Lost our Castor Herd buck-Sad but frustrated

Of course this happens to me... My castor herd buck, my only castor buck btw, passed away. The doe I bred him with, did not take so I now have nothing from his line, because I also sold his two offspring.

Fiddle sticks! So I decided I'm just taking a hiatus from breeding this winter. I probably wont be bringing in anything new right now either until spring.. Only consequence is I wont have anything new to show come march, but I will go to that show and take the opportunity to bring in new stock.

I keep thinking maybe I'll start fresh with a new color but I really don't think that will do it. I think I'm just so frustrated with my no progress, but a lot has to do with like i stated in my other post that my lines were just not meshing together. With the new year we will be bringing in a lot more money between me and my husband, like triple more. I think I'll feel more confident then.

Plus my dad promised he will show my husband how to build Better windows for the barn which will create way better ventilation then I have now. and we will go to the scarp yard and get better roofing material rather then just the tarp we have now.

I also want to have another six hole cage, so I can better grow my herd. I think once I get more keepers then not I will feel like I'm getting somewhere.

2013 please hurry up!

Re thinking everything

At this point I am just not happy with my lines, I am no where near where I'd like to be and I have probably only kept two homebreds this year that I will be using out of six litters. I hardly went to any shows, although it was a bad year for us financially since I was mostly the only one working.


My red line is decent, I have one super nice buck, that I can see adding a lot to my herd. The Doe's on the other hand, ehh. If I can muster the courage and money I think I will shove out quite a bit of cash in 2013 to bring in some fresh new red does to pair up with my two bucks. I'd also like to work on my broken reds a bit more.

My castors I'm failing miserably with them, I have kept O castors out of any of the litters i have had. Why because I'm picky, I just do not like the ones I was seeing. I think most of the reason was the Does I was breeding to, so yet again I will keep the one castor buck I have and bring in two more new Castor Does.

I think in order to develop my herd better I really need to concentrate on only two colors, yea yea boring I know but until I'm happy with what I have, I cannot move on to something else.

So after the last two 2012 does that are due, I'm cleaning house. Out with the old, in with the new. It's not that I don't have nice mini rex, I think my lines are just not mingling right. So I'll sell most of them to see if they can benefit others.

It's hard yes because I do have a bond with each, but if I'm ever to get somewhere I need to let Go.

2013 will be a big year for our rabbitry. I really need to just sit and rethink everything. I decided to start a small fund just for shows so that I can budget better and actually go to more.

So frustrations aside I have a lot to do next year!