Hearts of Texas Fiber Farm

06/12/2025

Fun times at Shepherd Bootcamp hosted at Mesta Meadows by Ed Crowley 🐑 Learning so much and making friends!

06/07/2025

BBs are on the way! But wait. Let’s back up.

Hearts of Texas headed out on a truly insane round trip to and from Brazil, IN, for our first non nationals local all-breed show. I grabbed whatever was in coat plus the little beauty I got from Arianne Ferguson of Celestial Farms and threw in a couple of satins and a mini satin to boot. Like I said, insane.

Besides Celestial Farm’s Blueberry Pancake I found an overlooked cull 😅 and Prince’s sister, Madonna who was just barely in coat. Why not? Go big or go home.

Sweet BP landed a BOB on show B and then earned what is her third leg with a BOV in show D 🥰

Also nice was BOSBs won my satins, one each, and a BOB for my mini satin, Gymnopedie ❤️😢

Sadly, Gymnopedie died 5 days later 😭

But Flowering Acres, Furret and Aerodactyl came to live with me compliments of the amazing Debby Furlong.

Which brings us to this weekend and 8 does bred and due this week. So exciting to see mommies doing their thing and to know that soon there will be little bb bunnies in the nests.

Happy Saturday, folks

05/06/2025

Nothing says springtime like a perfect litter of 8 wiggly baby bunnies. First time mama had a perfect delivery and was already giving the first feeding when I came out to the barn this morning. Ashton Homestead’s Valyria by Ashton Homestead’s Heartbreaker, bred by the amazing Laura Parker Clark and born on in our barn. How in the world will we assign a prefix lol!

Bouncing baby BEWs.

05/06/2025

Not a bunny but…

I sheared 3 rabbits after work today and looked up as I was tucking all the animals in for the night. Beautiful Missouri sunset.

In addition, Missouri sometimes also has lovely rainbows. Been seeing several lately 🌈

05/04/2025

Color check!

2 chocolate GTS, 2 chocolate, 2 lynx and a chocolate agouti.

My little angels!

04/22/2025

04/21/2025

My satin angora made me proud this year.

Nationals rankings:

HOT Prince 1st CSB/BOV/BOS
HOT Chumbawamba 2nd CSD
HOT Pacifica 3rd CSD
HOT Jeremiah 1 CJB

Best Satin Angora Display
Best Satin Angora Wool

04/16/2025

Welcome to the world babies! Seven active little fiber nuggets blessed our barn as the first Hearts of Texas litter. Mom is Celestial Farm Tigress and sire is Heart of Texas Lee Simpson.

It was also a sad day as another first time mama got mixed up and had her babies in the wire and no wool pulled. Gave them a tiny funeral on a bed of violets.

But we ended the day with a modern day “barn raising”. Got our first canopy up and I taught my kids things and they taught me things too.

04/10/2025

I had written a better post but stupid technology ate it. So, here is the short version:

Before and after pics of two 12-week junior satin angora bucks. Today’s installment of the ongoing saga, “Can this coat be saved?”

03/24/2025

We’ve moved!

Heart of Texas Rabbitry has moved to Missouri and will be updating to a new page for our new homestead: Hearts of Texas Fiber Farm.

Stay tuned for details. Meanwhile, enjoy some pics taken at our new place!