2012 NJWRC National
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Deidre Edder & Phunny Pharm’s
Secret Kiss Open & Youth
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Kentucky State RBA, 4/21/12, Judge Todd Naragon, Jersey Wooly, Self, Buck
Adam Dugmore wins YOUTHBOG & BOSG Shaded at the 2012 NJWRC Nationals, Greensboro, NC. Congratulations Adam!
Adam Dugmore Lindsey wins two RIS awards at the Louisville, KY show with Cuadill’s “Buster”.
Neverland South Rabbitry Chapmansboro, Tennessee
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Kentucky State RBA, 4/21/12, Judge Randy Waggoner, Jersey Wooly, Self, Buck
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2012 NJWRC National Open Best Opp of Breed
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2012 National Show Results
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NJWRC
President
Rob Usakowski Kimball Township, MI rob.usakowski@gmail.com
Vice-President
Marcia Hinkelmann whiteoakswoolies@yahoo.com
Secretary
Laurie Owen Ravenna, OH Lowen@neo.rr.com
Treasurer
Ashley Felton 3100 Falk Rd. APT # S123 Vancouver, WA 98661-5682 360-305-8863 njwrctreasurer@gmail.com
District One
Shonna Ausbourne irwshonna@hotmail.com
District Two
Angel LeSage lesageswoolies@wildblue.net
District Three
Brenda Reilly HHHHRabbit@aol.com
District Four
Tammy Stout tstout3330@yahoo.com
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Ray Hall
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District Six
Brian Caudill briguyrn3@yahoo.com
District Seven
Brenda Westover Bwestwabbs@aol.com
District Eight Bill Patrick
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District Nine Deidre Edder Edderland@gmail.com
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Tessa Erb
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Shonna Ausborne Candidate for Secretary
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President’s Report What a great week in Greensboro. Congratulations to all the winners. The quality of rabbits was phenominal. Thank you to Kudzo Kountry for putting on a great nationals. Fun was had by all at each of the events.
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am very excited at the progress our club has made over the past several months. The board and committees have all been very busy. I think many of you have seen some of the many improvements made including our newly revised website with members only area, newsletter and Facebook group. What you see in these services is only the tip of the iceberg as we are working on many things behind the scenes as well. One of the areas currently being addressed is our Constitution and Bylaws. The C&B are the guidelines chosen by the club members for how they would like the board to operate the club. It details items such as when and how elections should take place and who is eligible to run. As the board has reviewed this document, it has become evident that we need to change certain practices. For example, the Constitution requires an annual audit that is performed by a CPA. The audit is a critically important part of ensuring that your membership dollars are properly cared for. However, the cost is extremely high for a CPA. We are currently seeking bids for an audit and will have it performed for the first time in many years. In the mean time we are hoping to establish an audit committee to perform this function. The board will be making a recommendation for a change to the C&B that will be brought to the membership this fall, along with several other changes.
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We have been focused on better avenues of communication for our members. We are already preparing for the 2016—2020. Facebook has been used to get input from our members on a variety of topics, and that will continue through the process. Your input and feedback is important to the club. Facebook is not the only means of communication. Please feel free to contact your district director or any of the other officers regarding comments or concerns. One of the areas I feel we need the most improvement in is our youth department. I am excited that Haley Birkholz and Cathie Usakowski will be taking on this task. I encourage each of you to allow your youth members to participate in the events and activities these ladies will be organizing for the youth. It is their goal to have a unified youth department that promotes the breed. They are working on some workshops just for our youth, and I think our youth will find them very helpful. Finally, I’d like to conclude with a thought inspired by my youngest daughter, Taylor. Every time we attend a show, she mentions that she can’t wait to see her rabbit family. Author, Emma Bombeck said this about family We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding
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“One of the areas I feel we need the most improvement in is our youth department. I am excited that Haley Birkholz and Cathie Usakowski will be taking on this task. ”
Beat the Summer Heat Bucks can become sterile during the hot summer. On those days with a lack of cooling, you can move breeding bucks into the house during the heat of the day and back at night.
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Vice President’s Report Greetings Everyone! Here we are at my favorite time of the year……..flowers and baby bunnies. I have been reading about everyone’s success and heartbreaks at the shows, and on their future hopefuls.
Marica Hinkelmann whiteoakswoolies@yahoo.com
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ot your eye on that special one? As I write this, there is less than 6 months to the ARBA convention in Wichita, Kansas. Get those does bred for nice juniors to show!
Things will getting busy with the election on the horizon. The board will have plenty of items to discuss, and as always, we welcome your input. Make sure to contact your District Directors with any questions, input, offers of help, donations or just a chat about bunnies.
Website Committee First things first! THANK YOU to all for sharing your great comments about the new website. This new website belongs to all of the club’s members. If there is something you would like to see added, please let me know!
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arlier this year members suggested replacing the variety pictures that are currently on the web site now. Terri Erb and I are working together on this new project. We asked members to please email me any variety photos that they have taken. To date I have received some very nice ones, but we still need MORE! I have posted what I have on our club’s Facebook page in albums by variety and members will be able vote on their favorites. So far I have 3 black otters, 2 blue otters, 1 blue tort, 4 blacks, 2 blues, 6 chestnuts, 1 opal, 1 squirrel, 1 chinchilla, 3 brokens and 4 REWs. We are still in need of pictures for the following varieties: BEW, chocolate, lilac, sable point, seal, siamese sable, black tort, silver marten, and smoke pearl marten. Pictures of non-showable colors, Continued on page 30
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Secretary’s Report After a rocky start to the year I think the club has a system down pretty well in communicating with our membership. With any growth comes a little pain and the NJWRC is no different.
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e went to a new sweeps and sanction person as well as a new newsletter editor. We will now be getting the guidebooks published somewhere new too. Add to that new board members and the new online “member only” area of the website and you quickly realize how much we are up to! We ask you be patient with us as we iron out all the wrinkles. Sometimes we don’t know something isn’t working correctly until our members bring it to our attention. I have made no secret in stating I will no be seeking re-election for the Secretary position. I just don’t have the time this club deserves to devote
to it. We have sold our entire herd of rabbits and are pursuing other interests at this time. Although the Jersey Wooly is near and dear to my heart, there just are enough hours in the day to play bunnies too and I’m sure many of you understand when I say it’s tough to be good in two passions. One is going to suffer for the other. With that said, what are you waiting for? Get involved! We need you to make this club a success! To my knowledge, there has been no nominating petitions have been submitted for the secretary position as of mid May. This is your opportunity to see the inner workings of the NJWRC and to have a voice.
