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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...

Hey, guys!! I finally got the calibration slide for my microscope. I've been waiting for months... so now I can have my microscope measure things for me - including rabbit fluff. Voila! I did a quick test run and measured a random sampling of wool fibres from my French Angora doe, Dust...

Hey all! I'm extra pleased today - Two litters of kits appeared, one of which is my highly anticipated, first ever French Angora litter. My angora doe outdid herself and had eight happy, healthy little kits. My "Mutt" doe jet had six honking massive kits. The largest is 2.5oz at birth...

I think I need someone to bounce things off of... I'm in the middle of integrating my new French Angora stock into my herd. I thought I was in the clear, but have had a problem pop up again. Long story is the youngest doe I imported started showing pasturella-like symptoms in quarantine...

My 7 day old litter suffered a TPK (Total Party Kill) It's pretty solidly my fault, I was out there last night and noticed the kits were in the front of the box, and more exposed than I would have expected. I had considered throwing a blanket of recently shed angora over them, but discarded...

... and all I got were these fluffy rabbits! So I landed really late last night from a trip down to AZ to pick up French Angora stock from one of our very own. I asked while I was down there, I'm allowed to spill the beans about who I bought from - I have brought back SixGun's stock. And...

I'm looking to bounce some ideas around about who to keep/cull in an upcoming "reorganization". I have things all planned to fly down to the southern US in early November, and pick up some honest to goodness French Angora to import back home. :P However, this process will create a bit of...

Hey guys, sorry to be a pest. One of my new kits is a brand new color for me. I was hoping I could confirm a hunch. Looking at this kit, I'm thinking s/he *might* be a blue-agouti color... but I'm not quite sure. Would anyone care to either confirm or correct this hunch as necessary? If...

We want quail eventually, and once we've moved out of the city, probably chickens. There was a great sale on a hard-plastic incubator with an auto-turner. We don't have a use for it, yet, but figured since it was <50% usual cost, it was worth grabbing a few months ago. So I was in the local...

So I caved... I'm almost a full year into my rabbit keeping, and I've finally arranged to buy some new rabbits. I'm adding a pair of pedigreed Standard Rex to my barn. I was wondering if anyone would have any commentary on the new stock - I'm not super familiar with the Rex standard, so I'm...

I went out tonight to look after the rabbits. It was the night to clean all the cage trays, tidy the shed and because I have 16 eight-week old grow-outs eating me out of house and home at the moment, go up to the shed loft to bring down more pellets and hay. I went up to the loft, and...

Just curious - Is anyone aware of the genetic underpinnings of heterochromia in rabbits? I have a little sallander ?doe in this litter who has one blue iris and one brown and was curious if anyone had any links or knowledge as to what genes may be underlaying this phenomenon. My personal...

I'm doing some batch cooking today, after processing a group of fryers earlier in the week, and decided to try out rabbit organ meats (Liver, kidney and heart) in my usual liverwurst recipe. It was FANTASTIC (closest I've gotten to a commercial liverwurst so far, I think!) It was all done in...

I was wondering if someone could give me a hand identifying this coloration. I was pretty sure when this doe was 1-2 weeks old that she was a little chestnut - but she never developed an agouti midband all her "color" stayed in the tips, and her base color is a medium-grey. So then I thought...

Hello everyone. I have a new litter of rabbits today, and my newborn kits are, uh, not what I was expecting. I was hoping to draw on the experience of the group here and ask if anyone has seen kits born with similar color patterning to this: The background is that these little guys are...

So I've got a litter growing out right now. They've just hit three weeks old and are starting to get particularly active. I am also just beginning to feel more certain about sexes, as well. I have a particular kit I'm thinking about keeping as a breeding doe. The dam is a nice enough rabbit...

Well, my grumpy little doe pulled through for me, and delivered her babies right on time. She also pulled a TONNE of fur. Our weather is warmer , but I'm sure the little buns will appreciate all that insulation on the weekend when it gets a little nippier than it has been today. I have a...

Kinda a weird first post to make, haven't even done an intro post yet, but thought I'd show an idea my husband and I worked up and installed today to keep some of the potential water-icing problems I could experience this winter at bay. [Edit for context: I'm a new rabbit owner/rabbitry, and...