Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Finals are Over!
Well, college finals for the fall 2012 semester are officially over! I enjoyed my many weeks for the most part and learned quite a bit, but it is nice to get a break. I will have 3 weeks to myself, and then I will be going back for the next semester. Guess I will be breeding rabbits, spinning, knitting, and crocheting, and probably doing some other activities (like looking through seed catalogs:)...). It will be weird having this spare time as I am used to making the most of my time so perhaps I will put it into good use...
I tried to get some of my French Angora does bred before but the buck just wasn't cooperating. I'm hoping he will do better for me these few weeks so that I can get some beautiful litters on the ground. Maybe my other bucks will start getting the idea...they are still young yet.
We have 4 Lionheads available for sale. 1 jr. lilac-tort buck, 1 jr. REW doe, 1 jr. black buck, and 1 jr. sable/seal point buck. We also have 2 Netherland Dwarf does for sale as well. Prices are priced to sell, as we have to move them out to make room for babies. If you are looking for a nice pet for Christmas or perhaps some great breeding stock please check out our website!
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
I tried to get some of my French Angora does bred before but the buck just wasn't cooperating. I'm hoping he will do better for me these few weeks so that I can get some beautiful litters on the ground. Maybe my other bucks will start getting the idea...they are still young yet.
We have 4 Lionheads available for sale. 1 jr. lilac-tort buck, 1 jr. REW doe, 1 jr. black buck, and 1 jr. sable/seal point buck. We also have 2 Netherland Dwarf does for sale as well. Prices are priced to sell, as we have to move them out to make room for babies. If you are looking for a nice pet for Christmas or perhaps some great breeding stock please check out our website!
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Guinea Pigs?
Well, I promised my blog followers that I would announce the news that I kept from you:). Two words - guinea pigs.
We now have 2 guinea pigs - an American and a Coronet. The American is a beautiful black boar that has been shown before and showed well. The other is a show quality TSW Coronet boar. Both are very nice quality. I including pics for those who want to see them!
We are probably going to be showing them next year. They are our first pigs so not exactly sure what will become of them in terms of showing, but I guess we'll find out! Also not sure if we are going to breed them or not. Time will tell!
Back to the RABBITRY...
I have been trying to breed two of my French Angoras but with no success. My once reliable herd buck decided to get lazy on me. I have been trying to breed my gorgeous red doe Tangerine to Frederick but he has not been successful yet. I would have loved to get her bred to my tort buck so I would get my favorite color - red- but he is too young yet. I have also been trying to get Freezing Rain bred to Frederick (her father, unfortunately) but also no success. I really need to get her a nice smoke pearl or ideally a sable pearl husband, but have not been able to get one yet. So, I will try to get babies on the ground as soon as possible. That is - as soon as he breeds them! I really miss showing so I want to make every effort to get those 2 bred.
We sold a bunch of our Lionheads but still have some ones left! Please check out our sale page to see whats left! http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
We now have 2 guinea pigs - an American and a Coronet. The American is a beautiful black boar that has been shown before and showed well. The other is a show quality TSW Coronet boar. Both are very nice quality. I including pics for those who want to see them!
Here is Orion, the American (Above)
Here is the, Franklin, the Coronet (Above)
We are probably going to be showing them next year. They are our first pigs so not exactly sure what will become of them in terms of showing, but I guess we'll find out! Also not sure if we are going to breed them or not. Time will tell!
Back to the RABBITRY...
I have been trying to breed two of my French Angoras but with no success. My once reliable herd buck decided to get lazy on me. I have been trying to breed my gorgeous red doe Tangerine to Frederick but he has not been successful yet. I would have loved to get her bred to my tort buck so I would get my favorite color - red- but he is too young yet. I have also been trying to get Freezing Rain bred to Frederick (her father, unfortunately) but also no success. I really need to get her a nice smoke pearl or ideally a sable pearl husband, but have not been able to get one yet. So, I will try to get babies on the ground as soon as possible. That is - as soon as he breeds them! I really miss showing so I want to make every effort to get those 2 bred.
We sold a bunch of our Lionheads but still have some ones left! Please check out our sale page to see whats left! http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Last Show and Lionheads for Sale
Well, the last show of the year is now over. We did very well with multiple Best of Variety and Best Opposite Sex of Variety awards on our Lionheads. This show was fairly large and there were many Lionheads exhibited. The judges had very good comments about our bunnies. We are looking forward to the shows starting up again next year!
At the show, we got some new Lionhead breeding stock in the color Siamese Sable. We also purchased a new tort French Angora junior buck to use in our breeding program. I bought him too late to show at show a, so I entered him in show b where he took Best of Breed and Best of Variety. Not bad considering he was a spur of the moment entry:).
I have made the decision - I will be breeding New Zealand Reds. I really love the color. I will probably have a breeding pair of New Zealand Whites and then have maybe a trio of reds. I am thinking that maybe I should just get out of my Satins so I can better focus on my New Zealands and French Angoras. It is hard to decide now - I will make the decision end of January when I pick up my new stock.
We have lots of Lionheads for sale! We have reduced the price of our Lionheads so we can move them out quickly. They are very nice quality but have to move out so we have room for babies. Some were shown and received great comments. Please visit our website for a complete list and information on each bunny. Pictures are shown at younger ages - since then they have really developed and grown out their manes.
If interested please send us an email!
Email: finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
Website: blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
I also have another announcement to make! Unfortunately you will have to wait to the next post to find out though, as I want to include pictures.
Have a great week!
At the show, we got some new Lionhead breeding stock in the color Siamese Sable. We also purchased a new tort French Angora junior buck to use in our breeding program. I bought him too late to show at show a, so I entered him in show b where he took Best of Breed and Best of Variety. Not bad considering he was a spur of the moment entry:).
I have made the decision - I will be breeding New Zealand Reds. I really love the color. I will probably have a breeding pair of New Zealand Whites and then have maybe a trio of reds. I am thinking that maybe I should just get out of my Satins so I can better focus on my New Zealands and French Angoras. It is hard to decide now - I will make the decision end of January when I pick up my new stock.
We have lots of Lionheads for sale! We have reduced the price of our Lionheads so we can move them out quickly. They are very nice quality but have to move out so we have room for babies. Some were shown and received great comments. Please visit our website for a complete list and information on each bunny. Pictures are shown at younger ages - since then they have really developed and grown out their manes.
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| Blossom Acres' Blazing Star $40 with pedigree Showable and shown - 1 BOSV |
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| Blossom Acres' Cobalt Blue $30 with pedigree - SOLD Brood/Pet |
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| Blossom Acres' White Chocolate $35 with pedigree Showable |
If interested please send us an email!
Email: finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
Website: blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
I also have another announcement to make! Unfortunately you will have to wait to the next post to find out though, as I want to include pictures.
Have a great week!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Rabbit Show
We are still planning on attending the last rabbit show of the year in Michigan - MI Fall Convention 2012. This show will be located at Michigan State University's pavilion. I expect it to be a pretty big show, as it always has been.
