Rabbit

General Instructions:  Rabbit

  1. GENERAL RULES-General Livestock Rules apply to this department.
  2. IDENTIFICATION-All rabbits except fryers must have permanent ID numbers or names tattooed in their ear with a pin tattoo pliers and tattoo ink (permanent marker numbers written in the ears of the rabbits are NOT permanent ID numbers). 
  3. OWNERSHIP-Ownership must have been certified on official county 4-H ownership affidavits by June 1 to be eligible to show at county fair.
  4. ID NUMBERS or names along with class information must be supplied to superintendent at time of entry. Showmanship entry animals must be ID’d also. 
  5. TATTOOS-All animals will be physically checked for tattoos during entry.  Tattoos and class information must match the information found on the 4-H Affidavit form. Rabbits whose tattoos are not readable or do not match the 4-H Affidavit will not be allowed to show.  Tattoos that have faded or are no longer readable should be re-done prior to fair.
  6. DRESS CODE-Will be as required in General Livestock Rules.

Division 80

—Market Classes—

Class G080900  Single Fryer Not over 10 weeks of age. Minimum weight of 3 ½  pounds. Maximum weight of 5 ½  pounds.

Class G080901  Meat Pen  Three (3) Rabbits.  Age limit 10 weeks.  Minimum weight of 3 ½  pounds each. Maximum weight 5 ½  pounds each. Meat pens shall consist of three rabbits, all of the same breed and variety.  Broken group meat pens must also be of the same variety.  A meat pen does not necessarily have to come from the same litter.

Class G080902  Roaster  All rabbits entered in this class must be under 6 months of age.  Minimum weight 5 ½ pounds.  Maximum weight 9 pounds.

Class G080903 Stewers  All rabbits entered in this class must be 6 months of age and over. Minimum weight is over 8 pounds.

NUMBER OF MARKET RABBITS THAT CAN BE SHOWN:  Six (6) market rabbits.

Market Rabbits may not be sold in Perkins County

—Breeding Classes—

  1. Fancy Breed Rabbits may be divided into the following age divisions:
    1. Junior-Six months old and younger
    2. Senior-Over six months old.
    3. Note:  a Fancy Breed Rabbit that is exactly six months old on show day will be shown as a Junior Division rabbit.  A Fancy Breed rabbit that is six months plus one day old on show day will be shown as a Senior Division Rabbit.
  2. Age will be the age of the rabbit on show date
  3. Division breakdown will be by the age of the rabbit not by the weight of the rabbit.

Fancy Breed Rabbits

Class G080905  American Fuzzy Lop

Class G080906  American Sable

Class G080907  Belgian Hare

Class G080908  Britannia Petite

Class G080909  Dutch

Class G080910  Dwarf Hotot

Class G080911  Dwarf Papillion

Class G080912  English Angora

Class G080913  English Spot

Class G080914  Florida White

Class G080915  French Angora

Class G080916  Harlequin

Class G080917  Havana

Class G080918  Himalayan

Class G080919  Jersey Woolie

Class G080920  Lilac

Class G080921  Holland Lop

Class G080922  Mini Lop

Class G080923  Mini Rex

Class G080924 Mini Satin

Class G080925  Netherland Dwarf

Class G080926  Polish

Class G080927  Rex

Class G080928  Rhinelander

Class G080929  Satin Angora

Class G080930  Silver

Class G080931  Silver Marten

Class G080932  Standard Chinchilla

Class G080933  Tan

Class G080934  Thrianta

Class G080935  Lionhead

Class G080936  Blue Holicer

Class G080937  Czech Frosty

  1. Commercial breed rabbits may be divided into the following three age divisions:
    1. Junior-Six months old and younger.
    2. Intermediate-Six months old to eight months old.
    3. Senior-Over eight months old.
    4. Note:  A Commercial Breed Rabbit that is six months old on show day will be shown as a Junior Division Rabbit.  A Commercial Breed Rabbit that is six months plus one day old on show day will be shown as an Intermediate Division Rabbit.  A Commercial Breed Rabbit that is exactly eight months old on show day will be shown as an Intermediate Division Rabbit.  A Commercial Breed Rabbit that is eight months plus one day old on show day will be shown as a Senior Division Rabbit.
  2. Rabbit age will be the age of the rabbit on show date.
  3. Division breakdown will be by the age of the rabbit and not by the weight of the rabbit.

Commercial Breed Rabbits

Class G080950  American

Class G080951  American Chinchilla

Class G080952  Beveren

Class G080953  Blanc d Hotot

Class G080954  Californian

Class G080955  Champagne D’Argent

Class G080956  Checkered Giant

Class G080957  Cinnamon

Class G080958  Crème D’Argent

Class G080959  English Lop

Class G080960  Flemish Giant

Class G080961  French Lop

Class G080962  Giant Angora

Class G080963  Giant Chinchilla

Class G080964  New Zealand

Class G080965  Palomino

Class G080966  Satin

Class G080967  Silver Fox

NUMBER OF FANCY BREED/COMMERCIAL RABBITS THAT CAN BE SHOWN:  A maximum of five (5) rabbits may be shown for both classes combined.

General Instructions:  Rabbit Showmanship

  1. ELIGIBILITY-Any 4-H’er with a rabbit may enter the competition.
  2. SHOWMANSHIP-The participant may use any rabbit they choose, so long as it was raised and trained by the 4-H’er.  Showmanship class must be entered with advance entry. 
  3. BASIS FOR JUDGING-Showmanship is based on grooming and training of the rabbit and the appearance and behavior of the exhibitor.  The exhibitor must vocally explain the steps in their routine and the merit of the rabbit.  Primarily showmanship is the skill of the exhibitor in presenting and explaining the rabbit before the judge.  The excellence of the rabbit is not considered in scoring.
  4. TIME LIMIT-Maximum length of showmanship presentations is four minutes. Exhibitors will be timed.
  5. JUDGES-The judges may or may not ask questions of the exhibitor at the close of the routine.
  6. RABBIT BREEDS-Note that any breed of rabbit may be shown as part of the showmanship competition.

Class G080970  Rabbit Showmanship

Perkins County 4-H Fair Book