Laurie Owen lowen@neo.rr.com
“Although the Jersey Wooly is near and dear to my heart, there just are enough hours in the day to play bunnies too”
Bug Control As summer heats up, the bug population can explode. Try one of these methods to control pests: A tiny bit of food-grade diotomaceous earth mixed in the food. Vinegar or vanilla in the drinking water. Gnat-sized parasitic wasps that feed upon the fly larvae (can be ordered online). Oscillating fans to keep the air moving, making it hard for flys to land. Fly strips hung next to a light at night will collect many flying pests. -Tid Bits
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Treasurer’s Report Financial Statement as of May 31, 2012
Balance Sheet Accounts
Pay Pal Online Acct. Fifth-Third Bank-Scholarship US Bank Secretary Petty Cash Sanction/Sweeps Petty Cash
National Jersey Wooly Rabbit Club Financial Statement As Of May 31, 2012 Current Balance $
Liabilities & Equity
Brian Hartzell Scholarship Due To/From First Niagar/Stand Retained Earnings
Ashley Felton valleygirl2119@gmail.com
Total Balance Sheet Accounts
You can pay online for: • Membership renewal • Ads for the Fluff • Items from the NJWRC Online Boutique Log on to:
www.njwrc.net ...or you can send payment for the above plus charter renewals and sanction requests to: NJWRC Treasurer 3100 Falk Rd. APT # S123 Vancouver, WA 98661-5682
(1,335.00) 564.61 (23,380.12) $
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Year to Date
Revenues
Did you know....
1,291.59 1,805.00 25,699.68 30.36 50.00
Misc. Income ARBA Convention Income Sanction Income Membership Income Boutique Income Guidebook Income Newsletter Ads Income
10.24 10,259.00 9,764.11 3,611.17 2,614.59 30.00 280.00
Total Revenues
26,569.11
Expenses
ARBA Convention Expense Bank Fees Boutique Expenses DE Franchise Tax Election Committee Exp. Guidebook Exp. Misc. Expenses National JW Show Expense Newsletter Expense Postage Expense Sanction Commission Secretary Commission Supplies Expense Treasurer/Officers Bond Exp. Website Expense
9,254.06 197.25 3,077.30 310.00 155.90 1,064.91 257.00 850.00 2,911.02 567.98 2,307.50 394.00 131.67 187.00 177.40
Total Expenses
21,842.99
Net Income
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Submitted by Ashley Felton, Treasurer
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Editors’s Report Hello everyone, March was a very exciting time as I got to attend my first Jersey Wooly National show. I brought a grand total of one rabbit, which turned out for the best as I was kept quite busy throughout the weekend.
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had the honor of meeting Kitty Lynch from the Kuduz Kounty Wooly Club; the hosts of the National show. I don’t think she stopped the entire weekend. I know the smile never left her face either. Having put on a national show in the past I know how much work and planning goes into that one little weekend. There is much more going on behind the scenes than most of us are aware. It’s a monumental task and I think an experience that all of us should experience at least once in our lifetimes. If anything it serves to give us a new appreciation of the work the organizers must do. I know it made me a more patient person; more forgiving of the minor mistakes that happen during the course of a show. mistakes do happen and in the bigger picture they don’t matter. Being grateful of the efforts matter more, so don’t forget to say thank you. It goes a long way.
Due to space restrictions we are featuring our candidate profiles online. With the upcoming elections, we invite you to log into the member’s portal and get to know your candidates before your ballot arrives in the mail.
Congratulations to the winners: Deidre Edder, Angel LeSage, Nicole and Logan Boulier and Haley Birkholz. You will get to read about the open champions, Deidre and Angel, in this issue. We will feature the youth winners in the Autumn issue of the Fluff.
Now it was tempting to become hostile at the continuous beating we took, but instead it had a curious side effect. We all became better. This breeder actually made us all more competitive. You see there was no room to keep mediocre animals, we had to cull harder and breed smarter in order to keep up. That made everyone in our area stronger. When this person did get out, our area was so dominant that we are still reaping the benefits. continued on page 30)
This issue contains the complete national show results, the group winners, and the open champions, along with our regularly featured content.
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One thing I’ve always felt strongly about is that competition makes us all better breeders. Anyone can go to a show and beat themselves, or a few animals bred by people who aren’t invested in their breed and so will put anything on the table. But that’s not the point is it? Back when I bred Dwarfs competitively there was always a breeder who consistently placed at the top at conventions and national shows. Unfortunately for us this person was a regular attendee at our local shows where we would get soundly beaten time and again.
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Never begrudge your competition, instead embrace the fact that they will make you a humble winner, a gracious loser and ultimately, a better breeder.
Tid Bits Tid Bits is a brand new column by Angel LeSage which provides helpful tips and tricks to assist with subjects such as palpation, grooming, breeding and showing. Look for these helpful tips through the magazine. This issue we focus on Summer-izing your rabbitry Have a TidBit you’d like to submit? Email to: Lesageswoolies@wildblue.net
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District 1 Report Hello from District 1. As summer approaches many states within our district will be holding their annual state conventions, and youth will be taking part in royalty competitions at their state levels.
S Shonna Ausbourne irwshonna@hotmail.com
Regions Represented: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, Yukon Territory & Japan
Summer Heat Tip Frozen ceramic tiles work great on hot days. The tiles enable your bunnies to lie over and are easier to deal with than frozen water bottles.
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hows, and Fairs will be in full swing, and the temperatures are already beginning to rise. It can be tough to keep wooled rabbits cool in the summer. Now is a great time to get out your fans and give them a good cleaning and inspection. I have heard stories from other breeders of barn fires that have started due to wool covered fans, and or a faulty cord.
in size, and keeping them on hand in the freezer worked great! Be sure to keep an eye on your rabbits when in transit to shows. Making sure they stay cool and hydrated on the trip can be a big challenge. Try to provide as much shade and ventilation as you can while in the car, and remember temperatures in vehicles are always warmer than we might think during the summer heat.
A great tip I learned last year was to freeze ceramic tiles to put in with the rabbits to help them cool off. We purchased tiles that are about 6x6
A new specialty club, Western Woolies Rabbit Club, has formed in our district. WWRC successfully held Ccontinued on page 30)
Staying Cool In humid areas, an air conditioner is a must. Small spaces like sheds & garages cool down easier with a portable air conditioner.
Best In Show FT’s Lucky Charm
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TNT’s Jersey Woolies Tracey & Tyrone Freeman 125 TNT’s Place Bogalusa, LA 70427 (985)732-5060
Osceola Rabbit & Cavy Show, Evart, MI 4/14/12 Breeder/Owner: Nicole & Logan Boulier
email: tntscountrycritters@hotmail.com
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District 2 Report Twelve to sixteen months ago, I was seeing a significant dwindling in the number of open Woolys being shown and there was only 1 youth showing in central California area.
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am thrilled to report that now there are 6 new & returning open exhibitors and 5 youth exhibitors. In the last couple of youth shows there was 20 plus Woolys on the table. Way to go!! Haylie Davis & Julia Baetz have been moving back and forth with their BOB bunnies. Arielle Spotswood & Trinity Burger have recently started showing. Taelor Burt was our lone youth exhibitor for a while (she has done well with her Mini Lops) and I suspect with more youth exhibitors she will do as well with her Wooly’s. Timmy Bauer and Danielle Alicea (Bauer) joined forces this year and have had a great season. They have received many BOBs and a RIS. Along with their success in the rabbit world they are expecting their first child in August, a girl. Congratulations! All this action on the show table has made it fun for me and I am looking forward to the startup of next fall show season. What a great group of people to show with. We are excited to welcome many new Jersey Wooly breeders in the south as well. Coleman Carsen and Michael Welch from Arizona have each acquired stock from some fantastic breeders and are busy breeding their own generations of winners. In Southern California, Shelby George has won many Best of Breeds with her lovely Otter buck and some very competitive Broken juniors. Finally, we are excited to welcome Denise Squires back into our Jersey Wooly family. Denise is back to showing and breeding after a brief hiatus. We are thrilled to have her back.
