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OMG -dbunni said:
What Breeds are you raising?
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Thanks ... and she is just one of ... way too many! This year's show crop is 8 strong. her cousin that just went BIS makes that coat look small. Couple heading to the scissors/plucker come the first of the year ... Thank heaven! Some days I wonder why ... then the spinning wheel comes out and i remember why! Oh the lovely yarn!
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They're truly Amazing! 
CrimsonRose
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wow miss purdy is amazing! I so want a few fuzzy butts some day! Right now I just have outside hutches so keeping up with their coats would be way too hard... So I just keep with my Flemish Giants and New Zealands...
Here are a few of mine...
Here are a few of mine...
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"wow miss purdy is amazing! I so want a few fuzzy butts some day! Right now I just have outside hutches so keeping up with their coats would be way too hard... So I just keep with my Flemish Giants and New Zealands..."
All of my angoras are outside in the snow ... enjoying the cold. When it dropped down into the sub Zeros they were the only ones happy around here! They could not handle being inside with that coat. They are protected, but nothing is near the coat except wire.
All of my angoras are outside in the snow ... enjoying the cold. When it dropped down into the sub Zeros they were the only ones happy around here! They could not handle being inside with that coat. They are protected, but nothing is near the coat except wire.
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Does the black one have white spots or...? 
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Nope ... that is definately an Ohio Snow Bunny! Nothing like blowing snow to make a bunny want to play!
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oh yeah sorry about the pics it was snowing... 
She's all Black...
how do the angora's do in the heat though? or do you shave them during summer like a sheep?
She's all Black...how do the angora's do in the heat though? or do you shave them during summer like a sheep?
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"how do the angora's do in the heat though? or do you shave them during summer like a sheep?"
I have huge fans and use a lot of frozen tiles. The ideal temp for them is around 60. I do not do AC. It would be harder on the animals coming and going to the hot shows. We do keep the brood animals cut shorter and rotate wool every 3-5 months for production animals. Show animals we baby. If I time it right, the big coats finish out and are cut down by june. It takes a year to get that coat. It's a labor of love and prayers ...
Oh ... I pluck more than sheer the English. Produces a nice quality coat for spinning and an even coat coming in for production. Just my preference ... Giants we sheer.
Crim... do you have broken NZs? We do .. Blacks and Blues.
I have huge fans and use a lot of frozen tiles. The ideal temp for them is around 60. I do not do AC. It would be harder on the animals coming and going to the hot shows. We do keep the brood animals cut shorter and rotate wool every 3-5 months for production animals. Show animals we baby. If I time it right, the big coats finish out and are cut down by june. It takes a year to get that coat. It's a labor of love and prayers ...
Oh ... I pluck more than sheer the English. Produces a nice quality coat for spinning and an even coat coming in for production. Just my preference ... Giants we sheer.
Crim... do you have broken NZs? We do .. Blacks and Blues.
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Man I would so love to try angora's I seen a german angora a few years back on a farm and it was amazing! Right now I'm still having issues trying to keep my regular buns cool in the summer... I use frozen 2 liter bottles... maybe once some of our shade trees come it I will be able to get a few... 
Where are you located dbunni? Just curious in case I do get a nice place I could keep them cool in I may have to look you up... your buns are some of the prettiest I've seen!
No I don't have Broken NZ All I have is the whites and one Black girl
After working for a few generations I did get a broken Flemish Giants Though! I have a nice spotted pattern like a dalmatian... (I know they are not recognized or show quality) the pattern is far from set I'm only on about 3/4 Flemish (I used a bad marked but HUGE checkered Giant to get started I honestly don't think he was pure he already had the body of a flemish) But my beautiful marked male passed away last week... and all I have is his daughter left... She is pretty but not quite as nicely marked as he was... I was hoping to line breed him back to her to improve the markings...
My Black Flemish did have a litter 2 nights ago and one little baby has the spots! I have to wait till the fur comes in a tad more to see how well marked it is...
Where are you located dbunni? Just curious in case I do get a nice place I could keep them cool in I may have to look you up... your buns are some of the prettiest I've seen! No I don't have Broken NZ All I have is the whites and one Black girl
After working for a few generations I did get a broken Flemish Giants Though! I have a nice spotted pattern like a dalmatian... (I know they are not recognized or show quality) the pattern is far from set I'm only on about 3/4 Flemish (I used a bad marked but HUGE checkered Giant to get started I honestly don't think he was pure he already had the body of a flemish) But my beautiful marked male passed away last week... and all I have is his daughter left... She is pretty but not quite as nicely marked as he was... I was hoping to line breed him back to her to improve the markings...
My Black Flemish did have a litter 2 nights ago and one little baby has the spots! I have to wait till the fur comes in a tad more to see how well marked it is...
