My friend Julie from Oak Ridge Rabbitry in PA contacted me a few weeks ago with a list of questions about angora rabbits and their wool for a friend who was interested in getting started with one of the angora breeds.
A few days later I emailed Julie my response. Next thing I no, she wanted to submit them to The Valley New Paper. Which is a free newspaper dedicated to agriculture, self-reliance, frugal living, and modern homesteading.
Fuzzibutt's Rabbitry is featured on page 16 of The Valley, Volume 3. No. 2 February 2012 issue.
Thank you Julie for a wonderful article!
Monday, February 6, 2012
United Angora Rabbit Club Best of Breed Winners 02/05/12
Best of Breed Satin Angora owned by Maranda Fasnacht from PA
Best of Breed English Angora owned by Dru Shepherd from NJ
Best of Breed French Angora Charlotte Schweikart from PA
Best of Breed Giant Angora owned by Judy Osborn from MD
*Sorry I don't have a photo of the winners or names from 02/04/12*
Specality Club Awards
At this year's PaSRBA Convention some of the specialty club's really went all out with their club awards!
Jessica and Fuzzibutt's Mr. Fluffy to You
Jessica is currently 11 years old. She breeds and shows Jersey Woolies in the Tan variety. Unfortunately, she did not show any babies at PaSRBA this year, they are just a little over 12 weeks old.
Jessica has fallen for another wool breed again, this times it's a Giant Angora buck name Mr. Fluffy. His registered name will be Fuzzibutt's Mr. Fluffy 2 You when he is old enough.
Jessica showed in Youth at PaSRBA, she did great. Not only did she show Mr. Fluffy, she showed his brother Fuzzibutt's Where's My Peeps At and Fuzzibutt's I Like To Move It for me in open. I was off showing my husband's Flemish Giant since he was home sick.
Fuzzibutt's Mr. Fluffy 2 You won the following:
02/04/12 PaSRBA Youth {Best Opposite Sex Giant Angora, 1st Junior Buck, Best of Wool} under Johnny Haussener from PA.
02/04/12 United Angora Rabbit Club Specialty Open Show {2nd place junior buck} under Eric Stewart from IL
02/05/12 PaSRBA Youth {Best Opposite Sex Giant Angora, 1st Junior Buck, Best of Wool} under Mark Jacobs.
02/05/12 United Angora Rabbit Club Specialty Open Show {2nd place junior buck} under Morgan Schutz from VA.
Jessica has fallen for another wool breed again, this times it's a Giant Angora buck name Mr. Fluffy. His registered name will be Fuzzibutt's Mr. Fluffy 2 You when he is old enough.
Jessica showed in Youth at PaSRBA, she did great. Not only did she show Mr. Fluffy, she showed his brother Fuzzibutt's Where's My Peeps At and Fuzzibutt's I Like To Move It for me in open. I was off showing my husband's Flemish Giant since he was home sick.
Fuzzibutt's Mr. Fluffy 2 You won the following:
02/04/12 PaSRBA Youth {Best Opposite Sex Giant Angora, 1st Junior Buck, Best of Wool} under Johnny Haussener from PA.
02/04/12 United Angora Rabbit Club Specialty Open Show {2nd place junior buck} under Eric Stewart from IL
02/05/12 PaSRBA Youth {Best Opposite Sex Giant Angora, 1st Junior Buck, Best of Wool} under Mark Jacobs.
02/05/12 United Angora Rabbit Club Specialty Open Show {2nd place junior buck} under Morgan Schutz from VA.
Register's Test
To all of you, who have been praying for me while I have been studying for my Register's Test, Thank You!
Jessica decided to take a few photos of me while I was taking my test. Please keep in mind these are not great photos of me. I was stressed to the max. We just drove 3 1/2 hours to be at the show site on time for me to take my test. We still had to unpack some of the rabbits. I won't know if I passed or not for a couple of weeks. If I did not pass, I'll try again in 6 months.
Jessica decided to take a few photos of me while I was taking my test. Please keep in mind these are not great photos of me. I was stressed to the max. We just drove 3 1/2 hours to be at the show site on time for me to take my test. We still had to unpack some of the rabbits. I won't know if I passed or not for a couple of weeks. If I did not pass, I'll try again in 6 months.
Pet Peeve's at Shows
There is one thing I can’t stand at shows is to see dirty or smelly carriers that I know have not been cleaned in ages. This is a big pet peeve of mine. My other pet peeve is when people do not have appropriately sized transport pens for their rabbits. It’s one thing if the show is a day show and the rabbit is in a smaller pen than normal. We’ve all done it. However, to see large rabbits like the Flemish Giants, Giant Chinchillas, and other large breeds of rabbits put into small pens that I would NEVER put any of my angoras in clipped down. Was heart breaking to say the least! I saw many dirty feeders that have not been washed down or cleaned out in months. Dirty moldy water bottles, come on folk’s! This is why people give rabbit shows a bad name.
I can honestly say that the Wool people do much job at providing for their rabbits. Our angora cages are large enough for the rabbit to lay any way its wants to, the rabbit can also move around. Many angora people provided their rabbit’s with some sort of toy and toilet paper rolls of hay to chew on. Walking through the wool room on Saturday night, I don’t think I saw too many cages that were nasty or smelly. Not to mention dirty feeders or water bottles. Great Job Wool people!
With this being said, I’m off my high horse now. I’ll tell you a little bit about how we freshen our travel cages before and during the show.
1. 1. All travel carriers before we leave for the show are sprayed with a water bottle full of water and bleach (with the correct ratio).
2. 2. All cages are left to air dry.
3. 3.All pans are hand scrubbed with Lime Away then rinsed with water and gone over again with soap and water and a scrubber pad.
4. 4. Again the pans are rinsed and left to air dry.
5. 5..Next I spray everything down with a mixture of mouth wash and water (I like the smell).
6. 6. After all pans and cages are dry we place a puppy pee pad in the bottom of the pan. Then we line the pan with newspaper.
7. 7. All of our cages have toys attached to the top of the cages hanging down. Our rabbits also have toys to play with.
8. 8. We attach clean feeders, and water bottles (that are labeled with each rabbit’s name).
8. 8. We attach clean feeders, and water bottles (that are labeled with each rabbit’s name).
When we get to the show sight, we again empty the trays and spray mouth wash in the pans to “freshen” them up. Then we place another pee pad and newspaper in the pan. We do this the morning of the show and the evening of the show or the ride home.
Real quick another pet peeve of mine is how people pick up their rabbits, and why owners do not cut their rabbits toenails. This will be another post in the future.
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