make plans to go to. I'm stillnot positive about breeding, but I could definitely see having one asshow prospect.

Jen

Jen DJ and I should be there out in Washington show. We talkedabout it for the 18th. Hopefully we all can meet up cause Dan will bethere too cause Fonzie is going to be shown.

 

[FreddysMom]

woohoo! Im so excited im gonna see all thesepals!! might be an overload cuz im gonna wanna steal them all and takethem home!! cant wait to meet you too Gypsy, and i wanna see thatGeorgie boy so bad

 

FreddysMom : Hecertainly is a Stunningly handsome Studof a rabbit .( hm did Iuse too many adjectives here ?nahhhhhhhh ) . I also got intoday the 8th in mylines Litter , the Girl decidedshe only wanted to keep one As they werenot growing fast enough to suither needs , no big tome, This girl Is Stunning tosay the least . Very very close to Pick OfThe Litter quality . I thoughtBubs Girl Friend was awesomethis one is right therewith her I will post up apicture in a little bit .

I have chosen thenameMylilly for herLilly for short .


EDIT Banging head on the table really really hard::: I forgot to mention I will also be picking up aSR doe from Mrs Vaill at theGoshen Show !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FreddysMom]

You certainly make him soundappealing! I'm also excited about seeing the lynxes inperson. I got to look at some better pictures from the handbook I gotsent, but I dont know why the pictures just dont seem to do justiceafter reading a description of what they are supposed to look like. Thebooklet they sent me gets pretty good into the genetics of theirbreeding ...and this is the free condensed copy (with membership youget a 300p book :shock

 

[pamnock]

I'll also be at the Wash., PA. show on Sept. 18th. Looking forward to meeting everyone!



Pam

 

[cirrustwi]

rabbitgirl wrote:

Great!!

It's so funny that everyone is wanting boys. Hmmmm, wonder why! Well, don't say I didn't warn you.

Rose

I actually was thinking of starting with a doe, but if it's too longbefore I could start breeding....I'm not sure. I'd honestlyhave to decide when I saw them.

Jen

 

Hi Everyone , I got a goodPicture of My Lilly ! I have a wuestion forPam at the end. Here sheis inall her stunning glory !!!!

Pam a question please :

The Girl I got her from is thesame Girl I got the other 7 from , ThisRabbit is the same age , same litter ,and about a full pound and a half heavier than Mineare . From what The Girl toldme sheis feeding Neutreena toall her rabbits , and I have to assume its the Meatgrower Variety .

The Question is , Where she is breedingfor Meat, Has this feed andmore rapid growth done any harm tothisbabies muscles , bones and Gi tract?

Will taking her off the Neutreena andonto My feed causeany other damage , where she hasbeen pushed to grow so fast ?

 

[rabbitgirl]

Gypsy, just from my experience: in my litter,they tended to grow at vastly different rates on the same food (juststandard green-bag Purina).

Also, I noticed incredibly rapid growth in mine (see baby pics)and they turned out fantastic, sturdy and strong and noproblems so far.

The baby looks awesome!

Rose

 

Thanks Rose ,

I am switching the whole Barn overto Heinhold . I bullied One ofMy Feed Stores into carrying it every 2weeks for me and havealso gotten a friend to switchher herd overas well .Concidering what I spend in BlueSeal for dishes, waterbottles, cage supplys, etc theywere more than happy to order it forme, After I threatened to takebuisness elsewhere .. When I called them today to ask if itwas too late to add another 2 bags tothe shipment they calledthe Heinhold Company for meand added the extra bags , Sometimes it pays to getSnotty lol .
I should mention theone reason for the badtemper with them , My Normalfeed store doesnt carrythe bottles dishes and cagesupplies I want and they alsoflat refused to even try to getHeinhold for me , Blue Sealcarries exactlly what I want and hasit in stock when I need it unlike the other one .

The other reason is George wasfed Heinhold and is having ahard time switching to my normal feed, Feuling my panic to get him his regular feed. for the temporary heis nibbling on Hutch 16 and eating lotsof Hay , Mrs Vaill is shipping mea bag of grain with in thenext day so I amnot too too worried about himstarving to death on me .

 

[LuvaBun]

What a little beauty :inlove:

 

[pamnock]

gypsy wrote:

Pam a question please :

The Girl I got her from is thesame Girl I got the other 7 from , ThisRabbit is the same age , same litter ,and about a full pound and a half heavier than Mineare . From what The Girl toldme sheis feeding Neutreena toall her rabbits , and I have to assume its the Meatgrower Variety .

The Question is , Where she is breedingfor Meat, Has this feed andmore rapid growth done any harm tothisbabies muscles , bones and Gi tract?

Will taking her off the Neutreena andonto My feed causeany other damage , where she hasbeen pushed to grow so fast ?

The optimal growth diet she was receiving (Nutrena) wouldn't havecaused any physical damage. She looks beautiful. It's also possible that she was simply a larger rabbit in thelitter. It's unusual to have a large litter in which everyrabbit is identical in weight.

Pam

 

Thanks Pam , Imglad no damage is done, it was worring mesome . She was from a litter of 10 actually . Ihave 2 runty ones those 2 Iam worried about the Pin Bone inthe hips, Im not sure if it is because they are so muchsmaller that its noticeableor if its actually goingto be an issue . I am watching themclosely tho , If I see they do infact have Pin bone I will spaythem and set them upfor Pets .

 

[Shuu]

Lilly is so gorgeous. What an appealing figureshe's got there. I have no idea why they're not more widely known/bred.Keep up with all the great work you're doing for this breed.
:kiss:

 

[rabbitgirl]

gypsy wrote:

I have 2 runty onesthose 2 I am worried about the Pin Boneinthe hips , Im not sure if it is because they are somuch smaller that itsnoticeable or if itsactually going to be an issue .

Bub was runty, then he got leggy and scrawny, then he filled out bigtime. His hips are massive now. I was laughing today because he was allhunched up over his bread ("nobody gonna steal it!!!") and he lookedlike a basketball. He still burns weight fast, so I've been adding tohis daily feed on the sneaking suspicion he's growingagain.:shock:I do seem to remember Bunbun suddenly growingway late.....Bub's ears are drooping again, regardless ofweather,and looking a bit longer.

Anyway, I never would have thought he'd fill out like that. He's quitestocky now. I wish someone could tell me if his shoulders are weak,because that was a fault of his dad's.

I think he looks great anyway.But then again, I'm a bit biased....

Rose

 

The Best way tofind out Rose is to take him to one ofthe Shows and Enter him . Ajudge is alwaysthebest way to find faults and strengths ,

Personally I would , He is aBeautiful Rabbit . A real winner with orwithout Ribbons .

 

[rabbitgirl]

I would like that. Do you know how to find show listings by area?

Rose

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

Go to www.arba.net , they have a list of sanctioned shows.

 

http://www.arba.net/index.htm

on the left hand side there is a list ofinformation click on show dates , whenthe page comes up click on the breed ,the state and the monthit will bring up dates in your area.

 

[rabbitgirl]

Thanks!

 

[SweetPeasMommie]

Hey RabbitGirl,

I made this to save the pals.