Springfield, OH show results

 The Springfield OH show went well today. (sorry, no pictures - some dummy left her camera at home) There were close to 20 Satin Angoras  shown.   In Show A, Joey Martin picked my white junior doe, Tsunami, as BOV and then BOS for her first leg!  Knight was BOSV in both shows.   We were first on the table for both Show A & B, so were done showing by 1:30PM.   

SHOW A- Joey Martin, Judge

SA - BOB - CJB - Lisa Moretti

SA  BOS - WJD - Lisa Rodenfels  

FA - BOB - WSB - Will Ashton  

FA - BOS - CJD - Allison Ruhe

GA - BOB - WSB - Nickie Chapin  

GA - BOS - WSD - Will Ashton  

EA - BOB - CSD - Jeff Grice 

SHOW B - Bruce Ormsby, Judge

SA- BOB - WSD - Jeff Grice   

SA - BOS - CJB- Lisa Moretti  

FA - BOB - WSB - Will Ashton  '

FA - BOS - CJD - Allison Ruhe  

GA - BOB - WSD - Will Ashton  

GA - BOS - WSB - Nickie Chapin  

EA - BOB - CSD - Jeff Grice

Hillsboro double show

 This was my first show of the fall season.  I showed 2 REW seniors in short wool and a baby REW doe.  We did alright - Knight got his first leg as BOV, and my baby got very promising remarks on type.  There were 23 Satin Angoras shown.

 

Danny Long judging Show B.  There were 23 Satin Angoras entered.  Jeff Grice had BOB.

Judge Kevin Bogan for Show A.  Lisa Moretti had BOB.

Rabbit Color Genetics 101

 Rabbit Color Genetics 101

(simplistic - written in 2010)

OK, its time for a brief rabbit color genetics lesson:

There are 5 gene pairs we are most interested in right now. A, B, C, D, & E.

The first is “A”. A is agouti, ‘a’ is solid or self. Agouti is

dominant to self. So an agouti rabbit can be AA or Aa. Self is

recessive, so it can only be ‘aa’. Watch how the gene pairs change

colors for you.

A-B-C-D-E- is a chestnut agouti, the same as a wild rabbit. It has

banded hair shaft, with grey at the skin, a tan band, and black hair

tips.

aa-B-C-D-E- is a black rabbit. The only thing that changed is that

this rabbit has 2 copies of the recessive “a”.

B is black, ‘b’ is chocolate.

A-B-C-D-E- is chestnut agouti , A-bb-C-D-E- is a chocolate agouti.

aabbC-D-E- is a chocolate rabbit. Notice chocolate has 2 copies of

the recessive a and b genes.

So you should know that you could never breed two chocolates together and get any agoutis, or any blacks, since they don’t have those genes.

I am going to skip “C” until later, since it has more variables. Right

now, just know this gene pair creates the REW, pointed white (himi)

sable (shaded) and chinchilla rabbits. REW is the most recessive gene

in this set.

D is dense color, “d” is dilute color. Black and brown are dense, blue and lilac are dilute colors.

aa-B-C -D-E is black, to make it a blue, you need two copies of the

dilute gene, or aa-B-C-dd-E-. Chocolate is aa-bb-C-D-E. A lilac is

aa-bb-C-dd-E-

You could never breed to lilacs together and get agouti, black, or even chocolate or blue, since they do not have those genes.

E is extended color. ‘e’ is non-extended. This gene effects how the B or b gene is expressed on the wool of the angora. It easy to see on a tort. Notice how on a black rabbit, the black is all over or extended all over the body. Then look at a tort. The points have black color pigment in them, but it the body does not – only the tan/orange pigment. That is what non-extended means.

Look at the genetic codes.

A-B-C-D-E is chestnut agouti. To make Fawn, its A-B-C-D-ee. The

non-extended gene takes the black out of the hair shaft – just leaving the smut on the face, feet and tail of the rabbit.

aa-B-C-D-ee is a tort. The only thing different from a black is just

the non-extended genes.

aa-bb-C-D-ee is a chocolate tort. A lilac tort would be similar, just

with the ‘dd’ instead.

OH, the REW. The ‘C’ gene is for another post. For now, just keep in mind, REW only masks the rabbit’s color. Remember, A-B-C-D-E is a chestnut agouti? Well to get a REW,

just change the C to a cc. This works both ways – in an REW, change the “cc” to “Cc” and the colors the rabbit carries will show up.

Note: This essay does not take into account steel(Es), harlequin (Ej) or tan(at).

SOLD: MRR Winter Wonderland

 Winnie will be available after raising a litter for me; probably mid-November.   Love this doe - she had lovely type, wool, sheen and density.  Exceptional temperament - just try walking past her cage without giving a full body massage.   Both parents are granded - GrCh Oceanside Smooth Magic (choc agouti)  x GrCH Somerhill Winter Haven (choc chin).    She is registered.  $100 (reserved)

NFS - Somerhill Tsunami

 This little lady is my sole show bunny for early fall.   She is from our latest litter by Somerhill St Nik (choc tort)  and Somerhill Satsuma (pearl).  She has nice density and texture, and good type so far.  She just turned 2 months, so has some growing and maturing to do.  

SOLD: Somerhill Orlando

 Orlando is a chocolate agouti buck, born 6-28-21.   He is a promising youngster with short shoulders, good rise, and full hindquarters.  His wool has promising density and texture, and nice sheen developing.  He has very pretty orange wool.   He could carry either REW or chin for pearls; would have to be test bred to know.  He would be ideal to use in a pearl breeding program.   $75.00

Somerhill Nik (choc tort)  x Somerhill Satsuma (pearl with 2 legs)  

For Sale: SOLD! Pet/Wooler home

 Nik was born in December, and has been raised as a pet.  He is a proven sire, and will come with a pedigree.   He has gorgeous peachy/orange colored wool which grows quickly and will make a great wool producer.  He lacks some in type:  longer shoulder, and could use more density.  But he has a nice round, full butt and lower hindquarters.  He has a very nice temperament.  Make me an offer - I am mostly just wanting a good home where he will be well cared for and enjoyed.