Let's Move...

Hey Everyone,
I've noticed that some still have my blog link onto their blog, I just wanted to post here and let everyone know my new blog address.
It is:

http://www.suburbanbuns.blogspot.com

Come meet miss Abby!

Farewell my friends

Good news is that we bought a new house. I've started a blog to record the unfamiliar but exciting journey for us...it's
http://www.kingfamily2003.blogspot.com If anyone is interested...lol

The really bad news...we will have to terminate the rabbitry. According to the property restrictions and contract we signed we won't be able to keep our rabbits. It's come down to either choosing the rabbits or choosing a new home that is in a safe neighborhood for my children to grow up in. It's a no-brainer decision but comes with saddness and disappointment. I think we will keep Ace as a pet as we lost our dog last summer so the kids don't have a 'pet' other than all the bunnies to shower with love. We can keep one rabbit but not several.

I'm so sorry to all my readers that it has come to this, but I'm going to ask that you remove me from your blog lists.:-( It's likely I'll be deleting this blog by next week.

*tears* I'm going to miss all of my friends!! I love you guys, you all have ecouraged me to successes and supported me through the pitfalls. I sincerely Thank YOU. I'll leave with on of my favorite quotes...
"Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends." ~Richard Bach

"Finish your business and get your fields ready; after that, build your house." Proverbs 24:27

Meet Zelda and Ace...

We Have Hotots!! Just two for now, we've had some big news come our way so we'll have to postpone our herd building until next fall. That's a whole other post I'll do tomorrow. LOL Can't have too much good news in one day, right?:-P Without further ado, meet our new DHs:

'Zelda' is a sport sr. doe-she has spots on her back and ear. This is okay to breed back to a showable rabbit, so she'll be only brood. Has a nice pedigree!! A rock solid doe that needs a buck with a good head and ear to compliment her.:


'Ace' is a jr. buck, he has potential, just likes to lay those ears flat making him look long in the shoulder. He's a sweetheart and always begging for some pats on the head.;-):

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy." Proverbs 13:12

Meet Romeo...

Well, that cute little baby 'doe' turns out to be a Buck! I got a really good look today and there's no denying that she is a HE. LOL So this is Romeo...


They are so cute at this age! He's got the tinest ears and huge butt...although I'm sure every baby at this age has the same thing.:-P

"Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold." Proverbs 22:1

Not much to tell

We're back home now! It wasn't a bad little get away. Hannah and I had lots of fun at my sister's apartment(we stayed the night on a last minute notice). I didn't really want to stay with her because I was worried about hauling the rabbits up to the top floor of the highrise apt. and since they are picky about pets I didn't want to get her in trouble...well thinking I could sneak them in a hurry up the elevator I press the 'up' button and when the door opens who do I see? A Dallas police officer...my luck eh?! LOL, he said, "Uh...what's going on here?" And with a smile Hannah said, "These are my bunnies and we're going to a bunny show!" Haha He didn't say another word.
Hannah having fun in my sis's apt.


Out her balcony:



Autumn waiting to go:

We got to the show just in time to get the woolies to their new owner-she was so estatic!! I even got a hug which made my day. Hannah got her camera right out for pictures and started snapping away. The guy with the DH trio never showed up...that was a big disappointment. Oh well, it happened for a reason and I have deceided to transport some Thomas and Mingus blood lines here to Texas. Just kinda waiting to get the final details smoothed out.
Here's some pictures(not many as promised-sorry! We were pretty busy talking to folks), these sweet people let Hannah hold their bunnies:



Baby Holland Lops for sale:


"We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall." Proverbs 16:33

On the road again...

Hannah and I will be on the road again soon! This weekend is the big show in Waxahachie. My dad and sister will be coming too-who would have thought, a family reunion at a rabbit show.;-) We won't be showing but will be dropping off our woolies and may be getting some DHs... Either way we'll have some fun and I'll take pictures!

We're going to need a name for this girl soon! She's hopping out of the nestbox now so I had to tump it on it's side.

Ready to go!

I changed the look of the blog again...my sister complained of it hurting her eyes to read it so maybe it will be a little easier now.:-)
"A righteous man cares for the needs of his animals; but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." Proverbs 12:10

Rabbit presentation was a Success!!

This morning we were asked to come to one of the elementary schools here to do a half hour presentation about rabbits and their care. I was SO Excited to be offered the invitation back to the school!! We did this last year and it went so well. I have to say that it is so much fun to walk into the classroom with our bunnies and eager listeners crowded around smiling as they see the rabbits-it's great. Better than any rabbit show win to me.;-) The kids were absolutely amazed.

