Emporia Show

We attended a rabbit show in Emporia today.  There were 92 Hollands entered in youth.  Philip's rabbits won 4 of the 8 classes.  Lane took SSB, Basil took SJB, Creme took BSB and Charlotte took BJD.  We were really excited about Basil.  This was his first show and he just made weight to show.  He needed some road trip experience since we taking him to Seward next weekend.  Creme went on to take BOV for the brokens and Lane took BOV for the solids.  Then Lane won Best of Breed.  It was a good show.  Lane is pictured above. 

Spring has arrived!

Spring is finally here.  At our house that means flowers and baby bunnies.  This is the longest winter I can remember in recent history.  It is so good to see the flowers blooming and experience some warm sunshine.  Expo had two babies last week.  Amber and Sadie are due next week.  In this picture is Mocha.  She is one of Sugar's babies. 

Gardner Show

We had a great day at the Gardner show today.  This morning Creme, our BSB, took BOB.  Then he took BIS this afternoon.  This afternoon Philip managed to win BOS and BOSV in both solids and brokens.  Lane took BOB and Cammie took BOS.  Creme and Cammie were both granded today.  Spike, one of Lane's babies, earned his first leg as a SJB.  We took pictures of Creme, Lane and Cammie when we arrived home. 

New Pictures

We tried to take pictures yesterday to update our website.  However, we had a few hams in the barn that wanted to show off instead.  Spike and Simon wanted to look around.  They are so cute!

Spring is coming!

We have crocuses peaking up in the flower beds.  Suga had a litter of 5 babies yesterday.  Sabi had a litter of 3 today.  New life is popping up everywhere.  Now the snow just needs to stop and the sun needs to come out.  We are definitely ready for spring in Kansas.

Illustrated Guide for Holland Lops

I found a great post on Hollands last night.  Oak Ridge Rabbitry has a new post that describes what the different parts of Hollands should like.  They also have pictures that illustrate good and poor characteristics.  You can find this information at http://oakridgerabbitry.weebly.com/holland-lop-type.html.  Thanks to Oak Ridge Rabbitry for taking the time to put this information together.  It is excellent. 

Abilene Rabbit Show

We finally had a rabbit show this weekend.  We haven't been to a show since the middle of November.  But it feels like much longer than that.  It was great to see our friends again.  We were able to show our new juniors for the first time.  They did great under Scott Wiebensohn.  He was very complimentary.  He judged for our Holland Lop specialty show.  We showed 12 Hollands and 11 of them placed in the top 5.  We know we are on the right track when we do well under a judge who likes posed breeds.  Creme, our broken sable point buck, took BOS.  We did okay in the 2 all breed shows.  I think we have decided to attend a few less shows this year.  Then we can continue to focus on our breeding.  We are so thrilled with the results of focusing on breeding last year.  We want to continue to make those improvements.  Then we can share our Hollands with others.