Hill Top Lops Rabbitry

04/18/2024

Baby Boom at Hill Top Lops! Three litters in the box for a count of 18 kits. 7 more does due! ❤️

04/08/2024

Hill Top Lop’s show results from the Yakima Valley Rabbit Breeders show! Hill Top’s rabbits did well, earning 10 Legs!
HT’s Drago-SSB-class win despite his face being chewed on while in the van. 🤨
HT’s Cappuccino-SJB-Class win/Show A; BOV win Show B.
HT’s Lucky Break-BSB-BOV/BOB in Show A. He’s now Registered and pending GC.
CC’s Julius-BJB-had a class win/ShowB.
HT’s Espresso-BJB- had a class win/Show A, earning his 4th junior Leg.
HT’s Classy Chaos-SSD-class win/Show A for her 3rd and granding leg (pending GC).
HT’s Foul Play-SSD-BOV in Show B.
HT’s Prize Junkie-SJD-BOSV/BOSB in Show A, a class win in Show B (not enough entered for a Leg). She is now owned by a youth breeder to help him get a great start!

03/11/2024

Had a great time at the BMRBA show in Stevenson, WA last weekend! Had fun with Shannon Clevenger, Natalie Merchant & Jody Briggs! Thank you to the show committee for a great, well run show!

Hill Top Lop’s bunnies did great!

*Open show A under Wendy Lange:
HT’s Wrangler - SJB - Class win
HT’s Deal Breaker - BSB - Class win/BOV
HT’s Espresso - BJB - Class win
HT’s Foul Play - SSD- Class win

*Specialty Show under Allan Ormond:
HT’s Wrangler - SJB - Class win
HT’s Classy Chaos - SJD - Class win
HT’s Snickers - BJD - Class win
-unfortunately I missed some placings due to rabbits being on 2 tables

Open Show B under Samantha Henderson:
HT’s Casino Royale - SJB - Class win
HT’s Nefarious- BSB - Class win
HT’s Snickers - BJD - Class win/BOV/BOB

Open Show C under Valerie Uptagrafft:
HT’s Annihilator - SSB- Class win/BOSV/BOSB
HT’s Re*****on - SJB - Class win
HT’s Espresso - BJB - Class win
HT’s Classy Chaos - SJD - Class win

Open Show D under Michelle Shea:
HT’s Re*****on - SJB - Class win
HT’s Classy Chaos - SJD - Class win/BOV
HT’s Snickers - BJD - Class win

Thank you to all the judges for recognizing Hill Top Mini Lops!

12/30/2023

This is a repost of a post that we had posted around a year ago but a local 4-H club asked me if I could post it again and share the information to them. So here it is, the 💩 post.

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How well do you know 🐇 💩?

As I was cleaning the rabbitry today and dumping the manure in the potato 🥔 patch I thought that rabbit manure would be a good topic to talk about.

1- Fresh rabbit manure is approximately 2% Nitrogen, 1% Phosphorus, and 1% Potassium.

2- Here is how it stacks up in comparison to manure from other livestock.
Rabbit 🐇 = N- 2.4 P- 1.4 K- .80
Chicken 🐔 =N- 1.1 P-.80 K- .50
Sheep 🐑 =N- .70 P- .30 K-.60
Horse 🐎 =N- .70 P-.30 K- .60
Cattle 🐄 =N- .70 P-.30 K-.40

3. Those other manures are considered "hot" 🔥 manure and need to be composted before use, but rabbit manure is considered "cold" 🥶 and can go directly into use.

4. Rabbit manure is an organic matter then when worked into the soil will improve poor soil structure, drainage, as well as moisture retention 💧.

5. Worms 🪱 love rabbit manure, and the more worms in your garden and around your plants the better off your soil conditions will be.

6. It doesn't have the same aroma 🤢 as other fresh manures which if you live in town will make your neighbors happier. Plus as it's in round pellet 🟤 form it's easier to handle than other loose manures.

7. It contains beneficial trace elements such as Calcium, Magnesium, Boron, Zinc, Sulfur, and many others that all plants 🪴 need.

8. The extra Nitrogen in rabbit manure makes it a great kickstart 🦵 to get a new compost pile going.

9. It makes a great tea 🍵 to use to water plants with as well. Dump some manure in the bottom of a pail 🪣 add water 💧 and let it steep for a couple days. Pour the water off and use that to water 🚿 your plants.

10. Rabbits 🐇 are darn cute and easy to care for even in a small city 🏙 yard so you can have a year round source of fresh natural fertilizer.

06/12/2023

Spokane Show results from last weekend!

-Hill Top’s Skuttle Butt-SSB had class wins in Show A & Show C under Judges Jackie Sutton & Dakota Manning.

-Hill Top’s Cold Brew-BSB class win in Show A under Jackie Sutton.

-Hill Top’s License To Kill-SSD class win and BOSV Show A under Jackie
Sutton. She is now RGC.

-Hill Top’s Escapade-SJD with two class wins, Show A with Jackie Sutton & Show B with Fayth Young.

-Hill Top’s Dark Side-BSD took her class, won BOV & BOB under Jackie Sutton. She’s now RGC.

Hill Top’s Say It Ain’t So-BSD had a class win under Dakota Manning.

Hill Top’s Silent Storm-BJD had a class win under Jackie Sutton.

It was a great show and lots of great comments about Hill Top’s Mini Lops!

02/07/2023

12/01/2022

Ooooooh, gotta try!

Apple Butter🤩❤️
Ingredients:
3 pounds apples
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Recipe here --> https://amiraspantry.com/slow-cooker-apple-butter/

02/17/2022