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Moving on to talk about the summer weather and dealing with the heat. In my area of the west, the foothills of central California, the weather is very hot and dry. I use a series of measures to control the temperature in my rabbitry. About 7 years ago, I insulated the walls and ceiling of the rabbitry, a metal building, with rigid insulation. This helped to keep it considerably cooler. Swamp coolers work well in this climate, so I use a large household unit set up with an on/off timer. A few years ago, on the sunny side of the rabbitry, I draped garden shade cloth from the nursery on the outside of the building. Later, I figured out that an air space between the building and the shade cloth works best. This helped drop the temperature another 5 degrees. When it is 100 plus degrees every bit of heat relief is helpful. With all my measures, the rabbitry generally stays under 80 degrees on those really hot days. Enjoy your summer.
Draping a garden shade cloth outside your rabbitry wll help keep temeratures down during the hot summer months.
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Regions Represented: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Mexico
District Two Youth Jersey Wooly Breeders Julia Baetz & Haylie Davis
Idaho youth breeder Gwen Brunelle with Johnny Haussener --WCC Show B youth on 4/22. Gwen won BOB w Tan Sr. Buck & BOSB with a Tan Jr. Doe
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District 4 Report Hello members, I hope everyone has lots of upcoming juniors for convention. Summer is coming up on us, I want to share some tips for the getting ready for the heat.
W Tammy Stout tstout3330@yahoo.com
Regions Represented: Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
e have big commercial fans in our rabbitry and use frozen bottles to help keep the Woolies cool in the heat plus making sure all have fresh cold water too. I have not been to many shows this season due to my health problems, and I apologize for that. I was able to attend a show in Haskell, Oklahoma in April that was very nice and had good turn out of Woolies for our area. As for the youth in our area we do
have some young ladies doing well on the tables, Annie Davis, Shelby and Kaylie Sequira are doing good on the tables here. My kids (Gary, April and Roselea Stout) are holding their own. We need to be out there encouraging youth to do their best that they can. So I hope everyone has full nest boxes and lots of juniors for convention this year since it’s in our backyard this year. Also remember to hug your Wooly today
Fan Club Reserve In Show Shepherd’s Bellhop
To keep air circulating run an oscillating fan even on cool days. Don’t blow directly onto rabbits. Make sure to keep fans clean to prevent a fire.
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Mosquito Alert
RIS-Show A Rhinebeck, NY 4/15/2012 Self Sr Buck Breed by Dru Shepherd
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District 6 Report Hello Fellow Wooliers, I would just like to say that I am so glad that spring is here. I have lots of babies in the nest box and more on the way. Hoping to have lots of choices to show at convention in the fall.
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opefully everyone else is having the same luck. I would like to put out a big thanks to Kitty Linch and Deidre Edder for throwing a wonderful nationals in Greensboro North Carolina. The judges were great and the people were awesome. It was truly a great show. Congrats to all the winners, especially Deidre on her great BOB win. I was ask to discuss what I do to keep the bunnies cool in the hot weather. I am pretty basic just like I am with my feed. I have all the win-
dows open and the garage door up all the way. I have four fans that run non stop. I don’t freeze water bottles or tiles or do anything else but the fans. I do not mess with the rabbits at all during the hottest part of the day unless I am just checking to make sure everyone has water. Plenty of water is the key. I hope this newsletter finds everyone doing well. I can’t wait to see everyone at shows in the fall. I am pretty much done with the show season for the year.
Keep Them Cool
Brian Caudill briguym3@yahoo.com
Regions Represented: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico
Hot Summer Treat Giving 1 inch size cut frozen bananas bits (skin and all) during the heat of the day will be a big hit.
Bucks can go sterile for several months if their environment gets over 85 degrees for 3 or more days.
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Best In Show Willow Ridge EJ
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Jersey Wooly Rabbits Christy, Katrina & Ariana Przybylowski
Specializing in:
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• Self
• Shaded
• Tans
May 19, 2012, Rolling Hills RBA Chrisney, Indiana. Bred & shown by Sharon Moore This little guy was only 8-weeks old!
215-257-8093 267-992-2907
Perkasie, Pa • 3bearrabbitry@gmail.com • www.3bearsrabbitry.webs.com
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District 7 Report Hi all! The hummingbirds are back, which means summer is truly here! With summer comes heat, and so out come the clean wool free fans and the frozen water bottles.
Brenda Westover Bwestwabbs@aol.com
Regions Represented: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
INSULATE Installing rigid insulation works great to insulate barn walls and ceilings.
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Best In Show Sundew’s Uptown Girl
Massachusett’s Federation R&C Show B Bred by Melanie Fletcher Shown by Eric Lorentsen
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MASS. FEDERATION R & C 3/18/2012 SHOW A BOB - ERIC LORENTSEN BOSB - ERIC LORENTSEN SHOW B BOB - ERIC LORENTSEN BOSB - (UNKNOWN) BRIS - ERIC LORENTSEN L.I.R.B.A. 3/31/2012 BOB YOUTH - ERIC LORENTSEN BOSB - ERIC LORENTSEN
I have a few wins to report: Bay State R.B.A. April 1, 2012 SHIOW A BOB - PAUL BUCKLEY BOSB - BRENDA WESTOVER SHOW B BOB - BRENDA WESTOVER BOSB - BRENDA WESTOVER
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COLONIAL J. W. R. B. A. SPECIALTY BOB - PAUIL BUCKLEY BOSB - SHARON SARTORI
That’s the wins for this newsletter. Everyone have a safe summer and hope you get some wonderful bunnies in those nest boxes!! See some of you at the shows!
Furry Treasures Rabbitry BOB & BOS 2011 ARBA Convention
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Congratulations Nicole & Logan
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District 9 Report We have had an early spring this year with warmer than normal temperatures reminding us that it is time to get ready for Summerizing your barn. A few are lucky enough to insulated and airconditioned rabbitries; some have garages or sheds where they house their rabbits.
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ersey wooly rabbits due to their small body mass handle hot temperatures surprisingly well. I don’t believe I have ever lost a wooly to heatstroke in my barn. Some people like to use fans and misters. If you use fans, clean them frequently as wool, fur, and dust block the motor and cause an extreme fire hazard. A fan should blow across the tops or fronts of cages; not directly on the rabbits themselves. Misters should not spray over the feeders; feed can mould within hours of being dampened. If you use air conditioners, fans and
misters, be aware that a power outage can be very dangerous. I have had several friends over the years that have lost herds or at least multiple animals when their power went off while they were away at work or at a show. If you use a watering system check your valves every other day; a rabbit cannot survive more than two or three days without water in warm weather. I personally choose to use crocks; the water stays cool and drinkable on even the very hottest of days. I also do not use fans and misters as I am away all day every day and there is no one to check on the rabbits.
