Some sales just seem to go the wrong way no matter what. Here are some things I have learned about buying and selling Silver Foxes...and some of the reasons I sell very few to very few. Not everyone is worthy of my trust. Through the years I have met meat breeders in public places without any problems so far and Silver Fox show breeders are wonderful bunch of people, but now I am far more comfortable selling at a show.  I now look over the rabbit very well EVEN if I know and trust the breeder. There is nothing worse than feeling like it may insult the seller and then find out there was a reason I should have inspected the rabbit much better than I did. I have found that a good breeder would not be insulted when I look over a rabbit—judges do this at shows all the time! An excellent breeder will help buyers do so, especially those new to rabbits if they don't know or are not sure for what they should be looking, just to be sure they are aware of and pleased with the heal...

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 delaye...