We will most likely be showing Lionheads. I will be doing a little restocking if I see something I like while I am there:). Barb has some amazing show baby Lionheads that she is probably going to be showing. We should also be bringing some sale Lionheads while we are there so please stop by and see what we have. We will see how the show goes and will be sure to give updates!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
We will most likely be showing Lionheads. I will be doing a little restocking if I see something I like while I am there:). Barb has some amazing show baby Lionheads that she is probably going to be showing. We should also be bringing some sale Lionheads while we are there so please stop by and see what we have. We will see how the show goes and will be sure to give updates!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Wanted: New Breeding Stock!
It is not often that I go out and seek others rabbits, as I tend to work with what I have, so here is an opportunity to anyone who has what I am looking for! I am looking for the following rabbits:
FRENCH ANGORAS-
Chocolate buck, chocolate doe, broken patterned buck or doe, red buck or doe, lilac buck or doe, or sable pearl or smoke pearl buck. Prefer that these rabbits have a tort parent if possible, except for a smoke pearl or sable-pearl. Rabbits must be show quality, have minimal faults, and be pedigreed. Prefer seniors over juniors but would consider juniors.
SATINS-
Black, chocolate, lilac buck. Senior or intermediate prefered. Must be show quality and pedigreed. Prefer if black carries chocolate.
NEW ZEALANDS-
White or red bucks and does. Prefer seniors or almost seniors. Rabbits must be show quality and pedigreed. Want reds with intense and brilliant red color and very nice body type. Want whites with very nice body type.
If you have what I am looking for please send me an email. I plan on attending the MSRBA Fall Convention this November so I would be able to pick them up there. I will be looking at several breeders rabbits but would be happy to see what you have to offer.
Have a great week!
FRENCH ANGORAS-
Chocolate buck, chocolate doe, broken patterned buck or doe, red buck or doe, lilac buck or doe, or sable pearl or smoke pearl buck. Prefer that these rabbits have a tort parent if possible, except for a smoke pearl or sable-pearl. Rabbits must be show quality, have minimal faults, and be pedigreed. Prefer seniors over juniors but would consider juniors.
SATINS-
Black, chocolate, lilac buck. Senior or intermediate prefered. Must be show quality and pedigreed. Prefer if black carries chocolate.
NEW ZEALANDS-
White or red bucks and does. Prefer seniors or almost seniors. Rabbits must be show quality and pedigreed. Want reds with intense and brilliant red color and very nice body type. Want whites with very nice body type.
If you have what I am looking for please send me an email. I plan on attending the MSRBA Fall Convention this November so I would be able to pick them up there. I will be looking at several breeders rabbits but would be happy to see what you have to offer.
Have a great week!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Breeding my French Angoras Soon - Finally!
I have been extremely busy with college but will be happy for the most part because the semester is almost over. Once winter break comes around, I will be back to breeding and showing my rabbits! I really miss having the time to take a Saturday and show my rabbits, never mind all the promising babies that I so much enjoy watching grow up. It has been very hard for me to keep up with my rabbits. I have made some cutbacks and have gotten a lot of additional assistance and help when needed from my sister (thanks Julia!), who has helped make it possible to keep my rabbits. I have already decided that if I have to I will let my Satins and New Zealands go, but my French Angoras will not be leaving. They especially have been worked on for quite a while by me and I have some amazing stock to show for it. My rabbits make more wool than their parents and have been doing so well at shows. I of course have not been breeding because I want to be available as they grow up so I can better evaluate them.
Luckily, I will be breeding extremely shortly with the hopes of having some potential juniors for the MSRBA Spring Convention in March. I am thinking Thanksgiving break or roughly around then I will get two of my French does bred, and because it is a 31 day gestation period, I will be out of school before they kindle. Talk about planning! It couldn't be more convenient!
My sister Barb has been actively working on her Lionheads especially. She has some amazing juniors right now. She has really gotten far in her breeding program. Once you know what you are looking for you can tell what each rabbit has and doesn't have, which makes it easier to cull out. Right now she has some amazing chocolates with the beautiful short body and fairly big manes, which is fairly unusual for a chocolate. She also has some stunner sable points that have the mane and body to win. Hopefully she will be able to take some of these rabbits to the fall convention.
We did recently add a colors album and a cute pictures album to our website so please check it out and let us know what you think!
I will keep everyone updated! Please check out the website, as we are still consistently updating it!
Our website
Luckily, I will be breeding extremely shortly with the hopes of having some potential juniors for the MSRBA Spring Convention in March. I am thinking Thanksgiving break or roughly around then I will get two of my French does bred, and because it is a 31 day gestation period, I will be out of school before they kindle. Talk about planning! It couldn't be more convenient!
My sister Barb has been actively working on her Lionheads especially. She has some amazing juniors right now. She has really gotten far in her breeding program. Once you know what you are looking for you can tell what each rabbit has and doesn't have, which makes it easier to cull out. Right now she has some amazing chocolates with the beautiful short body and fairly big manes, which is fairly unusual for a chocolate. She also has some stunner sable points that have the mane and body to win. Hopefully she will be able to take some of these rabbits to the fall convention.
We did recently add a colors album and a cute pictures album to our website so please check it out and let us know what you think!
I will keep everyone updated! Please check out the website, as we are still consistently updating it!
Our website
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Lionhead Bunnies
i have been extremely busy with college work lately, so I have not been able to really work on my breeding program at this time. I have a very nice start to work on as soon as I have the time to start breeding and working with the litters. Nevertheless, my sister Barb has been quite busy on her breeding program. She has had many new "Lions" born and has some extremely promising show stock ready to go for the last show of the year. Below are our current litters and Lionheads for sale.
We currently have 4 litters of baby Lionheads and two more
due any day now. Barb's oldest litter is out
of her outstanding blue buck, Blossom Acres’ Royal Blue and Weber’s BA1 “Burnt
Sienna”. There are three does and one
buck, “Blossom Acres Peppercorn” a chocolate doe that it being retained, “Blossom
Acres’ Majestic Blue” a blue doe that is being kept, “Blossom Acres’ Milky Way”
a ruby eyed white doe that is being sold, and “Blossom Acres’ Blazing Star” a
lilac tort buck that is currently being debating (keep or sell?). This
litter turned out beautifully and all of the babies have outstanding body
type - AND - our very first lilac tort!
For the other litters, two are about the same age, Leo 9’s
Luna X Leo 9’s Le Petit Prince and Blossom Acres’ Sand-n-Shore X Blossom Acres’
Royal Blue. There were a ton of bucks
this time around out of the two litters - there was only one doe! Luna has four kits, all sable points with the
only doe and Sand-n-Shore has a blue and a blue tort. Barb will definitely have two sable point bucks
and the blue tort buck for sale, and the others she is going to watch
develop.
