Here is the roster for the breeding we completed on August 11-12. Does should kindle around September 9-12 .
Netherland Dwarf Breedings:
Tank's Thor (otter) was bred to Tank's Dyvette (black), Tank's Sapphire (siamese sable agouti), Tank's Rashida (chocolate) and Tank's Ena (siamese sable).
Tank's Bacchus (opal) was bred to Tank's Aiobh (black), Tank's Habiba (black), Tank's Sisele (chinchilla) and Tank's Inge (blue otter).
Tank's Almond (chocolate otter) was bred to Tank's Chatter (black) and Tank's Kate (black).
Hill's Phoenix (silver marten) was bred to Becca's Beka Dot (broken black) and Tank's Freya (chocolate otter).
MBT
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
New Baby Rabbit Photos- July 2007
Hello there! Hope everybody is having a great summer and your rabbits are staying cool. Above is Tank's Hans, our newest Holland Lop buck. My mom says I always give the Holland Lops short-shrift, so that's where we start and end in today's post. Following are photos of new and available rabbits for sale:
Bacchus and M'Nyara produced two wonderful little chestnut agoutis, above.
Busy Bacchus also gave us this blue otter with Inge, (at right, not for sale, sorry!) and a black and siamese sable pair of bucks via Oseye (both available!)
Diana and Dakir gave us a sweet black doe and a REW.
Somewhere far, far back in their pedigrees, Thor (black otter) and Emma (tortoiseshell) had some himalayan-patterned relatives, as they surprised us with three himi does!
Jean-Claude and Sesheta gave us a short-eared pair of cuties- one black otter and one chestnut.
Meilyr and Kelita teamed to have our newest black otter out of his storied line, Tank's Gunter (not for sale.)
... and we'll leave off where we began, with Tank's Hans (fawn) and his orange sister with the interesting ears!
We also have several adult rabbits for sale- Tank's Aiobh (black doe,) Tank's Ilene (black otter- proven doe,) Tank's Nyosha (black- proven doe,) Tank's Ivor (sable marten buck,) Tank's Silver Dragon (silver marten buck,) and Hopperhaus' Hiram (black buck- two legs.) Photos of these rabbits can be found in the posts under this one, or I will send new ones upon request.
Thanks!
MBT
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Help Needed from Our Rabbit-Raising Friends
If you've shown rabbits in Texas over the last 20 years, we may have met. Our rabbitry is called The Rabbit Tank. We're the folks in blue. In the last couple of years, my daughter Amara has started to travel and show with us and my son Garron wants to begin this year. I started off raising rabbits in FFA in high school and it blossomed into our family hobby.
We raise Netherland Dwarfs and Holland Lops. We haven't been able to show as often as we'd like to, due to multiple reasons over the last 2-3 years but when we go our lines are very competitive. We are particularly proud of our NDs. You can see our site and blog at http://www.rabbittank.com.
I'll be very direct- my mother is losing her house due to the big mortgage crisis. It's weird to see something on the news and to also have your personal life affected by it. It's almost like a disaster has happened. My mom was a teacher in Texas for 25 years and retired to take care of my grandparents in their last years of life, thus her funds are extremely limited.
Our rabbitry is located in Valley Mills, TX at the house she's losing. She is planning to move into my sister's house, a smaller place she owns. We have a garage that can be converted to a rabbitry that will allow us to keep a small herd of rabbits. I'm doing all I can but with Am, Garron and Eilena, who was just born in May, things are tight.
In order to make it work, I've contacted a contractor who says he can convert it for $2,000. It is hard to ask for help from our friends when we know everyone's supply of money is limited these days. It's a prospect both of us have wrestled with in the last two months. But I am writing this message to ask for any help anyone can offer.
I don't want my mother to lose her rabbitry. She's lost both her parents in the last four years and I feel like the rabbits are her lifeline. Please contact me if you think you can help- anything you can offer is appreciated greatly.
Thank you,
Brian Tankersley
The Rabbit Tank
rabbittank@grandecom.net
We raise Netherland Dwarfs and Holland Lops. We haven't been able to show as often as we'd like to, due to multiple reasons over the last 2-3 years but when we go our lines are very competitive. We are particularly proud of our NDs. You can see our site and blog at http://www.rabbittank.com.
I'll be very direct- my mother is losing her house due to the big mortgage crisis. It's weird to see something on the news and to also have your personal life affected by it. It's almost like a disaster has happened. My mom was a teacher in Texas for 25 years and retired to take care of my grandparents in their last years of life, thus her funds are extremely limited.
Our rabbitry is located in Valley Mills, TX at the house she's losing. She is planning to move into my sister's house, a smaller place she owns. We have a garage that can be converted to a rabbitry that will allow us to keep a small herd of rabbits. I'm doing all I can but with Am, Garron and Eilena, who was just born in May, things are tight.
In order to make it work, I've contacted a contractor who says he can convert it for $2,000. It is hard to ask for help from our friends when we know everyone's supply of money is limited these days. It's a prospect both of us have wrestled with in the last two months. But I am writing this message to ask for any help anyone can offer.
