No, I do not have pictures right now, but if I get home before dark tomorrow I will go into the barn and take some for you. they are only about 4 weeks old...
Thank you so much I really appreicate that. Yes please keep me informed I would like that. Whenever you get a chance to get somepictures would be great.  ...
Hi all. I have two different people here in IL looking to start raising Martens. (YEAH!!!) Anyway, one of these people already has a chocolate buck. The...
Hi all, hope all is going well. I am looking for a blue or black with blue in the background buck with nice shoulders. Does anybody that is going to...
Tiffany, We are going to convention, we live in Wyoming but we raise Silver Martens and we just had a litter of 8 blacks with Chocolate and blue background . ...
Most Marten breeders try to stay away from anything that has the combination of blue and chocolate in the background, as the percentage of the chance of...
Thank you Scott, I checked by breeding records and it was a black buck that I just bred to my blue doe.  We bred our Sable buck to a black doe and I only...
Yes, Scott is 100%correct. Big problems can occur when you start mixing Blues and Chocolates together. That does not mean all of the litter will be bad,...
... else? ... Lilac is not good for anyone's breeding program so you want to get rid of them as meat or just put them down. The only other thing would be as a...
  I am always a little hesitant on selling Silver Martens to 4-H members, because I have seen too many kid just do not care for them like they should.  ...
If anyone ever gets a Lilac color in their litter I will be more than happy to take them. I know that they are not recognized as of yet but they sure are...
Hi There, Â Though very pretty, they have no business in a good Silver Marten breeding program. When I get them,(its been many years now since I got my last...
Question, Forgive me because I am still nwe to all this. But why are colors that arrive in the nest box naturally frowned upon?  Mother nature determines...
Because it is a waste. Waste of feed and time. They are an unrecognized color and serves no purpose to the breed. Especially for the betterment. Mother...
Teresa:    Have no idea why white spots appear on the fore heads.  Once in a great while when a doe might have some in the litter I make sure that I DO...
I get white spots on foreheads occasionally and they always molt out for me when they get their adult coats in. I have this happen in my Champagnes, too....
Hi Teresa  I thought about presenting the Lilacs back in the late '70's and got the same respounse, so don't feel bad. If you like them and have the room, do...
For Sale - Silver Martens: Black and Blue - young and breeders. Also have Califorians, and Mini-Lops. Email me at: hndmetz@... If I have what you want...
I started in rabbits for purely 4-H, but as soon as I got them, I knew I had to be more active. Soon after I started in Mini-Rex, I found that the rabbits I...
Alexis, I am so glad that someone gave you a boost. I just love our rabbits, they are very good therapy when you are having a bad day. We also have...
Just a note to all, the deadline for the september silver marten newsletter is SEPTEMBER 1st. If you have any articles or ads that you would like to go in...
Sarah and I have two Silver Marten brood does for sale. They are available pre-sold to the ARBA Convention. Sarah has had trouble with her email, so those of...
-What about the kids that raise their own rabbits. And then get beat by rabbits raised by Adult breeders. How fair is that. Shouldn't 4H be about the kids...
Well there are two sides of this. If those kids who bought their rabbits gave them poor care they would not have the condition to win. Some kids do buy for...
