Half Caper Farm
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Went to Woodstock auction last night - I was meeting someone to pick up an Ameracauna rooster (pretty boy!) and thought I'd try for some rabbits. Usually when I go to the auction, I'm selling not buying, so this was a new adventure for me.
I was almost ready to give up and leave because they had so much "stuff" to auction off before they got to the livestock, but I hung in there. While I was waiting, I bought a neon-yellow driving whip (to do so T-Touch work with a young horse) and a solidly made wooden small tack/grooming box.
Then, I got a nice pair of FlemishX rabbits - buck and doe, and three smaller rabbits for meat. I have four young FlemishX does, so now I have a buck for them when they're ready.
Of course, the new rabbits are in the other barn in quarantine away from the main herd. They all look bright-eyed and healthy with clean, soft coats. There were a couple of New Zealand does, but they looked a bit dirty, so I passed.
I was told that fryers were going at Hagersville yesterday for $17. That's nuts. One non-descript doe, that was said to be three weeks bred, went for that much too. I couldn't begin to guess what breed she might be. People are strange. :roll:
I was almost ready to give up and leave because they had so much "stuff" to auction off before they got to the livestock, but I hung in there. While I was waiting, I bought a neon-yellow driving whip (to do so T-Touch work with a young horse) and a solidly made wooden small tack/grooming box.
Then, I got a nice pair of FlemishX rabbits - buck and doe, and three smaller rabbits for meat. I have four young FlemishX does, so now I have a buck for them when they're ready.
Of course, the new rabbits are in the other barn in quarantine away from the main herd. They all look bright-eyed and healthy with clean, soft coats. There were a couple of New Zealand does, but they looked a bit dirty, so I passed.I was told that fryers were going at Hagersville yesterday for $17.
That's nuts. One non-descript doe, that was said to be three weeks bred, went for that much too. I couldn't begin to guess what breed she might be. People are strange. :roll:
