Like every rabbit, GC Funck's Zinfandel has her quirks. I had bred her with GC Carrot Garden's Starry Knight right after the Silver Fox National show. She lifted readily and two weeks after the breeding she began to make a nest and stopped eating much of anything. I put in a nesting box because and she made a nice nest that she kept clean to be used only as a nest even though she was making it so early. However, it was pretty obvious to me a week later that she was not pregnant. I waited to be sure past her due date, because I have had a doe fool me before, but no kits. Then I had a dilemma. I wanted to breed Zin before she turned a year old, which she would do in mid September and it would be too hot to breed her in the summer. It was already hot enough to be a concern to breed her again so late in May, but we decided to try and place her in a smaller buck cage to bring into the garage. Our garage is part of the basement and even though it is well insulated, it usually stay...

Funck's Zinfandel is the best the rabbit I have had the pleasure to own so far. She has so much of what a Silver Fox should have and she proves it at every show. This past weekend at the Music City RBA double show in Murfreesboro, TN. She won BOB in both shows earning her 8th and 9th legs! She was registered at that show also as she was over the minimum weight limit, so I will be looking forward to receiving her Grand Champion certificate soon. I still cannot believe Margaret Funck was so kind in offering her to me. Margaret is also the model of what I want to be as Silver Fox breeder. Not only does she have great rabbits, but she is just a special, kind, and humble woman. May God continue to bless her! As excited as I am about Zin, I was also happily surprised by Renaissance Rabbitry's Leona who was given to me by my friend, Hannah Yost. Leona is the offspring of my Leon and her Maggie. Unfortunately, Maggie succumbed to the heat of this very hot and humid summer ...