Kansas State Convention 2010

State Convention was this weekend.  It was a very good weekend for us.  Lane took Best of Breed.  He was mentioned as one of the possibilities for Best in Show.  Our juniors placed well.  It was great to see so many friends that we haven't seen for a while.  Heather brought us a BEW doe.  So we now have a BEW doe and BEW buck.  Now we will see how the BEW project transpires.  We hope to develop better type in our BEWs over the next few years.

Fall Sale

We have kept our juniors much longer than we normally do.  The last several litters have looked very promising.  So we tried to let the bunnies grow out.  I think we waited a little too long.  The barn is overflowing!  Now we need to sell some show quality Hollands that we would rather keep.  We need to sell them as soon as possible.  So we are having a fall sale & reducing our prices temporarily.  Despite the difficulties of letting go we are also selling some of our favorite brood does.  We need to move them on so other families can still have several litters.  Our for sale page on our website has been updated & is full.  We hope you will stop by.  Thanks.

Fall Juniors

Hillsboro Hollands' Kit

Hillsboro Hollands' Heather

Hillsboro Hollands' Callie

Hillsboro Hollands' Hawk

We are so excited about some of juniors this fall.  There was actually cage space to let these bunnies grow out.  Some of them are looking great.  We can't wait to show them at Gardner this weekend.  Some of the breedings definitely need to be repeated.  Cammie and Creme's babies are looking great!  Expo and Simon had some nice babies also.  Now comes the hard part of deciding which juniors we can keep and who we should sell. :)

Full Cages

I can't even remember the last time all of our cages were full.  It is time for a show so we can sell some bunnies.  We have several listed for sale on our website now.  We need to add some more to that list since it is time to wean Amy's babies.  We have some beautiful Hollands for sale.  I hate to see some of these Hollands go.  But they will definitely make good additions to someone else's herd.  We will be at shows in Gardner and Hutchinson in October.  It will be good to see our friends again.

Amy's Babies

It was a beautiful day!  So we brought Amy's babies outside to play.  They loved the grass.

Duncan

Much to our surprise we were able to attend the Duncan show last Saturday.  The weather was beautiful.  It was so good to see so many of our friends.  We have really missed everyone this summer.  Philip's rabbits did well.  Rico, his BSD, took BOB in the first show.  Lane took BOS in the second show.  We were really pleased with our juniors.  It was their first show and they placed well.  Philip found a BEW Holland that he couldn't live without.  Sarah Bloink was gracious enough to grant Philip's wish.  So we now have a BEW buck named Yeti.  He will be an interesting addition to our barn.  Now we need to make room for a BEW doe.  :)

Summer Breeding

Sometimes I think we should just skip summer breeding.  It is so disappointing to breed and have misses or lose several babies.  But 3 months is a long time to go without babies. :)  Since May 28th we have bred  8 does.  2 have been misses.  Raz had 8 babies and 1 survived.  Her surviving baby, Slinky, is looking wonderful.  Rocky had 3 - 1 doa, 1 peanut and the 3rd baby died at 5 days old.  Amber had 2 - both doa.  Bluebell had 2 - 1 peanut and 1 doa.  Fortunately, 2 litters were very successful. Charlotte had 4 kits and only 1 was a peanut. These are our first Bomb babies.  Amy actually had 6 with no peanuts. She has 5 different colors in her nestbox!! I was so thankful to have a full litter with no losses.  Fall will be here soon and breeding will be easier again.  Thank goodness!