First Rabbit Show

[lastfling]

Congrats on the Tan trio. I have yet to show, but acquired a trio of Tan's with the intent to establish my own herd and to show. I bred both doe's but only one took -- and here are the results - 3 weeks old as of 9/9.. I've never shown before either, so will just wing it when I do start. What I'm finding though is that Tan's are few and far between in this area of the country and not all show's are sanctioning the breed. While I understand you can show without a sanction, I don't think you can garner points and/or legs if numbers shown in the breed are low. Of course I may be wrong, and would appreciate any clarification anybody can provide. First attempt at posting pictures so bear with me!

 

[RaveMoon]

Congrats on the Tan trio. I have yet to show, but acquired a trio of Tan's with the intent to establish my own herd and to show. I bred both doe's but only one took -- and here are the results - 3 weeks old as of 9/9.. I've never shown before either, so will just wing it when I do start. What I'm finding though is that Tan's are few and far between in this area of the country and not all show's are sanctioning the breed. While I understand you can show without a sanction, I don't think you can garner points and/or legs if numbers shown in the breed are low. Of course I may be wrong, and would appreciate any clarification anybody can provide. First attempt at posting pictures so bear with me!

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww11/NCgeezer/tanbabies1-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww11/NCgeezer/tanbabies2.jpg

I am in LOVE with those little ones!!

You are right, it seems like they are a fairly rare breed! It took me quite awhile to actually find some Tan breeders in my area (I live in Michigan) and then, to find ones that actually had stock available. The show that I am going to doesn't have Tans sanctioned BUT as I was talking with the breeder that I got these from, he mentioned that since I was going, he and another Tan breeder would go because that would make up the 3 breeder 5 rabbit criteria.

So naturally, now when my bunnies win BOB, then go on to win BIS (hehe, funny huh?) they'll be able to get legs.

 

[lastfling]

I'm glad you were able to find some other tan breeders to work with you at the shows! I had to drive about 6 hours one way to pick up the trio I purchased, and that was after the rabbits had made the journey from New York to the pick up location. The things we do to satisfy our passions! Good luck on the future shows. Can't wait for that BOB, BIS, etc.

 

[Ms. Research]

Congrats on the Tan trio. I have yet to show, but acquired a trio of Tan's with the intent to establish my own herd and to show. I bred both doe's but only one took -- and here are the results - 3 weeks old as of 9/9.. I've never shown before either, so will just wing it when I do start. What I'm finding though is that Tan's are few and far between in this area of the country and not all show's are sanctioning the breed. While I understand you can show without a sanction, I don't think you can garner points and/or legs if numbers shown in the breed are low. Of course I may be wrong, and would appreciate any clarification anybody can provide. First attempt at posting pictures so bear with me!

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww11/NCgeezer/tanbabies1-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww11/NCgeezer/tanbabies2.jpg

All I can say is WOW! Absolutely amazing coloring! Beautiful Kits! Congratulations

 

[bunnylovincowgirl]

I LOVE tan babies! So cute! I love it when they sit with their front feet tucked under them like the black baby in the second pic. They remind me of roosting chickens.


Ravemoon -- I'm in Michigan, too. Let us know how your show goes!!

 

[crazyturkeydesigns]

Second, what sort of advice would you give to someone who is showing for the first time? I plan on taking my does/buck just as a "practice" run. They're all in very good condition (that my untrained eye can tell) and the buck has 3 legs, and one of my does has 1 leg already. I really have no delusions of winning BIS, or even placing higher than last place, this is 100% a learning experience. However, I'd like to treat it as though it were a real show, and I just really don't want to do anything wrong, or make any BIG mistakes!

One thing that you should know is that these things take a long time. My first show was a relatively small one. Show A was supposed to start at 8:00, and B at 10:30. Actually, show A started at 9:30 and finished at around 12. Show B started at 11 and ended at 3:30.

x 100000000000000000000000000

A show we went to this weekend was a triple (for us, there was a satin and mini rex specialty) that was supposed to start at 9 am, but that's around what time the specialty shows started (supposed to start at 8). There was also a lot of people and no speaker systerm/mic or anything, so you had to listen suuuuuuper carefully to what breed was at what table and what variety they were on.
Also. Take chairs! Most shows let you have them and you'll be there for awhile. Make sure you have whatever you use for grooming (if anything), etc. It sounds like you'll be ready for it. Oh, and make sure you know all your rabbits info so filling out remark cards/forms is easy and you don't have to go back and change a buck to a doe or change an ear number. We have a little notebook we take with age, color, ear #, etc so its easy to keep track of.
Shows are a ton of fun, even though they take forever. Great opportunity to meet and talk to new people, pick up some snazzy new rabbit supplies, and maybe even a new rabbit.
Good luck and let us know how it goes!