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Vice President's Report
For me, summers are very hot in central California. There are no shows and I find the heat drags on and on. This weekend is predicted to be 104. I run a swamp cooler in the barn which works well in the
West’s dry heat. I use to call home from work to make sure the power was still on because the power company turns off the electricity when you least expect. Getting a generator helped immensely. We still have 6 weeks of heat left. It takes a lot to keep the rabbits safe and cool. My goal is to keep the barn below 85-degrees. Having temps 85 and above for more than 3 days will cause the bucks to go sterile. It takes 3 months or more to bring back their fertility.
This can really impact your breeding program. So, if you can’t control the barn temperature, bring your breeding bucks into the house during the sanctioned, since some clubs recycle show flyers each year and can forget to update the sanctions list. This has been a challenging year for all of us. I encourage you to keep breeding as if you were showing—improve the breed, and enjoy your woolies and your friends in creative ways. Call each other up, have your own online conferences, and get together in small groups whenever that is safely possible. I look forday to keep them cooler, avoiding the 85-degree temperatures. I feel grounded between COVID and RHDV2. Some breeders here in California managed to get their rabbits vaccinated with RHDV2. This may be the way that we will have to go in order to be able to show. I feel in a tough spot right now with showing rabbits. For now, I am just treading water to see what happens. I hope things are getting better in other parts of the country. Usually this time of year I am talking about Convention. I always look forward to this event. I am so sad that we are not having Convention this year. I am hoping in 2021 will be a go.
Angel LeSage lesageswoolies@icloud.com
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President’s Report Continued from Page 5
Take care and have a good fall. ward to being able to get back to shows in the future. Hang in there! Cheryl Loesch, President
