Thursday, June 25, 2009

Hello there, I'm Rett.

For hmmm, approximately 15 years, I have been working on saving the nearly lost/extinct curl genes in rabbits. The wave / curl genes occur about 1 in each 150,000 or 200,000 kits (baby bunnies) born, often appearing randomly.

Over the last 10 years I have worked endlessly to make Astrex Rabbits, Curly Rabbits, Astrex Rabbits Curly Wavy Bunnies, world wide web reknowned names, terms via the intenet. Before we begin our education, promotions, and breeding programs, via the web ten years ago YOU COULD NOT find Astrex Rabbits / Curly Rabbits ON THE WEB or any information about this rare wave gene factor.

In the 1940's Marcellus Meek, a Chicargo Attorney, imported the best "astrex" specimens from England (leaving very few, if any good specimens left there) to America for farther development, and stabilization of the wave genes. There were many health concerns (and still are) associated with the Astrex Factor (MY name for the the whole of what's involved with the wave genes). There was NEVER a breed called Astrex Rabbits until I begin promoting our creation / development programs 10 years ago. The breed names Astrex Rabbits / American Astrex Rabbits / Astrex Rabbits Curly Wavy Bunnies are mine/ ours and we originated them many years ago, in 1995, even before web promotion by us. Marcellus Meek did not development the sickly, specimens he imported form England and neither did/has anyone else until our breeding creation and development programs.

Some unreputable rabbit breeders have been trying to "jump on the band wagon" the last few years, attempting to use our names, and attempting to push "astrex" and make a quick buck trying to sell what the call full wavy kits/ astrex. There is no such thing yet as a fully stabilized curly rabbit, other than in our programs, as it has taken TEN years to stabilize genes and breed out the many health issues involved such as dermal abcesses, rickets, sore hocks/feet / lack of gut motility, intestinal abcesses, and several other health problems that we have digilantly worked on eliminating in our creation / breeding programs.

God gave me the Vision to save the curl /wave genes in rabbits, and He gave me Astrex Rabbits / Astrex Rabbits Curly Wavy Bunnies / Curly Rabbits, as my dream. He has / is bringing it into beinging over the last 10 years and Now. Sometimes we are not sure why God does choose us rather than someone else. He saw my Love, deep and rich, for saving these beautiful creatures, my beloved curly rabbits !!

Since I was a small child I had wanted Curly Rabbits, and never understood why there was none, and why people would laugh if I mentioned I wanted one. I was told then and over the last 15 years "there's NO such thing as a curly rabbit!! " I begin to wonder again as an adult WHY NOT ?? There are curly cats, curly rats, curly dogs, curly horses... WHY NOT CURLY RABBITS ??

I had online rabbit clubs, groups, breeders, scoff and laugh at me ten years ago when I begin announcing online Astrex Rabbits, Curly Rabbits, Astrex Rabbits Curly Wavy Bunnies. I chatted and corresponded with many people via the web and only about 3 or 4 out of literally thousands were even willing to entertain the thought that perhaps I could possibly create and breed curly rabbits.... Astrex Rabbits.

Thank God for keeping my spirit up, for being behind me each step of the way, for leading, and guiding me and for YOUR GRACE to see my dream come true !!

I'll write more later. I'm new to online blogging. I've always kept written notes/ diaries and computer diaries for years, but never blogged until lately.

Sincerely, and Kindly,
Rett / Ms. Loretta Ann Bowman
http://www.astrexrabbits.org/
http://www.astrexrabbitscurlywavybunnies.org/

Email: AstrexRabbits@gmail.com
Email: AstrexRabbits@ymail.com