News 2008

January - March

An amazing start to the breeding season with a total of 25 babies in the shed by mid-March, and 2 more does expecting litters.  The biggest litter numerically came from Skippy, an orange dwarf lop doe, mated to Tenley, an orange buck.  The most successful mini is a sable doe who fed her babies almost to bursting point.

Show-wise the highlight so far has been Didcot on 2nd February when Trison, Trio's son, took Best of Breed and came 3rd Best Lop, out of nearly 30 other rabbits. (Back down to earth the following week when he came 2nd out of 2 though at Reading!!). That's the unpredictability of showing.

'Old News' - 2007

June 2007

The first Best of Breed for Trio at the Reading Rabbit Show in June.

Another stunning result at the end of the month at Woburn Abbey, when my young sable mini lop buck only four and half months old, took Best of Breed and second best lop.

August

One of the biggest shows of the year, the London Championships took place at the end of the month and as usual my oranges decided to moult. One of my younger bucks was there and took the CC and Tiny Tim's son, took the mini lop sable CC, so a good weekend.

September

One of the few agricultural shows I have manage to attend, the Thame Show and Trio's son did extremely well, took the CC from his Dad, and came 2nd in the U/5 month lop challenge.

November

Back to the village halls as the winter approaches and again Trio's son does well, taking the dwarf lop orange CC and coming third in the under 5 month lop challenge.

December

Both Reading and Didcot this month.  At Reading Trio took the orange dwarf lop CC, it was his son's first show as an adult and he needs a few months to develop into a mature adult.  Another one of Tiny Tim's sons was there.  Looked very neat on the show table but beaten by a more mature rabbit. I am hopeful his time will come!