End of show season - Happy Thanksgiving !!

Hi folks,

well, the big Conyers show is history and what a show day it was !!

I would first like to thank the Decatur Rabbit Breeders Club for a great show well run, special thanks to Bruce Ford to allow the UARC to attach / host an angora specialty show and Thanks to all of the hard working volunteers that made this show run so smooth. Special Thanks go to Becky Whaley for being such a good show secretary :)

This show attracted 1,000 animals with breeders from far and wide, the angora show brought folks from PA, VW, TN, GA and MS to the angora judging table !!!

Angoras where judged in 4 open ARBA shows, a long day for all exhibitors and a lot of stress for all of the buns, but, everyone did fine :)

Sadly some Angora Breeders elected to boycott the entire show day due to the fact that UARC was hosting a specialty angora show, while I still do not understand the reason for the boycott, I can say that we made up for the missing entries and had enough angoras in each breed for class legs :) Turnout for angoras was not as good as we had expected, but, we had a great time, winners got legs and UARC signed up two new members due to the fact that we ran our show well and shared great times with fellow exhibitors.

Many folks stopped by our area to watch the spinning wheels, folks petted on my angora sample vest all day long, bunnies where bought and sold and Judges commented all day long that the quality of animals exhibited at this show was above their expectations.

Judge Alan Ormond ( new to judging in this area ) commented during BIS judging that the quality overall of all entries reminded him of a Convention, he really liked the high quality of rabbits he got to evaluate.

Now to some show reports :

The picture to the left is of JG's Helga, Giant Angora senior Doe, who not only took 4 Best in Breed legs at the show but also brought home a BEST IN SHOW from the UARC Angora Specialty show. Helga was now shown 6 times during 2 show days and garnered 6 leg certificates. Clipped today and bred, she'll hopefully have her first litter on 12-19-07 .

Her clipping yielded 7.10 ounces of prime wool, and 2 ounces of nest box wool ( belly and leg wool that will be cut into tiny pieces and saved to fill the nest box to keep her babies warm).

For some odd reason her coat is a whole lot longer then it looks in this picture, Helga is not a happy camper when she has to pose for pictures, this is the best I got .

This picture is of AA's Gemini , REW French Angora doe 6 1/2 months old. She was shown in all 4 shows still in baby coat, and received one

Best in Breed for one leg, and might have received another leg for a BOV, memory is fuzzy on placements and no comment card where used. Will have to wait 30 days to receive the show reports to be sure. Gemini has two junior legs, so once she's registered she'll become a Grand Champion thanks to her good placements at this show.

Other Placements worth reporting : Janet's Gruber's Giant Angora senior Buck took BOS's and shared the spot with Lauren Water's junior Giant Angora Buck MG's Jericho who also took BOS's.

In French, Lauren Water's Senior Colored Doe Spang's Tasha ( tort ) dominated the table with 4 BOV's , and 2 BOB's. Lauren also took a BOB with her white senior Doe AA's Jake ( yes, Lauren named a Doe: Jake ) , litter mate to AA's Gemini.

French Boys shared the BOS's, Lauren Waters junior colored buck SH John- Luke took BOS in the first show, my own AA's Simplicity, colored junior buck took 2 BOS's, the last one in the angora specialty for a leg. Also in the Angora specialty show, Kathy Taylor took a BOV white with her white senior doe.

Last picture was sent to me by a good friend, Lisa Smith from Tifton GA, showing me busy with grooming my junior colored Buck AA's Simplicity. Lisa is slave to his sister, AA's Smokey.

Happy Thanksgiving Holidays to everyone- stay safe- don't eat too much - watch traffic !!!

I will spend the long weekend clipping down the rest of my coats and making a list of spring shows :)

More pictures to come as they get send to me .........

Angie K:)

Bunny Transport from GA to MS

Hi Folks,
just a real quick note tonight to let everyone know that a friend of mine from MS is offering rides for bunnies from the Conyers GA show back home to MS. I'll copy her message below, to give you more details and her e-mail is enclosed in her message, to contact her for more details.
If anyone is looking for any angora rabbits, this show might be the place to find them and have them transported, we are expecting all 5 breeds to be represented, and I have heard of several for sale angoras coming. If anyone from the MS area is interested in any of my own for sale bunnies ( list below in the last blog entry), this would be a perfect way to get them from GA to MS or further west for a very low price and stress level.

