X-mas is here!

Hello to all, wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday. As we come to a new year I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and everyone have a happy new year. I'm enjoying the time with family here in the warm state of Alabama. :-) Its a lot warmer than home. LOL! Looking forward to the trip home I know the bunnies are in good hands and will all be waiting for me.

Fall Convention!!!

Here we go to Fall Convention....... Michigan last show of the season, hoping the rabbits do good only time will tell. Don't have much to show so will see what happens.

Bunnies 4 Sale....

Just thought I would post a short note. The MSRBA Show is coming up, Dec 5th in East Lansing and I will have a few junior Rew does and buck's 4 sale. Come look for me and you can have a look at them.

First new babies in the Rabbitry!!!

Just had my first 2 litters of babies in the new barn. :-) GC Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada just had a litter of 4 babies in Nov 12Th. There is 2 REW and 2 Agouti's, looking very nice so far. Then there is Silvertone's Dominique and she had a litter of on Nov 13th and there is 1 REW, 1 Black and 2 Agouti babies. I believe there the Chestnut color. One of the few colors that I just love and haven't had sence I gotten back into English angoras. Most of the good wool and type are either on REW or torts. Like I say its fun to play with color but type and wool is everything if you want to do well and win. The sir of both litters is GC Star Buck's Green Acres. I'm hoping to take some pixs and they are up and growing.
Nothing to much just been busy grooming 1 senior doe and 8 junior REW's that I have that are up and coming. Looking really nice I do have to say body type is spot on and know just waiting for the wonderful wool to start to come in. I'm hoping spring show season will be a fun one.

And there's still more!

Here are a few more pixs of the "rabbit taj mahal" It would take alot to bring it down. There is room for 32 rabbits and then some. There will be heat in the winter and a/c in the summer.

They're moved in.

It took a really long time but the new bunny barn is done and up and full of rabbits. Posting the pixs now.

Ground Breaking!

Yesterday was the day we broke ground on the new rabbit barn. :-) Its going to be a 10ft by 12ft barn with a gable vent and 2 on each side 3ft by 6ft vent running the sides for good air movement. This will give the rabbits a nice view of the outdoors and the flower beds that are going around the outside of the barn.
We started the holes yesterday but it started to rain and the other half had hit a root with the post hole digger and said "I'm done for know lets take a break". So hoping to have it all done today if everything goes well. I will have to take pics as it coming along.

NARBC 2008-2009 Sweep year

NARBC sweet year has ended and know its time to start all over again. I thought I did really well for getting my feet wet back into showing English Angoras.
I was 12th place in the country with 1041.5 points in English Angoras and English wool I was 6th place with 88 points. That isn't bad at all for not showing very much. The rabbits have 13 BOB, 10 BOS and 2 Best In Shows for season 2008-2009. I don't know how mant GC I have to turn in and BIS I need to turn in.
They have done me well lets see if we can top it for next year. The New sweep year has started! Also right know i'm in the MSRBA club i'm ranked 23rd place in all breed points trying to beat my rank last year of 25th place, it doesn't end til out fall Convention in December. It can be hard when you don't have very many people to show with.

Fall 2009 show season.

Thought I would post the rest pics of the bunnies. 1st is a little Star Buck's( yet to be named) (black tort) jr buck colored. I thought he was going to be super long in type but has he done a change on me to a really nice short little guy. I think he is going to have some really nice wool coming in. Sir: Countryside Magnum x Shepherd's TigerLily. 2nd Is Star Buck's Louis Armstrong Blue Jr colored buck that I kept back. First of I would like to say this isn't a color that I would keep. There can be so many problems with the nails. Well he has really dark nails and has really nice type and has really nice wool coming in. I will be keeping my eye on him to see how he turns out. Sir: Countryside Magnum x Silvertone Dominique. 3rd is Star Buck's ( yet to be named) Jr( Black tort) colored doe. Just a very cute little girl coming up has really nice short type and a sweetie pie to work with. Sir: Countryside Magnum x Shepherd's Tigerlily.
Also I have 9 REW babies, that are just going on 6 weeks soon. Really a cute batch of babies there mother Silvertone Ricki Lake and Star Buck's Ava are getting sick of living with them time for them to move on out.

