July 26, 2009
      Due to our present circumstances and we have sold all but 1 of our rabbits for the time being. We have 2 children, who are very young and are expecting our third child in the fall so we felt that at this point in our lives it was best to put off breeding rabbits for a couple of years. We fully intend to start up breeding rabbits again once our children are a bit older. We have not forgotten our love of rabbits and the hobby of raising them and look forward to the day we will be actively breeding them again. Please be sure to check back with us in the future!
      Sincerely,
            Ruth and Patrick Loewen

       We are a small rabbitry located in Southern Manitoba Canada. Our rabbitry is housed in an 8 x 12 foot, heated and insulated shed, so we breed our rabbits year round. When we are finished building our cages, we will have an 24 hole capacity. As of January 2006, Starlit Meadows is an ARBA registered rabbitry. We are both members in good standing of ARBA and the Manitoba Rabbit Fanciers. We were previously located in Alberta but have since moved to Manitoba.
       My husband and I breed our rabbits using the ARBA standard of perfection as our guide, and are sincerely dedicated to producing rabbits with quality Type, Temperament, Fur, and Color. We are committed to improving the quality of Mini Rex in colors such as Chocolate, Blue, White, Black, and soon Lilac.
       Our breeding program is unique in that we never leave the babies in the cage with the mother. Once they are born we remove the nest box and then bring the doe to feed them once every night. Over the years I have found this to make the rabbits bond to people, making them better tempered animals. I have also found that it greatly decreases the mortality rate and gives you more control over what the mother does while she is with her babies.
      On this site I have posted info about breeding rabbits, nutrition, understanding rabbit behaviour, showing rabbits, and also a buyers guide to choosing the perfect rabbit. I plan on expanding the resource of information I offer over the next year, so check back for changes and updates. I soon hope to offer information on "if your rabbit gets sick", "litter training" and much more.... Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy your stay. Please sign our guest book below and let us know you stopped by.

            - Ruth Loewen

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