The last litter is brand new and is out of Blossom Acres’
Stainless Steel – a Siamese sable, and Leo 9’s Manistique, a sable point. There are two babies that look like REWs
and/or sable points. We are really excited
about this litter, as the parents both complement each other perfectly.
The litters due soon are Black Bean to Shadow and Cocoa is
to Royal Blue. Whiskey is also bred to
Royal Blue and due later.
For Sale
There are currently three rabbits available for sale. Pets are sold without pedigrees and
breeding/show animals are sold with a complete 4-generation pedigree. Please visit our website www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
for pictures!
Blossom Acres’ Butternut – an orange just-turned-senior
Lionhead doe. She is very sweet and
gentle and is the perfect pet. $25
Blossom Acres’ White Chocolate – a ruby eyed white junior
Lionhead doe. She is genetically a
chocolate and is an outstanding doe. She
has the best qualities of her mom and dad and I think she would do exceedingly
well on the show table. $65
Blossom Acres’ Ladybug – a broken red/orange junior
Netherland Dwarf doe. I am selling
Ladybug as a pet, but she could be bred.
She has the most incredible rufus and brightness to her color and nice
broken blanket patterning. Ladybug has
an adorable personality and loves attention.
$20
If interested please send us an email! finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Rabbits for Sale!
We just posted some rabbits for sale on our website! Here is what we have:
If interested or if you want more information, please visit our website: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
- 1 baby REW Lionhead doe - $65 with pedigree
- 1 chocolate Lionhead buck - $60 with pedigree - 1 INQUIRY
- 1 pet quality orange Lionhead doe - $25 no pedigree
- 1 sr. proven New Zealand White doe - great mom, excellent survival rate on litters, 6-9 babies per litter - $25 with production records no pedigree
We also have a 6 hole carrier for sale. It is gently used, has new hardware, no leaks, fits small to medium breeds, built in hay feeder. $35.
If interested or if you want more information, please visit our website: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Updates!
Our new group on Ravelry, Blossom Acres Farm and Rabbitry, is very successful. It was put up a little while ago and has almost 20 members! If you are interested in joining and hearing the latest feed please view our last post with info on joining. Below is a banner of our group!
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I did want to mention - our phone is currently broken so if anyone has any inquiries please send us an email finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com. We apologize for this inconvenience but we are in the process of fixing it!
I recently received my grand champion legs for Blossom Acres' White Out. She now has 3 GC Legs! I will be clipping her down soon and breeding her. Hopefully she will make many more grand champions!
We are expecting new Lionhead kits and will be breeding our French Angoras shortly. We are still trying to get our Satins bred but so far are unsuccessful.
We will have some Lionheads for sale soon, as well as a few remaining New Zealands. If you are interested, please visit our website and send us an email.
We currently have 1 skein of handspun alpaca yarn for sale. It is single ply, worsted weight, in the colors of green with a touch of blue and yellow. Approximate weight: 2 ounces. $15. Below is a picture.
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
I did want to mention - our phone is currently broken so if anyone has any inquiries please send us an email finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com. We apologize for this inconvenience but we are in the process of fixing it!
I recently received my grand champion legs for Blossom Acres' White Out. She now has 3 GC Legs! I will be clipping her down soon and breeding her. Hopefully she will make many more grand champions!
We are expecting new Lionhead kits and will be breeding our French Angoras shortly. We are still trying to get our Satins bred but so far are unsuccessful.
We will have some Lionheads for sale soon, as well as a few remaining New Zealands. If you are interested, please visit our website and send us an email.
We currently have 1 skein of handspun alpaca yarn for sale. It is single ply, worsted weight, in the colors of green with a touch of blue and yellow. Approximate weight: 2 ounces. $15. Below is a picture.
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Friday, September 21, 2012
Join Our Group!
We are now on Ravelry! Ravelry is a site for fiber enthusiasts, knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers, angora rabbit lovers, the list goes on. We have just put on a group called - Blossom Acres Farm and Rabbitry.
Joining is easy and free! If you are not a member of Ravelry and are interested in joining, please search ravelry. Once you click their link that comes up in a search, you will be directed to a sign-in page. On this page is a button called - join now. Simply click the button and follow the instructions. You will be asked for a username and password, as well as a few optional questions such as pets/kids, years knitting, etc.
Once you join, go on groups and type in Blossom Acres Farm and (use and symbol) Rabbitry. Click the link of my page and click join group. Now you are in the group and are free to chat and read posts.
I hope to see new members coming in! We always enjoy talking about our rabbits and fiber arts!
Joining is easy and free! If you are not a member of Ravelry and are interested in joining, please search ravelry. Once you click their link that comes up in a search, you will be directed to a sign-in page. On this page is a button called - join now. Simply click the button and follow the instructions. You will be asked for a username and password, as well as a few optional questions such as pets/kids, years knitting, etc.
Once you join, go on groups and type in Blossom Acres Farm and (use and symbol) Rabbitry. Click the link of my page and click join group. Now you are in the group and are free to chat and read posts.
I hope to see new members coming in! We always enjoy talking about our rabbits and fiber arts!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
New Zealand Herd Reduction & Rabbitry Updates
I have been very busy lately in terms of school. I am now in college so sometimes I cannot get to my website right away, but I still update very frequently. I am still planning on actively breeding all my rabbits and offering show stock for sale regularly.
We attended the GLR&C Shows A & B in Charlotte on the 25th of August. We did very well at this show, taking multiple Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex in the breeds we exhibited. I will give a thorough report on what we had won very soon. I can tell you that Blossom Acres' White Out received Best of Breed French Angora and now has 2 GC Legs in addition to her first leg as a junior!
Right now I am reducing my herd of New Zealand Whites. I am trying to bring in new blood and also work more with fully pedigreed stock. I am also considering getting a breeding pair of New Zealand Reds so I will need the cage space anyway. The following rabbits are for sale:
Blossom Acres' North Pole - Jr. partially pedigree white buck. Showable. $20 with pedigree -SOLD
Junior Breeding Pair - Blossom Acres' Bobby and Blossom Acres' Tundra Queen. Fully pedigreed buck and partially pedigreed doe. $40 for the pair - SOLD
Blue Ribbon's Baby Boy - Sr. Proven White Buck, born April 2011. Sired several litters for me. Good breeder. $50 with pedigree and production records - SOLD*
Tracey - Sr. Proven White Brood Doe, born November 2010. Excellent mother of several litters. $30 with production records - no pedigree*
*Please note: I will offer these two as a breeding pair for $75.
I am considering selling out of my Satins. I love the breed, but I am having a hard time getting my does bred. I also feel like I need to do some downsizing because of school. I am not setting this descision in stone, but I want everyone to know who is reading my blog that this is a possibility, so keep checking.
We recently got into Netherland Dwarfs - well, more accurately my sister did. She has oranges, a broken orange, and a chocolate otter, so she should have a very nice selection of babies for sale.