Fall Show Team: 2009

From the top: Star Buck's Bobby Flaye (Blue tort) Sr colored buck, has 2 legs to his name very nice typed and really has nice dence wool for a buck. Sir: Countryside Magnum x GC Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada. 2nd is Star Buck's Gadae. (blue tort Sr colored doe has 2 legs to her name very nice typed doe has very nice wool still very young. Sir: Countryside Magnum x GC Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada. 3rd is a little doe that I really like alot, Star Buck's Ela Fitz, (black tort jr doe, never liked the color but she has really nice type and I love the wool that is coming in on her. Sir Countryside Magnum x Damn: Silvertone Domimque. 4th is Star Buck's Lady Gaga( Black Sr colored doe, 2 legs to her name nothing short of a nice little doe, another color that I don't care for but I wouldn't be keeping her around if she didn't have great type and outstanding wool it just keeps on growing and has really great density starting to build. Sir: GC Star Buck's Coach x Damn: Silvertone Ricki Lake. 5th is Star Buck's Rachel Ray ( White Sr doe, that is nothing but short and sweet, she has 1 leg to her name but I think she will have more by the time 2009 fall show season is said and done. She is short and sweet with that body type and she is very dence. Sir: GC Star Buck's Coach x Silvertone Ricki Lake. Lady Gaga and her are out of the same litter. They have an 2 older sister that have done really well for me and very happy with GC Star Buck's Grace Kelly, GC Star Buck's Ava Angora BIS and there brother Star Buck's Green Acers with my first All Breed Best In Show of 2009.

Fall show season starts soon.

Haven't posted any pic's of rabbits in awhile. I haven't had a camera since it was taken from my house when i was broken into. So I got one from a friend and thought I'd go buck wild and take some pic's of some of the up and coming ladies and genital men I have been working with for the fall show season.

Here is Sr white doe, Star Buck's Grace Kelly, sir: Silvetone Avalanche (2007 ARBA Conv BOS) dam: SilvertoneRicki Lake (BOB MSRBA Conv) she has had very little showing due to the fact she doesn't like the heat really well. She been chilling out in the house in the basement for the summer to beat the heat. She will be coming out for a 3 show weekend this fall and then her coat will come off. 1st place jr white doe (Leg) Michigan State Rabbit club all breed show, 1st place Sr white doe Great Lake show A BOB, BOV (Leg), 1st place Sr white doe Great Lake show B BOB, BOV (Leg) She has 2 litte sister that are going to be kncok outs.

Summer Time

Haven't really had anything to report this month. Just found out wont be going to any show this coming month. The Great Lake show August 22 they wont be holding it. :-( Going to go check and see if there anything in OH or IN to go to. I have that show itch. LOL Have a few rabbits that I would like to sell a 1 blue tort doe 1 blue tort buck & 1 black tort buck. If anyone wants to know more please e-mail me. Mrhoden9@aol.com Just had 2 litters this summer, Silvertone Ricki Lake x Star Buck's Green Acers GC 6 legs 1 BIS, 6 wonderful babies. Also Star Bucks Ava GC 4 legs 1 BIS x Star Buck's Green Acers GC 6 legs 1 BIS, 3 wonderful babies. Looking forward to the up and coming babies.
Hoping to get some pix taken of the up and coming show bunnies for this fall. I have some really nice bunnies and looking foward to fall show season.

Whats new!

Summer has come to Michigan! :-) Yeah that mean summer ear in the bunnies if you don't keep them in the house when they are born. It sure does make it easier to hold onto them when grooming them. LOL Not to much is going on around Star Buck's Rabbitry. Just keeping everyone happy and cool. Had a litter of 4 babies on May 14th Countryside Magnum x Sheperd's Tigerlily 2 bucks's Black tort & Blue tort 2 does Black tort & Blue tort. Both bucks are 4 sale I really don't need anymore bucks around I will be at the Great lake show August 22. e-mail me if you like one put on hold there priced at $75.00 Mrhoden9@aol.com

Summer Shows Are here!

