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| Lorie Marler |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 7:13:46 PM
We raise and show Jersey Wooly rabbits and my sons show doe Denim had 2 babies yesterday!!! Our brood doe Bubbles also had 3 healthy babies! This is Denim's first litter and she is doing great and even fostering one of Bubbles' babies. We are so excited! Denim won Best of Breed at the Kansas Rabbit Breeders Association Convention a couple months back. |
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| miraclewelsh |
Posted - Dec 18 2009 : 8:47:28 PM
Congratulations, Lorie! That's exciting news. :-) Be sure to share pictures with us sometime. :-)
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| Lorie Marler |
Posted - Dec 18 2009 : 4:17:16 PM
Well there are several wool type rabbit breeds such as Angoras, Amercian Fuzzy Lops and Jersey Woolies. Some types have to be plucked,some cut , our breed sheds naturally when I comb them out and I collect it in a ziploc bag. During the summer several of my friends shave their Jerseys and keep that fur/wool for spinning but I haven't done that yet. I have a bit of wool and a tahkli (supported spindle) for spinning but have only made a mess with it as of yet. I am hoping to get a book on spinning soon to read and practice. Hoping to post pics next week when they open their eyes. |
| magnoliakathy |
Posted - Dec 18 2009 : 06:40:57 AM
I love babies all kinds of babies, thanks for sharing.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
| Bellepepper |
Posted - Dec 18 2009 : 06:38:48 AM
OK, What is the difference in fur and wool?? I thought Rabbits had fur. How do you harvest the wool? I already think I know where and how you get the fur.
Belle |
| MaryLD |
Posted - Dec 17 2009 : 1:29:12 PM
How exciting that all's well in the land of bunnies! I once raised Satins, love 'em.
~ MAry LD
Texas
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
( I'm just one short of a drill team!) |
| Lorie Marler |
Posted - Dec 17 2009 : 06:14:46 AM
Our breed The Jersey Woolies are a dwarf wool type breed. They are a cross between a Netherland dwarf and an angora. My son wanted rabbits after seeing some at our county fair and knowing my husband would want to eat them I picked a small breed that we could spin the wool. Of course I haven't learned how to spin the wool yet. |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Dec 16 2009 : 12:23:30 PM
Show rabbits can be pet types, wool types, and meat types. I raise Californian and New Zealands for meat, my kids have raised both meat and pet types ( Rex ) for 4-H and our local fair. When I was a kid, I raised Dutch, both blues and chocolates for 4-H and our local fair.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
| Bellepepper |
Posted - Dec 16 2009 : 10:52:20 AM
Lorie, what is the difference in show rabbits and meat rabbits? What is the purpose of show rabbits? Pets?
Belle |
| Lorie Marler |
Posted - Dec 16 2009 : 10:31:02 AM
ok I will try to get pics up. They are 3 days old so 7 more days and they will have their eyes open. Can anyone tell me how to post pics? |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Dec 16 2009 : 09:43:01 AM
would love to see pictures!!!
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 8:00:17 PM
Pictures as soon as they are fuzzy and eyes open , pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
| Fiddlermom |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 7:33:27 PM
I bet their soooo cute!
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