Hidden Mountain Rabbitry

12/09/2025

We’re two for two this year for fair shows! Hidden Mountain’s Iris received best of show at Berlin Brothersvalley Community Fair!

19/08/2025

Competition at the fair is always tough, but we finally got a Best in Show! And the best part is that this is a third generation homegrown doe. We’ve come so far, and I’m so proud of my white program! Excited to breed Hidden Mountain’s Eloise this fall and see how far we can go!

05/08/2024

Calling all bunny people!!! Berlin Brothersvalley Community Fair is coming up September 11-14, 2024, and we are looking for rabbit and/or guinea pig friends to come hang out with us for a few days!

We have new cages and more space this year, some come join in on the fun!

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When: September 11-14, 2024
Where: Berlin Brothersvalley School
1025 Main Street
Berlin, PA 15530
(Rabbits are located in a garage in the parking lot on the gym side of the school)
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Registration is from 8am-6pm, Wednesday, September 11th
*Judging begins at 6pm*

Animals are to be taken home Saturday between 11am-12pm

• It’s free to enter! (No pre-registration required)
• Entries are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis
• All breeds and pets welcome!
• Exhibitors can enter as many animals as they’d like! (However, there is a limit of 1 entry per class per exhibitor)
• Cages are provided for rabbits (guinea pigs will need to come in their own cage)
• Water and feed dishes available for rabbits if needed
• Building open from 8am-10pm Thursday and Friday so you can care for your animals at your convenience (Barn is monitored during fair hours and locked at night for the safety of your animals)
• Prizes and ribbons awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place animals

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

We hope to see you there! 🐰

29/04/2024

HUGE thank you to everyone who made swap weekend a success! As always, we had a fantastic time seeing everyone Saturday, and I hope you all enjoy your new buns!

We have a few carrot munchers still left for anyone looking.

Pickup is in Rockwood, PA (15557).

Posed pics of show/brood quality fuzz butts available upon request.

06/11/2023

Here’s what we have left from the swap!

These photos are the ones I took to advertise for the swap, so if you want posed photos of any of them, just let me know!
All are pedigreed except for one (the brindle buck).

We’re trying to downsize, so I’ll make you a deal if you want 3 or more.

Noteworthy rabbits:
• I have some really nice whites this time around. There’s enough that it could give someone a great start to their own REW program. Almost all of the whites are self-based, so would cross well with just about anything.
I’ll make a good deal if you want a breeding pair, trio, or quad.

• I have some nice selfs, too. Some of these were the foundations for my black/blue lines.
I’ll also make a good deal for these if someone wants a breeding group.

• I have 3 New Zealands left (2 does, 1 buck)
I’ll give a much better deal if someone wants the trio.

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Pickup will be in Rockwood, PA (15557) or I can bring them to the Baltimore & Howard County rabbit show in West Friendship, MD on November 18th.

05/11/2023

We still have a good number of rabbits left after yesterday’s swap. I’ll be posting pictures tomorrow.
There are a few junior Mini Rex, a lot of my brood Mini Rex (some of these rabbits were the foundations for my lines), and I have a New Zealand trio left.

Stay tuned!

08/06/2023

This is huge news for those of us who breed tri colors!!!

Now that it’s official, our team is excited to announce the project we have been working on for the last few months. We have obtained a Certificate of Development (COD) for the unique and eye-catching variety that is, the Brindle Mini Rex! This will be a very exciting step forward, not just for Mini Rex, but for all breeds, as this will be the first “Brindle” COD in ARBA history.

Seeing as this has not been done before, there will be a unique set of challenges to get this variety accepted, but our dedicated team has what it takes and we could not be more excited to develop this breathtaking variety. We will be presenting all 4 varieties which include, Black/Orange, Blue/Fawn, Chocolate/Orange, and Lilac/Fawn. Note that Harlequin markings are a disqualification, as we are breeding for Brindles. Genotypically, they are the same as a Harlequin or a “Solid Tri”, if you will, but the aim is an even distribution and intermixing of the color combinations listed above.

As of June 2023, Brindles may be shown in the exhibition class at ARBA shows but cannot compete for Best of Breed/Best In Show. Below is a link to the Brindle Working Standard, which must be provided to the judge if entered as an exhibition animal.

The team would be more than happy to answer questions about the Brindle variety, and we hope to see a great deal of interest! Please feel free to reach out to Catherine Tompkins, Chase Domingue, Nicole Tompkins, Kate Smith, Berlena Reynolds, Sandra Gail Neal, Johnny Haussener, Dae Lycos

And special thanks to all the other behind the scenes people that have contributed to this happening in big and small ways 🥰🎉

https://arba.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BrindleMiniRex.pdf

05/06/2023

Added some new faces to the rabbitry yesterday! (Just don’t tell my husband. Trying to see how long it takes him to notice 😂)

New Beginning’s PS17 & New Beginning’s PS18 - Black/Orange Tri Mini Rex buck and doe
I think I shall call them Pon & Zi

Sasafrass’s Rowen - Black Mini Rex Buck

Good tris are sooo hard to find, and the black has some phenomenal fur that I’ve desperately been needing in my program, so I’m excited to see where these guys will take me 😍
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02/05/2023

We have a few Rex and Mini Rex left over from the swap. 😊

Posed pictures are available upon request.

Pickup at Dollar General in Rockwood, PA.

PM for more info or to sn**ch one up!