I AM GOING TO TRY BLOGGING. I HOPE TO POST UPDATES AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.  ONCE I LEARN HOW TO INCLUDE IMAGES I WILL INCLUDE THEM IN BLOG UPDATES.  SO HERE WE GO.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON HERE AT GENTLE LIONS RABBITRY. WE ARE EXPANDING AND PARTNERING WITH THE MY TEENS (MICAH & CATHRYN) RABBITRY. I'LL POST THEIR RABBITRY NAME AFTER IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ARBA. MICAH HAS BEEN BUSY BUILDING NEW HANGING CAGES FOR THE LIONHEADS. WE HAVE THE FIRST ROW UP AND THEY LOOK GREAT. THE LIONHEADS SEEM HAPPIER AS THESE ARE MORE SECURE & DON'T SWING LIKE THE OTHERS DID. WE HAVE A SECOND GENERATION WITH THE BREEDING OF MISSY & MR. MARTIN, 5 HEALTHY KITS, 3 SABLE MARTINS, 1 REW & 1 SMOKE PEARL OR BLUE POINT MARTIN (I THINK). I EXPECT THESE KITS TO DEVELOP AWESOME MANES AS THEIR PARENTS HAVE GREAT MANES. THE SABLE MARTINS WILL BE FOR SALE WHEN THEY ARE READY TO MOVE TO THEIR OWN CAGES.  I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE A 2ND GENERATION FROM DIEGO, AS WE LOST HM TO THE HEAT THIS SUMMER. CATHRYN LOST A BLACK DOE TO THE HEAT AS WELL. FORTUNATELY WE ONLY LOST 2 RABBITS TO THE HEAT THIS SUMMER. 

QATESH, MICAH'S NEW ZEALAND / FLEMISH GIANT CROSS, DELIVERED HER FIRST LIVE LITTER. 2 LIVE KITS & 1 DOA. SHE DELIVERED THEM OVER A 4 DAY PERIOD. THE OLDEST IS SO BIG SHE HAS DEVELOPED SPLAY LEGS. THE YOUNGEST IS LOOKING LIKE HER MOMMA. MICAH NOW HAS A GIANT CHINCHILLA BUCK, KOR, WHO I MUST SAY IS VERY HANDSOME. HE IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD GIANT CHINCHILLA DOE. HE CHOSE GIANT CHINCHILLA AS THEY ARE A DUAL PURPOSE BREED, MEAT & COAT PRODUCERS. THE BREED IS ON THE WATCH LIST FOR BECOMING EXTINCT, ANOTHER REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS BEAUTIFUL GENTLE GIANT BREED. MICAH NOW HAS 2 DOE & 1 BUCK MIX, 1 GIANT CHIN BUCK, & 1 BUCK & 2 DOES LIONHEAD. CATHRYN HAS 1 BROKEN RED NEW ZEALAND BUCK & 1 CHESTNUT LIONHEAD DOE.  

WE ARE GEARING UP FOR OUR FIRST SHOW SEASON. THIS COMING WEEKEND WE PLAN TO GO TO THE STEPHENS COUNTY RABBIT SHOW, THEN THE STATE FAIR (OKC) SEPT 16TH, TULSA STATE FAIR OCT 6TH-7TH AND ARBA NATIONAL CONVENTION OCT 27TH-31ST.