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Rabbit Breeds. American Chinchilla Great for Meat Very Popular Great Pets Docile nature Need to be protected from cold, drafts, wind, snow and rain.

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Page 1: Rabbit Breeds. American Chinchilla Great for Meat Very Popular Great Pets Docile nature Need to be protected from cold, drafts, wind, snow and rain.

Rabbit Breeds

Page 2: 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 Chinchilla

• Great for Meat• Very Popular• Great Pets• Docile nature• Need to be

protected from cold, drafts, wind, snow and rain.

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American Sable

• American Sable is a rich sepia brown color with brown eyes.

• Weights Sr. Buck-8 pounds

• Weight Sr. Does - 9 pounds

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American

• The American Blue Rabbit comes from Pasadena, Calif.

• Intended as a meat and fur rabbit

• Bucks weigh 9 pounds

• Does weigh 10 pounds

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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

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Cinnamon

• American breed of rabbits - developed in Montana.

• Commercial breeding rabbit weighing 8.5 - 11 pounds.

• Rich, russet dark brown color - deep cinnamon.

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Dwarf Hotot

• Original home was Germany.

• Crossbred from Netherlands Dwarf and Dutch.

• Small and Compact, stocky, docile little rabbit

• Average weight-2.5 pounds

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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.

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English Angora

• Average size 5.5 pounds.

• Colors: lilac, chocolate, white, fawn, chestnut, broken black, blue,

• Fur type rabbit.

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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

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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.

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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

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Florida White

• Excellent Meat rabbit

• Pure white color• Pink eyes• Sr. Bucks & Does -

5 pounds• Jr. Bucks & Does -

up to 4.5 pounds.

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Giant Angora

• Fur Type Rabbit• Colors: Ruby Eyed

White• Sr. Bucks - 9.5 lbs.• Sr. Does - 10 lbs.

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Giant Chinchilla

• Chinchilla color with brown eyes.

• Sr. Bucks - 12-15 pounds.

• Sr. Does - 13-16 pounds.

• Meat Type rabbit

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Havana

• Colors: Black, Blue and Chocolate

• Sr. Bucks & Does - 5.25 - 5.5 pounds

• Jr. Bucks & Does- minimum 2.5 pounds.

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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.

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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

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English Lop

• Very tolerant and affectionate animal

• Ears must measure 21” from tip to tip to be shown.

• Ear problems a key factor to health-scapes.

• Sr. Bucks & Does -9 to 10 lbs.

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Mini Satin

• Color varieties: white with light ivory cast and pink eyes.

• Sr. Bucks & Does - 4 pounds.

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Mini Lop

• Very gentle handling, docile breed

• Chubby faces, lopped ears, compact body.

• Solid and broken• Sr. Bucks & Does -

6 pounds.

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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.

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Netherlands Dwarf

• Small, compact rabbit, round head and body.

• They come in 29 color varieties.

• Sr. Bucks & Does up to 2 pounds.

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New Zealand

• Meat Rabbits• Color Varieties:

Black, Red and White.

• Sr. Bucks - 10 lbs.• Sr. Does - 11 lbs.• Very hardy, popular

meat breed.

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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

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Rhinelander

• Colors: White body with black and bright golden - orange spots, with brown eyes.

• Sr. Bucks - 8 lbs.• Sr. Does - 8.5 lbs.

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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.

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Standard Chinchilla

• Color: Chinchilla wih any eye colcor but pink. BROWN eyes is preferred.

• Sr. Buck - 6 lbs.• Sr. Doe - 6.5 lbs.