Fulton, NY Show

I'm so psyched!!!!!!!!! My "Little Miss Diva" Cher, who was the reason I went, I thought did exceptionally well since these were the first shows we had competition in. I had entered them before as juniors, but there was only maybe one other entered and we were blown away. Under two different judges, Cher got second with both and some wonderful feedback from the judges and other breeders-Thank you............ And since I was going to bring Murphy and Jasper because someone wanted to potentially look at them, I entered Jasper, because I just figured I wouldn't be as embarassed putting him on the table since I felt I ruined the boys coats. Well low and behold, first show, he took BOS in the first show...............I am so looking forward to the Olean Show on the 12th now..........These litter mates are only 7 mos and hopefully have a few more months to get better and better

I have to thank all the other angora breeders. We were tucked into one little corner and had one extension cord to use with power strips added. Everyone was very welcoming to this newbie and really worked together to avoid blowing the circuits too often.....lol It was fun.........

More baby pictures............

The pictures through the bars of their cage seemed to pick up their colors truer.

The girls.....................

The boys..................

Baby update

I'm still new at this, but I took a guess. I pretty sure I'm right. 3 boys and 4 girls..........All are doing very well and are starting to open their eyes right on time...............

For my disbelieving friends,,,,,,,,

These are for all my disbeleiving friends and co-workers who see pictures and insist that beyond being funny looking, that my rabbits are HUGE!!!! Presenting Max- my favorite snuggle buddy-before and after his hair cut. He's my fiber only bunny because of a DQ factor. I can't wait to spin him all up. I think this may become my first attempt at dying too. We'll see.

OH!!!! and talking about spinning, I almost forgot that I had said I'd be posting a pic of the raw alpaca fiber I've been spinning. I'm about 2/3 done with that project which is why I've been putting off working on my angora fiber. That and in trying to decide if I really should blend or not.

Cher

Alas, I've shared my woes of the beginner over grooming her bunnies coats. Well, I had to share my one success out of that litter. Cher is now a Senior doe and litter mates to the boys still available for sale earlier on my blog. My little "Diva" which I have nicknamed her, has just that for a personality which is probably why I left her and her coat alone to grow. I'm glad I did. I'm really looking forward to the show in Fulton, NY at the end of the month so I can finally get a better idea how she stacks up to some competition. When I showed her as a Junior, we'd be lucky if there was one other in her class.

Babies at 4 days

I am so amazed at the range in colors of these torts. At 4 days old, I can really tell the difference amongst them. The camera just doesn't do them justice.........The one in the top left is the softest most pastel colors and the two dark ones really don't look that close in colors in person and the one on the very bottom doesn't have that yellow tint in person that I can see...........

Just 6 more days til they open their eyes!!!!!!!!

I know, I'm a freak...............

Oh, and after I groomed a couple of the big guys yesterday, I thought I'd be cutsy with props like so many seem to pull off beautifully and got the pic above of a less than amused Murphy. I don't think I'll torture him like that ever again.......

another baby pic

I know I'm not the Mom.......but I'm so excited about these babies...................

They're here........

Promise had a litter of 7 this morning. Mom and babies are doing very well. I just love watching them grow up. Some would certainly fine me nuts, but it's still only my second litter. I'm quite sure they're all various torts-Mom's a black tort and Dad's a blue tort. I have really high hopes for them. They have GC's all over they're pedigree on both sides. I can't wait to see what they're colors develope into.

Day at the Show........

As some of you may know, we also have a toy train business. We've cut store hours to by appointment only since Bill started his job in September. So after a long rest, we rented our first tables of the season at the TTCS show today. For the most part, these are his babies.........he knows the merchandising, pricing, and so on. I know effective vehicle packing, bag acquistion, and proper change counting. I really don't know if he could manage without me.......lol. So, I thought ahead and ended up having a really awesome time today. I grabbed my Babe wheel and the bag of raw Alpaca fleece I'm spinning for my friend Paula of PK's Alpaca Korral and packed it in the mini van this morning. Once we had everything set up, I pulled my stuff out and went to town. I really felt like I accomplished a lot today and had fun doing it. I'm getting really happy with how the yarn is turning out by the way................I'll have to get some pictures up soon. I'm expecting a litter at the end of the week, so hopefully I can post pics then......If anyone's interested in Alpaca, visit Paula at http://www.pksalpacakorral.com.