Blue Ribbon Rabbitry

About Our Rabbitry

The Basics
Blue Ribbon Rabbitry is located in the Indianapolis metro area (about 15 minutes from the Indianapolis airport in Monrovia, Indiana) and is owned by Kelly (Bird) Flynn and Peter Flynn. At Blue Ribbon Rabbitry we continuously strive for high levels of quality in our herd. We have raised rabbits for ARBA show competitions since 1995.

Our rabbitry is registered with the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) and we are both members of the organization. We are also both members of the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Association (ISRBA) and the American Tan Rabbit Specialty Club (ATRSC).

Kelly is a licensed registrar (#151) with the ARBA. In addition, she is currently the District 8 Director and Webmaster for the American Tan Rabbit Specialty Club (ATRSC).

We support the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). We voluntarily follow their guidelines for responsible breeding.

 

Contacting Us
The best way to contact us is through e-mail. With e-mail you will be sure to receive a prompt reply. With our personal schedules and the amount of inquiries we receive we are not able to get back with everyone by phone.  We appreciate your understanding.

If you wish, you mail also contact us via google chat (blueribbonrabbitry) or AIM (birdsrabbbits).

 

Rabbitry History
Our rabbitry began in 1995 with a New Zealand white rabbit that was a 4-H project for Kelly. From the start, she also attended local and state ARBA shows. In 1999, she attended her first ARBA National Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 1999, Kelly added black Tans to her all New Zealand herd. Most of our stock originates from Malibu Rabbitry (Joe Kim). Since the beginning blacks have been the focus, with a few blues and chocolates popping up in litters from time to time thanks to the wonders of genetics.

Kelly was (and remains) very involved in youth rabbit educational contests. Her first year in 4-H she competed in rabbit royalty and won at the state level and became
the 1997 Indiana State Fair Rabbit Royalty Princess. Again at the state level she won Duchess in 1999 and Queen in 2002. Beginning in 2010, she will be the co-chairperson of the Indiana State Fair Rabbit Ambassador Contest.

In addition to judging and helping with rabbit ambassador/royalty contests, Kelly also loves judging 4-H shows throughout the state. She also works as the official show registrar at many ARBA shows each year.

Peter joined the rabbitry in 2005. In 2006, we made the hard decision to sell the New Zealands and focus solely on the Tans. While the New Zealands are missed,we believe this decision has only further benefited our Tan herd as now our attention is fully on our Tans.

Peter and Kelly married in May 2009 and live with the rabbits and their two (furry) children -- Tony, a Shetland Sheepdog and Harry, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Peter is a graduate of Rose-Hulman and works as a Civil Engineer in Indianapolis. Kelly graduated from Indiana State with a degree in Psychology and will begin law school in fall 2010.