Winter River Farms

08/18/2024

Typey Polish Lilac Sr buck looking for new hay! DOB: 11/28/23. Pedigreed. Can be picked up at the show in Belton next month. Located in Midland.

08/13/2024

One of our Netherland bucks is available! Nothing wrong with him, the kids just decided not to continue with this variety. Charm Farm lines! Nice little buck with a lot of bone. He can be picked up at the show in Belton next month.

08/12/2024

Jack as a puppy! He's 4 years old now!

08/07/2024

Charm Farm's D1 looking for a new rabbitry! Sr buck born 1/9/23. Nothing wrong with him, my kids just decided not to continue with this variety. Great little buck. Can be picked up at the show in Belton, TX next month.

08/06/2024

Stay tuned. It's gonna be more like a late summer auction. 😉

We are overrun with adorable baby rabbits right now (think 20+) and not nearly that much cage space, which means we will have our first ever auction this fall before convention! We will have plenty of jrs and possibly a couple proven Sr does as well, so follow our page for updates!

08/03/2024

We have a pet quality Netherland jr buck available 👀 for a new hutch to hop to!

07/30/2024

Willow's genetic testing came back! She and Jack are good to go for breeding this fall!

07/09/2024

Hi everyone! We are in desperate need of cage space so we are trying to move some bunnies! We have a few pet quality, a few show Jrs (one is a blue banded doe), and a Sr buck who's eligible to grand, we just haven't messed with it. PM the page and tell us what you're looking for, cuz we may have it!

06/14/2024

O4 Jr buck born 4/15/24. Cute little guy! Out of a Olaf x Mulberry cross. Olaf was a super nice little sport buck we used to have and Mulberry was one of our "supermodel" does. He'll be a nice little herd buck! No DQs. Located in Midland.

06/14/2024

A17 Jr buck born 3/6/24. No DQs. Decent little buck. Full HQs, even eye bands, thick ears, nice width between the eyes, nice top line. Located in Midland.

06/14/2024

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O5 brood quality Jr Doe. No DQs, I just suspect she'll be bigger, and she's not quite up to the show quality rabbits we produce. If she does end up being bigger, don't discount her as a great brood doe. One of our "supermodel" does came out of a nice bigger brood doe crossed with a super nice buck. Born 4/15/24. Located in Midland.

06/14/2024

UPDATE: this one has grown out of the awkward stage and turned into a "supermodel" doe, so we'll be keeping her for convention and maybe for breeding. She turned out NICE.

A18 Jr Doe from an Aspen x Katniss cross that has produced some nice offspring. DOB 3/6/24. 👀 For a new hutch to hop to. No DQs. Located in Midland.

06/13/2024

Some of my kid's Netherland show and breeding stock. They are so excited to get into this breed!

06/08/2024

Alex's Jr buck won Best of Breed out of 22 rabbits! And River is a little photo bomber. 😆

06/08/2024

River's little lilac polish buck won Best of Variety!

06/08/2024

We are at the Wichita Show today picking up new Netherland stock and showing our Dwarf Hotots! We have a Jr buck dwarf hotot available and a Sr buck black otter Netherland dwarf buck available!

05/24/2024

We are overrun with adorable baby rabbits right now (think 20+) and not nearly that much cage space, which means we will have our first ever auction this fall before convention! We will have plenty of jrs and possibly a couple proven Sr does as well, so follow our page for updates!

05/01/2024

We got 11 DH kits and 4 ND kits!! Babies everywhere!! 😍😍

04/24/2024

Who was the biggest hit at the vet yesterday?!? This gorgeous girl. She's never met a stranger, yet would sit politely asking for attention until they petted her. She was even polite greeting other dogs. ❤️ She wanted scratches and belly rubs from EVERYONE, even after all her shots. All the vet techs agreed she was by far the sweetest and prettiest dog they saw that day. OFAs for hips and elbows are scheduled for after her birthday in June, and I've ordered her genetic panel. 🤞🏼she'll get to be a mama this winter!

04/20/2024

Annndn Alex and O3 who won BOS in the Specialty show! This doe we sold to another youth breeder.

