5/9/24

A Note from your President!!!!

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As always feel free to reach out to your zone Directors or Board with any questions or concerns!

 

May 2024

• Nationals was GREAT - one of the best I’ve ever attended! if you were there you know, if you couldn’t make it we missed you!

 

Congratulations to all our exhibitors and a huge congratulations to winners.

 

The Texas team did an outstanding job at putting this together, the judges, the location, the staff, the food, and the awards were all great. The whole experience was truly spectacular. Thank you THLRC for a great experience and hope to have our nationals back in the south soon!

 

• One observation I’d like to mention is when everyone was packing up to leave - for years ARBA has been trying to get everyone to understand the importance of removing everything attached to the coops at the end of a convention.

 

This is so important because it helps preserve our coops. It can damage the coops when stored with stuff stuck on the wire and can even hang or catch, bending the wire when they are stacked and stored. Even tape!

 

It also saves the committee time valuable time when they do not have to stop and remove what we put on the coops to make finding our rabbits easier, remember they are tired and ready to get out of there just like everyone else.

 

What I observed really impressed me. When everyone was packing to leave almost every single coop I passed had EVERYTHING removed from coops - a huge thank you to you exhibitors for doing this and I know your show committee really appreciated that.

 

• Hollander content is due to Jeremy by May 15th if you have something to submit send to hlrschollander@gmail.com

 

Our topic for this issue is

NUTRITION & TREATS -

-What supplements do you use to condition your animals? What treats do you give?

-When an animal won’t eat, what do you use to stimulate appetite?

-What is ‘off the table’ to feed your rabbits?

-Do you find there are ‘extras’ you give your rabbits that boost conception? Fertility?

-What key ingredients do you look for in rabbit pellets? Which do you avoid?

-How much importance do you place on fiber? Do you give hay everyday?

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