I don't want my mother to lose her rabbitry. She's lost both her parents in the last four years and I feel like the rabbits are her lifeline. Please contact me if you think you can help- anything you can offer is appreciated greatly.
Thank you,
Brian Tankersley
The Rabbit Tank
rabbittank@grandecom.net
Thursday, May 29, 2008
May 2008 Breeding
Here is the roster for the breeding we completed on May 25-6. The does should kindle around June 24-6, sometime in there.
We decided to capitalize on some of our main bucks, as we lost poor little Domhnall on the day of the breeding. There was no sign he was in any kind of trauma, he went very quietly, up one minute and down the other. Luckily we have two of his sons and four daughters.
Here are the Netherland Dwarf breedings:
Tank's Tighearnan (Domhnall son)- Tank's Dyvete, Becca's Beka Dot
Tank's Bacchus (Domhnall son)- Tank's Aiobh, Tank's Oseya, Tank's M'Nyara and Tank's Inge
Tank's Meilyr- Tank's Kelita, Tank's Habiba
Power's Jean-Claude- Tank's Chatter, Tank's Sesheta
Tank's Thor- Tank's Ilene, Tank's Sisele and Caldwell's Emma
Tank's Almond- Tank's Nyosha, Tank's Rashida (chocolate time!!)
Hall's Phoenix- Tank's Freya
Tank's Silver Dragon- Tank's Kate
Tank's Ivor- Tank's Ena
and our one little Holland Lop breeding, Tank's Felix to Tank's Gretchen.
Be sure to e-mail or call if you'd like to reserve something from any of these nestboxes or if you're interested in breeding stock, show rabbits or pets!
MBT
We decided to capitalize on some of our main bucks, as we lost poor little Domhnall on the day of the breeding. There was no sign he was in any kind of trauma, he went very quietly, up one minute and down the other. Luckily we have two of his sons and four daughters.
Here are the Netherland Dwarf breedings:
Tank's Tighearnan (Domhnall son)- Tank's Dyvete, Becca's Beka Dot
Tank's Bacchus (Domhnall son)- Tank's Aiobh, Tank's Oseya, Tank's M'Nyara and Tank's Inge
Tank's Meilyr- Tank's Kelita, Tank's Habiba
Power's Jean-Claude- Tank's Chatter, Tank's Sesheta
Tank's Thor- Tank's Ilene, Tank's Sisele and Caldwell's Emma
Tank's Almond- Tank's Nyosha, Tank's Rashida (chocolate time!!)
Hall's Phoenix- Tank's Freya
Tank's Silver Dragon- Tank's Kate
Tank's Ivor- Tank's Ena
and our one little Holland Lop breeding, Tank's Felix to Tank's Gretchen.
Be sure to e-mail or call if you'd like to reserve something from any of these nestboxes or if you're interested in breeding stock, show rabbits or pets!
MBT
Monday, February 25, 2008
New Rabbit Photos from This Weekend
We had some extra time over at Augie's (Grandma's) this weekend and Amara and I took some new photos of the younger generation of our rabbits.
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Tank's Acorn (Chocolate Otter)- out of Tank's Meilyr, pictured at right.
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Acorn's brother, Tank's Almond (also Chocolate Otter)
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Tank's Chatter (Black), named out of the nestbox by Garron because she made the cutest chattering sound.
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Couldn't get a great photo of Tank's Ena (Siamese Sable) but I thought this shot of Amara and Ena hugging was adorable.
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Tank's Rashida (Chocolate), out of Tank's Dakir and Sisele. Sweet girl!
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Tank's Aiobh (Black). The pic doesn't do her justice.
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Gorgeous little Tank's Bacchus (Opal) Mr. Personality of the new gen. Brother to Chatter and...
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Tank's Sapphire (Siamese Sable Chin), who is interested in the oatmeal!
Another of Sapphire, just 'cause I think she's beautiful.
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Tank's Kelita (Black) If she'd just lift her ears this would be a great photo.
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And last but hardly least, Tank's Diana (Chestnut Agouti).
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Tank's Chatter (Black), named out of the nestbox by Garron because she made the cutest chattering sound.* * * *
Couldn't get a great photo of Tank's Ena (Siamese Sable) but I thought this shot of Amara and Ena hugging was adorable.* * * *
Tank's Rashida (Chocolate), out of Tank's Dakir and Sisele. Sweet girl!* * * *
Tank's Aiobh (Black). The pic doesn't do her justice.* * * *
Gorgeous little Tank's Bacchus (Opal) Mr. Personality of the new gen. Brother to Chatter and...* * * *
Tank's Sapphire (Siamese Sable Chin), who is interested in the oatmeal!
Another of Sapphire, just 'cause I think she's beautiful.* * * *
Tank's Kelita (Black) If she'd just lift her ears this would be a great photo.* * * *
And last but hardly least, Tank's Diana (Chestnut Agouti).Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Photo Mosaic
This is kinda cool... I found it using FaceBook. It is a photo mosaic of the title photo of this blog, our showtable cover, using different rabbit show photos. Enjoy!
