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[shadow rabbit10]

I thought about Polish, I don't like the colors too much, but if I could get my hands on some I would.
I like the Mini Satin! Of course I can't find a single breeder in my state...lol
What do you think of Jersey Woolys? Too hard to take care of? 

Jersey Woolies are adorable and aren't much harder than a Fuzzy Lop. My friend has a few. They might be uncommon in CA, which is what you wanted right? There are plenty of them here in NJ, too bad you don't live on the East Coast!

 

[PoultryPower]

Jersey Woolies are adorable and aren't much harder than a Fuzzy Lop. My friend has a few. They might be uncommon in CA, which is what you wanted right? There are plenty of them here in NJ, too bad you don't live on the East Coast!

I found a really good breeder who sells good quality Woolies with pedigrees for really cheep. She's two hours away, but that's kind of good because then we won't have to compete against each other. There's really not many breeders out here, everyone is too busy with netherlands and holland lops I guess. My AFL is a bad example because her wool is super hard to maintain. She's rockin a shave right now because I don't have the time to bush her for 2 hours everyday.

 

[Bunnylady]

A good Wooly (like a good Fuzzy Lop) doesn't require a lot of care. They are supposed to have French Angora coats, which have a lot of guard hairs mixed with the undercoat of wool. This gives the coat a texture more like hair rather than fluff, and helps to keep the coat from getting really tangled up (except when the animal is actively molting). Unfortunately, there are a lot of them with coats that are too soft, that will mat up at the drop of a hat.

I personally love Jersey Woolies, and have had them for many years. A word of warning - my experience is that they don't sell well as pets. People love the look, but are sure that they can't take care of the coat (if that's how they feel, they surely don't need a long hair, even a low-care one!). Also, it seems that most of the people who are attracted to small, really fuzzy rabbits are trying to get Lionheads now.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

I found a really good breeder who sells good quality Woolies with pedigrees for really cheep. She's two hours away, but that's kind of good because then we won't have to compete against each other. There's really not many breeders out here, everyone is too busy with netherlands and holland lops I guess. My AFL is a bad example because her wool is super hard to maintain. She's rockin a shave right now because I don't have the time to bush her for 2 hours everyday.

It really takes you two hours to groom yours? Mine doesn't require much grooming. Like Bunnylady said, mine has a hair-like coat with those long guard hairs. Having too soft of a coat it a fault according to the SOP.

 

[PoultryPower]

A word of warning - my experience is that they don't sell well as pets. People love the look, but are sure that they can't take care of the coat (if that's how they feel, they surely don't need a long hair, even a low-care one!). Also, it seems that most of the people who are attracted to small, really fuzzy rabbits are trying to get Lionheads now.

That's really too bad, I hear they are amazing pets. I guess I could put a little note on my website describing what you said about their wool.
I'm mainly looking for a breed to get me into showing rabbits. I want a ARBA recognized, small, friendly and cute breed, Jersey Woolies seem perfect for that.

It really takes you two hours to groom yours? Mine doesn't require much grooming. Like Bunnylady said, mine has a hair-like coat with those long guard hairs. Having too soft of a coat it a fault according to the SOP.

Mine was bred for personality and not quality. I had to stop brushing her because she was loosing so much fur with all the mats coming out.
She had bald spots all over her when she was young. We called the breeder and she said it was normal, but that I couldn't brush her too much, with a dematting brush, or else she would go all bald...

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[jules1329]

I would love to hear from you bunny people. I've adopted two French(?) lops and five French(?) angoras. I'm a chicken lady. I know nothing about rabbits!

 

[Celie]

I need some advice and since this is a thread on rabbits and a BIG one, I hope someone here can help me? I have been raising NZW's for a year with no problems what so ever, but, I recently acquired a trio of 2 year old mini Rex, that had a litter last April and has not been bred since. None of these rabbits act like other rabbits! They have no interest in BREEDING! They are young, healthy and have been bred before. Their eyes are bright, their coats a little thin for a Rex, so today, I started giving them Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. They lived in small cages under a structure like a carport, Here my rabbits are in a barn with lots of windows and doors for sunlight and fresh air. I am feeding the same feed and I give all my animals apple cider vinegar in their water. I also give them all a good quality hay. Does anybody have any suggestions or advice? Thanks, Celie

 

[PoultryPower]

I need some advice and since this is a thread on rabbits and a BIG one, I hope someone here can help me? I have been raising NZW's for a year with no problems what so ever, but, I recently acquired a trio of 2 year old mini Rex, that had a litter last April and has not been bred since. None of these rabbits act like other rabbits! They have no interest in BREEDING! They are young, healthy and have been bred before. Their eyes are bright, their coats a little thin for a Rex, so today, I started giving them Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. They lived in small cages under a structure like a carport, Here my rabbits are in a barn with lots of windows and doors for sunlight and fresh air. I am feeding the same feed and I give all my animals apple cider vinegar in their water. I also give them all a good quality hay. Does anybody have any suggestions or advice? Thanks, Celie

I can't really answer this one because I am having the same problem with all my Lionhead does right now.
The one thing I have read is to feel their backbones, if they feel pointy then they are underweight, if you can't feel them at all then they are overweight, if you can feel them and they feel round then they are a good weight. Some rabbits don't want to breed when they are overweight and underweight

I would love to hear from you bunny people. I've adopted two French(?) lops and five French(?) angoras. I'm a chicken lady. I know nothing about rabbits!

Welcome to the world of bunnies! What do you want to know?

 

[inthesticks]

The honestly just may not like each other that way. If they are healthy looking, nice weight - Another possibility is if there are retained kits -should be able to feel for that, & it's not too common

Are the 2 girls cages right next to the bucks?? If so try having them far enough away that they can't see each other / in turn if they can't see each other when in cage, try moving cages right next to each other
If you have only had them for a short time, they may still be adjusting to a new spacious home~

The person you got them from may have used the hold down method to get litters from them when they had them.

Sorry I can only give maybes & what ifs

I hope it helps out some & your buns get themselves back into gear!

 

[jules1329]

Thanks! I'm working on five badly matted angoras, right now. Wondering if a bath would help, but don't want to make things worse. There are three bucks and two does -- amother and her offspring.

I also have a pair of lops -- a doe and neutered buck. She's never been bred and it's my understanding she shouldn't be, after reaching a certain age. I'm trying to figure out housing and runs, with the other rabbits.

I'm also trying to decide whether to breed my angoras, crossing them with something more appropriate for meat, which was the whole reason for getting into bunnies. As it is, I seem to have seven pets.