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SBR:
Hi Chris! I'll cross my fingers for some nice show stoppers out of them!!! I'm sure they'll be very nice kits 
. Give Am.Void a scratch behind the ears and a kiss on the nose for me - the barn just isn't the same without him 
. Give Am.Void a scratch behind the ears and a kiss on the nose for me - the barn just isn't the same without him
Chris Swartout:
Hi Sunnie, just dropped by to see how you are doing. Hope all is well. Neveah and Euphoria are going to bred again shortly to Amethyst Void. Can't wait for the outcome. Take care.
SBR:
You're very welcome Kristin! I'm glad you're happy with her
Kristin Woods:
Hey sunnie,wow i have been to your site alot and never saw this!
also just letting you know veronique is doing great!thanks for the great doe!
also just letting you know veronique is doing great!thanks for the great doe!
SBR:
Hi Karen! Thanks for stopping by my site! I'll see ya in Pomona! :-)
SBR:
Hi Barbara, Thanks for stopping in!
Barbara:
Just blog hopping and thought I'd say hi.
~~**BERLENA**~~:
Hey Sunnie! Just noticed your tagboard so had to say HI! Happy New Year!
Danni-Marie Brooks:
Hi. I like buns too.
SBR:
Hi Cortney, I sent you an email :-)
Cortney Wils:
I have a rabbit question. My Lynx doe was bred to a blue buck who is out of lilacs today the doe had six kits and I can't tell they are Lynx or Lilac. Any tips on how to tell would be great! Thanks Cortney
SBR:
The new Tag Board is up and running! 
Tuesday, January 29th 2008
10:58 PM (255 days, 12h, 39min ago)
What's happening in my breeding program...
WOW... It's unfortunate computer's aren't equipped with "Touch-O-Vision"!
The quality of fur has really made leaps in the last few months. Overall, I'm very happy with the quality of type and coats that I am seeing in my Jr's and young Sr's.
As always, I'm continuously working on improving my Lynx line. Most of 2006 was concentrated on eradicating the "e" Non-Extension gene that is responsible for producing Fawns, so now that there is no possible way for Fawns to show up out of my Lynx, I have been focusing on other breeding goals such as perfecting Type, Ring Definition, Intermediate Ring Rufus, and evenness of coat. To help out in these area's, I purchased a Castor buck from Doug King in January of '07. The first generation offspring now have litters of their own on the ground and are looking amazing!
My REW's have also come a long way... Their coats are still improving and for the most part, their type isn't 1/2 bad either! After attending my first convention this year (in Grand Rapids, MI), I was extremely excited to able to place 4th Jr. Buck out of 49 and 3rd Jr. Doe out of 68 with my Whites!!! I'm also pleased that they are all genetically compatible with my Lynx (and free of Non-Extension), so I will be able to utilize them in my Lynx lines to aide in improving type and overall fur quality as well.
The other variety I've been slowly working on is BEW's... I started out with a Vienna Carrier buck from Berlena's Place and had one of my Lynx does bred to one of her BEW bucks for another litter of VC's. Berlena was very generous to have loaned me a Vienna carrier doe to help start me out as well. After just over a year and a few litters later, I had my first BEW's in the Nestbox! One of those BEW does took 3rd place Sr. Doe out of 12 at ARBA Convention in Grand Rapids, MI... just behind Berlena's Sr. Doe (1st place & BOV) and the Gesswein's Sr. Doe (2nd place). She is now retired to production and I look forward to the future! Thank you so much Berlena - You Rock! Click on her banner below to see her Nationwide Winning BEW's!
