Starting in May (possibly April, but we'll see) ... I'll be attending at least one rabbit show every month through the end of the year!
May and September will be the busiest months, with 3 shows each, and December is a close runner up with 2 shows OwO
I'm super excited! I have some promising up-and-coming young rabbits and I can't wait to see how they do. :D
I went to the library after the show yesterday to get some schoolwork done, and apparently I forgot to latch Rocky's carrier 🤦♂️
Adding "scrubbing pee stains out of the upholstery" to my to-do list this week.
The show went well today!
Actually everything moved so fast that I forgot to take a lot of pictures.
I sold one Angora and brought a new Satin home - her name is Marigold!
Rocky, my Satin Angora, placed 2nd out of 5 for colored senior bucks.
Houdini placed 4th out of 4 for copper junior does. She wasn't frightened or overwhelmed at all and kept standing up to look around and see what was going on.
Nails? Clipped ✅
Coats? Brushed ✅
Tails? Fluffed ✅
We are all set for the rabbit show tomorrow morning!
Size difference between the runt and one of it's better-fed siblings.
The babies are 6 days old now and their fur is starting to come in. You can see the color difference now between the agouti (left) and the chinchilla (right) patterned babies.
The runt is going to continue getting extra feedings at least until they're 2 weeks old, or possibly until momma starts weaning them at 4 weeks.
Delilah's runt is doing well! The shelving is working!
I actually checked on the litter this afternoon and wasn't sure which one the runt was at first cuz it had such a major growth spurt.
The big fat fatty babies are doing fine on just one feeding a day, and the smaller ones are quickly catching up.
Delilah is doing great too! She's producing plenty of milk and keeping good body condition. She also demands her kisses every day UwU.
Saturday is the first rabbit show of the year!
I'm only going for the morning because I have a major essay due this weekend and that takes priority, but I'll be going out to dinner with all of my Angora friends in the evening. I'm so excited to get out and spend some time with my people 
I'm selling on of my Angoras to a fiber artist who's just getting into the breed, and I'll be bringing home a new Satin doe!
Stay tuned for pictures and updates!
Shelving is when you take some or all of the litter away from the mother and "put them on a shelf", only reintroducing them at feeding times.
Rabbits only feed their young once or twice a day. Being fed only once in 24 hours is just fine for kits.
I'm going to remove the largest kits before the evening feed, and add them to the nest again before the morning feed. The smaller ones will stay with mom full time.
Hopefully the runt will catch up 🤞
First-time mom Delilah is doing well! And so are ... ten of her eleven babies.
One is a runt. Very obviously. It's like 1/3 the size of the biggest ones. It's still lively, but I think it's getting out-competed for milk.
I'm going to try "shelving" or removing half of the litter for one feed a day, so the smaller ones have a better chance of getting a full belly.
She's producing enough to go around, the biggest ones are just taking it all and getting giant.
Delilah did not surprise me with a bonus 12th baby. That's fine, honestly, because I'm a bit worried about her ability to provide for all those hungry mouths.
She's on a double ration of supplements and is getting electrolytes with her water. So far everyone is doing well, all the babies had nice fat tummies this morning. I'll be keeping a close eye on them for at least a week.
In better news, 5 of the babies have found homes already!
Axiom to the Max(iom)