Deidre Edder Edderland@gmail.com
Regions Represented: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC & All Other Foreign
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But It’s a Dry Heat...
Reserve In Show Caudill’s Miss Iowa
Hollister Pot of Gold show A Timmy & Danielle Bauer Judge Randy Shumaker
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Greensboro, North Carolina: Deidre Edder’s homebred doe takes the NJWRC National Show
North Carolina Cutie
Secret Kiss words: Deidre Edder photos: Sandra Wight
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sold her dam to a youth that was showing Angoras. A breeder in his area called me to let me know he was neglecting his animals. At my request she went and got Phunny Pharm’s Kiss Me Silly back for me. She was emaciated and a solid mat; and this doe has a non matting coat. One eye was injured and she is blind in that eye. I bred her to Erb’s Shamish the day before Convention 2010 and she raised a stunning litter of 3.
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Phunny Pharm’s Secret Kiss; Phunny Pharm’s Kiss Me Again; that broke her back at 9 weeks; recovered fully but dislocated a hind leg. She managed to win 2 legs in spite of it, but has retired to the nest box; She is about to wean her first litter of three beautiful babies plus two netherland dwarf fosters. The third kit in the litter was a stunning smoke pearl jr buck; very tiny and typey Phunny Pharm’s Silly Millimeter; that went to live with Wade Burkhalter. Secret Kiss is a very sweet and gentle rabbit that is a natural poser; she has a high head mount with full short body and wonderful wool. She does not pose on tiptoe like a brittania petite, but in the correct pose described in our standard. I bred her the day after nationals, she had four stillborn babies. She is bred again and due in 10 days; fingers crossed; it took her mom and sister two tries before they successfully reared a litter and they are both fabulous moms now. She is bred to Phunny Pharm’s Prince Charming; top ten wooly for two years; a BIS and RBI:S winner in his own right, and winner of 38 grand champion legs. Kiss is descended from many of my best rabbits with some nice bloodlines crossed in. I have been breeding and showing Jersey Woolies for 19 years and this is my biggest thrill; Even more exciting than my Convention BOB win in 2002.
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Standard’s Committee Report Right now, there is not a lot of new news regarding the NJWRC Standards Committee. We continue to discuss one point at a time, not rushing through anything.
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ome good points have been brought up and I, believe that we have had some good discussions thus far. We have 2 years in which we need to have everything completed on the proposed standard changes. The proposed changes that has been approved by the general
membership of the NJWRC, will have to be submitted to the ARBA Standards Committee by June 30, 2014. We continue to work in order to better our breed.
Marcia Hinkelmann whiteoakswoolies@yahoo.com
LeSage’s Woolies •
BOB 2006 ARBA Convention
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BIS 12/08 Red Bluff # LOVE
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BIS 12/09 Red Bluff #L2H
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BIS 1/10 Santa Rosa # L2H
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BIS 1/12 Santa Rosa #LB4
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BloNoational w o l S NJWRC Breed
Specializing in: Shadeds & Broken Shadeds
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Greensboro, North Carolina: Angel LeSage’s Gorgeous Smoke Pearl Buck wins BOS
Good Things Come To
Those Who Wait words: Angel LeSage photos: Sandra Wight
It has been really thrilling and I am very excited winning BOSB at Nationals. ‘Slow Bloomer’ has been one of my greatest rabbits ever. He has been doing incredibly well on the show table this last season, winning numerous BOBs, 1 BIS & 1 RIS.
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sually I am pretty relaxed during the shows but at Nationals I found myself getting really tense as the judging was coming to an end. I felt ‘Slow Bloomer’ had a really good shot at winning and it was driving me crazy waiting for the results.
in Reno in 2011. He was only 4 month old and did not place well. Even at other local shows he didn’t do well. However, I really liked him so I just kept watching him. Then around June he started getting his masculine qualities and by the end of summer he had his bold head and girth. I took him to convention but on the way he lost his wool cap. Even without it he placed high in his class. I named him ‘Slow Bloomer’ because it took him awhile to grow up and oh boy did he grow up!
In the past, Nationals has not been the best time of year for me. I do think having the show earlier in the year made a difference for ‘Slow Bloomer’. He was in his prime with a great coat. I have to tell you, that I had him at Nationals
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Bred & Shown by Brian Caudill
Open Best Opposite Group, Agouti, Chestnut Sr Buck Shown by Jenea McGowan
Open Best of Group AOV, Ptd Sr. Buck Shown by Jenea McGowan
Open BOSG AOV,
Ptd Sr. Doe
Shown by Jenea McGOwan
Open Best of Group, Broken Sr. Doe.
Open Best Opposite of Group, Broken Sr. Buck Shown by: Brian Caudill
Shown by: Nancy Hanchar
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Open Best of Group, Agouti, Chestnut Sr. Doe
Nationals Results Greensboro 2012
Open Best of Breed & Best of Group Self, REW Sr. Doe Shown by Deidre Edder
Open BOSG Self,
REW Sr. Buck
Shown by: Debbie Russell
Open Best Opposite of Breed & Best of Group, Shaded Smoke Pearl Sr. Buck Shown by: Angel LeSage
Open Best Opposite of Group, Shaded Siamese Sable Sr. Doe Shown by: Deidre Edder
Best of Group, Tan Pattern, Otter Sr. Buck
Shown by April & Kaitlyn Sefcik
Open Best Opposite Group, Tan Pattern, Otter Jr. Doe Shown by Brian Caudill
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Youth Best Opposite Group, Agouti, Sr. Doe
Youth Best of Group, Agouti Sr. Buck
Shown by: Jessica & Taylor Usakowski
Shown by: Haylee Emard
Youth Best of Group AOV, Ptd Sr. Buck
Shown by: Nicole & Logan Boulier
Youth Best Opposite of Group, Broken Sr. Doe Shown by: Nicole & Logan Boulier
Youth Best of Group, Broken Jr. Buck Shown by: Kyleigh More
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Youth Best of Breed & Best of Group, Self, REW Sr. Doe Shown by: Nicole & Logan Boulier
