Ok, obviously I'm kidding. Meet Journey, my BEW Netherland Dwarf Buck. Thank you SO MUCH to Dennie, Susan & Gary, and Lory Ann for helping this beautiful little guy come live with me sooner than expected! :).
So, you're wondering why I have a BEW ND, right? I suspected you might be. Would you believe that I'm going to sell out the Jersey Woolies and concentrate on their wool-less counterparts?
No? I didn't think you'd buy that. That leaves another option though... Making BEW woolies!
BEWs are something I said I'd never do. You have to have a lot of cage space for them, VCs, VMs, etc. I decide to give it a try though, just to have a fun little project to play with.
My first hurdle is going to be that very first litter- I am going to get ALL VM or VC wool-less animals. Both BEW and Wool is recessive. So, I'll have to keep a baby out of the first litters and breed them to each other or to woolies to get the wool gene consistently- then I'll have to start hoping I pull BEW out.
I'm not sure how it's going to work out- it's going to be a lot of work and take a lot of time, I know that. However, I think it will be fun and I'm excited to give it a try! Journey will appear on all pedigrees as NETHERLAND DWARF or IMPORT. I haven't decided which yet.
Wish me luck! This doesn't mean oranges won't make an appearance in the barn as well, we'll just have to see.
-Kristen
Keep's Rabbitry
6 comments:
He's a good looking buck, I think he will do well for making BEW Woolies.
I don't understand why you did just buy a pair of BEW woolies
Gwen, I very, very rarely see BEW woolies. From what I remember of seeing them in Nationals, they were VERY expensive. I have the type in my herd I want, so it was just easier and more cost effective for me to bring in a Netherland buck and work my way up from there, rather than spending a lot on a BEW wooly that might not mesh with my lines at all. :)
Very Cool, Kristen...do you have any target dates yet for when you're going to put a Keep's BEW JW on the show table, or is way to early for that?
Hehe Nathan it's way early for that. If everything goes perfectly, it will probably be almost a year from now.
:lol: I love him and cannot wait to send you some VM Magpies LOL :))
I love him Keep! :wub: :Wub: Congratulations :)
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