Thursday 15 August 2013

Rabbit Roll Call

We currently have one Florida White breeding male, a second Florida White male representing different lineage, and 4 breeding females.  This weekend, we will be welcoming Notch, a Champagne D'Argent buck from Horse Drawn Farms (already bred to Sakura) to come and join our backyard herd.

Spot, a Florida White, was born in October 20, 2011. Parents Peter and Darla.
Spike, our untried Florida White male, was born on April 3, 2013. Parents Peter and Sweetie.

Sweetie her half-brother Peter and half-sister Darla all came from an American breeder, to serve as the foundation for our initial rabbitry stock - all Florida Whites.

Rose, Chun Li, and Sakura (our Street Fighter girls) were born on April 28, 2012. Parents Peter and Sweetie. 

We wanted to try crossbreeding with a larger, calmer rabbit breed, to hopefully keep the build of the Florida White (a breed with good return of meat for feed consumed - but somewhat anxious), and get a slightly larger, more laid-back rabbit.  We will be watching with great interest to see how these kits develop.

From our July 13th breeding at Horse Drawn Farms, Notch and Sakura have produced a litter of 7 kits.


They have pink undersides, with blush noses and insides of ear, and are black everywhere else - from a quick inspection to make sure everyone was moving, and had a full tummy. They're not keen to be out of the nest.


Chun Li, bred to Horse Drawn Farm's buck Gypsy, had a litter of 3 kits, who are much darker in colouring, and much more full of milk this morning, because they don't have to share nearly as much!

 
Just look at a the chubby tummies!  Welcome all, this is the start to our new line of "Florida Silvers".

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