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Hello! I breed French Angora rabbits in northern California! I've got a few left from two different litters. Five (5) ruby-eyed white bucks and one (1) chocolate tortoiseshell buck. I have pictures of everyone on my website (www.fmicrofarm.com/rabbitry) and I would be happy to answer any...

He did end up showing a significant grey/pinkish cast to his wool on his belly, sides, and ears. I ended up with 3 chocolate torts and 1 lilac tort.

It always breaks my heart to hear about these angoras that people just cannot take care of properly. I'm glad you were able to take them in and get them cleaned up. Good luck with your new wool babies!

In my experience (which is very little) a doe can and will make those grunting/whining noises while in with the buck whether she is pregnant or not. I had a doe that did that same thing from the start and even backed herself into a corner to avoid the buck. She would only breed once (instead of...

Hrmm.. What breed is it? Because some breeds have different descriptions of colors and my kits are angoras. My fawn angora has white circles around her eyes, nostrils, a white belly, and under her tail. She is genetically an agouti which probably has a lot to do with it. I'm not positive if all...

I have no idea, but that is an amazing color! It reminds me of a hedgehog...

Ok... Now that they are a little bigger (2 1/2 weeks old), do you still think there are 3 chocolate torts and 1 lilac tort? The one I think is lilac tort is on the left of all these pictures.

2 week old lilac tort(?) and REW French Angoras that just opened their eyes

Secuono, I love that first pic with the baby sitting on TOP on the hay. I thought only goats played that game! Lol

I am actually just finishing up that "method". It's been snowing and nights have had freezing temps lately so I've been overly cautious with my new litter. But keep in mind that I did this with a litter of nine, not one. So you may want to bulk up on pulled fur to keep him warm. I took the nest...

Just be sure to share pics when you get some babies! Just out of curiosity, what colors are you breeding?

Does anyone have a French Angora buck traveling to or can travel to a California show within the year? I'm looking for some fresh stock for my breeding program. I currently have lines from: Menn, Saria/Mad River, and GMV... anything unrelated would be fantastic.

I say breed them. For larger breeds like French angoras, they aren't matured until 8 or 9 months old so it sounds like yours are at the perfect age to start breeding now. You don't want to breed FA's BEFORE 8 months because, like I said, they arent fully matured. You will know when they are...

I've heard 10-12 or sometimes 14 days for larger breeds

Arg! My FA buck is won't stop chewing at his back right above his tail and he his giving himself an open sore. It's not bleeding, but it looks pretty nasty. This is the second time he's done this! I checked and he doesn't have mats, fleas, mites, etc. And I can't figure out why he won't stop...

That actually makes sense. I don't have any black angoras (yet) but my chocolate tort's coat is like that. More color at the tips and lighter closer to the skin. When I pluck her all of her wool is a creamy tan. My fawn doe's coat is the opposite though. She is an agouti. All of her color is at...

Well said! I agree completely.

He's a cutie! Is it just me or does he look Vienna marked? Do you know what color he is? I can't tell if I'm seeing a shadow because of what he's sitting under or if he has two colors to his coat.

Congratulations!

Hrmm... you think the first 3 are torts? Perhaps number 1 and 2 are chocolate torts, number 3 is lilac tort, and number 4 is chocolate? Anyone else with input would be GREAT! This is the first litter for both the doe and buck and both have blacks, chocolates, smoke pearls, and lilacs in their...