Whiskey Tango Farms - WTF

11/10/2024

The Central Wisconsin Rabbit Breeders Association would like to thank all of the exhibitors, judges, & volunteers that made yesterday a success! We hope everyone had a great time! Keep an eye out for dates for 2025!

For me personally, this was my FIRST all breed show that I assisted with. It was a HUGE learning experience and I am beyond thankful for the veterans of the hobby that answered all of my (many) questions and supported me!

11/03/2024

Flipping through breeding plans and staring out the window 🫠 Not like SOME of y'all breeders going to shows only days after leaving Convention 😂

11/03/2024

🍁🍂🌾🍃 CENTRAL WISCONSIN RBA 🍃🌾 🍂🍁
DOUBLE ALL-BREED SHOW - MARSHFIELD, WI - 11/09/24

Just because Convention is over doesn't mean we are ready to hang up our show aprons over here in Wisconsin just yet! No, sir! We are thrilled to get everyone together back here closer to home before the end of the year!

We hope you are getting as excited as we are about the upcoming Central Wisconsin RBA Double All-Breed show this weekend in Marshfield, WI!

HERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES TO KEEP IN MIND:

🍁 Shows A & B will be running CONSECUTIVELY
🍂 We will be in the heated building and space will be "COZY" 😉 i.e. there is limited floor space. We ask that you please be mindful of your space and kindly stack carriers, limit chairs & tables and leave open pathways. With everyone's cooperation in this, it allows the show to run more smoothly and keep everyone (rabbits, too) safe!
🌾 We are asking for donations for raffle items!
🍃 Writers needed! Folks interested should come to the Secretary table Saturday morning. We are paying $10/half day & $20/full day!

11/02/2024

Reminder to myself that I need a new headlamp...gross.

[Photo credit to Colorado Horse Forum]

11/01/2024

10/30/2024

Loaded up, 2 rabbits heavier (oops lol). Thank you to everyone that made convention a great time! We hope everyone has a safe trip back! We will post more later once we are safely home and feeling a little more human lol.

10/26/2024

10/21/2024

The countdown is on!!! Here is a photo of the pre-convention showroom at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In just a few short days, this space will transform into a vastly different atmosphere and will be nearly unrecognizable in comparison to this. With the hard work of a team of volunteers and Convention team, this will become a 5 day “Super Bowl” for over 27,000 rabbits & cavies, exhibited by over 2,500 exhibitors competing in the show we prepare all year for.

I’m super excited that Brandon & Liv are joining me this year! I showed them videos last year of all the rabbits and tried to describe it but somehow, you just can’t verbalize what it’s like to be in a building with nearly 30,000 animals. You just have to be there to see it to actually “get it”. It’s truly a unique experience. Also, the smell of fresh shavings on day 1 is *chef’s kiss*. By day 5, that fresh smell is gone, even with multiple coop cleanings each day and the ventilation system lol.

I’m so thrilled to show my animals, see my daughter and husband experience their first convention, and see my friends that get me in a different way. Because for 5 days, I won’t need to explain to anyone why we show rabbits. 🩵

-K

P.S. Trim those nails, y’all!

[📸: Gordon Williams, 2024 Convention Co-Chairman ]

10/16/2024

Class Numbers for the 101st Convention! What are you bringing??

Friendly reminder: Clip those nails!! 😉

10/14/2024

Sometimes it’s really nice having brand new tools but last night I found myself using tools inherited from my late father-in-law and sister-in-law; and to me, that is absolutely invaluable. 🩷💛

10/13/2024

So excited to see 304 Fox in Louisville, KY in a couple of short weeks!

{Photo credit to Lisa Summey, NSFRC director 🖤}

10/13/2024

We are so excited to see all those beautiful Crèmes in Louisville in just a couple of weeks! 🧡

10/12/2024

Reasons I love FALL...

🍁 Pumpkin Spice Lattes
🍂 Cool breezes & colorful leaves
🌾 All things plaid and flannel make a comeback
🐇 Rabbit show season reallyyyyy takes off!

Excited to be helping with this show and helping the club out!

10/12/2024

We are getting more and more excited every day to see everyone at Convention in just a couple short weeks! In the meantime, remember that if you need to make any entry changes, you can do so until Monday, October 14th at 11:59 PST via Sho Pro!

10/10/2024

I entered 4 of my 5 convention rabbits in their breed’s fur contests…. Quite honestly I’m doubting that decision and will likely continue to do so until my rabbits hit the table. Why, you ask? Well you see, at WTF there is this ….. *whispers secretly* FUR CURSE. BOOGA BOOGA!! 😱👻 If the rabbits have good fur when I enter a show and I happen to have fur entries, they usually end up getting “n@ked” aka molting (usually quite profusely) right before the show. If I don’t enter them in fur because of said curse or because they are not in good fur condition, they have a tendency to look GREAT on show day. So why did I choose to enter fur? Not sure honestly. 🙃 I’m just hoping things work out for once, I suppose. No time like the most expensive and important show of the year to gamble, right?? 🤪🫠

I actually even considered NOT entering fur just to better my chances of having good fur condition in the regular breed show so they do better. That might not make sense to other breeds or non-rabbit show people so here’s a little-ish look into my brain. Buckle up, sometimes it’s scary to non-neurodivergent people lol.

