Rabbit Breeds
Feb 24, 2016
Rabbit Breeds
American Chinchilla• Great for Meat• Very Popular• Great Pets• Docile nature• Need to be
protected from cold, drafts, wind, snow and rain.
American Sable• American Sable is a
rich sepia brown color with brown eyes.
• Weights Sr. Buck-8 pounds
• Weight Sr. Does - 9 pounds
American• The American Blue
Rabbit comes from Pasadena, Calif.
• Intended as a meat and fur rabbit
• Bucks weigh 9 pounds
• Does weigh 10 pounds
Californian• Developed in the
USA in 1920’s• Rapid maturing• Meat breed• High Quality Fur• Crossed between
Himalayan and Chinchilla rabbit breeds.
• Weight 7-15 pounds
Champagne d’Argent• Sr. Bucks weigh 10
pounds• Sr. Does weigh 10-
11 pounds.• Adult color is bluish
white body with black hairs with darker nose and muzzle, brown eyes
Cinnamon• American breed of
rabbits - developed in Montana.
• Commercial breeding rabbit weighing 8.5 - 11 pounds.
• Rich, russet dark brown color - deep cinnamon.
Dwarf Hotot• Original home was
Germany.• Crossbred from
Netherlands Dwarf and Dutch.
• Small and Compact, stocky, docile little rabbit
• Average weight-2.5 pounds
Dutch• Black Dutch most
common. Other colors include Blue, Chocolate, Gray, Steel, Tortoise.
• White shoulders are distinguishing mark
• Well rounded body• Blaze on face-
wedge shaped.
English Angora• Average size 5.5
pounds.• Colors: lilac,
chocolate, white, fawn, chestnut, broken black, blue,
• Fur type rabbit.
French Angora• Average Weight 7.5 to 8
pounds• Good wool producers• Dual Purpose, wool and
meat.• All toenails should be
matched.• Colors-variety of colors
including white, solids, or brokens
Flemish Giant• Colors: Black, blue,
fawn, light gray, sandy, steel, gray, and white.
• Sr. Bucks weigh 13 pounds or over
• Sr. Does weigh 14 pounds or over.
French Lop• Color Groups:
Agouti, Broken, self, shaded, ticked, wide band.
• Classifications-broken pattern or solid pattern.
• Sr. bucks-10.5 pounds
• Sr. Does-11 pounds
Florida White• Excellent Meat
rabbit• Pure white color• Pink eyes• Sr. Bucks & Does - 5
pounds• Jr. Bucks & Does -
up to 4.5 pounds.
American Fuzzy Lop• Color Groups:
Agouti, Broken, Pointed White, Self, Shaded, Wide Band.
• Classifications-Broken & Solid pattern
• Sr. Bucks - 3.5 lbs.• Sr. Does - 3.75 lbs.
Giant Angora• Fur Type Rabbit• Colors: Ruby Eyed
White• Sr. Bucks - 9.5 lbs.• Sr. Does - 10 lbs.
Giant Chinchilla• Chinchilla color with
brown eyes.• Sr. Bucks - 12-15
pounds.• Sr. Does - 13-16
pounds.• Meat Type rabbit
Havana• Colors: Black, Blue
and Chocolate• Sr. Bucks & Does -
5.25 - 5.5 pounds• Jr. Bucks & Does-
minimum 2.5 pounds.
Himalayan• Small Size , gentle
nature• Ideal for children• Colors: Black, Blue,
chocolate, and lilac• Sr. Bucks & Does -
3.5 pounds• Jr. Bucks & Does-
minimum 1.25 lbs.
Holland Lop• Round head with flat
face.• Short lop ears.• Many Color Groups• Sr. Buck & Does up
to 4 pounds. • Jr. Bucks & Does up
to 2 pounds
Harlequin• Groups include:
Japanese, Magpie• Color varieties:
Black, blue,chocolate, and lilac.
• Sr. Bucks - 7.5 lbs.• Sr. Does - 8 lbs.
English Lop• Very tolerant and
affectionate animal• Ears must measure
21” from tip to tip to be shown.
• Ears problems a key factor to health-scapes.
• Sr. Bucks & Does -9 to 10 lbs.
Mini Satin• Color varieties:
white with light ivory cast and pink eyes.
• Sr. Bucks & Does - 4 pounds.
Mini Lop• Very gentle
handling, docile breed
• Chubby faces, lopped ears, compact body.
• Solid and broken• Sr. Bucks & Does - 6
pounds.
Mini Rex• Small, compact type
breed.• Fur-plush and
velvety. • Colors-black, blue,
castor, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, seal, tortoise, white, red sable, otter, sand,
• Weight - up to 4 lbs.
Netherlands Dwarf• Small, compact
rabbit, round head and body.
• They come in 29 color varieties.
• Sr. Bucks & Does up to 2 pounds.
New Zealand• Meat Rabbits• Color Varieties:
Black, Red and White.
• Sr. Bucks - 10 lbs.• Sr. Does - 11 lbs.• Very hardy, popular
meat breed.
Polish• Originated In
England and Germany.
• Small and Compact• Colors: black, blue,
broken, chocolate, blue-eyed white, ruby-eyed white.
• Sr. Buck & Doe - 2.5 lbs.
Palomino• Color varieties:
Golden, and lynx• Sr. Buck - 9 pounds• Sr. Doe - 10 pounds• Meaty breed
Rex• All purpose breed;
excellent carcass and excellent FUR.
• No other fur compares
• Change colors with maturity.
• Many colors• Sr. Buck - 8 lbs• Sr. Doe - 9 lbs
Rhinelander• Colors: White body
with black and bright golden - orange spots, with brown eyes.
• Sr. Bucks - 8 lbs.• Sr. Does - 8.5 lbs.
Satin• Excellent breed to raise
and show.• Ex. meat breed• Hair reflects light and
gives it unique shine.• Colors: black, blue,
broken, chinchilla, chocolate, copper, otter, red, siamese
• Size - average 9-10 lbs.
Standard Chinchilla• Color: Chinchilla wih
any eye colcor but pink. BROWN eyes is preferred.
• Sr. Buck - 6 lbs.• Sr. Doe - 6.5 lbs.
Silver• Small Breed
weighing about 4-7 lbs. Average is 5-6 pounds.
• Very athletic and active.
• Colors: black, brown, and fawn