Complete results of the Open Angora judging at the 2014 American Rabbit Breeders Convention …
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Angora Rabbits first came into Lil Peck's life with the purchase of a doe as a pet for her daughter, in 1992. Shortly thereafter, Lil began entering ARBA shows in the open classes while her two children showed in youth classes. In the mid-90's, Lil wrote "The Angora Rabbit Online Technical Manual" and published it through the hosting service that America Online had at that time. In 1999 she moved it to its own domain, AngoraRabbit.com.
Lil served as a board member of the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club, and as an officer in the Mid America Angora Club. She was NARBC's first webmaster.
In 2000 Lil became less active in the rabbit fancy, and in 2004, she gave her rabbits to a friend, longtime Angora breeder Cheri Olsen. Lil continued to maintain AngoraRabbit.com as a resource for Angora Rabbit owners. Then in October 2012, Lil reentered the rabbit fancy, coming home from the American Rabbit Breeders Association convention that fall with a trio of English Angoras.
Lil and her daughter, Georgia Schafer, enter most of the rabbits shows in Kansas, and frequently go to shows in Missouri, too. They have gotten championships on several English Angoras, and in 2016, Lil had the Best of Breed winning English Angora of the national Angora specialty show.
Convention, German clippers, fenbendazole, Angora litters
I like my Wahl ARCO SE Professional Cordless clippers for some clipping work on English Angoras, but for general wool shearing and harvest, they just can\’t handle the extreme wool density and fineness of my rabbits\’ fiber …
Show news, new Facebook group
A 2nd RIS in show win, and a fun new Facebook group for breeders of show rabbits. Have you heard of these breeds: \”Hot-gora,\” \”Love Bunny,\” \”Nebraska Brown,\” and \”Dreadlock Woolies (Rastaman Woolies)\” …
Followup on the effect of the PETA Chinese Angora Rabbit video
When the notorious PETA video was released last year, some of us were skeptical about it, and were concerned that the bad publicity may have harmed those Chinese Angora farmers who are ethical …
New article about English Angora body type
I finally got around to this article I have been wanting to do, about English Angora rabbit body type. When I sheared Missy …
Pregnancy toxemia in does
I lost a doe to pregnancy toxemia for the first time, a few weeks ago. My beautiful \”Arctic Tracks,\” a multiple Best of Breed winner, had to be euthanized after it became clear that she was not going to survive. It isn\’t unusual for a pregnant English Angora to have a brief period where they eat a bit less, in the 2-3 week period after breeding. I was not concerned the first day. But by the second day, I knew something was amiss …
Moving towards Convention
I sheared and bred what may be my best doe. I\’ve got this young tort doe that I took to the shows last spring. Younger and smaller than the others, she usually placed last …
Why I decided I won’t offer rabbits for sale
I have not advertised rabbits for sale, because offering rabbits for sale is not why I am in this hobby of breeding and showing rabbits. I returned to the hobby in 2012 after a ten year break. During that time, I’ve received several inquiries about rabbits for sale …
Let's paws for chat about claws and colors
Betty Chu has written a new blog post about the only rabbit color that is temperature sensitive. Ricardo Gonzalez has also addressed the issue on his blog. Clue: it isn\’t tortoiseshell …
The MAAC June Specialties
Margaret Bartold got us all rounded up and organized for two Mid America Angora Club specialty shows on Friday night in Wichita, Kansas …