Newest Arrivals!!!!!!!!!

Born last Tuesday the 16th, I found them ice cold in the nestbox that evening just in time. Thank you to all those who post in the groups that gave me the idea to grab a hot water bottle when I saw one twitch a little-a very little. I spent the next 30 mins flipping the 4 little bodies around like pancakes to warm all of them and make sure they didn't "cook" and was able to bring 3 back. At just a week old they are growing in leaps and bounds, my most rewarding litter so far!

I have updated my website some for those who might want to take a peek: http://ljangoras.tripod.com/

I'm so looking forward to the next show in Rochester, NY on 1/4. I hope we have good weather and many familiar, friendly faces are able to attend.

Happy Holidays to all!

Website Delays

Sorry for the delay in updating my website. For some reason, I haven't been able get on an edit it. I've been in contact with the server and hope to resolve the issue soon.

I can let you know that the black doe and REW doe on my sales page have been placed.

I still have available the black jr buck and the tort sr doe that are both listed. If you're interested, please contact me at ljangoras@aol.com and we can talk details. I may be willing to do some negotiating/trading if the right opportunity comes along.

For me personally I was terribly, awefully sick last week and have tons of catch up to do with the bunnies as well as around the house-let alone START holiday preparations. Hopefully I'll have a litter by the end of the week..........
I'm looking forward to The Rochester show in January too.........

Happy Holidays!!!

Busy weekend here

Finally! My first 100% English Angora project done! I'm thrilled to see my results. I started too too long ago clipping a couple of my bunnies, then spinning thier wool. All self taught, I then started to knitt a scarf out of it. I got what could have been a 3rd of the way through and decided it felt so heavenly that there was no way I'd be happy with it on the outside of my coat, I had to be able to feel it. So I ripped it apart and started my first ever pair of mittens. Having no clue what I was doing, I fumbed my way trying to figure how I could make them work. Then I realized I needed more yarn, so I went back to spinning-huge lesson what a diference in the end product. I was still determined to finish and here they are. I learned lots and can pick out every detail of my work both accomplished and fumbled through. Even though they're huge on my hands I just love them and look forward to my
next project. Maybe something a little simpler though.........My black doe spun up and into a patterned scarf..........hmmmm


And introducing the newest member of our home..........Nelson. He's a cockapoo, which I never thought I'd like. Our Golden Retriver, Klem, is showing huge signs of his 12 yrs and we've been talking about our choices if/when to get another dog, what kind and so on.......... Well, this guy almost litterally fell into our laps and hearts. He's 4 1/2 mos and in his first 24 hrs no accidents in the house. Yeah!

Old Timers Show-Syracuse, NY

On 11/08/08, we packed up and head back to Syracuse for the Old Timers Show. I'm so glad we did! It was held in the Toyota building at the NYS Fairgrounds which is used for cattle during the Fair, but it was so clean you'd never know it. What an awesome set up! The building is huge!!!! We only used maybe half the building and since it was raining that morning folks were allowed to drive right into the building to unload even. To top it off, Liberty Junction Annette-pictured above-earned BOB making her 4th leg under Judge Mike D'Amico!! Liberty Junction Mystic and Kellar had their show debut as 4 mo old Jrs and recieved some very nice comments as well and I can't wait to see how they develope.

Unfortunately it looks as though this is our last show in the area until January 2009. If anyone knows of any within 2-3 hrs of Dansville, NY - please, please, please e-mail me the information!!! I'd love to be there!

Please check out my web site http://ljangoras.tripod.com/index.html as I should be doing some updates within the next day or so with some specials on available bunnies.

Web Site Update

I've updated my Web Site and have several Juniors now available as well as a superb show quality Sr doe. I'll be attending the Old Timers show in Syracuse Nov 8, but will have limmited room to bring bunnies, so please let me know if you're interested in any. Visit my site-tell me what you think.........

I've been busy spinning/knitting up my first prjoct of 100% angora from my own bunnies. I'll post pictures as soon as I'm done which I'm hoping to be in a week or so.

NY Convention-Grand Finals

So this past weekend was my first NY Convention and I had a blast! Thank you to all those who put in so much hard work-it was appreciated.

So now for how I did................

AWESOME!!!!!!

Show A-Saturday morning
Judge Helen Brose
BOS- my Liberty Junction Annette-YEAH!!!!
BOB- was Brenda Hunneshagen's Sr. REW buck ( I can't beleive I forgot his name already!)

Show B- Saturday afternoon
Judge Cheryl Eng-Lynk
BOS- my Liberty Junction Annette- YEAH!!!!
BOB- again Brenda's buck

Show C- Sunday morning
Judge Dave Cardinal
Ok, I hate to admit I only heard that Brenda again took BOB though I'm not sure with which rabbit. The morning was a flurry and since neither Annette nor Phoebe took group I ran to help my friend Charlotte Schweikart with her French Angoras and Jersey Woolies which had her running. And I tried to help out at the angora raffle table as I could so others could tend to their bunnies too. I just wish I could have done more.

BIS for all the shows was dominated by a beautiful Netherland Dwarf.
Jack Bailey did take Reserve with his Giant doe for one of the Saturday shows.

Angoras Specialty-Sunday Afternoon
Judge Bill Patrick
BOS- Brenda
BOB- ANNETTE!!!!!!!! wooohooo!!!!!!
Annette also took Best English Angora wool

BIS was Charlotte's French Angora Nixie
Best reserve was Jack Bailey's Giant doe
That same order was repeated for wool

Congratulations to all.................

I was thrilled to bring home my girl as a Grand Champion as she was also registered this weekend. I wish I had come home with oodles of pictures but since my daughter had homecoming weekend I left the camera at home so I could try to feel like I was in two places at once............

Cobleskill, NY Show

First I want to share my first fall show news.....

YEAH!!!!!! Liberty Junction Phoebe won BOB!!!
This was today in Cobleskill in the open show under Judge Bob Shaftoe. And I was tempted to put her on the sales list......I've been told that sometimes you get great results with a little threatning.......lol. She's proven to be a late, but great developer.

The bad news is that there weren't enough exhibitors to get a leg. I'm thrilled anyways since I was up against Mr. Collin Burns himself.

Now I'm really looking forward to going to Hamburg next weekend and Grand Finals next month.

In my "Litter News", I still have 2 Jr bucks left, a REW and a black. I've decided to keep for sure the black doe and have pulled a REW buck off the sales list to see how much better he may develop. This has really impressed me and I may have to do a repaet in the spring.

And above is an updated picture of my litter out of Cher. Unfortunately I'm down to 5, but on the positive note they are doing really well and are growing like little weeds. Their eyes are opening. I just love watching them develop. I've grown towait to check sexes until the nest box is out, but I was tempted to take a guess and hopefully I'm right that they are all does, but the one black buck. I'll let you all know for sure in a couple weeks. I've been so bad at the guessing game.............

As always, feel free to e-mail if interested......... LJAngoras@aol.com