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Articles
Type Articles
Standard of Imperfection?
(I am a goat too Kelly)
Setting Up
By Cindy Servis about setting your animal for show, evaluation or pictures.
Spinal Abnormalities: More common than you think.
Special Interest about the spine and topline of many breeds.  How to spot this dreaded problem.
Fur Articles
There aren't many of these out there yet...so, if you find one that isn't here, please send me the link.
Rex Fur By Cindy Servis (Upcoming Article for Rex World Magazine.)
Judging the Rex Rabbit by Cathy Szychulda interesting and helpful information.
Color Articles
Scanned by my worthy team of investigators for genetic correctness
......ok, ok, so I was bored one night and read them (or wrote them) myself.
Breeding Chins By Kelly Garrity
Excellent reference site for this wonderful variety.
Predicting Broken Patterns
Other Articles
Watch me grow! Weekly pictures of a baby from a youngster through growing pains.  ***Coming Soon!!!
By Cindy Servis Helping you to understand broken coats a little better.  A work in progress.
What is "Balance"?
Shows you a balanced animal and how to tell if YOUR animal is balanced.
Breeding Articles
Breeding Systems and Selection
Ok so this isn't a TRADITIONAL article but it is still one of my very favorites about linebreeding, inbreeding and outcrossing.  You can learn alot here, and I read this at least twice a year to remind myself of where I am going with my herd.

Snow Babies by Cindy Servis
Nestbox Prep tips and tricks for keeping winter litters alive.
Starting your herd the smart way.  By Cindy Servis
Tips and tricks for starting a herd or starting over.
Reds: Save our variety
By Cindy Servis Helping you to understand what is happening with reds rignt now in Mini Rex
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Tri Genetics and Torty Tris
By Cindy Servis  There are two separate articles here for breeders of tris.  One that teaches about tri genetics and one that teaches about what a torted tri is.  Follow the link to choose one article or the other.
More Babies
By Cindy Servis
Tips for getting larger litters and having greater success in kindling.
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Rabbit Manure for Gardens and Flower Beds All about the benefits I have seen while using rabbit manure.  Look for pics in fall of 2010 to compare areas of no manure and fresh manure and 1 year old manure put on fresh.