Animal agriculture is not for the weak of heart; sometimes it will nearly break your heart and your will to continue. This post by ARBA rabbit judge and breeder of winning Dutch rabbits, Briony Barnes, hits all the key elements of being a competitive rabbit hobbyist, and I asked her permission to share it here …
Category: Lil’s Blog
My activities with my Moirai Rabbitry.
Misting system for cooling outdoor rabbits
Today, I installed this misting system around the area where I keep my outdoor rabbits: Orbit 30060 Arizona Outdoor Misting System Basic 3/8-Inch Cooling Set …
Write-in Kelly Flading for NARBC Angora club president!
Write-in Kelly Flading for president of the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club! Kelly is a smart, creative innovator …
Krazy kolor breeders need not apply
You can\’t be a krazy kolor breeder and also be truly committed to the betterment of English Angoras. The constitution of the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club (NARBC) states, in part, \”to encourage the breeding of the standard animals\” …
Hay rack for rabbit carrier
Imagine taking your Angora Rabbit with her beautiful full show coat to a show — and then she decides to chew on herself …
Betty Chu appeared on Steve Harvey's show with her Angora Rabbits
Until this segment is available on the Steve Harvey YouTube channel, I am temporarily posting it here for those Angora Rabbit fanciers who wanted to see it, but missed it …
5% produces 95% WINNERS
This short article by Marti Dill is a classic that used to be available on the ARBA.net website. It can no longer be found there, so I have posted it here, because I think it has such good points about selection for herd improvement.
Colleen Boyd to hold workshop at Michigan Fiber Festival
Colleen Boyd will be giving two Angora rabbit fiber workshops at the Michigan Fiber Festival in August …
A show with fellow Angora breeders is more fun
We had a show yesterday. We knew there was the major winter storm moving in, but the forecast predicted it wouldn\’t really deep into the area until late afternoon. Just the same, there was icing on my windshield as I made the two hour drive over. I was betting that the show manager, Clarence Lindsey, would be true to his reputation, and get us all out of there at record speed …
What is a "Grand Champion?"
A rabbit should not be called a \”Grand Champion\” unless all of the necessary requirements have been filled. To call a rabbit a Grand Champion when the steps have not been completed is to cheapen the award …