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 to know their genders at a glance. There are only four Silver Fox breeders who are currently showing 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 Best o...

Last Sunday I spent the entire day in the rabbitry. I set up my grooming table and my scale, lined up brushes and nail clippers, and put on my kevlar sleeves. I was organized and ready! Ladies First The first to come out was Canyon . She was in molt, but not particularly matted. However, she was more underweight than I had hoped. It is not uncommon for rabbits to eat less during the summer heat, but she ended up being the one most under the senior weight requirements. She is also the one I hope to breed first when the temperatures drop just a bit more, but I would like to see an improvement in her condition now as well. Second out was Twilight . She was still quite shy of me, but she accepted the grooming well. She is 6½ months old, but already over senior weight at 10 lbs. 4 oz. That was a surprise with the heat. I am happy of course, but I was hoping to show her as an 6/8 intermediate for her first show over a month away. However, she can be bumped up to the second in lin...