We have alot of new and upcoming babies in our various breeds!
I will update everyone on show winnings soon, as well as some new baby and breeding stock pics! For a listing of winnings please visit our website's homepage: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
We attended the GLR&C Shows A & B in Charlotte on the 25th of August. We did very well at this show, taking multiple Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex in the breeds we exhibited. I will give a thorough report on what we had won very soon. I can tell you that Blossom Acres' White Out received Best of Breed French Angora and now has 2 GC Legs in addition to her first leg as a junior!
Right now I am reducing my herd of New Zealand Whites. I am trying to bring in new blood and also work more with fully pedigreed stock. I am also considering getting a breeding pair of New Zealand Reds so I will need the cage space anyway. The following rabbits are for sale:
Blossom Acres' North Pole - Jr. partially pedigree white buck. Showable. $20 with pedigree -SOLD
Junior Breeding Pair - Blossom Acres' Bobby and Blossom Acres' Tundra Queen. Fully pedigreed buck and partially pedigreed doe. $40 for the pair - SOLD
Blue Ribbon's Baby Boy - Sr. Proven White Buck, born April 2011. Sired several litters for me. Good breeder. $50 with pedigree and production records - SOLD*
Tracey - Sr. Proven White Brood Doe, born November 2010. Excellent mother of several litters. $30 with production records - no pedigree*
*Please note: I will offer these two as a breeding pair for $75.
I am considering selling out of my Satins. I love the breed, but I am having a hard time getting my does bred. I also feel like I need to do some downsizing because of school. I am not setting this descision in stone, but I want everyone to know who is reading my blog that this is a possibility, so keep checking.
We recently got into Netherland Dwarfs - well, more accurately my sister did. She has oranges, a broken orange, and a chocolate otter, so she should have a very nice selection of babies for sale.
We have alot of new and upcoming babies in our various breeds!
I will update everyone on show winnings soon, as well as some new baby and breeding stock pics! For a listing of winnings please visit our website's homepage: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Showing Just Around the Corner!
We are very excited to announce that we will be showing again! We will be attending the Great Lakes Rabbit and Cavy Show on August 25th, located in Charlotte at the Eaton County Fairgrounds. We will be bring New Zealands, French Angoras, and Lionheads to show and will also have New Zealand juniors and prejuniors for sale.
If anyone is interested in reserving some of my New Zealand White babies please let me know. I will hold them for you and they can be picked up at the show.
Looking forward to showing! See you there!
If anyone is interested in reserving some of my New Zealand White babies please let me know. I will hold them for you and they can be picked up at the show.
Looking forward to showing! See you there!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Fair Results
I promised everyone the results of our fair week so here it is:
We received many awards and top placings in 4-H and open class. We received blue ribbons in 4-H in our rabbits, vegetables, herbs, photography, art, cats, handspun yarn, flowers, and sheep fleeces. In terms of Best in Show awards, we received them in our herb display, crop displays, summer squash, vegetable market basket, group journalism, and decorated trash barrel. Open class also went very well. We got 1st places in our vegetables, flowers, crop sheaves, art, photography, and handspun yarn. In addition, we also got sweepstakes in photography (2 pictures of Lionheads and 1 of an orchid bloom) and also one of our handspun yarns (100% angora single ply). We are very pleased with our winnings and are looking forward to next years fair!
Now, the fair’s rabbit show in more detail…
Some of the rabbits that we brought had their very first showing, so it was very exciting to see how they would do. Blossom Acres’ Popeye, an intermediate New Zealand White, received a blue ribbon. He was one of the last rabbits on the New Zealand table. The judge decided to give it to a senior. She had great comments for Popeye but she said that she was going to give it to the larger rabbit. Popeye had just turned an intermediate and he is a very substantial size so I am hoping that he will be a big boy as a senior. Popeye also received a blue ribbon on his fur and was in the top 4 for the normal fur competition.
Blossom Acres’ Cute as a Button, a baby chocolate Lionhead buck was used as our showmanship bunny. He was a ham so he made a great show rabbit! I showed him in senior division showmanship and received 3rd place. My sister Barb showed him as well and received 4th place intermediate showmanship. Julia, the cloverbud in our family, showed this little guy as well and did a wonderful job!
We also showed Blossom Acres’ Royal Blue, a blue Lionhead buck in breed class. He took Best of Breed. This was Royal Blue’s first showing. Since this class was added later in the year, we were not able to specifically breed for the show, but were very excited to receive Best of Breed with Royal Blue, even though he is not in his prime for showing. He did very well and had fantastic comments from the judge.
Last but not least we showed Sunrise’s Newt, an orange Netherland Dwarf. We don’t breed Netherlands - he just hangs around. Anyway, he got great comments and got a blue ribbon. He aced the fur class by receive grand champion normal fur as well as a blue ribbon in a very large class.
We also showed in the rabbit poster class. The winning poster received a trophy. My poster about French Angora Rabbits won this class.
We also participated in the skillathon, where all 3 of us were in the top 3. My sister Barb won the class and received a very nice medal.
We showed under Firestone Farmers 4-H Club, our 4-H club. We have a very involved club - we do just about everything. Our club is involved in sheep, goats, rabbits, cats, fiber arts, crafts, horses (not a main focus), horticulture (vegetables and herbs), floriculture (flowers and flower arranging), crops, and more. We are always happy to get new members involved in our club! Here is a picture of our club’s booth:
We’ll be going to an ARBA show soon! We are looking forward to showing again as our last show was in March of this year. We will most likely be bringing Lionheads, French Angoras, and New Zealand Whites to show; however, it will all depend on how everyone is looking by the show. We also plan on bringing some nice purebred pedigreed New Zealand White pre-juniors and possibly some other breeds.
Right now we have 2 purebred pedigreed New Zealand White's for sale. They are 10 weeks old. $25 each with partial pedigree.
More rabbits for sale soon! Please keep checking our website and blog!
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
We received many awards and top placings in 4-H and open class. We received blue ribbons in 4-H in our rabbits, vegetables, herbs, photography, art, cats, handspun yarn, flowers, and sheep fleeces. In terms of Best in Show awards, we received them in our herb display, crop displays, summer squash, vegetable market basket, group journalism, and decorated trash barrel. Open class also went very well. We got 1st places in our vegetables, flowers, crop sheaves, art, photography, and handspun yarn. In addition, we also got sweepstakes in photography (2 pictures of Lionheads and 1 of an orchid bloom) and also one of our handspun yarns (100% angora single ply). We are very pleased with our winnings and are looking forward to next years fair!
Now, the fair’s rabbit show in more detail…
Some of the rabbits that we brought had their very first showing, so it was very exciting to see how they would do. Blossom Acres’ Popeye, an intermediate New Zealand White, received a blue ribbon. He was one of the last rabbits on the New Zealand table. The judge decided to give it to a senior. She had great comments for Popeye but she said that she was going to give it to the larger rabbit. Popeye had just turned an intermediate and he is a very substantial size so I am hoping that he will be a big boy as a senior. Popeye also received a blue ribbon on his fur and was in the top 4 for the normal fur competition.
