We "Killed It" at the 4-H Rabbit Show!

Preparations...

We have been preparing for weeks for our first rabbit show. Evan has been working every night memorizing his script, and the moves he needed to perform with his buck Winchester. He participated in showmanship, which is performing a complete health check on a rabbit, checking for many of the diseases and abnormalities that rabits are prone to.

Showmanship Competition....

Evan competed as a novice in 4-H showmwnship. After his first year, he will also need to know how to evaluate a rabbit's body type, conformity to breed standards, and quality of the animal. He competed with many novices, and ended up getting fifth place! Wow!

Checking Winchester's eyes for redness or cloudiness.

Checking his back feet for broken or missing toenails, sore hocks, and leg straightness.

 Checking his wool for dirt or mites.

Double ARBA Show....

Pumpkin and Winchester also competed in a double ARBA show. In the first show both Pumpkin and Winchester won legs! Winchester won Best of Breed, Pumpkin won Best Opposite of Breed. Wow! In the second show Winchester won 1st place, Pumpkin would have won, but she was disqualified for being 3 oz. underweight. She is a young senior doe, so she is still growing. She would have been disqualified in the first show as well, but the judge did not weigh her.