An available doe and a new litter

* SOLD * SLR's Brynn is looking for a pet home. She's a broken tort doe who is a sweet heart and has one of the best bodies in the barn paired with a decent head but a wonky crown so her ears are above horizontal. We've tried to breed her a few times now and she's just not cut out to be a brood doe so is looking for a great pet home. On the shyer side but is sweet and loves her pets. $30 for pet only.

These are some junior photo's of her.

We've also had a new litter born about an hour ago out of SLR's Sundance Kidd and an outcross tort doe that we purchased in January. She had six torts total however three are peanuts so she'll have three to raise. There's a second doe that we also purchased in January that is expecting today as well so we'll update this post once she kindles. Also bred to Kidd but is a broken tort. We don't often purchase bunnies so we'll see how these gals cross into our program here. We will probably have a few senior brood animals available for new homes in later summer or fall as we are hoping to keep back a few from the litters born this spring and replace some parents with their offspring. 

*Update March 15/19 Our broken tort doe had a litter of five with three being DOA so she has one solid tort and two broken torts in the nest now. One of these broken torts will be available at 8 weeks. 

Show wins, new litters and available bunnies!

We’ve just gotten back from the EARS show in Wetaskiwin on Feb 16/17. SLR’s Annie Oakley took 4/4 Best of Breed wins and went on to be awarded two RIS wins! We just need to get this little gal registered and then send in for her GC papers as she now has 7 senior legs from two show weekends.

We have also had a few litters born here this last month and I’ll list them below.
SLR’s Sundance Kidd x GC SLR’s Summer Breeze has one broken tort buck and one orange(possibly a fox) doe.
Reg. SLR’s Wyatt Earp x GC SLR’s Annie Oakley has one black and orange harlequin buck
GC Clear Sky’s Marley x GC KP’s Treasure has one tort buck and one tort doe
SLR’s Fergus x SLR’s Blake has two black otter bucks and one black/orange harlequin buck
SLR’s Fergus x SLR’s Honeybee has one black/orange harlequin doe

We also have nine more does due in the first two weeks of March so will post those when babies are born.

We are going to let Fergus go as he is a confirmed otter based harli which we are trying to breed out. He’s got two harli kits in the box now and we might hold one of those back depending on type and test breed it to see if it’s also otter based. Eventually we’ll get all self based tris and reintroduce the agouti gene to get back to correctly colored tris. We have bred GC Campo’s Fire N’ Ice to two broken black does here so are crossing our fingers for a chestnut or agouti based orange. Any otters from these litters will be available.

Available bunnies;

SLR's Fergus a black and orange harlequin buck born in Dec 2017(he's just over a year old) out of Registered SLR's Oreo(brk blk) and SLR's Lonesome dove(blk/org harli). Fergus is an ataB-C-D-ej(e?) harli buck that we held back as he has beautiful bright pretty clean orange so were hoping he might be an agouti based harli however he is not. He's available to a pet or breeding home. This is a buck to add color to your program but not type. He has a poor crown so his ears are above vertical, he is a decently short buck but has a lower slightly longer shoulder and could use more overall fullness and width. Decent hindquarter, could use better bone being a senior buck. $40 for a pet or $60 for brood

SLR's Tort buck born in September 2018 out of Reg. SLR's Oreo(brk blk) and SLR's Torlee(blk/org harli). This guy would be a good addition to someone's program as a breeding buck however he may "carry" the harli gene(he might have a bit of black that actually makes him a torted harlequin instead of a tort, that isn't really visible to the eye) so would do best in a tri/harlequin program. He has a good shoulder, could use more fullness to his midsection and hindquarter, is a fairly short buck, could use better bone, decent head for a younger buck and a poor crown(ears are above vertical). I debated keeping this guy back to use in the tri program however I don't want to keep back a tort buck that is only used in our tri program as we have better tort bucks. $40 for pet or $70 for brood. 

SLR's black otter bucks out of SLR's Fergus(blk/org harli) and SLR's blake(black) born mid January 2019. We don't keep any otters back so these guys will both be available once they are weaned. Unsure of quality at this point but are looking like they could be decent bucks. May carry the harlequin gene. $60 as pets or price dependent on quality once they are old enough to evaluate. 

Send me an e-mail at starlitrabbitry @ Hotmail.com (remove spaces) If anyone here interests you. 
Please note that we are getting close to calving season here on the ranch and our response time significantly slows down during that time. 

BIS SLR’s Annie Oakley

SLR’s Annie Oakley took a Best In Show win at the farm fair show in Edmonton. She earned three legs over the weekend as a just senior doe so just need to send in for her GC papers. This was a little doe that we knew had that something special from a young age and it’s always so nice when a judge agrees with you. She finished the weekend with one BIS/BOB and two BOS wins. Here’s a couple rough phone photos of this little gal.

Two available bunnies

We're posting a couple bunnies that will be available to head to new homes once they are weaned at 8 weeks old. We are planning to head to the Farm Fair show in Edmonton AB November 9-11th and can bring them down to meet at the show for no additional charge. We'll get some photos of these guys once they get a bit older.