Blossom Acres’ Cute as a Button, a baby chocolate Lionhead buck was used as our showmanship bunny. He was a ham so he made a great show rabbit! I showed him in senior division showmanship and received 3rd place. My sister Barb showed him as well and received 4th place intermediate showmanship. Julia, the cloverbud in our family, showed this little guy as well and did a wonderful job!
We also showed Blossom Acres’ Royal Blue, a blue Lionhead buck in breed class. He took Best of Breed. This was Royal Blue’s first showing. Since this class was added later in the year, we were not able to specifically breed for the show, but were very excited to receive Best of Breed with Royal Blue, even though he is not in his prime for showing. He did very well and had fantastic comments from the judge.
Last but not least we showed Sunrise’s Newt, an orange Netherland Dwarf. We don’t breed Netherlands - he just hangs around. Anyway, he got great comments and got a blue ribbon. He aced the fur class by receive grand champion normal fur as well as a blue ribbon in a very large class.
We also showed in the rabbit poster class. The winning poster received a trophy. My poster about French Angora Rabbits won this class.
We also participated in the skillathon, where all 3 of us were in the top 3. My sister Barb won the class and received a very nice medal.
We showed under Firestone Farmers 4-H Club, our 4-H club. We have a very involved club - we do just about everything. Our club is involved in sheep, goats, rabbits, cats, fiber arts, crafts, horses (not a main focus), horticulture (vegetables and herbs), floriculture (flowers and flower arranging), crops, and more. We are always happy to get new members involved in our club! Here is a picture of our club’s booth:
We’ll be going to an ARBA show soon! We are looking forward to showing again as our last show was in March of this year. We will most likely be bringing Lionheads, French Angoras, and New Zealand Whites to show; however, it will all depend on how everyone is looking by the show. We also plan on bringing some nice purebred pedigreed New Zealand White pre-juniors and possibly some other breeds.
Right now we have 2 purebred pedigreed New Zealand White's for sale. They are 10 weeks old. $25 each with partial pedigree.
More rabbits for sale soon! Please keep checking our website and blog!
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Fair Time
Right now the fair is going on. Its official opening day is tomorrow, July 30th. We have been very busy showing at this time so we haven't had the time to post sale rabbits, update the website, etc. We will post alot of new sale rabbits August 5th or around then!
So far all has been going well. We have received some top awards in various project areas. We will be showing 4 rabbits on Wednesday: Newt, an orange Netherland Dwarf; Royal Blue, ablue Lionhead buck; Cute as a Button, an adorable chocolate Lionhead buck, and Popeye, a New Zealand White. Feel free to stop by and check out our stock! We are showing under Firestone Farmers, our 4-H club.
We will update everyone on our winnings... that is, when fair is over!
So far all has been going well. We have received some top awards in various project areas. We will be showing 4 rabbits on Wednesday: Newt, an orange Netherland Dwarf; Royal Blue, ablue Lionhead buck; Cute as a Button, an adorable chocolate Lionhead buck, and Popeye, a New Zealand White. Feel free to stop by and check out our stock! We are showing under Firestone Farmers, our 4-H club.
We will update everyone on our winnings... that is, when fair is over!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Missy's Litter
Missy, my red/orange French Angora, currently has 1 litter of 6 (7 born) in the nestbox. This litter is currently 3 weeks old. Below is a picture of her litter.
This litter is one of the most unique litters I have ever had. What makes it different is that, in the litter of 6, every baby is a different color. I have never really had this before. Usually I will get a bunch of different colors in a litter, but with repeats. Or, in the case of the New Zealands, I will get a whole litter of whites. But this litter has definitely topped them off.
Since I got so many different colors, I will briefly describe each color in this litter and include a picture of what it looks like at 3 weeks of age.
Here is a black kit. A black kit is born looking blackish colored. If you flip it over, it’s stomach will be a dark gray- black color. This baby is a very nice, rich colored black. It is probably going to have pretty dark, non-faded wool color.
This is a blue kit. The blues can look very similar to the blacks at birth. Sometimes you have to compare a black next to a blue to tell the difference. The blues look like a very dark, rich smokey blue color.
This kit is a sable. I actually originally thought this baby was a blue steel due to it's ticked appearance (this is why the photo says blue steel instead of sable). This kit was born looking blue and later developed a silver ticking on it. It's belly is a light brownish color and the ticking seems to be leaving. This little doe will soon turn into a rich brownish color as it develops.
This cutie is a chestnut. Chestnuts are born looking dark grayish-black, but if you flip them over you will find that they have pink bellies, underside of legs, underside of tail, and underside the chin. Chestnuts are an agouti. They are tan and slate banded with black tipping. This girl has a lot more rufus (reddish coloring) than you are average chestnut because it is out of a red parent.
This kit is an opal. An opal is the dilute form of a chestnut. Opals are blue and tan banded with blue guard hairs. They are born looking bluish colored with a pink stomach, underside of legs and tail, and underside of chin.
The last kit is a smoke pearl agouti. This is not a recognized color in the angoras, so it is unshowable. It is grayish colored and has the same darker shading on its face, but it an agouti, so it has a white stomach, underside of tail, chin, and legs. This kit was born looking gray, but its stomach also looked pink. This hinted to me that it was in fact an agouti.
So far this litter is maturing well. The largest babies in the litter are the black, chestnut, opal, and blue steel; however, the other kits are very nicely sized. This is probably going to be Missy’s last litter. She is getting older so I want to retire her. This doe has been an amazing foundation animal for me and has provided me with many beautiful litters. Missy as my very first breeding doe. She is going to stay here as a companion animal and fiber producer.
This whole litter is spoken for. I have quite a few interested people waiting for their babies out of her, and I am half debating if I should keep another baby out of her. The chestnut is sooo nice… but, I do have a chestnut that is a full sibling to this litter. Do I really need another chestnut? She is very beautiful but you can’t keep everything.
Lots more litters of the various breeds coming frequently! We are being showered with many beautiful litters. I will be breeding my French Angoras again this August, so look for some more quality babies available later in the year!
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This litter is one of the most unique litters I have ever had. What makes it different is that, in the litter of 6, every baby is a different color. I have never really had this before. Usually I will get a bunch of different colors in a litter, but with repeats. Or, in the case of the New Zealands, I will get a whole litter of whites. But this litter has definitely topped them off.
Since I got so many different colors, I will briefly describe each color in this litter and include a picture of what it looks like at 3 weeks of age.
Here is a black kit. A black kit is born looking blackish colored. If you flip it over, it’s stomach will be a dark gray- black color. This baby is a very nice, rich colored black. It is probably going to have pretty dark, non-faded wool color.
This is a blue kit. The blues can look very similar to the blacks at birth. Sometimes you have to compare a black next to a blue to tell the difference. The blues look like a very dark, rich smokey blue color.