Youth Best Opposite of Breed & BOSG Self, Black Jr. Buck Shown by: Haley Birkholz
Youth Best & Best Opposite of Group Shaded, Siamese Sable Jr. Buck & Jr. Doe Shown by: Adam Dugmore
Youth Best of Group Tan Pattern, Otter Sr. Buck
Shown by: Taylor & Jessica Usakowski
Youth Best Opposite of Group Jr. Doe Shown by: Haley Birkholz
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Open Jersey Wooly Results 187 Shown by 29 Exhibitors
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1. Jeana McGowan 2. Kelsey Schultz 3. Brian Caudill 4. Kathy Moerbe 5. Helen McKie
1. Brian Caudill 2. Brian Caudill 3. Debbie Russell 4. Tresia Burleson 5. Helen McKie
1. Helen McKie 2. Tresia Burleson 3. Buell & Forward 4. Buell & Forward
1. Jeana McGowan 2. Kelsey Schultz 3. Buell & Forward
1. Jeana McGowan 2. Buell & Forward 3. Buell & Forward
1. Buell & Forward
1. Brian Caudill 2. Kristen Drum 3. Helen McKie 4. Buell & Forward 5. Deidre Edder
1. Nancy Hanchar 2. Brian Caudill 3. Tresia Burleson 4. Brian Caudill 5. Brian Caudill
1. Brian Caudill 2. Gail More 3. Kristen Drum 4. Joni Moore 5. Helen McKie
Deidre
1. Brian Caudill 2. Debbie Russell 3. Helen McKie 4. Tamara Lawson 5. Tamara Lawson
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Open Best of Group Self - 69 shown by 23 exhibitors Best of Group Deidre Edder Sr. Doe Best Opposite of Group Debbie Russell Sr. Buck
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Sr Buck, 20 shown 1. Debbie Russell 2. Debbie Russell 3. Adria Howell 4. Kelsey Schultz 5. Kristen Drum
Jr. Buck, 15 shown 1. Brian Caudill 2. Debbie Russell 3. Carla Hartman 4. Brian Caudill 5. Brian Caudill
Jr. Doe, 14 shown 1. Brian Caudill 2. Debbie Russell 3. Helen McKie 4. Carla Hartman 5. Joni Moore
Open Shaded Group - 33 shown by 14 exhibitors Best of Group Angel LeSage Sr. Buck Best Opposite of Group Deidre Edder Sr. Doe
Emily H arpster
Sr Buck, 15 shown 1. Angel LeSage 2. Deidre Edder 3. Julie Bryat 4. Kristen Drum 5. Kristen Drum
Kathy
Sr. Doe, 21 shown 1. Deidre Edder 2. Kathy Moerbe 3. Angel LeSage 4. Helen McKie 5. Joni Moore
Sr. Doe, 12 shown 1. Deidre Edder 2. Angel LeSage 3. Joni Moore 4. Kathy Moerbe 5. Kristen Drum
Jr. Buck, 3 shown 1. Tresia Burleson 2. Angel LeSage 3. Joni Moore
Jr. Doe, 3 shown 1. Judy Collins 2. Angel LeSage 3. Cher Brown & Carrie Lestyk
Open Tan Pattern Group - 22 shown by 9 exhibitors Best of Group April & Kaitlyn Sefkirk Sr. Buck Best Opposite of Group Brian Caudill Jr. Doe Sr Buck, 7 shown 1. A. & K. Sefcik 2. Brian Caudill 3. Carla Hartman 4. Deidre Edder 5. Kristen Drum
Moerbe
Sr. Doe, 6 shown 1. S. Wight & R. Grissom 2. Jeana McGowan 3. Brian Caudill 4. April&Kaitlyn Sefcik 5. Tresia Burleson
Jr. Buck, 3 shown 1. Brian Caudill 2. Carla Hartman 3. Carla Hartman
Jr. Doe, 6 shown 1. Brian Caudill 2. Brian Caudill 3. April & Kaitlyn Sefcik 4. S.Buell & C. Forward 5. Brian Caudill
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Youth Jersey Wooly Results 117 Shown by 18 Exhibitors
Best of Breed Best Opposite of Breed Best Display Best White Wool Best Colored Wool
Jenea M cGowan
Nicole & Logan Boulier REW Sr Doe Haley Birkholz Black Jr Buck Nicole & Logan Boulier Jessica & Taylor Usakowski
Youth Best of Group Agouti - 19 shown by 10 exhibitors Best of Group Haylee Emard Sr Buck Best Opposite of Group Jessica & Taylor Usakowski Sr. Doe
Sr Buck, 6 shown 1. Haylee Emard 2. Katelyn Luch 3. J. & T. Usakowski 4. N. & L. Boulier 5. A. Przybylowski
Sr. Doe, 9 shown 1. J. & T. Usakowski 2. N. & L. Boulier 3. Adam Dugmore 4. Katelyn Luch 5. Blaise Brinson
Best of Group Best Opposite of Group
Sr Buck, 4 shown 1. N. & L. Boulier 2. J. & T. Usakowski 3. Haley Birkholz 4. Melanie Lyons
Jr. Buck, 2 shown Jr. Doe, 2 shown 1. Hannah, 1. Ariana PrzybMadaleine & Iain lowski Mills 2. Haley Birkholz 2. Melanie Lyons
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Youth Best of Group AOV - 4 shown by 4 exhibitors Nicole & Logan Boulier Sr. Buck None
Sr. Doe, 0 shown
Jr. Buck, 0 shown
Jr. Doe, 0 shown
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Youth Best of Group Broken - 21 shown by 11 exhibitors Best of Group Kyleigh More Jr. Buck Best Opposite of Group Nicole & Logan Boulier Sr. Doe
Sr Buck, 6 shown 1. Haley Birkholz 2. N. & L. Boulier 3. Katelyn Luch 4. Ashley Landis 5. Melanie Lyons
Sr. Doe, 8 shown 1. N. & L. Boulier 2. Haley Birkholz 3. Adam Dugmore 4. Katelyn Luch 5. Blaise Brinson
Jr. Buck, 4 shown 1. Kyleigh More 2. Melanie Lyons 3. Hannah, Madaline & Iain Mills 4. Haley Birkholz
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Jr. Doe, 3 shown 1. Ashley Landis 2. Hannah, Madaline & Iain Mills 3. Christina Mabe
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Youth Best of Group Self - 43 shown by 14 exhibitors Nicole & Logan Boulier Sr. Doe Haley Birkholz Jr. Buck
Best of Group Best Opposite of Group
Youth Shaded Group - 16 shown by 9 exhibitors Adam Dugmore Jr. Buck Adam Dugmore Jr. Doe
Best of Group Best Opposite of Group
Youth Tan Pattern Group - 14 shown by 8 exhibitors Jessica & Taylor Usakowski Sr. Buck Haley Birkholz Jr. Doe
Sr Buck, 14 shown 1. Melanie Lyons 2. N. & L. Boulier 3. Katelyn Luch 4. J. & T. Usakowski 5. Adam Dugmore
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Sr Buck, 4 shown 1. Katelyn Luch 2. Haylee Emard 3. Adam Dugmore 4. Samantha Ernsburger
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Sr. Doe, 14 shown 1. N. & L. Boulier 2. Katelyn Luch 3. Blaise Brison 4. Christina Mabe 5. Ashley Landis
Sr. Doe, 3 shown 1. Angelina Cote 2. Christina Mabe 3. DQ
Sr. Doe, 6 shown 1. Haley Birkholz 2. K. Przybylowski 3. Adam Dugmore 4. Haylee Emard 5. Hayley Birkholz
Jr. Buck, 8 shown 1. Haley Birkholz 2. Adam Dugmore 3. Ashley Landix 4. J. & T. Usakowski 5. Ashley Landis
Jr. Buck, 7 shown Jr. Doe, 2 shown 1. Adam Dugmore 1. Adam Dugmore 2. Adam Dugmore 2. Katrina Przybylowski 3. A. Przybylowski 4. K. Pyzybylowski 5. A. Pyzybylowski
Jr. Buck, 0 shown Jr. Doe, 1 shown 1. Haley Birkholz
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Massive Mug Heads
A massive squared head, topped with a fuzzy wool cap is the crowning glory and one of the defining characteristics of our little Wooly gems. The Standard calls for the head to be set high and close to the shoulders. The head should not only display width between the eyes, it should be short too. When viewed from the side it should have the appearance of a squared, somewhat flattened forehead and face; resembling the shape of a coffee mug - hence the term “Mug Head.”
