Tulamore Farm & Rabbitry

I went to the Shenandoah Fiber Festival rabbit show organized by the Blue Ridge Rabbit & Cavy Club on Saturday. While it was a "Wooly" show with only the wooled breeds sanctioned, there were many other breeds represented as well. Big Congratulations to my friend Dru Shepherd winning 2nd Reserve in Show in both shows - Show A with her blue Jersey Wooly doe GC CR Blue Skies and Show B with English Angora buck GC Shepherd's Aslin. English Angoras GC Shepherd's Sweet Pea and GC Shepherd's Aslin flip flopped BOB and BOS honors in both shows. The show staff was so pleasant - I can hardly wait to go back next year! And it's always fun showing with Dru. We got a bonus this weekend - Dru was able to spend some time with us at home.  The weather was pretty nasty on and off all day but it looked like everyone was enjoying the show and fiber festival.

GC Tulamore's Thing One (Tommy) was the only colored sr buck - he was praised by both judges (Chris Howell and Owen Yates) for his strong body and amazing wool. Tommy's coat is reaching the end of the line and may be clipped down soon. He is still happy and eating well so we'll see. Little Anouk made her first appearance on the show table and was 2/3 in both shows. Anouk came to me from Dru. She is the daughter of GC Tulamore's Andi - a black doe from Linden's first litter and always one of my favorites. Anouk's sire is GC Shepherd's Adonis - Apollo's brother. All in the family! Helen was the only colored jr doe but again got wonderful comments from both judges. Sam finished second to Dru's Aslin and then went to a new home in Virginia. Delilah remained second place bridesmaid to Dru's Sweet Pea in Show A and placed lower in the second show. The second place doe in Show B was Tulamore's Caprice, a black doe now owned by Dru.

All of these rabbits (except Sweet Pea and Aslin) are descendants of my opal herd buck Angel's Drops of Jupiter (Angus). Angus sired Tommy, Delilah, Caprice and Sam. Tommy and Sam are Linden's sons while Delilah and Caprice are MM's daughters. Anouk and Helen are Angus' granddaughters (Anouk from GC Andi - Angus x GC Angel's Linden; Helen from GC BIS Lilliana - Angus x GC Linden). Anouk is sired by GC Adonis and Helen is sired by GC Apollo - littermates. Boy - that made me tired trying to get it all straight!

Anyway, it was a beautiful sunny day today so I got out the camera and set up out in the front yard. It is NOT easy taking pictures of angoras on a windy day! As soon as you get every piece of wool just so, the wind reverses your work. I probably should have moved inside but I didn't feel like setting everything up a second time. So here they are in a natural, windblown look.

Shepherd's Anouk, REW junior doe

 Growing out some chewed baby ear furnishings.

Tulamore's Helen, chestnut agouti junior doe

 She looks just like mom Lilliana

GC Tulamore's Thing One - Tommy, black senior buck

Tulamore's Delilah, chestnut agouti senior doe

 The wind coming from the other direction

 I love agouti faces

An Alien

Cyclops!!!