Summer show season in Michigan is in full swing! Went to a double show this pass saturday for Great Lake Rabbit club. There the club that held the 2007 Convention in Grand Rapids MI. Its time to start to take ice bottles and water bottles and fans with us more and more to the shows. Well Star Buck's Rabbitry did a bang out job. Show A Star Buck's Grace Kelly (sr white doe) won BOB and Star Bucks Bbby Flay ( Jr colored buck) won BOS. Went for 4 class and I don't understand when judges just feel the outside of the coat and keep going. Something isn't right with that. LOL Show B had wonderful Judge Molly Covert! Love the Molly! Star Buck's Grace Kelly walked away with BOB so know givning her 3 legs. BOS was won by my white junior buck. Came to Best 4 class and we had District 8 rep Ronn Mauck. He started on the end with the English Angora and worked his way to the other end. He came back when he was done judging and looked at the English Angora and then went to the mini Satin. I was grabbing my poor friend Jenny arm ( Like come on and give it to the English Angora.) But he went with the mini Satin. Oh well there always next time and I have 2 young girls coming up in the ranks Star Buck's Lady Gaga ( Black doe) and Star Buck's Rachel Ray( white doe). There going to be the big girls to watch out for this fall on 4 class table. I have to say Silvertone Ricki Lake you have given me some of the best animls I have ever had. Star Buck's Green Acers BIS, Star Buck's Ava BIS, Star Buck's Grace Kelly, Star Buck's Rachel Ray and Star Buck's Lady Gaga. There Silvertone Ricki Lake you should be happy and so should your Bunny mother ( Linda C)

Is summer really hear!

What about this weather??? It goes from hot to cold to sunny till not so nice out. I wish it would make up its mind. Have a show this weekend I hope it isn't to hot. Need to have the A/c in my car recharged... Will have no worries about the heat then But taking along water bottles and ice bottles just to be on the safe side. Hoping to do well at the show I really don't have to much to show just babies.

My first BIS 2009

I thought I'd post a pic of my BIS buck from Lapper rabbit show from April. He is now cut down and making babies. I can't wait to see what they turn out to be.... Also here is a Pic of his, BIS winning sister. She won her BIS in the Michigan Angora Show in May of 2009. She is now a mother of 3 babies.

Spring Show Season 2009

MSRBA Spring Convention 3/7/09.( Angora show) BOS ( Star Buck's Green Acers)
Lapper Rabbit club 3/28/09 A BOB BIS ( Star Buck's Green Acers) BOS ( Star Buck's Ava
B BOB ( Star Buck's Ava), BOS ( Star Buck's Green Acers)
Oscoda Rabbit club A BOB Best Over All Wool( Star Buck's Ava) BOS ( Star Buck's Green Acers)
B BOB (Star Buck's Ava), BOS ( Star Buck's Green Acers)
Heart Of Michigan 5/19/09 A BOB ( Star Buck's Green Acers , BOS ( Star Buck's Ava)
Saginaw Rabbit club 5/19/09 B BOB ( Star Buck's Ava), BOS ( Star Buck's Green Acers)
Michigan Angora club 5/17/09 BOB, BIS, BIS Over All Wool ( Star Buck's Ava) BOS (Star Buck's Geen Acers
North Central BOB ( Star Buck's Green Acers) BOS ( Star Buck's Ava)
Great Lake Show A BOB, ( Star Buck's Grace Kelly) BOS ( Star Buck's Ramze)
Great Lake Show B BOB, Star Buck's Grace Kelly) BOS (Star Buck's Bobby Flaye)

10 BOB- 11 BOS 1 All Breed Best In Show- 1 Angora Best In Show NARBC 2008/2009

4 Sale

Hello everyone. I hope everyone has a happy Bunny day. :-) I was just going to write a fast post have some bunnies for sale. 4 Sale: Black junior buck his a wooler bunny. He has a white tail very nice typed buck. (Star Buck's Coach x Silvertone Ricki Lake) Also have a Blue tort junior doe. (Countryside Magnum x Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada) I don't know if she will make weight she is being free feed and she is right know at 2 pounds. They will be 3 month late April.

Great Show weekend!

I thought I would post a fast note... This pass weekend I won my first All Breed Best In Show. It was with a White Senior Buck. :-) I'm hoping to get a pix of him down soon. Also out East Linda C from NY took a BIS also. Way to go wool!