1 What is a mug head?
The classic “mug head” can best be visualized from the side. The head rounds from the ears and brow to a plane between the eyes and nose. Then it rounds at the muzzle and jowl. A short, dense wool cap and side trimmings also help achieve the squared-off effect. The term “short” describes the distance from the corner of the eye to the nose (see dotted line in picture1). When that distance is too long, the muzzle has a “snipey” appearance.
Wider is Better
Width can best be viewed from the front of your Wooly. The ideal head is wide all the way down; from the top of the skull to the muzzle. The two bucks displayed in picture 2 are the same age; however, the Wooly on the left displays a massively wide head. The buck on the right is narrow at the brow and tapers down through the muzzle.
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Picture 3 displays a narrow head (and extraordinarily long ears), from the top of the head down through the muzzle. Remember to allow your Woolies time to mature before evaluating their heads. Most go through a period of the “uglies” where growth is out of balance before they blossom into those massive headed wonders that we all love.
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2011-2012 Open Overall Points Through 11/30/12 PLACE EXHIBITOR NAME
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Brian Caudill TN April Stigall IN Carla Hartman OH Deidre Edder SC Kristen Drum NC D. & T. Bauer Alicea CA Tresia Burleson NC Joni Moore NC Carmen & Kelsey Deling Debbie Russell IN Kaitlyn & April Sefcik OH S. Buell & C. Forward NY Nancy Delaney MN Sandra Wight CA Judith Isenhour NC Carol Green CA Helen McKie NC C. Lestyk & C. Brown VA Kelsey Schultz MI Jeff & Denise Geick SD Tessa Erb WI Angela Sheets IN Gail More OH S. & D. Ausbourne WA Angel LeSage CA
DIST
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# SHOWS POINTS
7 4 12 13 9 10 10 11 3 5 5 5 9 17 10 10 2 3 7 4 4 6 7 3 2
2234 2140 1736 1418 1269 1312 1129 1124 4 891 792 768 730 780 550 546 544 534 495 458 454 834 492 439 425 421
CLASS
BOB
BOS
BIS
1847 290 97 267 47 38 1788 1334 276 126 1305 113 1143 65 61 908 176 57 894 191 44 1113 11 759 69 63 643 106 43 718 37 13 655 35 40 759 21 436 74 40 518 17 11 506 8 30 450 53 31 480 15 353 86 19 409 25 20 720 30 84 434 40 18 439 384 26 15 350 50 21
2011-2012 Awards of Excellence Through 11/30/11 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
NAME DIST Carla Hartman 8 Brian Caudill 6 Tresia Burleson 9 D. & T. Bauer Alicea 2 Debbie Russell 8 Carmen & Kelsey Deling 3 Kristen Drum 9 Sandra Wight 2 Deidre Edder 9 Kelsey Schultz 8 Cheryl Loesch 3 April Stigall 8 Helen McKie 9 Valerie & Michelle Uptagrafft 1 Dru Shepherd 9 S. Buell & C. Forward 7 Angel LeSage 2 Brenda Westover 7 Sandi Meadows 6 Ashley Felton 1 Karen Sequira 4 Angela Sheets 8 Cheryl Clark 8 Tessa Erb 3 Ray Hall 5
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PTS 402 387 235 233 149 132 126 114 113 105 96 85 84 80 76 75 71 70 69 67 58 58 57 56 50
BOB PTS 276 290 191 176 106 69 65 74 113 86 43 47 53 38 66 35 50 62 51 57 58 40 37 30 40
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BOS PTS 126 97 44 57 43 63 61 40 19 53 38 31 42 10 40 21 8 18 10 18 20 26 10
District One # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Shonna & Duane Ausbourne 2 Valerie and Michele Uptagafft 3 Stephanie Nicole Purvis 4 Ashley Felton 5 Kendal Bledsoe
#Shows 3 4 3 4 2
Points 425 392 260 232 46
District Two # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 D. & T. Bauer Alicea 2 Sandra Wight 3 Carol Green 4 Angel LeSage 5 Jennie Waltz
# shows 9 17 10 2 7
POINTS 1141 550 544 421 397
District Three # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Carmen & Kelsey Deling 2 Nancy Delaney 3 Jeff & Denise Geick 4 Tessa Erb 5 Cheryl Loesch
#Shows 3 8 4 3 9
POINTS 810 652 454 441 377
District Four # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Kathy Moerbe 2 Karen Sequira 3 Tammy Stout 4 Tina Jackson 5 Patty Montag
#Shows POINTS 2 206 2 165 2 89 2 67 2 40
District Five # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Barbara Hall 2 Karen Mezyk & Shirley Seibert 3 Ray Hall 4 Gayle Beirau 5 Sharon Moore
#Shows POINTS 4 336 2 296 4 254 2 163 2 140
District Six # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Brian Caudill 2 Sandi Meadows 3 Kristina Ruth 4 Shelia Humphries 5 Emily Harpster
#Shows 7 7 7 2 2
POINTS 2234 301 218 192 108
District Seven # EXHIBITOR NAME #Shows 1 Steven Buell & Connie Forward 5 2 Paul Buckley 6 3 Brenda Westover 4 4 Sharon Sartori 8 5 Donna Corson 2
POINTS 730 283 258 226 143
District Eight # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 April Stigall 2 Carla Hartman 3 Debbie Russell 4 Kaitlyn & April Sefcik 5 Kelsey Schultz
#Shows 4 12 5 5 7
POINTS 2140 1736 792 768 458
District Nine # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Deidre Edder 2 Kristen Drum 3 Tresia Burleson 4 Joni Moore 5 Judith Isenhour
#Shows POINTS 13 1418 9 1269 10 1129 11 1124 10 546
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Reserve In Show FT’s Garvey
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Melanie Lyons NY Nicole & Logan Boulier MI Katie McNab MN J. & T. Usakowski MI Cassandra Gonzalez-LoeschMN Haley Birkholz WI Lindsey Cermola KY H, M, & I Mills MI Katelyn Luch PA Rose Simons OH Ariana Przybylowski PA Katrina Przybylowski PA Nichole Wilson WI Gary Stout AR Eric Lorentsen NY Rebecca Biggs KY W. & G. Anderson Halmhuber KY Becca Neuenfeldt WI Cody Pedlar MI Jordan Furer OH Haylee Emard MI Blaise Brinson NE Britney Danielle Purvis ID Emma Dietz MI
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12 10 11 11 11 7 2 6 9 8 5 5 2 2 4 9 3 4 6 7 3 4 3 2
2468 2045 1551 1429 1419 1005 706 608 526 450 415 394 316 263 261 259 247 195 189 185 185 170 169 161
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2011-2012 Youth Awards of Excellence Through 11/30/11 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
NAME Nicole & Logan Boulier Melanie Lyons Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch Jessica & Taylor Usakowski Katelyn Luch Katie McNab Nichole Wilson Haley Birkholz Rebecca Biggs Lindsey Cermola Emma Dietz Rose Simons Britney Danielle Purvis Jordan Furer Annie Davis Blaise Brinson Ariana Przybylowski Becca Neuenfeldt Josie Buckner Esja Staggs Roselea Stout Elizabeth Mitsch Rachael Waltz Gabrielle Davis Mary Seddon
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PTS BOB PTS 338 197 289 238 234 199 140 111 134 99 122 50 112 82 83 17 69 19 65 65 56 56 37 30 35 24 33 24 32 32 26 26 22 22 21 21 18 12 14 10 9 6 7 5 4
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District One # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Britney Danielle Purvis 2 Alyssa Ausbourne 3 Lindsey Kramme
