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RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

vigilant20 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:11:37 GMT

I'm a new owner of a French and a German so it's good to see a support thread :) Does anyone have a suggestion for a care guide? I tried looking at the link given above but our firewall stops http://eweporium.webs.com
as a malicious website.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

deb wagner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:22:17 GMT

i have satin angora rabbits and plan on breeding this spring. if you don't mind the extra work involved with harversting the fiber angoras are the best. i have owned rabbits my whole life and angoras are by far my favorite breed. they have the sweetest temperment.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

eweporium.webs.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:27 GMT

We love our angora bunnies! our family has been raising and showing them for way over 3 decades now! if you are into handspinning, knitting, any kind of fiber crafts this is a great "excuse" to get a lovable, sweet german or giant angora bunny! we have many articles on the care and keeping of angora rabbits posted free on our website. we are in southern vermont & offer how to groom/ harvest wool lessons and demos to individuals and guilds, 4h etc...we have even done presentaions at living history museums, libraries and schools... if you are interested visit our site. Enjoy!

Angora Rabbitry & Rabbit education pages

http://eweporium.webs.com

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

WonderlandFarm — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:26:37 GMT

Half Caper Farm (2/7/2009)

I don't have them (I have Harlequins and Lionheads) but a good friend of mine used to. His comment was "they're not a hobby, they're a lifestyle!" Lot of grooming to those little fluffballs.

Back when I was breeding rabbits (years ago...I was probably 13! It's crazy how time flies) I had a Harlequin doe. She was SO pretty and sweet. My other rabbits were mostly mixes, with one Dutch, one Mini-Rex, and a few Holland Lops. I had the worst luck with them, though. I don't know what I was doing wrong, but perfectly healthy looking rabbits would randomly die without any known cause.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

brody — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:11:26 GMT

hmm thats what I was afraid of

it doesn't seem to bother him - vet thinks it is most likely an old inactive badly healed abscess ... she doesn't really want to poke it unless it grows or is sore - and I can't blame her ...

fingers crossed it's nothing

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

jhuebner — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:15:48 GMT

probably not a scent gland, if you can feel it... probably a jaw abscess.

They are common in some breeds... I've treated them on French, Satin Angoras and Flemish Giants.

treatable also tho...

these 2 URL's give reliable treatment techniques. if you need, ask your vet to assist.

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~jwmoore/bicillin/bicillin.htm

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/jawabscess.html

good luck

JLH

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

brody — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:01:10 GMT

Thanks so much

Our first angora moved in last weekend - he is a french angora - chocolate and very sweet - his disposition is ideal for us.

He had a terrible mat across his back end and tail but he's been very good about letting me tease it out - I cannot believe how soft even the matted hair is ..

I felt a hard lump under his jaw - the lady I got him from assures me that is just his scent gland - but i have handled a LOT of bunnies over the years and never felt one quite this hard and lumpy .. any thoughts?

cheers

andrea

www.vareharrifarmblogspot.com

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

Aspen — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:31:42 GMT

I have an English Angora and a Satin Angora. My English doesn't need groomed as much as my Satin. I love them both, they are the sweetest animals.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

Junebug — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:37:32 GMT

I raise German angoras. I use part of their wool for myself and sell the rest. Have you ever had angoras before? They are a lot different than meat rabbits. I would be glad to answer any questions you have if I can.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

jhuebner — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:32:50 GMT

Yes, we have Giant, French, and Satin Angora's in our herd.

give me a holler.

JLH

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

brody — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:36:50 GMT

great lead thanks

Bunny Nono (hubbys choice of name - HAHAHA he's SO FUNNY) was supposed to join our family this weekend - sadly I got stuck in a hospital being an advocate for family and couldn't pick him up ....

can't wait to show you how cute he is ;)

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

Half Caper Farm — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:06:17 GMT

OK, here's a link - http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/cornerstonefibres/rabstart.html

They're in Kingston, so not far from you at all. (BTW, I grew up in Seeley's Bay, and my dad taught at Gananoque HS)

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

Siegmund Leicesters — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:46:27 GMT

The amount of work required depends on each breed. My German Angoras don't require daily brushing, only they must be shorn twice a year. English Angoras must be brushed every day.

RE: Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

Half Caper Farm — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:24:13 GMT

I don't have them (I have Harlequins and Lionheads) but a good friend of mine used to. His comment was "they're not a hobby, they're a lifestyle!" Lot of grooming to those little fluffballs.

Anybody here breed or keep angora rabbits?

brody — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:21:34 GMT

or have great angora rabbit links?

I just lost a wonderful family member (a 14 year old rabbit) and am thinking angora rabbit(s) would make sense given my move to the country...

would love more info before the committment to living with one tho