Here's kinda how the presentation went...first I got Sophie out-she will pose and not move a muscle. I knew she'd be perfect at being still while I talked about rabbit breeds(mainly that there are tiny rabbits and BIG rabbits-lol I had to keep it pretty simple for 3 and 4 year olds to keep interested) and then we talked about what rabbits eat. I passed around a small baggie of feed pellets for them to feel it, the teacher would ask, is it hard or soft? LOL Everything I said was turned into a lesson or quiz from the teacher somehow. They couldn't believe that hay was actually dried grass too. One little girl said, "So the grass in my yard I can give your bunny to eat?"...which led to.."I have grass at my house, can Sophie come to my house??" Heehee. We then talked about how rabbits make nests for their babies and pull their fur out to keep them warm, I brought the nestbox and baby-the kids were just about pushing each other out of the way to get near me at this time. I took the baby out and walked around showing her to them. I deceided to not let anyone touch her because I wasn't sure if Zita would like all those weird smells on her kit, which led me to the lesson of how you aren't supposed to touch baby rabbits in the wild and if you find a nest of babies to leave them alone, ect. Last but not least I got Autumn out and sat down with her so that the kids could come up one row at a time to pet her-they LOVED this! Autumn was amazing too, she just sat there while at least 30 kids came up to pet her, she got extra oats when we got home.;-)

It was a success alright, I left the kids with some bunny coloring pages to color and take home too. I can't wait to do it all over again next year!

I wish I could have taken some photos but I would have had to get parent signatures to release them to put on my blog so here's the scanned thank you note from the class...


"Ears to hear and eyes to see-both are gifts from the Lord!" Proverbs 20:12

Oh Baby!

I *think* we have a little doe, she is so super cute!! Look at how she has grown, I can't believe how quickly they develop.






Have a blessed week ahead guys! I've deceided to start adding scriptures again, I did for a little while then stopped-I'm going to start it back again.:-)

"The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray." Proverbs 12:26

Survey time!

I've come up with a survey(actually a repost from last year) that I'm curious to know some of the answers from my bunny friends...so if you'd like to, please post your answers in your blog.;-)

1. How did you deceide the name for your rabbitry?
Well, honestly I'm not that creative when it comes to thinking of names off the top of my head. I think the first one I thought of was Silver Starr Rabbitry but quickly learned that another person had the name. So since there is 4 of us in our family(last name King), and it's likely that our kids will show one day- it was only logical to go with 4 Kings Rabbitry. The rest is history!

2. Youth or Open?
Open right now, my kids are 4 and 2 so we have a few years before the interest in showing is there. They both are big helppers at feeding time, however it's mommy's job to clean the "stinky poo poo" as my 4 yr old states.

3. How long have you owned rabbits?
I showed heavily as a youth in 1998 to 2001. My rabbitry was 'Lil Angel Hotots' and I was dedicated to Dwarf Hotots. College came after graduation, then marriage and now the interest in having my Hotots again has sparked!

4. What's the biggest win you've had so far(not that winning is everything!)?
Well, I haven't shown since 2001 as a youth, but during those 3 years we won BOB at Houston/Ft Worth stock shows and one of my 'home grown' jr bucks took 1st in a large class at the DH Nationals! I was beaming from ear to ear.

5. What's the most embarrassing or 'Ah Ha' moment with rasing rabbits?
Oh goodness. I would have to say it was at the Houston Livestock show back in 2001...a nice couple were asking about the Dwarf Hotot breed and I was more than happy to take a few minutes to talk to them about my bunnies and show them how they should be posed for show, ect. Well I deceided to take out a little Jr buck that was sooo sweet and put him on my grooming table. This was a coop show and mind you this little guy had never been away from home before. Well, I told them with a smile how wonderfully tempered this breed was and I had never had a mean Hotot(you see where this is leading!). As soon as I finished my sentence that buck latched onto my forearm and would NOT let go!! I *still* have a pretty bad scar today from that incident. What was this little 'sweet' buck's name you ask? It was Rambo, little did I know, he would live up to his name! LOL

6. How did you deceide what breed to raise?
I have always loved the hotots. I don't know what draws my interest to them...maybe those big bold eyes.;-) We have limited space so I always knew that the smaller breeds would be our only option.

7. What is your current 'set up' and how many cages?
Right now we have 7 holes. I'm really hoping to add about 14 more to make a total of 21. I think 21 is the perfect number for us-it was more than that but remember quality is more important than quantity.

8. What's your short term goal (now to June 2009)?
I would like to find our foundation stock. Have a litter or two, and give a class demo on rabbits and how to properly care for them at my daughter's school. We've already been invited back to do so and I can't wait!

9. Long term goal?
To use my hobby of rabbit raising to minister to others about Jesus Christ. I feel so blessed that God has given me the opportunity to care for these wonderful creatures and the shows are a perfect place to meet new people. I hope to bless others as I have been blessed.

10. Anything else we need to know?
I'm a full-time nursing student and will be getting my RN license this coming May!!! We're going to have some life changes this year... God's got a plan, I can't wait to see what unfolds.

Now it's YOUR turn to be interviewed!! :-)

2009 Goals

Goals I would love to accomplish in 2009...

1. Accquire QUALITY foundation stock.

2. Have at least two successful Dwarf Hotot litters, babies will have our rabbitry in their name.

3. Complete our barn-it needs insulation/sheetrock/painting/and new flooring.

4. Expand our number of holes to at least 12.

5. Exhibit our bunnies at two ARBA shows.

That's all I can think of, it's not many goals but enough to work towards. What's your Goals for 2009?? This would make a great post on your blogs, so please do tell!:-)