Cherokee Flats
Raising Rabbits & Chickens for Show, Pet & Meat
Cherokee Flats was origionally Cody's Rabbit Cave and was started by Cody in 2004 as a 4-h Project. We started with a beautiful pair of Chocolate Dutch from Andrew Craig of Bloomington IL. Since then, we have added other breeds and focus mainly on the Mini Lops but have Netherland Dwarfs and Californians as well. We also moved to the country in Aug 2006. We love showing our rabbits and educating people on proper care.
About Mom and Dad
Crystal and Brian Smith
Crystal currently stays at home and keeps track of the family (and that's a full-time job) She also runs an online support group for children and adults for Mitochondrial Diseases, visits local schools, 4-H groups, is the Webmaster for CF's website, Crystal is also an active member of the DeWitt County Ground Search & Rescue based out of Clinton and has a "bunny school" at CF to educate people on rabbit care.
Brian is a Systems Analyst at State Farm Ins in Bloomington, IL. He enjoys football and driving Mom crazy!! Brian builds all the cages we have for sale, along with the nestboxes. He also builds Rabbit Runs that we sell to customers for outside fun for your rabbits!!
About the Kids
Austin, Autumn and Cody Smith
Pic Above is from 2005!!! Hard to believe they have all grown up so much!
Austin is 11 years old. He's a member of the LeRoy 4H in LeRoy IL, Cub Scouts, JFL Football (GO KNIGHTS!!), loves having fun outside. He is my little farm boy. Austin also had about 30 chickens here that he keeps up with! He's a busy boy!!
Cody is 14 and is in the LeRoy 4H in LeRoy IL. He enjoys video games, playing with the baby bunnies and making everyone laugh. He raises the White Mini Satins.
Autumn is 8 and is now an official Rabbit Breeder!! She has her very own herd of Mini Lops and is excited to see them grow. She is a survivor on many levels and everyone looks up to our little angel. Autumn has Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Hyper-Thyroidism, Growth Hormone Defeciency (IGF-1), Hypothalamis Disfunction, Heart issues and more. She is a strong little girl and we are glad she's in our lives!! She plays baseball for The Miracle League in Bloomington IL and LOVES it!!
UPDATE JUNE 15 2010 -- We are pleased to report that Autumn is now 34lbs and 43 inches tall!! She is still growing and is now talking and interacting like a normal little 8 yr old girl. She plays baseball for They Miracle League of Central Illinois in Bloomington IL and is enjoying the freedom from drs appts weekly (as are we) She is working on becoming a wonderful young lady and we are SO proud of her and all she has done in her short little life. Autumn is definatly a light in the lives of all who meet her. She's kind hearted, loves all living things and just wants to be treated like a normal child.
Breast Cancer Awareness
This site was last updated on: May 9, 2010 --7:00 a.m.
MINI LOPS ARE HERE!!!
BIG CHANGES!!
MORE CHANGES INSTORE FOR CHEROKEE FLATS
As of June 14, 2010 -- Cherokee Flats will no long raise Polish, Mini Satin or Dutch. We are selling out on all of those rabbits. Email us for pricing and availability. We still have a few left!! First come first serve.
We are looking at focusing on the Mini Lop as a main breed and I (Crystal) will dabble in the Netherland Dwarfs still. I will have a couple litters a year of the NDs so check for litters. We will also still have the Californians for meat pens.
BABIES ARE HERE!!
The following does have babies IN THE BOX!!!
*Fran -- 2 little Black Otters
*Pepper -- 4 Broken Chocolates, 2 Chocolates
*Lulu --
UPCOMING LITTERS
Due June 17 -- Lulu (ND)
Due July 12 -- Mama G (ML)
PLANNED BREEDING
None at this time
Check back for updates!
As of March 1, 2010 -- Cherokee Flats has it Poultry & Rabbit Raisers Exemption from the Illinois Dept of Ag in springfield IL. We can now sell rabbits and chicken meat (already processed, packaged and frozen) to the public. We are also able to deliver it if we are heading your way. We will have more rabbit meat available the end of April 2010, June 2010, August 2010, October 2010, December 2010 and Chicken available August 2010.
Eggs will be available all year providing chickens cooperate with the weather Eggs MUST be picked up here at the farm. Fresh, Free-Range Brown eggs are available for $3.50/doz. Bring your own carton and get them for $3/doz!! Call for availability.
Upcoming Shows
There are several shows coming up in 2010. While we are planning on attending as many as possible, there will be a few that wont be possible. Here's a list of those we plan on attending. More will be added as info is available.
- May 15 -- Fox River Valley -- Yorkville, IL
- May 23 -- Land of Lincoln Satin Special ONLY -- Pekin, IL
- June 5 -- Heartland Polish Speciality -- Crescent City, IL (double)
- June 6 -- Iroquois RBA -- Crescent City, IL (double)
- June 12 -- Tri County RBA -- Mendota, IL (double)
- June 13 -- Netherland Dwarf Speciality -- Downs, IL (triple)
- June 19 -- Mini Lop Speciality -- Downs, IL (double)
- August 4 - 8 -- McLean County Fair -- Bloomington IL
- Sept 5 -- Southeastern Illinois RBA -- Altamont (Double)
- Sept 25 & 26 -- IRBA Fall Convention -- Bloomington IL
- Oct 2 -- Golden Prairie RBA -- Lafayette IN
- Oct 3 -- Metro East -- Waterloo, IL (double)
- November 21 -- Peoria Area RBA -- Expo Gardens, Peoria IL
Shows highlighted BOLD RED are ones we will be attending for sure.
Contact Us
There are several ways of contacting us here at CRC.
Phone: 309-928-9460
Email: Cherokee.Flats@yahoo.com
Crystal's Mobile: 309-530-4206 (text also)
MySpace: www.myspace.com/crystalsmith77
Yahoo! Messanger: crsmith_25
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WindDancer09
Blogger: http://cherokeeflats.blogspot.com/
Please send all payments/reservation fees in CASH or Money Order ONLY
made payable to Crystal Smith to:
Cherokee Flats
c/o Crystal Smith
14976 LeRoy Rd.
Farmer City, IL 61842
Thank you!!
