Rabbit Project
Record Book
Ages 12 to 14 Years
Check one or more Project areas
_____ Pet
_____ Breeding
_____ Market
Name: _______________________________________________________________
4-H Club:____________________________________________________________
4-H Leader:__________________________________________________________
Age (as of 1/1):__________________ Years in Rabbit Project:_________________
Record Started:__________________ Record Closed:_______________________
Month/Day/Year Month/Day/Year
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Rev. 3/2018
Why Keep Records?
Members learn more about their project animals -
costs, feed, health and management skills.
Document activities and progress in the project.
Improve management and production practices.
Helps plan future projects.
Keep this record as part of your Personal 4-H Records.
This information is helpful in applying for 4-H awards and scholarships.
Remember - records are no better than what YOU put into them!
Leader’s Comments*:
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Rabbit Leader’s Signature:_________________________
* Book is incomplete without comments and signature from your leader*
Ionia County MSU Extension
50 E. Sprague Rd.
Ionia, MI 48846
(616) 527-5357
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Objectives of the 4-H Rabbit Project
1. To gain knowledge and skills in managing and caring for rabbits.
2. To learn to select quality rabbits and how to feed them balanced ra-
tions.
3. To maintain management records to base decisions on regarding feed,
production and breeding of rabbits.
4. To participate in group activities within the club and to assume responsibility in
the 4-H Club rabbit program.
5. To gain satisfaction from completing a project to the best of your ability.
6. To let members experience and cope with the values and attitudes of
responsibility, in a relatively unsupervised environment. The supervision will be
on a periodic basis.
7. To let the member contribute to the family table with rabbit meat, or to
experience the marketing process and system in disposal of the product.
8. To let the member experience competing through showing rabbits at local, area
and state 4-H rabbit shows.
4-H Rabbit Project Guidelines
1. Members should enroll in the fall, even though they may not yet have animals.
This will enable members to be well prepared to receive their animals.
2. Project records must be started and kept until the end of the project year. The
latest date for starting records and for ownership of project animals is May 1 of
the current 4-H year, with the exception of market pen does, these need to be
owned and started on April 1st.
3. Members are encouraged to exhibit their animals at least once during the project
year, such as the county fair, area rabbit shows and the state 4-H rabbit show.
4-H Rabbit Project Showmanship
1. All members are strongly encouraged to participate in the showman-
ship division of the 4-H Rabbit Project.
2. Exhibitors are to be appropriately and neatly groomed/dressed in a long sleeved
white shirt or lab coat, dark and clean pants, and closed toed shoes.
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Rabbit Project Summary
This page is completed using ALL of your current 4-H project animals.
1. In my 4-H project I started with: During the current year I added:
_____ doe(s) _____ doe(s)
_____ buck(s) _____ buck(s)
_____ kindled litters
2. Number of meetings held:___________________.
Number I attended:________________________.
3. Number of rabbit project related activities attended:_____________.
They were:__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Complete Show Record
Ear # or Name Date of Location Type Class # In Placing
of Animal Show of Show of Show Entered Class Or Award
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1. Explain in detail the type of housing, watering system and feeder you use. _______________
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2. Are there any changes you make for weather conditions and why? _____________________
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3. What kind of food do you use? __________________________________________________
4. What percentage of protein doe your brand of food have? Why is it important? ____________
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5. Do you feed your rabbit(s) anything other than pellets? What and why? _________________
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6. How often do you feed your rabbit(s) and how much do you feed them? _________________
___________________________________________________________________________
7. How do you store your feed? ___________________________________________________
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Standard of Perfection*
Complete the section using any ONE of your current project animal(s).
My breed of rabbit is:_______________________________________
1. Schedule of Points:
General Type _____ Markings _____
Body _____ ____________ _____
Hindquarters _____ ____________ _____
Midsection _____ ____________ _____
Shoulders _____ ____________ _____
____________ _____ ____________ _____
____________ _____ ____________ _____
____________ _____ ____________ _____
____________ _____
Wool _____
Color _____ Density _____
____________ _____ Texture _____
____________ _____ Length _____
____________ _____ Ticking _____
____________ _____ Silvering _____
Condition _____
Fur _____ Total Points = 100
Sheen _____
*Use the current Standard of Perfection. If you need to borrow one, ask your leader or the
superintendent.
