The Acton Fair show on Saturday went well. It did get pretty warm in the afternoon but only had to use fans on a couple when they came off the show table. Hollands were one of the biggest breeds shown. Cowan's Frasier placed a consistent 3rd in both shows. A few of the jrs from the last show had turned sr and couldn't really compete against the more mature animals. Still wish there was a 6-8 mos. class for those young bucks! Entered a few young unshown jrs and they bombed out in the first show but did better in the second show. It is good to get them out on the table for the experience. Theirs and mine! Was hoping to finish Solid Sr doe BBF's Gemstone but she got squeezed out with a second place. Not sure if I'll hold her back for Cumberland Fair show or breed her. Solid Jr Buck BBF's Thaddeus also placed second with good comments. BBF's Over the Edge hit the top 5.
Now that the ND's are gone, it frees up more cages to separate out the last youngsters that will be here for a while. I didn't breed any does for July, August or Sept. babies except for two does.
Today Gary got two pickup truck loads of shavings from a local mill. These shavings are for the litter pans and carrier pans. We used bagged shavings for the nestboxes only as they are softer for the babies. We have two large bins that the loose shavings get shoveled into. Another truckload and a half will fill both bins providing enough shavings for a year. At $49. per load and the gas to get there and back is still cheaper than by the bale. It helps too that he doesn't have to load it in the truck, they dump it in there. Because the shavings at the mill are unprotected from the elements, we had to wait for them to dry out from the recent Maine showers.