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Charts to Share

Have you taken a look at my shareable charts and records templates? They are always on the side bar menu under TTR Charts. Have you ever bought a senior rabbit and wondered about its history beyond the pedigree lineage? I have quite often. I wished I had been offered a breeding record instead of just saying it is proven or that I had paperwork to show when I was asked a does' average size kindle. Since I would prefer having those records given to me as a buyer, I decided that I would do that for my buyers. There is software that will keep track of things like breeding, weights, shows, and more but none of them had everything I wanted or did not have it the arranged how I wanted. So, I designed a few record keeping charts that I am sharing. These charts can be copied and/or printed for personal use as long as they are not sold or used in any commercial ventures for financial gain. If copied and stored online or used by a compatible program, some have averages figured out

Second Show and Two BOBs!

The Georgia State RCA Fall Show 2018 was yesterday and I was thrilled that Astro Man won both shows as a senior black buck. This means he has won 1st place in all five shows in his class. However, yesterday he also won Best of Variety and Best of Breed in both shows! I was extremely pleased! He has filled out much better in the last couple of months than I thought he might, one judge commented "good commercial type." Of course, he was not into doing his show pose for the picture, but I think he liked the ribbons! I could not choose between two purple or two black and red, so I got one of each! That was the good of the show for me, however I probably should subtitle this post as "How Not to Do a Show." This show was not one I had planned to enter into as it was a long haul and a double, but one breeder thought she would have to bow out of the CARE show on November 10th and she could go to this one. It was too last minute in many ways.  As it turned ou

My First Show

A couple of weeks ago I tattooed my rabbits that needed to be done for the upcoming West Georgia Rabbit Club Annual Fall Festival, a triple, in Carrollton, Georgia on October 6, 2018. Starry Knight and Twilight had been done at Silver Lox when I bought them on May 19th , but they had faded so much that they were hard to read so they were redone. Luna, also from Silver Lox, had not yet been tattooed and had not yet been shown, so she was done. Lastly, I did my two junior does that I decided to keep. Then I had to do a few touch-ups a few days before the show. I decided that my homebreds would have different colors for their tattoos. Purple for the does and green for the bucks. It makes it quicker for knowing their genders at a glance. There are only four Silver Fox breeders who are showing currently in our area, which makes it hard for all of us. We need a minimum of three exhibitors (breeders) with a total of five entries (rabbits) for each class  for a Best of Breed (BOB) and B