# Shows 3 2 1
Pts 169 48 9
District Two # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Rachael Waltz 2 Melani Fletcher 3 Haylie Davis
# Shows 7 2 1
Pts 71 36 21
District Three # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Katie McNab 2 Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch 3 Haley Birkholz 4 Nichole Wilson 5 Becca Neuenfeldt
# Shows 11 11 7 2 4
Pts 1551 1419 1005 316 195
District Four # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Gary Stout 2 Annie Davis 3 April Stout 4 Gabrielle Davis 5 Kaylie Sequira
# Shows 2 2 2 2 1
Pts 263 152 109 49 36
District Five # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Elizabeth Mitsch
# Shows 2
Pts 45
District Seven # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Melanie Lyons 2 Eric Lorentsen 3 Rachel Dill 4 Jessica Stewart
# Shows 12 4 1 3
Pts 2468 261 66 22
District Eight # EXHIBITOR NAME # Shows 1 Nicole & Logan Boulier 10 2 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 11 3 Lindsey Cermola 2 4 Hannah, Madaleine, & Iain Mills 6 5 Rose Simons 8
Pts 2045 1429 706 608 450
District Nine # EXHIBITOR NAME 1 Katelyn Luch 2 Ariana Przybylowski 3 Katrina Przybylowski 4 Josie Buckner 5 Esja Staggs
Pts 526 415 394 84 70
# Shows 9 5 5 1 2
7 11 9
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If you feel there has been an error on your sweepstakes points, please contact the Sweeps Chair Dennis Alsup. njwrcsweeps@gmail.com. Please have the following information ready: • Sponsoring Club for show in question • Date of show in question • Location of show in question • Detailed explanation of your concern (please provide ear # of each animal, award won and any other info you feel would be helpful)
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# NAME DIST 1 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 2 Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch 3 3 Melanie Lyons 7 4 Melanie Lyons 7 5 Nichole Wilson 3 6 Lindsey Cermola 8 7 Emma Dietz 8 8 Katie McNab 3 9 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 8 10 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 8 11 Katelyn Luch 9 12 Katelyn Luch 9 13 Katelyn Luch 9 14 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 15 Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch 3 16 Rebecca Biggs 8 17 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 18 Annie Davis 4 19 Rebecca Biggs 8 20 Nichole Wilson 3 21 Haley Birkholz 3 22 Britney Danielle Purvis 1 23 Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch 3 24 Jordan Furer 8 25 Blaise Brinson 3 26 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 27 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 8 28 Ariana Przybylowski 9 29 Melanie Lyons 7 30 Becca Neuenfeldt 3 31 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 32 Katie McNab 3 33 Haley Birkholz 3 34 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 35 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 8 36 Melanie Lyons 7 37 Katie McNab 3 38 Esja Staggs 9 39 Katie McNab 3 40 Rose Simons 8 41 Rose Simons 8 42 Melanie Lyons 7 43 Haley Birkholz 3 44 Josie Buckner 9 45 Haley Birkholz 3 46 Katie McNab 3 47 Nicole & Logan Boulier 8 48 Haley Birkholz 3 49 Cassandra Gonzalez-Loesch 3 50 Britney Danielle Purvis 1 51 Melanie Lyons 7 52 Jordan Furer 8 53 Katelyn Luch 9 54 Roselea Stout 4 55 Rose Simons 8 56 Katie McNab 3 57 Melanie Lyons 7 58 Rachael Waltz 2 59 Jessica & Taylor Usakowski 8 60 Josie Buckner 9 61 Gabrielle Davis 4 62 Melanie Lyons 7 63 Elizabeth Mitsch 5 64 Mary Seddon 8 65 Melanie Lyons 7
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2011-2012 Youth Herdsman Through 11/30/11 # NAME DIST ST # PTs Ear #’s SHOWS 1 Melanie Lyons 7 NY 12 17 MBO (2) - M17 (5) - MBT (2) - K12 (5) - L9 (1) - BB2 () - FT28 (1) - BO2 () - M14 (1) 2 Katelyn Luch 9 PA 9 13 3 (3) - IG3 (5) - L111 () - DD6 (4) - L134 (1) 3 N. & L. Boulier 8 MI 10 13 FT67 (5) - FT53 (2) - FT64 (1) - FT50 (2) - FT95 (1) - FT104 (1) - PT (1) 4 J. & T. Usakowski 8 MI 11 11 TL11 (2) - 82TL (2) - SIM (4) - 7 (1) - TL200 (2) 5 C. Gonzalez-Loesch 3 MN 11 9 TE (2) - DI (5) HIL (1) - AS (1) 6 Haley Birkholz 3 WI 7 7 PS3 (2) - A (1) - BRB (1) - RIH (2) - H (1) 7 Katie McNab 3 MN 11 5 PAT () - SAL (3) COS () - 96 () - 20X (1) - D3B (1) - NA () 8 Rose Simons 8 OH 8 5 RMS1 (3) - A (2) P () - RS2 () 9 Nichole Wilson 3 WI 2 5 LL (4) - L (1) 10 Jordan Furer 8 OH 7 4 W40 (2) - FT5 (2) 11 Annie Davis 4 OK 2 4 GHDS (4) 12 Rebecca Biggs 8 KY 9 4 ALEX (3) - CAR () - MER (1) 13 Josie Buckner 9 NC 1 3 T1 (2) - HHTB (1) 14 Britney D. Purvis 1 ID 3 3 HW (2) - 2LM (1) 15 Blaise Brinson 3 NE 4 2 JANE (2) - KIT () 16 Lindsey Cermola 8 KY 2 2 SBD2 (2) 17 Emma Dietz 8 MI 2 2 EM6 (2) 18 Ariana Przybylowski 9 PA 5 2 NB1 (2) 19 Becca Neuenfeldt 3 WI 4 2 SARGE (2) 20 Rachael Waltz 2 CA 7 1 JW50 (1) 21 Esja Staggs 9 VA 2 1 S-5T (1) 22 Roselea Stout 4 AR 1 1 LL3 (1) 23 Gabrielle Davis 4 OK 2 1 GHDCI (1)
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North Central MI Rabbit Breeders Assoc. Show B, May 26, 2012 Breeder/Owner Nicole and Logan Boulier Best 4 Class Judge: Maddie Pratt, RIS Judge: Jenni Himebaugh
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their first specialty show in April in conjunction with an Inland Empire show in Spokane. This is great news for our district because more chances to show woolies will hopefully bring in more exhibitors. Keep an eye out for their future shows, and keep recruiting new exhibitors to help improve our overall show numbers within the district. It’s not too late to start looking at your juniors for convention prospects. It’s also a great time to start thinking about any supplies you may need to order for convention (like risers.) Speaking of convention, I will again be in charge of award sponsorships for the club. Sponsoring an award is a great way to help the club fund the expense of convention awards, and be able to advertise your rabbitry at the same time. There are 36 spots available to sponsor, and prices are $25 or $50 a spot depending on the award sponsored. If you would like to sponsor an award please contact me for more information at irwshonna@hotmail.com. I wish you all the best of luck in the upcoming shows and competitions, and hope everyone has a great summer. (District 9 report continued from page 13)
My barns are metal carports with shade cloth hanging from the sides. Cages are hanging or on fence post legs; allowing plenty of air circulation up down and through the cages. T h e
