*Prices reflect on the quality of the animal(s) and do not change. Show and Brood Quality animal(s) are priced accordingly and can change if, for example, animals have been shown, proven/reproduced, number of wins and awards(legs). Show and Brood animals will not be charged at a pet quality price. If you are wanting a show/brood animal and wanting them as a pet, these particular animals will NEVER be charged at a pet quality price! I determine the quality of the animals that I produce. Please understand that these are my opinions and my evaluations of the animals and not a judge’s perspective. Please do your own research before you get into showing or breeding as there are a lot of information and tips that need to be taken seriously.
Pet Quality: Pet quality animals are animals that are not meant to be shown or bred. They are deemed not show worthy or brood worthy. Rabbits that end up pet quality are ones that are unshowable or do not fit the breed standards for a particular breed. Examples: Disqualifications or genetic undesirables that affect breeding or showing. A genetic undesirable example is a split penis. Animals that have genetic undesirables or disqualifications should NEVER be bred or used in a breeding program! Pet Quality rabbits from King’s Rabbitry will NEVER come with a pedigree and are priced at a much lower price than my brood/show stock! *Brood Quality: Brood quality animals are animals that end up being unshowable due to being overweight, having disqualifications like missing tooth/teeth, missing toes/toenails, mismatch nail colors, color etc but are still able to be used in a breeding program. Brood quality animals have the ability to produce quality animals. I cannot guarantee that brood animals have the ability to produce etc but still could make a good breeding rabbit if used correctly. Brood quality animals are a great addition and are very helpful animals in anyone’s breeding program! *Show Quality: Show quality animals are deemed show worthy which means that these particular animals are free of disqualifications and fit their breed standard. Show animals still have faults that can be easily fixed by breeding them to another animal that compliments the animal. These animals usually have great qualities such as type, mass, bone, color etc. These are the animals that I would feel comfortable with putting on the show tables and getting a judge’s opinion. Any show quality animals are kept in my care until 4 months old when I begin my evaluation. *Show quality and brood quality animals are kept until 4-6 months old and I begin my evaluation. If any animal that I feel is worthy of being put on the show tables, I will try to enter and bring them to any shows that I am attending. Most animals that end up being show quality or brood quality will most likely end up being for sale. I can’t keep everything but I will keep ones that I feel that I can use for my breeding program etc. If you are interested in showing and do not where to start, I can help as much as I can! When I evaluate my juniors, I look at type, bone, head/ear/crown set etc. I’m a lot harder on my bucks then I will be on my does so I may not have a lot of bucks for sale but I will from time to time. Does I will have for sale more frequently.
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As you may know, 2018 is right around the corner and there has been a few updates and changes with King's Rabbitry. The major change is that I am no longer open to the public. This isn't because of one certain individual or a group of people, it's just for personal reasons. I am still open to close friends and family but other than that, I no longer allowed the public to come to the rabbitry. The second is that I am doing a heavy breeding schedule along selling some of my mini lop stock for new lines/upcoming juniors that are expected in the near future. The reason for doing a heavy breeding schedule is for me to have more juniors to go through and have a fun time showing them as well. It also helps with new breeders that are wanting to get into raising mini lops. I've posted the schedule for 2018, but things are going to change because of rabbits that will be posted for sale and those that are being retired for breeding. I am also going to be putting a halt on selling pets. I'm tired of potential pet owners wanting so many pictures, asking the same questions multiple different ways and in general just wasting my time. So as of 2018, I am no longer selling pets.
The updates with the show/breeding stock. I am no longer selling any show/brood animals till 4 months old or later. The reason why I'm doing it is that juniors change so much after they are weaned. I'm a show breeder and 4 months old is a good time to start evaluating and selling show juniors. Please understand that if you have a potential interest in showing that you may not get a rabbit from me till the animal reaches 4 months old. If I have juniors that I've kept back and are older than 4 months than those of the animals that will become available. I'm planning on doing a mini-series or blogs about how I evaluate my juniors so be on the lookout for that. The last point, I'd like to make is that I DO NOT BREED FOR COLOR! Too many individuals are looking for a certain color or for whatever reason for wanting a specific color. If that's the case, PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME! I'm not going to be responding to emails that are looking for colors because I breed for type and color is the last thing I have to worry about. |
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