Calliope Rabbitry

Had a fantastic time yesterday at CDRC's vaccine and seminar day! 12 bunnies vaccinated before spring, and an attentive crowd who didn’t judge my very unorganised seminar on reproductive rabbit nutrition and gut health too harshly.

Memoire, a 6 month old otter buck, was one of the ones I had vaccinated yesterday. He wasn’t too impressed about being used as palpating practice by vet students, but he was well behaved anyways. Fortunately, he is not pregnant 🤣

Huge thank you to everyone involved in making the day a success, and a special thanks to Susan Batho and Kirsty Prince for the very informative seminar on fur breed type and coats!

Father and son, Belle Kani Beyoncé and Calliope Adele 🥰

👀🏠

Calliope Dark Dominion
Black Buck
Almost 5 Months old
Calliope Dark Thoughts x Calliope Honeydew

This buck has been super slow maturing, only weighing in at 720g when weighed two weeks ago. I don’t think he’ll end up nicer than his father or grandfather, and I’ve kept two sisters of his already. He has been shown once as a kitten, and got good comments.

Happy for someone else to grow him out, or he’d make a cute pet.

Miraculously, a wild smoke marten has appeared! He’s not too shabby either, and will definitely be getting a ring once he’s big enough that he can’t flick it off like it’s an annoying fly.

Calliope Adele
4 weeks old
Smoke Pearl Marten Buck

Arabella Snake Eyes x Belle Kani Beyoncé

At just a week over 4 months, my cute lilac baby is starting to look like a doe. I'm excited to pair her in a couple months, though I’m not sure who to put her to first 🤔

Calliope Doux Miel
Lilac Otter Doe
Calliope Loutre de Mer x Belle Kani Beyoncé

Decisions decisions… 🤔

Calliope Memoire
Black Otter Buck
3.5 Months Old

Calliope Klirodotima x Barwon Valley Petit Noir

After having 5 does only kindle DOAs over the past couple weeks, this litter is the light at the end of a tunnel! A very anticipated litter from one of my absolute favourite does, Arcadia Experiment has successfully given birth to 3 pudgey beans! 🥳

So far I’m thinking she has a Siamese sable and two smoke pearls, but I’ll know for sure in a few days!

The 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Rabbit Show was a fun but exhausting day. It was lovely to catch up with friends I don't get to see at my local shows often, and to see all the awesome exhibits on the day! Kylie is an awesome judge, and it was a pleasure to show under her yesterday.

As far as results go I was happy with how the buns did. I took a total of 6 nethies, and while I didn’t get any ccs I did get a couple firsts, and one of my favourite kits of the season took home Best Kitten in Show!

WA Kylie Board
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Calliope Doux Miel - Lilac Otter Kitten Doe
🥇
Best Kitten in Show!

Calliope Memoire - Black Otter Kitten Buck
🥈

Calliope Rhianna - Blue Otter Kitten Buck
🥉

Calliope Dark Dominion - Black Self Kitten Buck
🥇

Calliope Dark Solace - Black Self Kitten Doe
🥈

Calliope Honeydew - Black Self Adult Buck
🥉

Overall a very satisfying day. Congrats to everyone who took something home yesterday. Special congrats to Shania Henderson at Turpin Hill Rabbits who took home BOB Netherland Dwarf with her cute sable marten junior doe!