American Chinchilla
According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC):
"The American Chinchilla is the rarest of the Chinchilla breeds. Its small population is largely due to the demise of the rabbit fur industry of the late 1940’s. Despite the breed’s fine meat producing qualities, producers of today prefer an all white rabbit for the meat market. The American Chinchilla is a large, hardy and gentle animal, with mature bucks weighing in at 9 to 11 pounds and does at 10 to 12 pounds. They produce large litters, have good mothering instincts, and fryers reach market weight quickly.
At first glance the American Chinchilla is salt and peppered colored, but once the fur is blown into, four distinct bands of color will appear."
The American Chinchilla is the only Rabbit breed listed as 'Critical' by the ALBC. These rabbits are a wonderful multipurpose breed being wonderful mothers, consistent breeders and fairly docile.
"The American Chinchilla is the rarest of the Chinchilla breeds. Its small population is largely due to the demise of the rabbit fur industry of the late 1940’s. Despite the breed’s fine meat producing qualities, producers of today prefer an all white rabbit for the meat market. The American Chinchilla is a large, hardy and gentle animal, with mature bucks weighing in at 9 to 11 pounds and does at 10 to 12 pounds. They produce large litters, have good mothering instincts, and fryers reach market weight quickly.
At first glance the American Chinchilla is salt and peppered colored, but once the fur is blown into, four distinct bands of color will appear."
The American Chinchilla is the only Rabbit breed listed as 'Critical' by the ALBC. These rabbits are a wonderful multipurpose breed being wonderful mothers, consistent breeders and fairly docile.
Silver Fox
"The Silver Fox is a beautiful rabbit, which stands apart from other breeds. It was the first large breed produced that dressed out at 65% of its live weight. Does have large litters, produce plenty of milk, are excellent mothers, and make wonderful foster mothers. Silver Fox are known for their docile and gentle nature. The young are born either solid black or blue and begin to show silvering of their fur at about 4 weeks. The silvering process takes 4 months to complete. The fur is one of the most attractive and unusual features of the breed. It is extremely dense and 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length. When the fur is stroked from tail to head, it will stand straight up until stroked in the opposite direction. This trait is found in no other breed and greatly resembles the pelt of the silver fox of the Artic." (from ALBC)
The Silver Fox is an amazing breed of rabbit, very friendly and personable. Currently we raise both Black and Blue Silver Foxes, although the Blues are not yet a recognized color per the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)
The Silver Fox is an amazing breed of rabbit, very friendly and personable. Currently we raise both Black and Blue Silver Foxes, although the Blues are not yet a recognized color per the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)
Our Rabbits
As of January 2014 we have 23 rabbits:
American Chinchilla: 4 Does and 1 Buck;
Black Silver Fox: 6 Does and a Buck;
Blue Silver Fox: 1 Doe and 2 Bucks
New Zealand: 3 Does and a Buck
Mixed: 4 Does