This kit is a sable. I actually originally thought this baby was a blue steel due to it's ticked appearance (this is why the photo says blue steel instead of sable). This kit was born looking blue and later developed a silver ticking on it. It's belly is a light brownish color and the ticking seems to be leaving. This little doe will soon turn into a rich brownish color as it develops.
This cutie is a chestnut. Chestnuts are born looking dark grayish-black, but if you flip them over you will find that they have pink bellies, underside of legs, underside of tail, and underside the chin. Chestnuts are an agouti. They are tan and slate banded with black tipping. This girl has a lot more rufus (reddish coloring) than you are average chestnut because it is out of a red parent.
This kit is an opal. An opal is the dilute form of a chestnut. Opals are blue and tan banded with blue guard hairs. They are born looking bluish colored with a pink stomach, underside of legs and tail, and underside of chin.
The last kit is a smoke pearl agouti. This is not a recognized color in the angoras, so it is unshowable. It is grayish colored and has the same darker shading on its face, but it an agouti, so it has a white stomach, underside of tail, chin, and legs. This kit was born looking gray, but its stomach also looked pink. This hinted to me that it was in fact an agouti.
So far this litter is maturing well. The largest babies in the litter are the black, chestnut, opal, and blue steel; however, the other kits are very nicely sized. This is probably going to be Missy’s last litter. She is getting older so I want to retire her. This doe has been an amazing foundation animal for me and has provided me with many beautiful litters. Missy as my very first breeding doe. She is going to stay here as a companion animal and fiber producer.
This whole litter is spoken for. I have quite a few interested people waiting for their babies out of her, and I am half debating if I should keep another baby out of her. The chestnut is sooo nice… but, I do have a chestnut that is a full sibling to this litter. Do I really need another chestnut? She is very beautiful but you can’t keep everything.
Lots more litters of the various breeds coming frequently! We are being showered with many beautiful litters. I will be breeding my French Angoras again this August, so look for some more quality babies available later in the year!
http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Thursday, July 12, 2012
In the Rabbitry
Well, I have just sold the last of my French Angora juniors that I had for sale. They all went to wonderful homes. It will be quite a while until I have more French Angoras for sale. I do have around 12 head now so I am planning on cutting back some of my stock and replace some of my seniors with my up and coming juniors. Here is a sneak peek at what I will have available for sale:
1 Sr. Blue Proven French Angora Buck
1 Sr. Proven Ruby Eyed White French Angora Doe
1 Sr. Proven Red/Orange Doe (will be for sale as wooler)
I will have some very nice prejunior New Zealands available for purchase as well. I have 2 litters of babies right now. My partially pedigreed litter will be for sale at 10 weeks, and my fully pedigreed, younger litter will be for sale at 8 weeks. All of our does are spoken for but we will hae plenty of nice, purebred bucks available for purchase. I wil also be selling 2 of my proven seniors for sale soon. I have babies out of them and I am trying to move into pedigreed stock so I will be letting them go. I will have 1 unpedigreed proven purebred New Zealand White doe and one fully pedigreed proven, purebred New Zealand White buck. So, if they are something you might be interested in, please send me an email and ask to go on my waiting list OR you could just wait until they are for sale.
We have a bunch of Lionhead does bred right now, so we are expecting quite a few babies. We are also expecting French Angora babies and will be breeding our New Zealands and Satins this end of July-August. We are very excited about the Satins, as they will be our first Satin litters!
As for current sale rabbits- all we have left is Spot, a broken black Satin doe. She is a nice tempered girl. I am selling her as a pet for $15. If anyone is interested in her please call or email me.
We just ordered a bunch more cages. Unfortunately, these cages are for the rabbits that we had retained, so there isn't much expansion going on. This just gave us the flexibilty to move rabbits around and give them more room. I am not sure I wold really want to expand- I would like around 4 New Zealands and maybe 5 Satins, but that is in addition to my 12 or so French Angoras. Feed isn't cheap, either. I am also going to be going to college soon so I am not about to double the size of my herd. I am hoping to be able to keep the vast majority of my stock during this time. If I had too, I would be willing to part with my Satins, but even that would be hard. Time will tell.
I guess that wraps up everything!
(517) 589-5888
finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
http://blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
1 Sr. Blue Proven French Angora Buck
1 Sr. Proven Ruby Eyed White French Angora Doe
1 Sr. Proven Red/Orange Doe (will be for sale as wooler)
I will have some very nice prejunior New Zealands available for purchase as well. I have 2 litters of babies right now. My partially pedigreed litter will be for sale at 10 weeks, and my fully pedigreed, younger litter will be for sale at 8 weeks. All of our does are spoken for but we will hae plenty of nice, purebred bucks available for purchase. I wil also be selling 2 of my proven seniors for sale soon. I have babies out of them and I am trying to move into pedigreed stock so I will be letting them go. I will have 1 unpedigreed proven purebred New Zealand White doe and one fully pedigreed proven, purebred New Zealand White buck. So, if they are something you might be interested in, please send me an email and ask to go on my waiting list OR you could just wait until they are for sale.
We have a bunch of Lionhead does bred right now, so we are expecting quite a few babies. We are also expecting French Angora babies and will be breeding our New Zealands and Satins this end of July-August. We are very excited about the Satins, as they will be our first Satin litters!
As for current sale rabbits- all we have left is Spot, a broken black Satin doe. She is a nice tempered girl. I am selling her as a pet for $15. If anyone is interested in her please call or email me.
We just ordered a bunch more cages. Unfortunately, these cages are for the rabbits that we had retained, so there isn't much expansion going on. This just gave us the flexibilty to move rabbits around and give them more room. I am not sure I wold really want to expand- I would like around 4 New Zealands and maybe 5 Satins, but that is in addition to my 12 or so French Angoras. Feed isn't cheap, either. I am also going to be going to college soon so I am not about to double the size of my herd. I am hoping to be able to keep the vast majority of my stock during this time. If I had too, I would be willing to part with my Satins, but even that would be hard. Time will tell.
I guess that wraps up everything!
(517) 589-5888
finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
http://blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
Sunday, July 1, 2012
New Zealand Bucks
I wanted to let everyone know that I am currently taking in names for my New Zealand bucks in Snowflake's litter. These babies will come with a 3 generation pedigree. These babies will be purebred and should have excellent show potential. Prices depend on quality.
Show- $30-$35 each with pedigree
Brood- $25-$30 with pedigree
Pet/Meat- $15 each
Information needed for my list: Name, phone number and/or email, and quality wanted.
If anyone is interested please call (517) 589-5888 or email me finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com. Pictures of my breeding stock and the current litter can be seen on my webiste: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Show- $30-$35 each with pedigree
Brood- $25-$30 with pedigree
Pet/Meat- $15 each
Information needed for my list: Name, phone number and/or email, and quality wanted.