Here is Brenda's info :

Hi All, I am wanting real bad to go to the shows in Conyers GA, on11-17-07 have just one Angora I am taking to show. But, I live in Vicksburg, MS and gas is real expensive. If anyone in the Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas or Missouri area is wanting any breed rabbits brought from the Conyers shows for pick up here, and will help with gas expenses, I'll tote 'em for you!! I am right off I20 as it crosses from Mississippi into Louisiana. Drive times from here in hours: Shreveport 3, Dallas 6, Baton Rouge 4, Little Rock 4.5, Memphis 4, New Orleans 4, Monroe La 1.5, Houston 6. Please contact me at if we can help each other!Buyers and sellers are responsible for transport cage, food and water containers as well as some feed for each bunny.ONLY healthy Rabbits and babies OVER 8 weeks of age will be accepted for transport.
Brenda bharrower@hotmail.com

New List of available Angoras

Hi folks,
as promised, I'll list all angora rabbits that I have for sale at this time in this post.
The rabbits are all of nice show quality, if you note the ages, some have just turned senior and have proven weights, as well as have grown out of the ugly stages. The older seniors that I have listed are in very good condition, very healthy and ready to be bred as soon as they arrive at your home, of perfect breeding age and still producing well for me.
The bunnies can be delivered to the DRBA + UARC shows in CONYERS GA on 11-17. Please contact me asap for details if you are interested in any of the listed rabbits since I will not hold any for delivery unless I have a 50 % deposit in hand prior to going to the show. Otherwise, first come - first serve.
GERMAN ANGORA :
GFF's Monika, ruby eyed white 97.4 % German, DOB 10-26-06
VERY sweet doe with very nice, silky texture wool, just turned a year old and is now in need of a breeding IF she's to be used for breeding. Would be a real good prospect to be a wooler pet as well since she does not suffer from hormonal upsets. Good eater, 9 3/4 pounds, has pedigree, $ 100.00 firm ( paid more for her but can't keep her due to cutting down in herd size overall ).

FRENCH ANGORA:
7AK34 and 7 AK 49 , 2 pointed white Does, DOB 6-6-07
Dam : G. C. AA's Calypso, black himi , 9.08 LB registered weight, 6 BOB legs,
Sire : AA's Joshua, lilac himi, 8 LB, 1 leg.
These doe's have matured into some very nice animals, very nice type, very good density. One doe was clipped, is growing back a nice coat with beautiful guard hair, the other doe will be entered into the shows that day and can be picked up after judging, will need wool harvest asap since the coat is now slipping.
11 registered animals in their pedigrees, 5 grand champions. 100.00 each including pedigree, care booklet and switch over feed. a picture of Calypso is on my website, if you'd care to see what mom looks like.

7AK43 , black Doe, DOB 5-21-07
Dam : GC AA's Fantasia, REW, 6 BOB legs, 2 BIS
Sire : AA's Gideon, black, registered, 1 leg.
This doe is the only one left for sale out of Fantasia's litter of 4 bunnies. She's growing into a beautiful type , has excellent density, has received her first clip and is growing in a new coat.Free of any DQ's at this time, she should do very well on the show table come spring. Excellent bloodlines behind this doe. 13 animals in her pedigree registered, 6 Grand Champions.
I have pictures of Fantasia on my website, if you care to look at her.
$120.00 incl. Pedigree, care booklet and switch over feed. A excellent price for a baby out of a BIS winner !!!

6AK40 , AA's Lucie, sable pearl Doe, DOB 12-20-06
for sale only to the right person ..... this doe is ready to be bred, is looking for some babies, is pulling wool and building a nest once in a while right now, so her coat is not looking all it could be. Will most likely be entered into the shows to be judged, to help with numbers on the table. Registered in August at 10 lb, this doe has an awesome type, as well as nice density and excellent color to her wool. Does NOT fade due to summer heat. cream colored wool on her body.
Breed out of black to shaded only, with only black, tort and sable on her pedigree, she should be free of all weird color genes. NICE dark and even toe nail color. Has one leg , first place / BOSV out of 14 in class , is registered. Both parents grand Championed.
Dam: G.C. AA's Kate, sable, 5 BOB legs & 2 BIS
Sire : G.C. AA's Luke, sable pearl, 6 Legs
In total, there are 10 Grand Champions in her 3 generation pedigree, many more if I issue a 4 generation pedigree. Bloodlines : Glenn's and AA's. 13 ancestor's registered.
$200.00 incl. pedigree, registration certificate, 1 leg certificate,
A picture of Lucie, as well as of both of her parents can be found on my website, click on french does and for Luke, on french bucks.

SH 70, Grand Champion Somerhill Halo, black pointed white Doe, DOB 4-8-04
Halo is a wonderful bunny that has given me nothing but joy. She championed for me quickly after I purchased her from Lisa, she retired into the nest box to give me several wonderful litters . AA's Calypso is one of her daughters that also championed in a real hurry getting BOB after BOB. In her first 2 years, Halo had the rounded, smooth butt that I so needed in my rabbitry, time and 5 litters have turned her a bit rocky, but, her offspring has great type . Halo weaned her last litter here 2 months ago, and is still in great shape to have many more litters, but, due to owning children and grand children of her, it's time to find a new home for her.
Halo still grows 5-6 ounces of wool every 5 months, so she would make a perfect wooler pet to the right family, or she could improve some one's himi line in a breeder's herd.
$ 150.00 if sold with pedigree and papers ( reg and GC papers ) to a breeder,
$65.00 if sold to a spinner/ pet owner for retirement without papers.
Halo's picture can be found on my website as well, under French Does.

