Best in Show at Lodi

Best in Show -with Judge Kevin Stanford

 Thank you Susie Dapper for this beautiful White Mini Satin Buck #S3 "Sammy"

He received an Honorable Mention in Fresno two weeks ago and then BIS yesterday in Lodi!

2011 ARBA National Convention - BOB Open - Laural Sohns (left) and BOS Open - Morgan and Paula Schutz (right). Judge Melissa Magee is pictured in the center.

                                                                                      

This November I had the privilege of judging Tans at the ARBA Convention. 

It is always an honor to be asked to judge at this prestigious event. 

 

The Tan is a lively little rabbit with beautiful markings and striking color!

SHOW TIME FUN

Some of Lena's Rabbit Show Family

 Carol Green and Betty Chu are very good to Lena and are teaching her the finer points of wool breeds, Spinning and Knitting!

Betty let Lena feed a Granola Bar to one of her English Angora bucks. Yum Yum!

Gold Country

Taking a break from the fruit...

Panning for gold on the Yuba River at Bridgeport, CA.

At Sutter's Mill, the site of the first gold discovery in California, 1849. 



Looking at a replica of the original Sutter's Mill

HIMALAYANS!

Carrying on my current theme of looking back in time, I found these pictures of Himalayans our family raised over the last 10 years...

Magee's Shamrock (2004)
Multi BIS winner
Pictured in the ARBA SOP



Lena and Allen with RIS "TINK"
Blue Sr doe, 2010





Magee's SNAP, BOB & BOG
Kentucky ARBA Conv. 2008



Lena with her BIS Winner "Sugar"
2010

Best Black Sr Doe ARBA Conv. 2005



Magee's PD1 - BIS 2003

Himalayans have been in my Barn since 1989.

My sister started showing Himalayans when she was 6.  Now my daughter Lena shows Himalayans.

Himalayans are awesome for kids!  They are gentle, relaxed and docile, perfect for showmanship.  Their body type is very unique, they are cylindrical shaped like a paper towel tube.  The points of the Himalayan can be in 4 colors; Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac.

RED!



Magee's Red HOT- Mini Satin



Red is my Favorite color on Animals! 

It's such an attractive color.

With the Satin Fur mutation the
red color is made even more

brilliant due to the light reflecting

off the clear hair shell.



Magee's SPF
BOV NASS 2007




Magee's C1







Magee's Big Rig



Here are some examples of the beautiful Reds I have raised over the last 25 years.

Big Rig (Red 6/8 Buck) won BOV at the Indianapolis Convention in 2005, the same year I received my judges licence.

Magee's Paddington Bear BOV Red
 2001 ARBA Conv.

Tex Thomas picked this Red Jr Buck BOSV
 NASS in Colorado 2004





In the Beginning

I was looking at some old pictures and found this one. 

It's from 2005, our first harvest!