10 Feb 2014 4 Comments
Dwarf Hotot x Lionhead Cross
Combining two really great rabbits into one!! This little guy is the first generation of this cross. Working on an unrelated litter, so that I will hopefully get doublemanes in the next generation.
26 Jan 2014 No Comments
My French Girls
Here’s an update on my French Blanc de Hotots, that I received from Nova Scotia, first generation descended from La Maison de Laperriere’s French imports. They are larger than American Hotots, are more energetic, and have a longer, leaner build. They dance and leap about their hutch with grace and ease, they have more of a large running breeds moves compared to my stockier German line Hotots.
At less than 6 months old, Altesse de la Maison de Laperriere is 10.4 lbs
At just over 6 months old, Amerique de la Maison de Laperriere is 9.5 lbs
26 Jan 2014 No Comments
Rabbits for sale
We’ve got two rabbits for sale at the upcoming Stockton Feb 1 show:
Blue Eyed White Beveren Doe – 6 months, 10.8 lbs.
Only letting her go in favor of keeping her two older sisters, to make room for their future litters. She’s a very large girl. She has 3 Grand Champion older siblings. She’s got nice fur, even mellow temperament. Sire Calloway, Dam Barbi Brown and 1/2 Calloway. $65
Blue Lionhead Buck Vienna Marked about 3 1/2 months old, 3 lbs
He will be for sale at the Stockton show Feb 1. He is darling. Blue eyes. Gorgeous double maned. Pedigreed. Blueberry is super soft and has been an indoor bunny so he is used to attention. I hate to let him go, he’s special. Good home only please hopefully to be someone’s beloved pet. He’d also pair well with a Blue Eyed White doe, as his mom is BEW. I will be choosey about his home. $50
09 Dec 2013 2 Comments
Medicinal Herbs for Rabbits
This is a fabulous post on Rise and Shine Rabbitry about great herbs to use with rabbits:
01 Sep 2013 No Comments
How Hotots are posed in Switzerland
Hotots are an arched breed, but unfortunately were classified as commercial type in the U.S. so are posed on the show table into the commercial rabbit loaf-pose. The truth is this gorgeous breed is both a meaty commercial build rabbit, and an arched breed, and while chunky compared to other arched breeds, I feel shows off the very fine lines of the rabbit in this more natural position. I am in favor of introducing this second, classic pose (the pose used in Europe, where the breed originates). Even chunky bunnies can strut their stuff juuuust fine.
17 Aug 2013 No Comments
Braveheart
Baby Blanc d’Hotot Braveheart – our house bunny! He’s the most snuggly rabbit I’ve ever met. We’ll see if he keeps that trait into his adulthood, but right now he’s just my darling. Has two siblings, Sultan x Shaherazod.
17 Aug 2013 4 Comments
Belgian Hare – Jack the Rabbit
The guy who started it all… my first (and still, only) Belgian Hare. He’s a wonderful creature, smart, agile, funny. I love this little guy. We used to let him roam our whole 2-acre property, he considered it his job to run up to greet visitors. After he caught a respiratory illness from the wild rabbits,we had to revoke his priviledges… now he mostly keeps to his 8′ x 4′ run with only occasional supervised release time. I am still waiting for a genetically unrelated Black & Tan Belgian doe.
13 Aug 2013 No Comments
Sultan – Hotot Buck
Here’s my handsome boy, Sultan, has German lines. Lovely rabbit and lovely personality.
13 Aug 2013 No Comments
Colony Cage
Here’s another look at the Harlequin colony cage. Pip and her litter are on one half of the 10 ft cage. As the litter grows I will section the boys off, keeping them together in a family unit, while also introducing the young Hotot doe to see if they’ll get along. She’s currently on the other half of the cage but quarantined in a smaller section. There is a door in the middle, see previous post.
10 Feb 2014 No Comments
Correct shade of Beveren Blue
The correct shade of blue for Beveren is the one in the middle! This was a big discussion at the Stockton fair last weekend. The one on the left, too dark and is American Blue, the one on the right is lilac like the Lilac breed. Since “light lavender blue” has been interpreted differently by each breeders personal preferences, we felt it’d be good to have a consensus on this color. Here it is. The one in the middle.
by Trickster Hares in Beveren Tags: beveren, Beveren Blue, Blue, california, rare breed rabbit