So cool!

Just wanted to share this neat little story:  I was at Best Buy today, buying the newest Lil Wayne CD...and thru a series of events something really cool happened.
There were 2 other people in line ahead of me, an employee walks over and says, customer service is open if you'd like to check out quicker.  The guy behind me left and went over there but I stayed in line, it was almost my turn when another employee walks up to the register next to us and starts to ring me up when he says "I like your shirt, I have a Holland Lop"  (I was wearing my HLRSC shirt, I dont get too many comments about it so I was sort of surprised) lol   I told him I raised & showed Holland Lops.  He asked, where I was located & I said Leicester....curious, I asked where he got his bunny from.  He says from someone near Weaverville~Hamilton's Hoppin' Lops or something like that....my mouth dropped to the floor and I was like, oh my gawd thats us!  How cool!  He went on to tell me how much he loved his bunny & how the bunny and his dog get along so well....it was great to hear that he was enjoying the bunny he got from us.  That is so awesome!  :)

-Malena

Available bunnies....

Here are some bunnies that will be available soon.  They will be sold on a first come, first serve basis....a deposit is required to place a bunny on hold.  Please email me to inquire about any of the bunnies listed below.  Email: hopnlops @ bellsouth.net   (remove spaces)

These guys will be ready on Nov 2nd:

#1

Broken Tort Buck~$50 without pedigree/$60 with pedigree
SOLD

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#2

Broken Sable Point Buck~$50 without pedigree/$60 with pedigree

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#3

Tort Buck~$40 without pedigree

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These guys will be on Nov. 9th:

#4

Tort Buck~$40 without pedigree
SOLD

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#5

Broken Tort Buck~$40 without pedigree
SOLD

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Also available:

Fuzzy Holland Lop Doe~$40 without pedigree
SOLD

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We are still looking for a home for Harold:

Harold is a 2 year old Black Otter Netherland Dwarf. He was very spoiled by a little girl, who later developed allergies and could no longer keep him. He is litter box trained and comes with outdoor hutch, food, hay, litter box, water bottle, crock & hide away house~which he loves to sit on top of.
He is very sweet and LOVES to be petted  :)

Please contact me, for more info. An adoption fee is required, to ensure that he goes to a good home.

-Malena

Fuzzy Holland Doe 4-Sale

I have a really cute Fuzzy Holland Lop Doe available for sale....she just turned 8 weeks old and is ready to go to a new home.  $40 without pedigree.  Comes with care guide, health guarantee & a baggie of feed.

SOLD

-Malena



Fairview NC rabbit show 10/16/10

Tomorrow is our local rabbit club~Blue Ridge Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Association's 1st show in about 6 years.  Its a Double Open & a Double Youth show & a Double Cavy show too.  Here's a link for the show catalog, put together by Nathan Leckie of Leckie Lops in SC....he did a great job putting it together, its one of the best show catalogs I've seen....very easy to read & well organized!  :)

BRR&CBA show catalog

So tomorrow I've gotta get up early and drive down and help set up and get things ready for the show, I haven't been assigned a certain job but I look forward to helping out and visiting with all my bunny buddies.

My husbands work (Coca~Cola) donated 8 cases of drinks to help raise money for the NCRBA Youth kids so they can go to the ARBA Convention....it feels great to be able to help the kids out.  I wish them lots of luck, I'm sure they'll have a blast in Minnesota!  :)

-Malena

a little disappointed....lol

Yesterday, I waited all day for Hattie to have her first litter of babies, she was bred to Maestro so I was super excited.  After work last night I checked on her again, I walked into the barn & flipped on the light and was pleasantly surprised to see a perfect nest with lots and lots of fur!  I took the nestbox out and checked over the babies.....here comes the bad news! lol  She had 4 babies, but 3 of them were peanuts!  >.<
But on the bright side, she did a great job and I am very proud of her  :)   Hopefully next time we wont end up with so many peanuts  lol

Cynabun is due in  a couple days....she is bred to Amor.  I'm excited, I cant wait to see what she has. 

-Malena

2010 ARBA Convention

Well, I've got bad news....I decided not to attend the ARBA Convention this year.  I am just starting a new job and I dont think I would be able to take a week off from work so soon after just starting.  And I've also already made commitments to babysitting our neighbors little boy in addition to working a full time job.

*sigh*  maybe next year...


I've been meaning to update my website but we are having trouble with Site Builder :/  
So, look for updates listed here instead until we can get things figured out.

-Malena

:(

I lost 2 little baby Hollands the other day....they just turned 4 weeks old, this is the hardest time for little bunnies~just transitioning from mommas milk to eating and drinking on their own.  Some babies just dont transition very well  :(

One of the babies, was a broken black doe out of Kelly & Thunder....it was the only survivor and was fostered to Holly's litter.  Kelly has been a slow starter, so I was excited to finally get a live baby from her. 
It was doing great, but then one day I went out to the rabbitry and I could just tell by looking at her, she wasnt doing very well....she just lost all interest in eating :/  I tried giving her some benebac, but didnt have any luck this time. 

The other baby was a broken sable point buck out of Holly & Amor...I believe he was a fader.  Its a shame cuz he was super cute.  I still have 3 of his brothers, and so far they all seem to be doing well.

In other news, Peaches babies are doing great and looking cute....they just recently turned 3 weeks old. There are 2 blue torts, a broken blue tort, a tort & a broken tort.  Hopefully they all transition well...fingers & toes crossed

-Malena

Harold needs a home...

For Adoption:

Harold is a 2 year old Black Otter Netherland Dwarf.  He was very spoiled by a little girl, who later developed allergies and could no longer keep him.  He is litter box trained and comes with outdoor hutch, food, hay, litter box, water bottle, crock & hide away house~which he loves to sit on top!  :)

Please contact me, for more info.  An adoption fee is required, to ensure that he goes to a good home.

-Malena

Our NEW Bunny Barn....

Here are a couple pics of the new bunny barn, enjoy!  :)

This is the view as you walk into the door....Holland Lops are in the 2 stackers on the left and Netherland Dwarfs are in the 2 stacker on the right.

This is a closer pic of the stacker on the back left

Pic of the front stacker near the door on the left

Pic of the front stacker on the right & grooming table area

Pic of the back stacker on the right & grooming area again

I must admit, at first when I thought about moving the bunnies and having to redo the rabbitry I was very upset and worried I wouldnt like the new set up.  But, now that its all finished I love it!  :)

It was definitely a LOT of work but it was well worth it....thanks to my son, Brendan and all his hard work helping me put this together.  He helped put down the flooring & plastic on the walls, and lets not forget helping me bring the stackers over to the new house & cleaning them and putting them into the new bunny barn too!

-Malena