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Standard of Perfection
(continued)
2. Where are most of the points concentrated in your breed of rabbit?_____________________
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3. What is the IDEAL weight of a SENIOR BUCK for your breed of rabbit?__________________
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4. What is the IDEAL weight of a SENIOR DOE for your breed of rabbit?___________________
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5. What body type and fur type does your breed of rabbit have? __________________________
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6. Is your rabbit a 4 class or 6 class rabbit? __________________________________________
7. List some disqualifications or faults associated with your breed of rabbit: _________________
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8. How many varieties are there of your breed of rabbit?________________________________
List them:___________________________________________________________________
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9. How many body types are recognized by ARBA?___________________________________
List them: __________________________________________________________________
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Pedigree for Show Rabbit
Complete this Pedigree using any ONE of your current project animals. Pedigree
should be of your rabbit. DO NOT attach the original pedigree. The fairboard and/or
rabbit superintendent CANNOT be responsible for the Rabbit Record Books while on
display (and possible subsequent loss of your pedigree record.) Please fill in as much
as possible.
Rabbit Pedigree
*Adapted from ARBA Rabbit Pedigree
Breed: ____________________________________________________________
Sex: _________________________ Born: ______________________________
Name: __________________________ Reg. Number: __________________
Color: __________________________ Weight: _______________________
Grand Champ. No. :________________ Winnings: ______________________
Sire______________________________
Sire______________________________ Ear #_____________________________
Ear #_____________________________ Color ____________________________
Color ____________________________ Weight ___________________________
Weight ___________________________ Grand Champ. No. _________________
Grand Champ. No. _________________ Winnings:
Winnings:
Dam_____________________________
Ear #____________________________
Color ____________________________
Weight ___________________________
Grand Champ. No. ______________
Winnings:
Sire______________________________
Dam_____________________________ Ear #_____________________________
Ear #_____________________________ Color ____________________________
Color ____________________________ Weight ___________________________
Weight ___________________________ Grand Champ. No. _________________
Grand Champ. No. __________________ Winnings:
Winnings:
Dam_____________________________
Ear #____________________________
Color ____________________________
Weight ___________________________
Grand Champ. No. ______________
Winnings:
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1. What is the purpose of a nesting box? ____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. What materials should be used in the nesting box? __________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Where should you place the nesting box in the hutch?_______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Name two ways to recognize illness in your rabbit(s): _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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5. Name two ways to control disease in your rabbit: ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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7. What did you learn NEW this year? ______________________________________________
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Intermediate Rabbit Quiz
1. What does the acronym B.O.B. mean?
A) Best of Breed B) Best of Breeding C) Best of Variety D) Best of Breeder
2. A pedigree guarantees a rabbit is healthy.
A) True B) False
3. The normal body temperature of a rabbit is ____________.
A) 98.6 degrees B) 92 degrees C) 102-103 degrees D) 42 degrees
4. Rabbits are considered monogastric. What does that mean?
A) Complex stomach B) Simple stomach C) A stomach ache D) One kidney
5. Match the following:
A. Flyback B. Rollback C. Satin D. Rex E. Normal F. Wool
______ A short, plush, dense coat of fure that stands upright and has resistance when
pressed into.
______ Rabbits with this fur type have a hair shaft several inches in length.
______ A fur division within the normal fur category. The fur quickly snaps back iinto place
when stroked from tail to head.
______ The fur type known for its transparency and sheen.
______ A fur division within the normal fur category. The fur slowly goes back into place when
stroked from tail to head.
______ The common fur type of rabbits. The three types are flyback, rollback, and stand- 11
Photos
A photo of your rabbit project or market pen is to be attached to this page. Additional
picture pages may be added. Be creative!
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Rabbit
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My 4-H Rabbit Project Record Book Score Sheet
4-H Member:_____________________________________________
4-H Club:________________________________________________
Page Possible Your
Points Points
COVER SHEET
1 All information is neat and complete. 5
WHY KEEP RECORDS
2 Leader signed book. 5
RABBIT PROJECT SUMMARY & WORD
SEARCH 10
4-5 All information is neat and complete.
All questions are answered.
HOUSING AND FEEDING
6 Information complete. 10
7 RABBIT BODY PARTS 10
8-9 STANDARD OF PERFECTION 10
10 PEDIGREE 5
11 PROJECT QUESTIONS 10
12 PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS 5
13 4-H SUPPLEMENT PAGE 10
IF NO TOTAL POINTS 80
MARKET
PROJECT A: 70-80, B: 60-69, C:50-59
4-H MARKET RECORD BOOK 20
Information is neat and questions are completely
answered.
INCLUDING TOTAL Points 100
MARKET
BOOK A: 90 - 100, B: 80 - 89, C: 65 - 79
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