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Catching Up on Independence Day

We had plans this past weekend to get caught up with things in the rabbitry, but something came up that required us to put it off again. It had been like that for about three weeks, so Independence Day was the day we finally were able to get things done. I discussed my plans in  Thinking Out Summer Culls  about which of my breeding stock would be culled.  I offered Lancelot to a meat breeder who not only thought he was pretty, but loved his temperament.  I tried to offer Comet, because he was so sweet and smaller, but we had only one person who responded and then she did not pursue it. I knew it would be long shot for him.  Misty Blue was too old to offer as a brood doe. Her pelt is huge and the meat will be ground, because it is likely to be tougher. Black Ivy...I just could not in good conscious ever try to offer her to anyone. She just had too poor of a body type with her hips being as they were. Her kits were naturally weaned since we were delayed for the past weeks, so