Grand Champion

Redelman's  " Mia " ®

BROOD

Sr. Chocolate Doe - 5 GC Legs

BRED TO GC FFR's Maverick (b/choco)

Expecting - Chocos, Brokens

* Due March 9th *

Sire: Compart's Theodore ® - Blk (7 legs)

Dam: Redelman's Kendra ® - Blk (7 legs)

I bought her from the Redelmen's.  I just love this little doe.  She has given my chocolate herd a nice boost in shoulder and coat, just as nice as my blacks!  Thanks again Kimberly for such a great doe!  She is perfect!  She will stay here a while, throwing kits like this!

She carries such lines as: Redelman's, Compart's, and Dreamcatcher's.

Show Winnings:

BOV - IRBA (A) - 6/08/09 - Leg #1

BOV - IRBA (B) - 6/08/09 - Leg #2

BOV - MSRPPS (A) - 6/27/09 - Leg #3

BOV - MSRPPS (B) - 6/27/09 - Leg #4

BOV - Iroquois RBA - 7/19/09 - Leg #5

Wally's

" Milky Way "

Senior Chocolate Doe - 2 Legs

Sire: Cresthill's Jack ® - Choco (2 Legs)

Dam: Wally's Runaway Model - REW

She was just purchased from Walter Clark of Paris Tennessee.  I LOVE her body type, I'm sure she can help the chocolates here in coat and shoulder!

She carries such lines as: Cresthill's (Oust), Cactus Cottontail's, Maximus, and Berlena's

Show Winnings:

1/2 - Peoria RBA Show A - 2/12/10

BOV - NEMORBA Show A - 3/6/10 - Leg #1

BOV - NEMORBA Show B - 3/6/10 - Leg #2

Furry Friends R Us's

" Ava "

BROOD

Senior Broken Chocolate Doe

Sire: McCabe's Jimbo ® - B/Choco (1 leg)

Dam: McCabe's Jasmine ® - B/Choco

She is a product of my own stock.  I just love this gal.  Her coat just never could compete with the other brokens in her class, darn the blacks.  She is a spit image of Pixie, minus coat.  She will make a nice brood doe.  I just got to love her!  So far her kits have been VERY nice, two of which are attending nationals with us.

She carries such lines as: McCabe's, Cresthill's, Dreamcatcher's, and King's.

Show Winnings:

2/4 - MSRPPS (A) 6/27/09 -  Beat out by FFR's Olivia - B/black

1/4 - Jersey County Fair - 7/11/09

Furry Friends R Us 's

" Julie "

Junior Chocolate Doe

Sire: GC FFR's Maverick ® - B/Chocolate

Dam: Redelman's Aadi - B/Chocolate

She is a product of my own stock.  Her spot on my team depends on her coat.  So far I love her type and coat density.  

She carries such lines as:  FFR's, Redelman's, Compart's, and McCabe's.

Show Winnings:

1/2 - NEMORBA Show A - 3/6/10

1/2 - NEMORBA Show B - 3/6/10

2L's

" Chino "

Senior Chocolate Buck

Sire:  Lowe's Sting - Chocolate

Dam:  Lowe's Texas Dolly - B/Chocolate

I bought this treasure from 2L's Rabbitry in Georgia.  Originally I sold him to a youth breeder since he didn't show well, but after seeing the kits he was throwing for me I had to have him back.  His new owner was flooded with chocolate bucks, so she let him come back to us!  Thanks a million Pam!

She carries such lines as: Lowe's, Buresh's, and Cresthill's.

Furry Friends R Us 's

" Victoria "

Junior Chocolate Doe

Sire: 2 L's Chino - Chocolate

Dam: FFR's Ava - B/Chocolate

She is a product of my own stock.  I love her type and color thus far, and those TINY ears, couldn't ask for better, thanks Ava!  This doe will more than likely be attending nationals with us.

She carries such lines as:  FFR's, Justin Lowe's, and McCabe's.