04/20/2024

Alex and Trouble, who won BOS at the Nationals show

04/20/2024

A blue buck we bought from Addison won Best and our home bred Sr Doe won Best Opposite at Nationals this morning!

04/12/2024

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Lake Effect K301 "Aspen"
DOB: 2/3/2021

This guy is one of my daughter's foundation bucks that has produced some phenomenal does for us and some fantastic bucks. He is the grandfather of Snowball who won BoB and BIS at the 2023 Nationals Specialty show and BIS and BOB in the Nationals Show. He is the sire of Trouble who won BOB twice in 2023, and won BOS at this year's state show in Belton. He is also the sire of A4 who won BOB at the Mid Tex Triple Rabbit Show and A11 who won BOB at this year's State Show. We are finally ready to let him go produce super nice babies for another rabbitry. As he's aged, he's had a tiny smudge on the top of his ear show up which can be a DQ for some judges (but we've had others overlook it.) He can be brought to Nationals in LA or to Wichita Falls in June. PM the page for more info.

04/06/2024

Feel free to share.

Looking at a late September breeding for these two: Jack AKA Blazin' Sun Jack Sparrow CGC TKN STDds OTDs PT HT VBSW JHDs HTADIs and Willow.

Willow (AKA Sweetnsassy WRF Willow CGC) is a fantastic family dog with low drive, and Jack is a phenomenal high drive stock dog with lots of versatility. He's also a wonderful family dog. I can provide loads of pics and videos of Jack working.

This litter will be ASCA/AKC and should be ready to go in January. If you're looking for an Aussie stock dog or family farm dog with sweetness, brains, and biddability, PM the page to get on the wait list. Located in Midland. Can work with transport.

03/29/2024

SOLD!!

Jr buck Dwarf papillon available! Has been shown, and is tattooed. Would make a great pet as well. Located in Midland. Video in the comments! PM the page for more info!

03/25/2024

Selling our grooming table. $60. Nothing wrong with it, we're just gonna upgrade to the more expensive one. PM if interested! We can bring it to Nationals too!

01/20/2024

This young lady won BoB at the Mid Tex Triple Rabbit show with her Winter River Farms doe she got from us last year! 😍 Super nice looking doe!

01/07/2024

Guess what we're going to implement with our Aussies ASAP?!? THIS!!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=869485151849319&id=100063635257892&mibextid=Nif5oz

One of the most important and most missed things a multi-dog household should recognize and address is demanding/taking space. It’s one of the biggest catalysts for dogs fighting within a household.

What does that look like?

Say you’re sitting on the couch. One dog walks up and thrusts itself into your lap, throws a paw at you, whatever. You start petting. That alone was your first missed sign.

Then the inevitable… here comes the other dog to push its way in, body block, etc until you’re petting THAT dog.

Repeat as many times as you have dogs and as many times as you allow. And say hello to resource guarding… dogs that feel they can claim you as theirs and can fight to keep that “resource”… aka you.

So how should that look instead?

Dog 1 walks up. Dog 1 should sit and look at you if it wants attention. No pushing, demanding, etc and it shouldn’t have to physically touch you first (nodding its head under your hand, throwing a paw, etc). If Dog 1 DOES demand, send it away. Stand up, say “go” (or whatever command you can remember to be consistent with), point in a direction and move into the dog’s space until it moves in a direction away from you.

Now, once Dog 1 has learned to come and sit and ASK for attention, address Dog 2. You’re petting Dog 1 and here comes the freight train. Immediately cease petting and repeat the above for Dog 2. Wait your damn turn, period. Briefly pet Dog 1, send it away. Call Dog 2 over and again, expect respect and space before dishing out that attention which is apparently so valuable (when someone else is getting it). Again, keep it brief.

This is pretty simplified but honestly, it’s also simple. Guarding amongst housemates starts like this and ends poorly sooo often, usually leading to a crate & rotate situation or dogs who fight over even smaller things.

Living with dogs is not some Disney fairytale. Respect MUST be earned and is a crucial factor in living with animals with 2” long, potentially-fatal canine teeth.

This is one small step you can all start today to improve your pack dynamic and potentially avoid a disaster.

12/31/2023

This baby did what's called a Mama Flop: where they gradually snuggle closer until they just flop on Mama's back! ❤️