If anyone is interested please call (517) 589-5888 or email me finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com. Pictures of my breeding stock and the current litter can be seen on my webiste: http://www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com/
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Rabbitry Update
I haven’t been very good
about keeping up with this blog, but I have been very busy. Here is the latest news in the rabbitry.
We have bred quite a few
of our breeding stock – New Zealands, French Angoras, and Lionheads. Some of the litters are current and some are
upcoming! Both of my beautiful New Zealand
does had their litters fairly recently – about 3 weeks apart. Tracey had 6 chunky babies and Snowflake had
11 born, with 9 still around. I am very
impressed with this doe’s mothering abilities.
This is her first litter and she is doing an excellent job caring and
doting over her family. Perhaps she will
have the best success rate of all my does?!
So far it looks like there are 7 bucks and 2 does. I really hope that some of those “bucks” do
turn out to be does as I don’t know if I could manage 7 of them. They are in the ? faze right now so I am
really hoping that at least some turn out to be does! If not then I should have some very nice
bucks available for sale!
As for the other
litters, I am expecting 2 litters of French Angoras, one of which is due on
Independence Day (not purposely planned).
We are also expecting a whole bunch of Lionhead litters. Please check out our website to see our
current and upcoming litters as there are way too many to list here!
Unfortunately, we have
not been able to attend any shows lately.
The last one we attended was in March, so it has been a fairly long
time! We plan on attending a show on
August 25th, located in Charlotte Michigan. From there it will lead to a show in
September, plus a few others later in the year.
For this reason, we are not going to have very many rabbits available
for sale during this time, as most of the breedings that we have done were
specifically for these shows.
Right now we do have
some very nice rabbits looking for new homes.
The following rabbits are available for purchase:
Blossom Acres’ Ocean
Storm, Jr. Opal French Angora buck, born April 3rd, 2012. Out of a grand champion chocolate buck and a
red doe. This rabbit has a very nice
body and beautiful fiber. Chocolate
carrier. $50 with pedigree
I also have a broken
black satin doe for sale as a pet. Spot
has a nice personality and is very flashy.
I really need the cage space so I am letting her go. $15 no pedigree
I also have 2 chestnut
French Angoras, full siblings, a buck and a doe. I have decided to keep both babies for now as
I am trying to figure where I am going in my breeding program. I may keep 1 or both, time will tell! Please contact me and ask to go on the
waiting list if interested! Both are
chocolate carriers and very nice quality.
Well, that wraps up the
updates. I will keep everyone
posted!
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Baby French Angora Bunnies & Pictures!
I decided to take out my
4 week old baby chestnut French Angoras for some exercise and fresh air. They really enjoyed exploring and running
around as shown in these pictures! This
litter is sired by Farfelu’s Butter Brickle, a chocolate agouti, and Blossom
Acres’ Tangerine, a rare red. This
breeding turned out very nicely and will be repeated!
Of these 5 kits, there
are 3 bucks and 2 does. Both does are
spoken for, but if you would be interested in any of the bucks please call
(517) 589-5888 or email me to go on the waiting list!
Email: finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Satin for Sale
I have 1 Satin for sale. Spot is a beautful broken black doe with nice sheen. She will make a flashy pet! I am asking $20 without a pedigree, which is less than I paid for her.
Please call (517) 589-5888 or email finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com if interested.
This will be our last rabbit for sale until June! Please contact us to reserve her today!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
French Angoras for Sale
We only have a few rabbits available for
reservation/purchase! These rabbits come
from excellent show lines and are very nice quality. They are available with 3 generation
pedigrees.
Blossom Acres’ Thumper- Sr. Tort Buck-
DOB: 4/6/2011. His mom is red and his dad is a registered
REW with 2 GC Legs. Thumper has a nice
body and wool. He has done well on the
show table. He’d be a very nice addition to a breeding program and will contribute
his nice body and quality wool to his offspring.
SOLD
Blossom Acres’ Larry- Jr. Chinchilla Buck. This buck is very sweet and has nice, easy maintenance wool. He is a very pretty color. I will offer him with a pedigree as a breeder buck for an angora hybrid program or without as a pet/wooler.
SOLD
Special thanks to our customers!
Friday, April 13, 2012
A Note to Broken Patterned French Angora Breeders
I have had many people ask me about broken patterned French Angoras. This information goes for the English and Satin Angoras as well (not yet recognized colors).
It also says in the standard that the rabbit is disqualified if it has less than 10% body color and more than 50%. Alot of people, including myself, were unsure as to what counted as the body color. Alot of people had thought that it just counted the top of the body and chest. Actually, it counts the whole body- head, ears, feet, tail, back, and stomach. So look over your rabbit and make sure that you have at least 10% body color and not over 50%.
I will be breeding broken patterned French Angoras soon. They are a very beautiful pattern and are a lot of fun to exhibit.
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Edited 1/6/14: I have been raising and breeding the beautiful broken pattern since August 2014. Here are a few pictures of broken French Angoras.
The broken variety is to be shown under “Colored” as oppose to “White”. There is no special section retained for the brokens. They are judged with the selfs, agoutis, steels, torts, wide bands… If you have a broken and were unsure as to where to enter it, colored is the answer.
It also says in the standard that the rabbit is disqualified if it has less than 10% body color and more than 50%. Alot of people, including myself, were unsure as to what counted as the body color. Alot of people had thought that it just counted the top of the body and chest. Actually, it counts the whole body- head, ears, feet, tail, back, and stomach. So look over your rabbit and make sure that you have at least 10% body color and not over 50%.
Edited 1/6/14: I have been raising and breeding the beautiful broken pattern since August 2014. Here are a few pictures of broken French Angoras.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Rabbits for Sale!!!
We have French Angoras, Lionheads, and a New Zealand Whites for sale! Here is a general list of what we have:
French Angoras-
Blossom Acres’ Smokey- Jr. Purebred Smoke Pearl Buck- $75 with pedigree
Blossom Acres’ Midnight Storm- Jr. Purebred Black Doe- $75 with pedigree
Blossom Acres’ Thumper- Sr. Tort Buck- $75 with pedigree
Blossom Acres’ Cabachon- Jr. Opal Buck- $75 with pedigree
Blossom Acres’ Seashore- Jr. Purebred Blue Tort Buck- $25 as pet
Wee One’s Shadow- Sr. Purebred Proven Black Buck- $50 with pedigree
New Zealands-
Blossom Acres’ Marshmallow- Jr. Purebred New Zealand White Buck- $20 with partial pedigree
If interested in any of the above rabbits please email me finnishfiberfarm@gmail.com or call me at (517) 589-5888. More information and picturescan be seen on our website: www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com. We also have babies in the nursery and upcoming ones as well! Feel free to go on the waiting list for a kit!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
New Winnings, Litters, & Rabbits for Sale!