Show Winnings:

BOSV - Peoria RBA Show A - 2/12/10

BOSV - Peoria RBA Show B - 2/12/10

Furry Friends R Us's

" Pixie "

BROOD

Senior REW Doe - 2 GC Legs

Sire: McCabe's Jimbo ® - B/Choco (1 leg)

Dam: FFR's Marie ® - B/Lilac

She is a product of my own stock.  I love this TINY little REW doe.  I usually don't keep REWs, but I can't find ANYTHING wrong with this doe, up to the sweetest personality and KILLER coat density.  Her type (especially HQ) is unbelievable.  She broke her toe and can no longer be shown, a shame too, she was on a roll.  Now she'll just have to sit on 2 legs, as a brood doe!  So far her kits are VERY nice, one so far is coming to nationals with us!

She carries such lines as: FFR's, McCabe's, Dreamcatcher's, Cresthill's, and King's.

Show Winnings:

2/4 - IRBA (A) - 6/08/09

2/4 - IRBA (B) - 6/08/09

BOV of 14 - R.City RBA (A) - 5/6/08 - Leg #1

BOB - MSRPPS (B) - 6/27/09 - Leg #2

2/5 - Jersey County Fair - 7/11/09

Grand Champion

 Furry Friends R Us's

" Maverick " ®

Senior Broken Chocolate Buck - 3 GC Legs

Sire: MS Rabbitry's Deville ® - Chocolate

Dam: FFR's Marie ® - B/Lilac

He is a product of my own stock.  He has daddy's KILLER coat.  Deville's mom is Centerstage's Prada, thanks Prada for the coat!  He has EXCELLENT color and coat texture!  He will be the herd buck for a while, I could use that coat on my chocolates, without losing their type!  So far he has thrown me some killer kits, complete with the coat they need!  Thanks Mav!

He carries such lines as: FFR's, McCabe, Dreamcatcher, Centerstage, Higher Ground Farms, and Cresthill.

Show Winnings:

2/6 - Jersey County Fair - 7/11/09

1/8 - IRBA - 8/22/09 - Leg #1

2/4 - IN State Convention - 8/13/09

4/10 - Bloomington RBA (A) - 8/30/09

1/3 - KY State - 9/5/09

BOS - IRBA Show A - 9/26/09 - Leg #2

1/3 - IRBA Specality - 9/27/09

BOSV - MERBA - 9/4/09 -  Leg #3

Here's a little advise to breeding chocolates, that I use in my herd.

I believe in keeping chocolate to chocolate to keep rich chocolate color, and fur density from slipping, due to breeding dilutes in.  Crossing to a lilac once in a while is ok, it will not damage the color for a chocolate, but might cause density to slip a bit, this mainly depends on the line.  The main reason to cross chocolate to lilac is to improve the lilacs.  I breed for chocolates, so I do not keep many lilacs in the barn.  DO NOT take chocolates to blacks or blues.  ONLY lilacs, other chocolates, and the occasional Ruby-Eyed white (from chocolate/lilac lines) to keep coat from lacking in density.  It's also ok to cross chocolates with chocolate/lilac otters.  Keep chocolates with the best type and coat, and breed them - cull heavily for color, once type and coat are in check.  Coat is the toughest part of breeding chocolates.  Find a good base line, with a strong coat, so you can work more with type without worrying much about coat density.  Watching color as you go.  In chocolates, remember - type, coat, then color.  Color can be fixed in 1-2 breedings, type and coat take a few.  Once again this is all MY OPINION, and it has worked for me in my herd, once I learned the line.

According to the Standards of Perfection

A chocolate's entire body is to be rich lustrous chocolate that runs deep towards the skin to a dove-gray under color.  Color is to be even over the entire animal.  Toenails are to be dark.  Eyes - Brown; ruby cast permissible.

Faults - Faded, rusty or sunburned color; scattered white hairs, color that is not even over entire animal.