SLR's F - Broken black tort buck, DOB Sept 11/18 out of Registered SLR's Oreo(broken black) and SLR's Torlee(black and orange harlequin). This guy I'm on the fence about selling right now as it may be the last litter from Oreo but I don't really need a broken tort buck for the tri program and he's not quite what I want quality wise. Decent type at this point but could use some more fullness to the loins/hindquarter and overall mass. Will probably mature around the 3 pound mark so will be a small dude. Out of the tri program and could possibly carry tri but I can't guarantee either way. $60 for pet or $70 for brood.

SLR's F - Black tort buck DOB Sept 25/18 out of Registered SLR's Oreo(broken black) and SLR's Honeybee(black and orange harlequin). We're trying to breed out the otter gene some of our tris are carrying so are getting some selfs in our tris by using a black. This little dude is one of them. Quality wise is looking like a pet at this point but will update that if it changes. $60 for pet

If you are interested in either one of these bunnies then please send me an e-mail at starlitrabbitry @ Hotmail.com (remove spaces).

This is a photo of our registered border collie stock dog Rain. This is the weekend we picked her up(8 years ago now). She's not only good with the cows but takes good care of the bunnies too!

Happy Fall/Winter!

Just wanted to post an update as we've been pretty quiet this summer and the reason why is that we've added a new little gal to our family! She's been a good baby for the most part but they sure still are work. We have managed, with God's grace, to get all our crop off this year as we put everything into silage and left nothing to combine which was the right thing to do with all the rain and snow we've had this fall. The cattle are still out on grass so things are quiet that way around home. We've had a few litters over the summer here and currently have two new litters and some juniors that are still available from the spring litters. Some of these weren't/aren't posted for sale as they were out of an new buck that we added in the late winter from the states and I wanted to hold back some of his juniors to see how they developed. It's a great opportunity for local folks to get some "outside" genetics. Contact me to see what's currently available. starlitrabbitry @ hotmail.com (remove spaces).

The two new litters are:

Registered SLR's Oreo(broken black) x SLR's Torlee(torted black and orange harlequin) Kindled on Sept 11 and has one broken tort buck and one tort doe. This is a repeat breeding as the last time I crossed these two the does that were produced were really nice!

Registered SLR's Oreo(broken black) x SLR's Honeybee(black and orange harlequin who carries otter) Kindled on Sept 25 and had two broken blacks, one tort and one black and orange tri. These guys are too young to sex at the moment so we'll know who's who later.

We've already had six inches of snow this fall plus a lot of rain(there was 2 inches in the rain gage the one time it was emptied) and the weather has been hovering around -5 - 5 degrees so it really feels like we skipped fall and this is in fact winter!

Available Bunnies

UPDATED May 28/18
We have some little ones that are looking for their new homes! They are just about ten weeks old now so are ready to go anytime. All our bunnies come tattooed, nails clipped, dewormed, with a bag of transition feed and a couple sheets of information. If you are interested in one of these little ones then please send me an e-mail at starlitrabbitry @ Hotmail.com

* SOLD * SLR's F71 Black and orange harlequin buck out of Registered SLR's Wyatt Earp and SLR's Black doe. Cute typey little buck that could go as a pet or as brood. Balanced boy with a nice laid back temperament. $60 for pet and $100 for brood. 

* SOLD * SLR's F72 - A broken black buck out of Registered SLR's Wyatt Earp and SLR's black doe. Cute buck with potential but needs time to grow up. Good bone and thickness on this guy. $60 for pet or $80 for brood. 

* SOLD * SLR's F70 - A black and orange harlequin doe out of SLR's Huckleberry Finn and SLR's Lonsome Dove. She's a cute gal with a laid back personality. She could use more fullness to the hindquarter and is pinched to be a breeding doe so we're posting this cutie as a pet $60.

* SOLD * SLR's F75 - Black tort buck out of a buck from the states, Registered Clear Sky's Marley(Black tort) and SLR's HoneyBee(Black/orange harlequin). The guy has some good parts to him but is overall long and light in the bone, should mature around 4 pounds or just shy of. He's available to a pet home for $60 or a brood for $70

* SOLD * SLR's F76 - Lightly marked black and orange harlequin buck out of a buck from the states, Registered Clear Sky's Marley(Black tort) and SLR's HoneyBee(Black/orange harlequin). This is just a little dude and I expect him to mature around the 3lb mark when he's done growing. He is a lightly marked harli with most being on his back right foot. Possibly otter carrier. He's lacking the massiveness that the breed calls for so he's looking for a pet home for $60.

Happy Spring!?

We are full swing into calving here at the ranch which just happens to be our busiest time! During the next month we'll be very slow to answer any e-mail or messanger inquiries so please be patient. We are officially sold out at the moment and will be until at least May 8th at which point we'll post any available stock right here on the blog. Until then, enjoy the hopefully warmer weather!