Pinewind's Avery

 2 GC Legs 

BOB NYRCBA Grand Finals 2010 Open B 

BOB NFRC Show Open A

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Fergy's Likity Split of Pinewind

Sire: Schubert's 85FSG

Dam: Clem's G289

Clem's Janet

Sire: Clem's G254

Dam: Clem's G261

Sire: Pinewind's Chai

Dam: Pinewind's Avery

Pinewind's Shimmer

Sire: Fergy's Moonshadow of Pinewind

Dam: Pinewind's Avery

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Growing Up Silver

Did you know that Silver babies are born without their silvering?  Silver kits are solid black at birth.  When the babies are about three weeks of age, white hairs begin to appear around their nose and tails.  As they grow to be older juniors, the silvering spreads out over the belly and climbs up their sides.  Finally it covers the face and back of the bunny.  The very last places to finish silvering are the tips of the tail and ears.  A rabbit may not be fully silvered until it is about 8 months old.  The silvering increases slightly with age and may grow more heavily in some areas than others.   If a rabbit grows too many white hairs in a certain place, this can become a white spot and is a disqualification.  Ideally, the silvering should be even all over the rabbit.  This means both that the various parts of the bunny should have the same amount of silvering, and that the white hairs should be evenly spaced within the same area.  The Silver Standard does not specify an ideal amount of silvering, but if the silvering is too heavy or too light, the Silver loses its brightly ticked appearance.