February...

We competed in our first show of the season last weekend -- the Mini Rex Fanciers of the Greater Northwest Triple Crown in Portland, OR. It was a great day -- a very relaxed and fun show. I took one blue, one tort and way to many opals. :-) My opals are still a little young -- between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds but didn't do too badly. One placed 1st in her Junior Class of 7. The rest were middle of the road with the commments mainly reflecting immaturity at this time.

I did receive great comments from Eric Stewart on the ring color. He was very impressed with the overall color of the Opals on the table. This is directly attributed to Kathie Z. who was also showing and whose line sired mine little opals.

I would say that after running opals on 3 tables, I announced "I'm doing brokens"...the stress of having 7 rabbits that all look the same was driving me crazy. :-)



It was very nice to have Eric, Cathy Armstong and Tom Keyes as judges. They did an excellent job and I learned something from each of them. It is always a great asset for the clubs to be able to provide judges we don't always see. It really makes the show worth while. Kudos to Kathy T. for the great job she does in securing the judges.

As I always say, for me Rabbits are a social event. It was very comforting to see old friends and catch up on the happenings in their rabbit world. It is also nice to meet those new to the rabbit world.

This weekend is "culling" time...and it will be a tough one. The Mini Lop cages are full again with litters ready to separate and even I am having a tough time choosing ones to move on. There are just too many nice ones! (We don't even have the "cute" ones with bad bodies....they are cute with good bodies.)

Have a great day!