Last but not least, I MIGHT have a Giant / German Angora hybrid junior doe for sale, REW, she's entered into all 3 shows on 11-17 and I'll make up my mind about a possible sale once I hear some judge's comments. If interested in a junior doe with excellent bloodlines, mostly Giant, contact me ahead of time and see me at the show. No deposit required on her, since I'll make up my mind about keeping her after show 2 or 3.

That's all for the list, again, delivery to Conyers GA on 11-16 and 11-17 possible.

Angie K:)

Midterms !!

Hi Folks :)
I know, I know, no updates :(


well, college is keeping me even busier then expected, boy am I glad that I down sized my herd before starting school. I am doing mid terms next week, Wednesday and Thursday, and I am so glad that mid terms means that I am half way done with this semester !! 5 more weeks of hell and 10 days before x-mas we'll have our finals. Am doing pretty well in all 3 classes, better now then at the beginning, but, after 28 years of no schooling, that is to be expected, took a while to get into the groove of studying, time management, taking notes, studying, studying .......


I am taking two classes on campus ( Anatomy and Physiology, Venipuncture ) 3 days, and one class on line( medical Terminology) , the one line class I had to push to weekends, in order to fulfill the work requirements for the other two classes and do well in them. Everyone in class is calling me crazy for taking all 3 courses at once, but, who's got the time to turn a 6 months certification course into a 2 year play time ??

OK, back to bunnies :
Am getting geared up for the UARC Specialty show and angora extravaganza in conjunction with the DRBA Double open ARBA show, date is 11-17 ( in two weekends ) in Conyers GA. If you e-mail me privately, I can send you a link to a PDF file that I have of the complete show catalog for all 3 shows. I will be the show secretary for the ARBA & NARBC Angora specialty show with UARC, and I will also be in charge of the Wooler show that we'll hold for all pet angoras, German angoras & hybrids. Entry deadline for all shows is Wednesday, 11- 14 , UARC will have special, angora related Comment cards to give to exhibitors after judging and all of the paperwork for the show is getting done now so that I do not have to deadline a day before the show AND attend class on Thursday night :(
I will not have anything real prime to show, all of the coats in my barn had molted 2 months ago or are molting now. I just finished clipped down one nice senior FA doe that I had hoped to show in 2 weeks ;(
I have 3 Seniors in baby coat that are starting to slip and web, not sure if I can hold on to these coats without major faulting for webbing, we'll just have to see, would be a first for me to attend a show and not have any nice bunnies to enter ;( But, I have to be at the show, since I am going to be in charge of the paperwork.
I plan to bring the last few buns with me that are still for sale, in hopes that they'll find a new, permanent home. I will take some new pictures tomorrow during a 3/4 day spent just grooming and washing cages, so I'll post a complete list of bunnies that are for sale and can be delivered to the show ... easier to follow the list if it is posted separately.


So, e-mail me if you'd like a copy of the show catalog with complete info on hotels, directions, shows, entry schedule and I hope that we'll have a great turn out in all angora entries in all shows, I have already heard of some breeders coming from as far as PA, WV, NC, south GA & MS.
Our judge for the none sanction, fun wooler show will be ARBA Registrar Walter Summers from GA, he will have a special standard issued by UARC to judge the wooler entries by. No separate classes off course by breed, only by sex and color and age. Walter will do his Judge's test in December, and will hopefully be a ARBA Rabbit judge by next year this time. So, he needs all of the exposure to good angoras he can get :) Awards for the wooler show will be in premium form plus a nice certificate, and many placements will be awarded. The premiums where donated by our President and her hubby, the Waters Family.

Some fiber talk : I hear so often that spinners want to purchase white angoras, because they want to be able to dye the finished yarn. Well, I always try to explain to them that one can dye ANY color angora fiber, as long as the dye color works with the natural color. Example above : BLACK French Angora, spun , plied into a fingering weight 2 ply yarn, then dyed with " turkey red " cushings acid dyes. Dried, and fluffed up a bit, the yarn is now in my etsy store. The picture doesn't give credit to the beautiful black/ red color that is created in the yarn, the black tips of the guard hair stayed black, and the light gray area and white areas of each hair took on the dye just beautiful.

So, yes, colored angora CAN be dyed,m since it is not pigmented evenly through the entire hair shaft. dark tips of wool stay the true color, while any light areas take dye and change color.

My favorite dyes to use with black : red, purple, a light blue.

More tomorrow with a list and some pictures of Angoras for sale, happy FALL :)

Angie K:)