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What I have been told is that the 'amount' of pigment per hair shaft is largely fixed. The angora gene just makes the wool grow longer before ceasing growth. So in rex, that set amount of pigment is spread over a half-inch of fur = super bright color In angora, that set amount of pigment is...

I have a snowballed red french angora. It hasn't molted out on her, and she's about a year and a half old. (but after a molt, she does look more red. Her guard hairs still have color, but her undercoat is whitish). In her case, when bred to an unrelated buck, I found that it was around one...

I'm in the game now! Waiting on results from the two pairings below: Grand Inquisitor (black tort buck) x Lee Lemon (opal doe) Beautiful Bro (cream buck) x Goo Bun (black tort doe) T-minus thirty days! 2019-04-24: T-minus FOUR days!

Buahaha... It's not thread necromancy if you raised it from the dead first! (... right? :mrgreen: ) Not that it matters, but the French Angora plans with SixGun eventually happened, and I imported a trio in early 2018. I got rid of my "practice / Heinz 57 mutt" herd, and now have my full...

I don't have a lot of personal experience, I'm not a great felter.... BUT! During my Arizona trip to pick up my French Angora stock from SixGun, we visited the Bisbee Fibre Guild, and I met a man there who was felting hats out of angora that he received from SixGun. My impression was that...

Finally that day has come! But first, a little science project. :D I heard once that dyeing angora wool would collapse the air cells in the fibre, due to the heat in the dye pot, and would render the dyed angora less-warm than the undyed fibre. I really wanted to test that... so here goes...

That they are! :) I was thinking that blanket would be one of the warmest things I'd yet encountered, as both alpaca and angora are hollow fibres, which pushes their insulation value up a lot compared to wool. But yes, also very soft, silky and fluffy. It's possible, but as mentioned...

Hi guys, true to the chat box - here's how one year of a small French Angora herd went for me. I started with an imported trio, and had 4 purebred litters kindled over the year. So we got a lot of fluff: Which packed down nicely into bags in the end: All in all, there was 1160g or 2.6lbs...

I have seen this video! It was fantastic. :D I have a 4wk old opal kit who developed the odd habit of licking me. Tyler calls this action "mlem", and therefore on my first night back from Fibre Week at Olds, I was mlemmed nearly to death. Crazy little rabbits with their crazy little...

Well now I just feel paranoid, getting all worked up about the little guys reaching 86F... :lol: But it's better to know what to look for, I think, as some of the difference in airflow between our set ups might possibly mean that I'd get a heat-stressed rabbit at a lower temperature. And...

Thank you, Maggie - I did find that helpful. I do not have any rabbits in distress, thankfully. But I do seem to have a few that agree with me that 30c is too hot to do anything of significance. My spouse found the heat so annoying he sprung for a portable AC unit for the bedroom...

Ugh. That's heart-breaking, SixGun. I'm watching my herd closely - we're pushing 30c/86f here, and for me - that's just way too hot. I think my critters are doing okay, but certainly some seem happier than others. The industrial blower we mounted does make things a little more tolerable for...

Your estimates are spot on, SixGun. Though there are some structural differences that I am keen to explore. The blocky structures in the photo, for example, are the medulated air cells in the Angora that provide so much warmth and so little weight. I would love to compare that to other...

The distance between us is a shame... It would not have been a bad thing for me to diversify my French Angora bloodlines. :) (And if you're selling them for $25, no less! :P ) But if PSF can take them on, as Homer suggested, that would be pretty fantastic. I've heard good things about her...

I've had that happen - but with no cats and my cages in an enclosed shed, the ending was I kept hearing the worlds biggest scrabbling sounds and was scared silly, before eventually finding rogue bunnies under lawnmowers or under cage trays. This has happened twice, actually with the...

My current experiment is growing oyster mushrooms in waste hay, rabbit tray sawdust, cardboard,etc. Leaves would probably work well too. In composting terms, oyster mushrooms eat mainly browns (wood, straw, paper, etc). And they require only a little extra nitrogen in the mix. People have...

The specific genes for these traits aren't simple enough to be known/documented to a T, but "Rabbit Production" by Cheek I think? has a section about heritability of other traits (growth rate, bone/meat ratio, milk production, etc etc.) that does explain how you can somewhat predict the amount...

Six small square hay bales in a 2005 Outback wagon. One of them was my passenger. It really limited my visibility... 0/5 stars, would not do again.

So my impression of the EZ tatt is that it is good, but has two week points. - The ink shipped with it is disturbingly thick. (Maybe my bottle got exposed to air) - The nylon set screw I mentioned seems to be a little weak - I think it may have changed position during use? I might get a few...

I got an EZTatt kit (Canadian shipping limitations were being a problem for other types, whereas my usual supplier had the EZTatt kits in stock) Set up of the needle height took some time to get right, but it seemed okay afterwards. I have tattooed a few practice bananas, but tomorrow is...