Northern California Angora Guild

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Knitting a Companion Kitty





A few weeks ago, I knitted a kitty:



The one kitty was kinda lonely, so I started another kitty knitting project.



The green kitty joins the pink kitty as each other's companions.



I meant to make a pair of brothers but they kinda like a boy and a girl.  
Either way, now they are no longer lonely.






 

Monday, May 26, 2025

Annual Barn Cleaning 2025, Day Two






Barn power washed on the first day to give it enough time to dry out.  It looks good the next morning.




No spider webs!  




Washed barn from the other side.   The big square thing is the swamp cooler, alternatively called the evaporative cooler.  It's a lifesaver for the rabbits during the summer.



Feeders washed and drying in the sun.



Trays are also washed and being dried.



Flaming and power washing done, waiting to dry.



Some more cleaned cages.



A power washer is one of the important tools to do a major cleaning.



It's late at night, rabbits are back to their clean condos.  Food in the clean feeders, water bottle filled, trays smell clean, no spider web.... life is good.




There are a few extra large condos on the other side of the barn mainly for the does.   After all the cleaning, a new set of curtins are installed. 

I do daily and weekly cleanings, but no matter how meticulous I try to be, there are things just cannot be thoroughly cleaned without taking all the rabbits out.   Once a year, my wonderful hubby Albert takes several days off from his golfing routines to help me clean.      

2025 big barn cleaning was done on the second day.   Each day was long and hard, both of us work at a break back pace, it's so good to have it done.     The following day would be used to clean all the carriers that were used as temporary accommodations in the garage.    The there is a smaller barn needs to be cleaned.  Comparing to the big barn, the cleaning of the small barn will be a piece of cake. 






 

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Annual Barn Cleaning 2025, Day One




No, these are not the rabbits' regular accomodations.    They have far bigger condos in the barn.



Why are the rabbits stays next to the van in the garage?  It's the big cleaning day!



Even with non-molting English Angoras, there are still some wool on the cages, and the spinders love the wires too.



Condos look OK from far but there are debris to be cleaned.



Half of the condos are out of the barn but still there are another 5 stacks to be moved out of the barn.



These are some of the condos need to be flamed and power washed.



power-washing going on.



These are the trays to be washed too.

It does look like much, but this is many hours of heavy labor work.  Rabbits will have to stay in the garage overnight to get back to their homes.




 

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Show C Best In Show Judging at Merced



Show C Best In Show judge is Courtney Collins.


Judge Courtney selects Casey's Satin Angora as the Best In Show in C.



Reserve In Show goes to Melissa Magee's Mini Satin.




A group photo of Courtney, Casey and Melissa.

This post concludes the photos and reports of the May 10, 2025 BVRA shows at Merced, CA. 




 

Friday, May 23, 2025

Show B Best In Show Judging at Merced



Show B Best In Show judge is Doug King.



Judge Doug awards the Best In Show to Casey's Satin Angora white senior doe.




Reserve In Show is Rene Moore's Mini Rex.


 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Show C Angora Judging at Merced





Chris Zemny is the show C judge for Angoras.



Judge Chris examines a colored Satin Angora.



A different colored Satin Angora on the table.



The Satin Angora BOV colored.



BOB English Angora.

Show C Angora judging was done while the show B Best In Show was going on.   We were only able to catch a limited number of photos.

For a list of winners, go to:



 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

NCAG Specialty Best In Show Judging at Merced




Judge Courtney examines the BOB English Angora.



Judge Courtney examines the BOB Satin Angora.



Judge Courtney makes her decision.



Specialty Best In Show goes to Casey's Satin Angora.
Specialty Reserve In Show goes to Betty's English Angora.




 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

NCAG Specialty Satin Angora Judging at Merced



Judge Courtney examines a Satin Angora white senior buck.





The white senior buck is the BOSV and BOSB.



Judge Courtney with the Satin Angora BOV colored.  

 

The BOB Satin Angora goes to the white senior doe.





Monday, May 19, 2025

NCAG Specialty English Angora Judging at Merced





NCAG specialty judge is Courtney Collins.



Judge Courtney examines an English Angora colored junior buck.



The two junior bucks being placed.



The winner of the colored junior buck class goes on to be the BOSB.



The third place colored senior doe.



The second place colored senior doe.



The fans in the barn is very strong, look at the wool being blown to the upright position.



The English Angora BOB goes to the colored senior doe.