WILL UPDATE YOU AS WE MEMORIALIZE JANE AND HER DEDICATION TO HER RABBITS

Well, Little Donna wasn't doing well with her children. She had 5 kits on the 15th and by the 17th only 3 of those kits were being fed. I took two away and gave them to Gracie in hopes that Donna would have enough milk to keep the other 3 alive and fat. Then early this morning around 1 am (3 days after giving birth) another one of her children was severly dehydrated and his skeleton was visible. He was lethargic. I flipped her over onto her back and made her nurse them but around 4:00am this morning when I checked everyone the other two were also not looking great and everyone was cold. So, I took a chance and gave Gracie the rest of the kits --she is still nursing those 9 kits. The skeletol one that I thought was going to die is no longer wrinkly and dehydrated. Looks to me like his skeleton is barely visible. Two of them dont have the fat kit belly but that may take a couple of days. I will be VERY happy with Gracie if she can pull this off. She only had 4 of her own and so far has kept 5 extra kits alive and hydrated. I'm very proud of her;) I dont care how good a doe looks or how much money someone will pay for her -- she's worth her weight in gold if she can not only raise her own children but another mothers also! I rebred Donna to Stefan tonight. Let's all cross our fingers that she gets it right next time. Hey, at least she didn't hurt them.

I've been back from Ohio for 2 weeks tomorrow but it feels like I just got back yesterday. I finally got everything back to the way I like it to be. I was very pleased with the care my husband gave my bunnies while I was gone. I didn't ask him to clean cages because I wanted him to only concentrate on keeping them well fed and watered. Well, he did a great job! I found dishes filled to the top with pellets (oh God) and water bottles full. Everyone seemed happy;) Galaxy didn't want to have anything to do with me ... there is something about my husband that makes any female pet I have turn against me after just a few days with him. Last time this happened it was with my cockatiel - she and I never recovered from that. Anyway, the drive to Ohio wasn't too bad. 13 hours and 45 minutes. The drive back was only 11 1/2 hours. I guess you can tell I was a little anxious to get home and I MAY have driven a little too fast. lol. I met a lot of great people, learned a bunch of great things and had a great mini vacation. I came back with some great rabbits too. Thanks to all of the breeders who helped me pick out good rabbits! Jane

It's the night before I leave for Lionhead Nationals held in Columbus Ohio and I am REALLY freaked out. I hope I can stay awake and drive the 11 1/2 hours straight through. I bought tons of cappaciano, red bull and power bars. I'm also very worried because I am trading one of my does for a nicer buck to Jeremy & Becky Armstrong. This is a big thing for me because it's the first time I've sent one of my own rabbits to someone who knows what they are doing. lol. It's also the furthest an LLR rabbit has gone. She doesn't look as good as I'd like her too. I hope they arent too disappointed! I'm picking up several nice rabbits that I hope will improve my own lines. From Anita Landry from Le Fleur de Lis Rabbitry in Louisiana I am getting a tort buck named Eugene, and a tort doe named Isabella Rose. From Patsy at Seneca Pride Rabbitry in Salmanica NY I'm getting a sable point doe named SP's Roman Isis and from Jeremy & Becky Armstrong of Mossy Possum Farms in Kansas I'm getting a black buck named Cosmic. Also from Anita White of White Wizzard Rabbitry in Indiana I'm getting a teenie REW doe named Baby Girl. With these new rabbits I can straighten out the ones I have now. Let's all pray HARD that the trip goes well and that my rabbits dont get too stressed out over it.

Lionheads Lair Rabbitry of Griswold, Ct. is pleased to announce our first show and our first win! LLR's Galaxy kicked butt and took BOV and BOB (non-recognized). Galaxy is a 3rd generation LLR lionhead! And what did you we do to the competition ... the only ones to beat us you ask? ..(but only because they were torts) ... oh those dreaded torts! WE BROUGHT THEM HOME OF COURSE!