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[Jessykah]

New Zealand Black doe had 9 kits. Bred to an agouti buck. I am assuming he is a mixed breed.
They usually have red, white, black, and agouti kits.
Then surprise! 2 angora looking kits. Very wooly! 1 gray or black, 1 orange. I don't know what to do with them. They are not meaty like their siblings, they are smaller and the orange one is skinny.
So how did I get wool?
On the plus side, I can use more wool for nestboxes from time to time. On the other hand, they get matted so quickly.

 

[arachyd]

The matting would depend on what type of wool they actually have. Some wooly breeds don't matt as easily as others.

 

[MaggieJ]

I had some Angora kits pop up in my meat mutts several years ago when I bred a young buck back to his mother. They looked like pure French Angoras, but I found that they matted badly so I sent them to freezer camp at about six months. I hated to do it because they were the biggest and fastest growing kits in the litter, but I just don't have the time for regular grooming. I learned later that if I had hung in there with them, they may not have required as much maintenance once they had their full adult coat.

Your case is a bit different, since the kits are skinny and undersized. Unless you are into the whole idea of Angoras, you would likely be best not to keep them.

 

[curlysue]

If they truly have wool, both parents must carry it.a rabbit is considred purebred with a 3 generation pedigree.some lines of Holland lop carry the wool gene.

 

[ilovehome]

I bred a Satin Angora to a florida white, and she is due next week. I assumed they would all be short haired like the FW. I thought it was a double recessive, but now I'm learning they won't be wooly, but they may have longer fur? Can't wait to see what these meat bunnies look like!

 

[JueLee]

I get woolly kits popping up regularly. They do tend to grow a bit slower than the others. Lots of fur, not much muscle. But they catch up. I cull them all because I have no patience for grooming.

But if the fur wouldn't get any longer than this, I'd be temped to keep some of the fuzzballs anyway.

 

[Jessykah]

Here are some pics of the 2 fuzzy kits with another rabbit. I was able to cut off most of the mats in their wool, but they still look funny. After I get the rest of the mats out I will groom them regularily while I figure out what I want to do with them.
They are about 10.5 weeks old now I think.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Fuzzybuns! Too cute- especially the orange one! I had a fuzzylop house bunny many years ago named HassenPfeffer- but my husband called her "Stew"! LOL!

 

[Cattle Cait]

I have *heard* that there is Angora in New Zealand backgrounds. Just a rumor I've heard.

 

[Jessykah]

"HassenPfeffer".....HAHAHA nice!
"I have *heard* that there is Angora in New Zealand backgrounds. Just a rumor I've heard." .... really? Hmm I will have to look that up.

 

[Random Rabbit]

I think they would make cute slippers !!


(just kidding. they sure are cute !)

 

[MamaSheepdog]

They would make cute slippers! My Hubs and I think Ug-type boots would be awesome made with some pelts from our Rex Rabbits! Note to self: learn how to be a Cobbler...

 

[Jessykah]

Slippers! Hahaha!

 

[tailwagging]

too bad you are so far away! I would take that orange one off your hands.

 

[Devon's Mom Lauren]

That doe is gold-tipped steel, that is not a colour found in New Zealands, so she must be a crossbred herself..?