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Update:
BunnyCam
Bunnycam is out of commission at the moment as I have been
moving the rabbitry,
it's now out
of range so I
am having a
rethink!
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Updates May 7th.
2008
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Keep up to date with what's happening at the stud
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I am terrible at writing stuff down so
thought I would keep a diary on here. This is it's third year 2008. I
will fill it in when I remember :)
Don's Angoras
Stud Diary 2008
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January 8th. |
HAPPY NEW YEAR |
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Well I was a bit crap at filling in
my diary at the end of 2007. Never seems to be enough hours in
the day. 2007 wasn't a brilliant year bunny wise. Not many
successful litters. I think moving my shed upset the does a
little. They are all looking well and ready for this
season I think, fingers crossed. I have clipped everything right
now, nothing in coat. My babies Enfin, Ebben, Arianna and Herman
are all doing well but are clipped and will be used for breeding
in the Spring. This weekend I mated Diva to Alfie, the buck from
the Netherlands. And Only has been mated to SirVivor. It's
a bit early but the does are being fed Wheat Grass and are dosed
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Entracare. Fingers crossed :) |
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January 20th. |
Clipped some of the breeding does today. Got a mating Emerald to
SirVivor. Even though she has been on a diet, Emerald is fat as
a hippo, so not holding out much hope. Tried Grem with Eliab but
Eliab was slow on the take. Will try again during the week.
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January 21st |
Got a good mating with Truffle and Arianna tonight., Chocolate
to chocolate. Could be a whole box of chocolates !
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February 9th. |
DIva produced a litter of four by Alfie. Just had a quick
peek and looks like two Golds a Smoke and a Brown Grey. Really
interesting to see how these turn out as it's a real mix of
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April 2nd. |
Diva babies are looking great, really surprised by their coats,
really silky and good density. The Brown Grey doe is stunning,
the others turned out to be 3 Gold bucks all of even quality.
Photos soon.
Arianna has been remated to Truffle, she did produce but a
week early and unformed kits. Emerald has been mated to Eliab.
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April 14th. 2008 |
Just a quick update. Had a surprise litter from Only , I have
been mating her regularly to various bucks but she repeatedly
misses. She finally had a litter of one on Friday 11th.
She herself was an only kit hence her name. The kit is very
strong so fingers crossed. It is a Brown Grey and sired by Alfie
the Dutch Buck . Will carry self and non extension so will be a
much needed link back to Sooty Fawn.
Divas babies are lovely, photos this week when I get a
minute. They had their rings on and a quick brush tonight. |
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April 30th. 2008 |
Nice Surprise this morning to find a litter of chocolates.
Arianna has produced a litter by Truffle. This is chocolate to
chocolate breeding, all Sally May's lines so should be very nice
indeed. Diva has been mated to Eliab in my quest for a
white baby to show this year and Gremlin to Alfie. Grem however
has not raised a litter yet so I hope if she does litter I have
a foster Mum on hand.
Got some ideas for the website coming up so keep em peeled !
Seems like 2008 is going to be way better than 2007 ! |
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May 1st |
Chocolate babies are doing fine.. looks like a Lilac in there
too ! Lilacs are not recognised by the BRC as yet, which
is daft as it is an accepted colour in so many breeds.. It is
simply chocolate and blue combined genetically it is
aabbCddE In Angoras it is beautiful, I will keep the Lilac
and show it in unstandardised classes and use the fibre of
course !
Chubaby is a real chunk at 14 days old.. as an only child he
has had all of Mum's milk and she must have had tons !
such a cute lad. He is staying here too , he should be a
stunner with his combined breed lines.
Chubaby AaBBCDEeVMm
Possum has been mated to Eliab.
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May 3rd. 2008 |
The chocolate litter is looking great. There are three
chocolates and one Lilac. Will take a photo tomorrow.. the Lilac
looks like a right cuckoo in the nest against the chocolates.
Pretty excited about this litter. Will have to think up suitably
chocolatey names. I am so thrilled with my Alfie Babies. They
have really low maintenance coats. I just have been out to groom
them and after 5 minutes there was nothing to do ! not a
Knot in them and boy what coats they have, Bruleé has a white
splodge on his nose so cant be shown but boy what a coat. He
appears to be the only Vienna carrier in the litter. I can
practically brush him three times and he is done! His coat
doesn't break on the brush either.. amazing. And gorgeous
furnishings. I am so pleased with them that I have asked Gerben
for some more ! This lad should be joining "Team Angora"
very shortly WOW !!!!!
At last I have a drum carder ( why are they so
expensive !), so bored with hand carding, I have nearly
finished my first home grown, home spun and hand produced item
!! just need to card and spin the last batch of fibre and
I will be there. I already have plans for the next item
which should be 100% Angora in 4 colours :) just need the hours
now !
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2007 diary here.... |
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