I also have a small side project working on Brokens... I'm working towards breeding spotted patterned Broken Lynx... but first I'm trying to get some Non-Extension free Spotted Patterned Brokens with decent type and fur, that I can then cross to Lynx to work towards my goal. I have my first Spotted Broken Lynx that I will be utilizing in this project. His first litters are due soon, so keep an eye out on my litter's page to see how things are coming along. Eventually, I may have to look into importing a "Dalmatian" Dwarf Rex from overseas in order to get the correct markings I'm trying for though. For an idea of the type of pattern I'm trying to accomplish, visit these links:
http://lapinrex.free.fr/tachete1.html
http://lapinrex.free.fr/galerie1.html#tachete
Unfortunately, I will no longer be working on Chocolate's and Lilacs and have sold the last of my brood stock in those varieties. With a limited 24 holes, I had to make the decision to discontinue 2 varieties in order to make room for the BEW's as well as for Lynx & REW Jr's. I'm saddened to get out of these varieties as I've seen a great deal of improvement in them here. A few of my REW's are recessive for Self, so even though I am no longer breeding FOR Chocolates & Lilacs, I will still get some on occasion, so ask about being put on my waiting list for them.
Now that I know where my herd stands on a nationally competitive level, I am excited to see what the future holds. I patiently await (and am breeding towards) the day that Lynx is able to regularly take BOSB, BOB, or even BIS!
The quality of fur has really made leaps in the last few months. Overall, I'm very happy with the quality of type and coats that I am seeing in my Jr's and young Sr's.
As always, I'm continuously working on improving my Lynx line. Most of 2006 was concentrated on eradicating the "e" Non-Extension gene that is responsible for producing Fawns, so now that there is no possible way for Fawns to show up out of my Lynx, I have been focusing on other breeding goals such as perfecting Type, Ring Definition, Intermediate Ring Rufus, and evenness of coat. To help out in these area's, I purchased a Castor buck from Doug King in January of '07. The first generation offspring now have litters of their own on the ground and are looking amazing!
My REW's have also come a long way... Their coats are still improving and for the most part, their type isn't 1/2 bad either! After attending my first convention this year (in Grand Rapids, MI), I was extremely excited to able to place 4th Jr. Buck out of 49 and 3rd Jr. Doe out of 68 with my Whites!!! I'm also pleased that they are all genetically compatible with my Lynx (and free of Non-Extension), so I will be able to utilize them in my Lynx lines to aide in improving type and overall fur quality as well.
The other variety I've been slowly working on is BEW's... I started out with a Vienna Carrier buck from Berlena's Place and had one of my Lynx does bred to one of her BEW bucks for another litter of VC's. Berlena was very generous to have loaned me a Vienna carrier doe to help start me out as well. After just over a year and a few litters later, I had my first BEW's in the Nestbox! One of those BEW does took 3rd place Sr. Doe out of 12 at ARBA Convention in Grand Rapids, MI... just behind Berlena's Sr. Doe (1st place & BOV) and the Gesswein's Sr. Doe (2nd place). She is now retired to production and I look forward to the future! Thank you so much Berlena - You Rock! Click on her banner below to see her Nationwide Winning BEW's!
I also have a small side project working on Brokens... I'm working towards breeding spotted patterned Broken Lynx... but first I'm trying to get some Non-Extension free Spotted Patterned Brokens with decent type and fur, that I can then cross to Lynx to work towards my goal. I have my first Spotted Broken Lynx that I will be utilizing in this project. His first litters are due soon, so keep an eye out on my litter's page to see how things are coming along. Eventually, I may have to look into importing a "Dalmatian" Dwarf Rex from overseas in order to get the correct markings I'm trying for though. For an idea of the type of pattern I'm trying to accomplish, visit these links:
http://lapinrex.free.fr/tachete1.html
http://lapinrex.free.fr/galerie1.html#tachete
Unfortunately, I will no longer be working on Chocolate's and Lilacs and have sold the last of my brood stock in those varieties. With a limited 24 holes, I had to make the decision to discontinue 2 varieties in order to make room for the BEW's as well as for Lynx & REW Jr's. I'm saddened to get out of these varieties as I've seen a great deal of improvement in them here. A few of my REW's are recessive for Self, so even though I am no longer breeding FOR Chocolates & Lilacs, I will still get some on occasion, so ask about being put on my waiting list for them.
Now that I know where my herd stands on a nationally competitive level, I am excited to see what the future holds. I patiently await (and am breeding towards) the day that Lynx is able to regularly take BOSB, BOB, or even BIS!
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