To see the photos more closely, click the image to zoom in.
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To see the photos more closely, click the image to zoom in.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
February 2008 Rabbit Breeding
*** NETHERLAND DWARFS ***
Kate (Apollo/Drew- black) to Hiram (black)
Seshata (Bjorn/Kacia- black otter) to Ivor (Bjorn/Drew- sable marten)
Olympia (Bjorn/Drew- chestnut agouti) to Silver Dragon (Phoenix/Seshata- sable marten)
Freya (Domhnall/Ursula- chocolate otter) to Almond (Meilyr/Habiba- chocolate otter)
Oseya (Thor/Kate- siamese sable) to Domhnall (Hector/Mystery{Smith Kwazee}- chinchilla)
Habiba (Thor/Kate- black) to Meilyr (Smith/Polly- black otter)
Ilene (Ulf/Sigrid- black otter) to Acorn (Meilyr/Habiba- chocolate otter)
Dyvette (Dakir/Yvette- black) to Jean-Claude (chestnut)
Sisele (Domhnall/Oseya- chinchilla) to Phoenix (sable marten)
Diana (Meilyr/Olympia- chestnut agouti) to Phoenix (sable marten)
M'Nyara (Dakir/Emma- black) to Silver Dragon (Phoenix/Seshata- sable marten)
Nyosha (Dakir/Emma- black) to Thor (Bjorn Kacia{Dakir/Madelyne}- black otter)
Emma (tortoiseshell) to Tighearnan (Domhnall/Little Silver{Tadge/Calypso[Turco/Drew]}- siamese sable)
Rain (blue) to Dakir (Tadge/Abebe- black)
Bekah Dot (broken black) to Tighearnan (Domhnall/Little Silver{Tadge/Calypso[Turco/Drew]}-siamese sable)
Inge (Ulf/Sigrid- blue otter) to Thor (Bjorn/Kacia{Dakir/Madelyne}- black otter)
*** HOLLAND LOPS ***
Gretchen (Dirk{Stu/Lexa}/Dora- black) to Fritz (Maximus/Josian- broken chestnut agouti)
Dora (opal) to Taco Bueno (black)
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KEPT LAST BREEDINGS:
Bacchus (opal)
Chatter (black)
Sapphire (smoke pearl agouti)
out of Domhnall/Dyvette
Kelita (black)
out of Jean-Claude/M'Nyara
Rashida (chocolate)
out of Dakir/Sisele
Aiobh (black)
Ena (siamese sable)
out of Tighearnan/Oseya
Lisabet (chestnut agouti)
out of Domhnall/Seshata
Kate (Apollo/Drew- black) to Hiram (black)
Seshata (Bjorn/Kacia- black otter) to Ivor (Bjorn/Drew- sable marten)
Olympia (Bjorn/Drew- chestnut agouti) to Silver Dragon (Phoenix/Seshata- sable marten)
Freya (Domhnall/Ursula- chocolate otter) to Almond (Meilyr/Habiba- chocolate otter)
Oseya (Thor/Kate- siamese sable) to Domhnall (Hector/Mystery{Smith Kwazee}- chinchilla)
Habiba (Thor/Kate- black) to Meilyr (Smith/Polly- black otter)
Ilene (Ulf/Sigrid- black otter) to Acorn (Meilyr/Habiba- chocolate otter)
Dyvette (Dakir/Yvette- black) to Jean-Claude (chestnut)
Sisele (Domhnall/Oseya- chinchilla) to Phoenix (sable marten)
Diana (Meilyr/Olympia- chestnut agouti) to Phoenix (sable marten)
M'Nyara (Dakir/Emma- black) to Silver Dragon (Phoenix/Seshata- sable marten)
Nyosha (Dakir/Emma- black) to Thor (Bjorn Kacia{Dakir/Madelyne}- black otter)
Emma (tortoiseshell) to Tighearnan (Domhnall/Little Silver{Tadge/Calypso[Turco/Drew]}- siamese sable)
Rain (blue) to Dakir (Tadge/Abebe- black)
Bekah Dot (broken black) to Tighearnan (Domhnall/Little Silver{Tadge/Calypso[Turco/Drew]}-siamese sable)
Inge (Ulf/Sigrid- blue otter) to Thor (Bjorn/Kacia{Dakir/Madelyne}- black otter)
*** HOLLAND LOPS ***
Gretchen (Dirk{Stu/Lexa}/Dora- black) to Fritz (Maximus/Josian- broken chestnut agouti)
Dora (opal) to Taco Bueno (black)
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KEPT LAST BREEDINGS:
Bacchus (opal)
Chatter (black)
Sapphire (smoke pearl agouti)
out of Domhnall/Dyvette
Kelita (black)
out of Jean-Claude/M'Nyara
Rashida (chocolate)
out of Dakir/Sisele
Aiobh (black)
Ena (siamese sable)
out of Tighearnan/Oseya
Lisabet (chestnut agouti)
out of Domhnall/Seshata
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