-WHY I CARE ABOUT FUR EVEN IF I DON’T ENTER MY ANIMALS IN THE FUR COMPETITION-

Now condition is only 5 points for each of my breeds (Silver Fox & Crème d’Argent) however, for Silver Fox, fur plays into 55 points in a 100 point animal. That is 55% of my score on the animal! (Condition 5, Silvering 20, Color 10, Fur 20). For Crèmes, fur plays into 45 points in a 100 point animal! Pretty sure everyone can figure out that percentage as well but just for consistency that’s 45% of my score in the overall animal! (Condition 5, Color 20, Fur 15). So….. even if I don’t enter in the fur competition, them NOT being in coat will have a huge negative impact on them for any show day. And to put it into perspective, Convention is basically our Superbowl.

Now, I don’t allow the S Word in my barn (S-H-O-W) because it’s like telling a performer “good luck” but I also don’t want to tell my herd to “break a leg” (iykyk…) so we just play the quiet game and pretend nothing special is happening haha. But I think that since I spent $19/entry + $9/entry for fur + exhibitor fee of $15, it might be worth a shot to LOUDLY announce to my barn that I scratched my fur entries. Wink wink. (I did not scratch them….yet……..lol). Maybe - just maybe - no one will change into their birthday suit on me then! LOL. It is taking everything in my being to not log in to Sho Pro and actually superstitiously scratch all my fur entries…. 🫣

Meme cred to Fancy Rabbit Memes!

10/08/2024

GREATEST SHOW OF THE CENTURY, INDEED!!!

I crunched some numbers for the ARBA 101st Convention Entries as of 9:10 am Central 10/8/24!

Total Animals Entered: 27,362
Total Exhibitors Entered: 2,528

TOP 10 ENTRIES BY STATE:
1) IN 2658
2) OH 2628
3) WI 2301
4) MI 2185
5) TX 1840
6) CA 1298
7) PA 1224
8 ) IL 1051
9) MN 1048
10) NY 961

TOP 10 EXHIBITORS BY STATE:
1) IN 234
2) OH 232
3) WI 190
4) TX 181
5) MI 175
6) PA 125
7) CA 120
8 ) MN 107
9) FL 79
10) IL 76

EXHIBITORS BY COUNTRY
United States 2485
Canada 35
US Minor Outlying Islands 5
Australia 1
Japan 1
Malaysia 1

LARGEST ENTRY – 161 (AZ)

Animals by state:
AK 11
AL 133
AR 232
AZ 354
CA 1297
CO 420
CT 133
DC 13
DE 19
FL 698
GA 521
IA 489
ID 125
IL 1051
IN 2656
KS 567
KY 524
LA 179
MA 87
MD 302
ME 202
MI 2185
MN 1048
MO 529
MS 184
MT 98
NC 435
ND 8
NE 188
NH 65
NJ 344
NM 103
NV 45
NY 961
OH 2628
OK 261
OR 318
PA 1224
RI 28
SC 208
SD 216
TN 437
TX 1840
UT 21
VA 343
VT 32
WA 386
WI 2301
WV 140
WY 193

09/30/2024

With the 101st ARBA Convention soon to be upon us, please enjoy these nuggets of wisdom: The Convention Commandments

📖 Thou shalt read the Convention Show Rules that thou agreed to when entering, so as to avoid surprises when others expecteth thou to follow them.

📖 Thou shalt look over thine animals before loading, for the good exhibitor cleaneth the posteriors and trimmeth the nails.

📖 Thou shalt anoint thy cart wheels with the oil of WD, so as not to annoy thy fellow exhibitors.

📖 Thou shalt be kind to volunteers, for whilst thou were becoming weary from travel, they were also becoming weary from work.

📖 Thou shalt clean thy coops daily, for ammonia is an abomination to man and beast.

📖 Thou shalt not bedevil thy fellow breeders for the inspection of stock until they hath cooped their entry, nor shall thou layeth thy hand on stock that cometh not from thy own barn without permission.

📖 Thou shalt not hoard feed and shavings so that fellow exhibitors have not the supplies needed to care for their own.

📖 Thou shalt provide promised paperwork to thy buyers and valid payment to thy sellers with all haste.

📖 Thou shalt practice good sportsmanship and ethics, for thou wishest the same in return.

📖 Thou shalt seek a way to provide assistance, for the show belongeth to us all. Thou mayest assist thine office staff or thine youth committee, thy breed club booth, or thy fellow exhibitors as thou runneth rabbits, writeth for a judge or stayeth out of the way on the day of judgement.

📖 Thou shalt check to ensure thy animals were returned to thy coops after judging, for runners are human and mistakes are made.

📖 Thou shalt make a list of thy animals both returning home and purchased so thou leavest none behind.

📖 Thou shalt remove all coop cups, cage decorations, cardboard (or other material) dividers and closest cage doors before returning to thy abode.

📖 Thou shalt come prepared make merry with thy rabbit family, to learn, to take inspiration and leave behind laughter, and thou shalt abandon thy day to day life until the day of checkout comes.

🖊️Commandment credit to Briony Smith!
📸Photo credit to the 101st ARBA Convention (catalog cover)