We have begun our show season yet again! On January 28th, Circle 6’s Frederick, took 1st in class colored Jr. Buck! Our REW senior doe, White Out, received 2nd in class. She was competing with rabbits in full show coat, which she wasn’t in… She did come home with great comments though.
We also showed our bunnies at the Michigan Convention Spring show which took place March 3rd and 4th, 2012. We took BOB Lionhead on the 3rd with Blossom Acres’ Frostbite, with around 25 in competition. Blossom Acres’ Stainless Steel, a siamese sable Lion, took BOV at that show. We also showed Blossom Acres’ Tangerine, who was awarded BOB & BOG, and Bonnie’s B15 “Nathaniel”, received BOS & BOG. We also got Nathaniel registered at that show. This buck has 2 legs towards his grand championship. We are hoping to get his third on soon so that he can be granded!
We also showed on the 4th and received BOV Lionhead with Frostbite, and BOS & BOV Lionhead with Stainless Steel. Tangerine took BOB and BOG French Angora, with her dad, Nathaniel, taking BOS and BOG French Angora. All in all it was a great show.
We also got a few new acquaintances to our rabbitry: Butter Brickle, a sr. chocolate agouti French Angora buck; Mr. Truffle, a chocolate Lionhead buck; Burnt Sienna, a chocolate Lionhead doe; Whiskey, a chocolate Lionhead doe; and La Petit Prince, a sable point Lionhead buck. Pictures of our new stock can be seen on our website: www.blossomcresrabbitry.webs.com.
We have litters in the nursery!!! Right now we have 3 beautiful kits from Frederick to Lily of the Valley- 1 smoke pearl buck (FOR SALE), 1 smoke pearl doe, and 1 black doe. We also bred Frederick to Missy and have 3 kits in this litter left as well- 1 opal buck, 1 blue buck (FOR SALE), and 1 chestnut doe. White Out also has a litter of 1 blue, 1 REW, 1 chinchilla, and 1 squirrel- all bucks. This whole litter is spoken for.
We currently have 3 French Angoras for sale- 1 smoke pearl buck, 1 blue buck, and 1 tort buck. We have 1 blue-tort Lionhead buck for sale as pet. We also have 1 junior New Zealand White buck for sale- with partial pedigree. www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
That wraps everything up for now. I will update everyone as more happens.
We also showed our bunnies at the Michigan Convention Spring show which took place March 3rd and 4th, 2012. We took BOB Lionhead on the 3rd with Blossom Acres’ Frostbite, with around 25 in competition. Blossom Acres’ Stainless Steel, a siamese sable Lion, took BOV at that show. We also showed Blossom Acres’ Tangerine, who was awarded BOB & BOG, and Bonnie’s B15 “Nathaniel”, received BOS & BOG. We also got Nathaniel registered at that show. This buck has 2 legs towards his grand championship. We are hoping to get his third on soon so that he can be granded!
We also showed on the 4th and received BOV Lionhead with Frostbite, and BOS & BOV Lionhead with Stainless Steel. Tangerine took BOB and BOG French Angora, with her dad, Nathaniel, taking BOS and BOG French Angora. All in all it was a great show.
We also got a few new acquaintances to our rabbitry: Butter Brickle, a sr. chocolate agouti French Angora buck; Mr. Truffle, a chocolate Lionhead buck; Burnt Sienna, a chocolate Lionhead doe; Whiskey, a chocolate Lionhead doe; and La Petit Prince, a sable point Lionhead buck. Pictures of our new stock can be seen on our website: www.blossomcresrabbitry.webs.com.
We have litters in the nursery!!! Right now we have 3 beautiful kits from Frederick to Lily of the Valley- 1 smoke pearl buck (FOR SALE), 1 smoke pearl doe, and 1 black doe. We also bred Frederick to Missy and have 3 kits in this litter left as well- 1 opal buck, 1 blue buck (FOR SALE), and 1 chestnut doe. White Out also has a litter of 1 blue, 1 REW, 1 chinchilla, and 1 squirrel- all bucks. This whole litter is spoken for.
On the topic of French Angoras… we bred Missy to a Grand Champion Farfelu’s Cirrus, a chocolate buck. This litter is due April 4th- we are expecting some promising bunnies! I am going to grow this litter out before selling them, and hopefully get some winnings on them as well. Thank you again Shannon Carter for providing me this opportunity. I also bred Blossom Acres’ Lily of the Valley to Farfelu’s Butter Brickle; she is due the 15th of April. I also bred Blossom Acres’ Tangerine to Butter Brickle; she is due a little later than her sister. .
We also have 2 litters of Lionheads in the nursery, and several more on the way. Our upcoming litters are going to be exciting. We are expecting chestnuts, chocolates, possibly oranges, and many more colors from our does that are bred! Please visit our website for more information.
We currently have 3 French Angoras for sale- 1 smoke pearl buck, 1 blue buck, and 1 tort buck. We have 1 blue-tort Lionhead buck for sale as pet. We also have 1 junior New Zealand White buck for sale- with partial pedigree. www.blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com
That wraps everything up for now. I will update everyone as more happens.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Rabbitry Update
We have had some new happenings here at Blossom Acres. We have decided to sell out of our Californians in order to better focus on our other breeds. We currently have 2 rabbits for sale- a doe and a buck. I am charging $30 for the buck and $40 for the doe. Both are proven and come with pedigrees. More information can be seen on our website: blossomacresrabbitry.webs.com.
Recently we bred Tracey, our New Zealand White doe to Baby Boy, our NZW buck. This was his first time breeding so we will have to see how everything turns out! Baby Boy to Tracey is a very nice breeding, so I am expecting some promising rabbits in the litter. If Tracey takes, these kits will be available for sale around March 18th. They will be available with partial pedigrees- they will just be missing two generations on the mom’s side.
We have had several nice litters from Wee One’s Cocoa and Blossom Acres’ Frostbite. These kits were born December 27th and December 29th. We are also expecting a litter from Blossom Acres’ Little White Lie on the 11th of January. These kits should be available for purchase beginning of March to mid March 2012. All of the show and brood quality Lionheads will come with 3 generation pedigrees. We are expecting black, blue, blue tort, black tort, REW, and shaded kits born, and will hopefully have some nice blue and blue-tort babies available for sale. Some of these Lionhead kits will be chocolate carriers!!!
The French Angoras are going well too. I am expecting a litter mid January from Blossom Acres Lily of the Valley who is bred to Circle 6’s Fredrick. Lily is one of my favorite does in the rabbitry- she has VERY good type and a lovely, dense fleece. This breeding should produce some outstanding purebred kits with HUGE potential. It will also be second generation of Blossom Acres!!! This is going to be Lily’s first litter! Farfelu’s Missy is also due with a litter a little later than her daughter; she too is bred to Fredrick. All of these kits will come with 3 generation pedigrees and will be available for purchase beginning to mid March. Once I finish showing some of my other seniors, I will be breeding them to Fredrick.
Here are some pictures of Tangerine I got in full fleece:
I will update everyone as things happen.