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Post by JimW » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:42 pm

Thanks that is awesome info. I really like those Rex pelts.... now you have me thinking.
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Post by Syble » Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:03 am

Rex are a meat breed, and you can get faster growing lines. usually(not always) you give up something to get speed, often fur quality, it'll still be rex and still be nicer then regular rabbit, but typically not as good as a show line rex. my show line rex dont take that long, i could butcher based on carcas size earlier then i do, but i like to prime that coat and sometimes particularly if the weathers not cooperative it can take a bit.
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Post by JP* » Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:21 am

wow those pelts look gorgeous. do you make them into anything?
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Post by JimW » Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:08 pm

Ok I think I am going to start with a few Rex rabbits come Spring time. I found someone not too far from me that looks to have some good stock and raises them for show, pelts and meat, so hopefully I will look to get a couple from her and maybe at some point a couple from Syble, if I make it down that way.

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Post by Syble » Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:06 pm

evantually blankets, made gloves.... mostly stock piling at this point.

Jim M if you can make it theres a show in kamoka worth going to
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Post by ross » Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:17 pm

When/where in Komoka is the show Syble ?
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Post by JimW » Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:08 pm

Syble wrote:QR_BBPOST evantually blankets, made gloves.... mostly stock piling at this point.

Jim M if you can make it theres a show in kamoka worth going to
I might have to check it out. My parents live in Komoka.

Ross,

FOREST CITY RABBIT BREEDERS CLUB :
Has booked 2 show dates for 2017
Spring June 17th 2017
Fall October 14th 2017
Venue Komoka Community Centre
3 Open ARBA shows + fun show for youth on each date.!!!
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Post by Syble » Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:14 pm

Jim beat me to it lol, this is their second year running it i think? they had a spring show, i missed it ddnt know about it, but went to the fall one and it was good. plan to be at the spring one this year
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