Spring as Sprung

Hello everyone

Haven't blogged in awhile and I thought I would post something. :-) Have a lot of up and coming babies. I think there a total of 20 baby English Angoras know. I will have a fun full time picking out the keepers from each litter.
Its kind of funny, I have a litter of 8 and there only 2 does in the whole litter and the rest are bucks. What does one person do with 6 bucks. LOL There mom Silvertone Dominique is doing a bang out job taking care of them. They are started to eat pellets.
Already thinking of my May breeding and crosses that I would like to try and see how they turn out for juniors. Also looking at the bigger pitcher 2010 Convention.

Babies

Hey everyone, I haven't had time to post anything new, but I had time this morning. Been waiting for my doe Silvertone Dominique. The very nice black doe from Linda C had 8 babies this morning. I was sweating bullets in wanting them for them to be due before tomorrow before i leave to go to East Lansing MI for MSRBA Spring Convention for the weekend and a Double show. We have a All breed show on Saturday and Angora show on Sunday. Hoping Star Buck's Rabbitry bunnies do well there young but they are nice and coming into there own.

Is there anything new!

There not to much new to report. Didn't lose ( work at Delphi) my job, I still have it my hours where cut down to 6 hours a week. Some is better than none. But looking for a new job, never going to stop looking there out there.
On the bunny front not to much is going on. The babies are getting ever so big and cute right know 5 weeks. Its funny when they all try to sit on top of there mom in the cage. :-) awwww. My othere juniors from the doing good they will be 4 month in March. There going from that baby coat to that junior coat. They have been finding out what the blower is all about and soon going to find out what a tattoo feels like. :-( There owner is going to find out what another one feels like here soon. I love getting inked!
My Seniors are out there, just starting to really bloom and come into there own. Next weekend in the MSRBA Spring Convention at Michigan State. Should be alot of fun and there an Angora show on Sunday.

Baby Bunnies

I didn't posted these just yet but I have 14 new baby bunnies to report. LOL Silvertone Ricki Lake x Star Buck's Coach. On Jan 20th had a litter of 8 together 4 Black and 4 Rew, well one of the little black babies didn't live. :-( So there know 7 babies., Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada x Countrysides Magnum, for her fist time had a litter of 7 babies on Jan 26th. First time mom put them in the nest box. All the babies are Blue tort very cool bunch of babies.
The other 3 does that I bred didn't take. Maybe that was a good thing or I really would be swimming in baby bunnies. LOL I will try to re bred the other 3 does sometime in late end of Feb when it gets a little warmer I hope.

Think your safe in your homes.

Hello Everyone out there. :-) I know these has nothing to do with rabbits but yesterday Jan 27t 2009 I was robbed. You think your safe in your own home but I guess not. Times most be getting hard for people in my area of Saginaw Michigan. Who ever the people where they came through and kicked in my back door to my home. I came home to a house to an open front and my first worry where my rabbits where they ok and the place was trashed. Everything was turned upside down. They taken a flat screen tv, check book and a music insterment. They even tried to get into where I keep the rabbits outside but there alright.
Its just make me so upset people will do these to there people. So times are getting tuff out there for people and its going to keeping going up people breaking into people homes.

4 Sale

Haven't posted anything in along time been really busy. I have a really nice doe for sale I need to make room have some up and coming babies and litters due.
Shepard's Tiger lily is 4 sale. She is a really nice black tort doe her children are (GC Star Buck's Devil Wear Prada( sable point) she is soon to be a mother) and GC Star Buck's Coach ( Black Tort). Shepard's Tiger Lily is also a carries the sable point gene. I don't need to keep Tiger lily I have her daughter. E-mail me at Mrhoden9@aol.com for more questions.

Up and coming!

Here is my first post for the new year. :-) I thought I take some up and coming pix of the babies from Novembers litters. I think there going to be some outstanding rabbits. The babies are out of Star Buck's Isabella x Silvertone Avalanche. These breeding was a father daughter breeding that I thought turn out really well. There was only 3 babies in the litter 2 REW does, Star Buck's Jackie O , Star Buck's Caroline and the little Fawn buck with the outstanding face Star Buck's Robert Kennedy Jr. Little does he know when he is older his going to have a date with Silvertone Dominique when he becomes older. Really would like some outstanding Chestnuts again. The last lady from Silvertone Ricki Lake x Silvertone Avalanche breeding. So happy to get something out of these cross Star Buck's Grace Kelly. I will have litter due the end of January I will keep yeah posted.