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Some people like to use frozen bottles in the cages;that too will help to keep rabbits cool. The most important thing is to not go into your barn during the day; I stay away between 7 am and 10 pm on hot days; my rabbits stretch out full length on the wire and sleep all day; not moving at all. That is how they handle the heat. I go out late in the evening; between 10 pm and midnight to feed and water;the rabbits are up bouncing around and playing. If I were to go out in the middle of the day the rabbits would jump up and run around; seriously overheating; possibly fatally so. Bucks can go sterile when the heat remains above 90 degrees for more than a few days; and will remain sterile until the weather cools off in the fall. Here in the deep south my bucks are mostly sterile from June through October. I use young bucks between four and seven months old as they are usually still fertile. (Editor’s report continued from page 7)
Never begrudge your competition, instead embrace the fact that they will make you a humble winner, a gracious loser and ultimately, a better breeder. In the end, competiveness isn’t a bad thing, how we handle it that matters. Winning is great, don’t get me wrong, but it’s easy to be a winner. Anyone can win gracefully. Losing gracefully is much, much more difficult. (Webmaster’s report continued from page 4)
disqualifications/faults and COD varieties, such as chocolate and lilac otter, red, orange and fawn can also be included. The pictures that receive the majority of votes will be featured on the variety page of the website.
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March 11th, NCRBA State Convention Owners: Jessica & Taylor Usakowski Breeder: Becca Neuenfeldt Pictures shouldn’t have a print size of less than 4” x 6” [422 x 288 pixels at 72dpi]. PhotoShop can be used to remove backgrounds, remove “pet” eye from the flash, sharpen and adjust brightness/ contrast if need be to improve the overall quality of the photo. Not to alter the rabbit itself. Please email me your photos email@thistledown-farm.com.
2012 NJWRC Convention Buttons
Plans are being made for the 2012 ARBA Convention. Annually a button is designed and given to all exhibitors attending the ARBA Convention as a keepsake. Any JNWRC Member can submit a design for this year’s Convention being held in Wichita, Kansas. The button design needs to include: An image/graphic that relates to the ARBA Convention and/or location. The words “2012 ARBA Convention and Show”,“National Jersey Wooly Club or NJWRC” and “Wichita, Kansas” must be included. Convention dates “October 27 31, 2012”, must also be included. The finished size of the button will be 2 -1/2”. Please submit your designs to Anne Mills at email@ thistledown-farm.com. Deadline is September 1, 2012. If you have any questions, please email Anne Mills at email@thistledown-farm. com. S u m m e r
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Constitution & Bylaws Committee Report Greetings from your Constitution and By-laws Committee members: Lisa Smith, Denise Geick and Bill Patrick. At the beginning of the year we were asked to provide wording for the following amendments. These amendments will need to be mailed to our members for a vote before they are adopted. #1. Article 9, SECTION 7: New officers shall assume office on the next January 1st following their election and shall serve for the period for which they were elected, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Proposed Change: Article 9, SECTION 7: New officers shall assume office immediately following the general meeting of the NJWRC held during the ARBA Convention. Officers shall serve for the period for which they were elected, or until their successors are elected and qualified. This new wording is actually the old wording that used to exist in our Constitution and By-laws. It had been changed to its current version to allow for incoming board members to have an opportunity to observe how the board works, and provided two extra months time spent with the board. #2. Article II, SECTION 4: The Treasurer shall be custodian of all GENERAL funds, shall maintain a bank account in the name of NJWRC and shall maintain a set of books and records suitable to the Board of Directors. Shall receive all monies due to the club, shall be bonded in favor of the club in an amount set by the board of directors, said amount not to be less than $10,000.00 and in a company approved by the board of directors... Change: to: Article II, SECTION 4: The Treasurer shall be custodian of all funds, shall maintain a bank account in the name of NJWRC and shall maintain a set of books and records suitable to the Board of Directors. Shall receive all monies due to the club, shall be bonded in favor of the club in an amount set by the board of directors, said amount not to be less than $10,000.00 and in a company approved by the board of directors... #3. The committee was asked to change the word MAILED to the word PUBLISHED to allow for the emailing of the
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newsletter. Because this would remove a member’s right to a hardcopy of the newsletter we asked that the board let us provide wording to protect this right. This was eventually agreed to. Current: ARTICLE VIII – NEWSLETTERS, SECTION 1: …Four (4) newsletters per year will be MAILED, to keep members informed of the progress and current happenings involving the Jersey Wooly. These will be MAILED in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Revision: ARTICLE VIII – NEWSLETTERS, SECTION 1: …Four (4) newsletters per year will be PUBLISHED, to keep members informed of the progress and current happenings involving the Jersey Wooly. These will be PUBLISHED in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. MEMBERS MAY CHOOSE BETWEEN A DIGITAL COPY SENT VIA EMAIL OR A HARD COPY SENT VIA US POSTAL SERVICE, OR BOTH. INTERPRETATIONS The committee was asked by the board to interpret the word “mail” as used in our constitution and by-laws. The committee determined that it could mean “any type of transmittal of information.” The committee was asked if someone could serve as secretary, vice president or treasurer and also as a district director at the same time. The committee stated that the constitution does not allow the doubling up of positions based on the following rule: ARTICLE V – OFFICERS, SECTION 1: The Board of Directors of this club shall consist of four (4) officers, president vicepresident, secretary, treasurer, and nine (9) directors. Robert’s Rules of Order is also very clear as to how many votes each member has the right to. Please note “amendments may be submitted by any member, in writing, at any time during the year to the Constitution Chairman or at any regular or special meeting of this club.” Respectfully, Lisa Smith
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National Jersey Wooly Rabbit Club
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