Smith Family Farm
A small family farm in Charlotte, Vermont
Angora Bucks
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| Purebred German
Black ~ aaB-CcD-E- ~Visiting for the Winter ~ |
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| 61% German Angora, 12.5% French Lop, 11% French Angora,
9.25% Tan, 6.25% Thrianta Black Otter ~ ataB-CcD-E- |
Angora Does
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| 97.375% German Hybrid
Lilac Chinchilla ~ Aabbcchd-ddE- |
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| 94.75% German Hybrid
Self Blue Chinchilla ~ aaBbcchdcddE- |
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| 74% German, 13.5% French, 12.5% Tan
Blue Marten ~ at-Bbcchd-ddE- |
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| 75% Giant Angora, 25% Flemish Giant
Black ~ aaBbCcD-Ee Angora Carrier |
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| Nina, Pinta, & Maria
50% German Angora, 37.5% Giant Angora, 12.5% Flemish Giant 2 Blacks, 1 REW ~ aaB-CcD-Ee & aa--cc---- Angora Carriers |
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| 61% German, 25% Giant, 9.5% Satin, 3.5% English, 1% French
Red/Fawn ~ Aa--C-D-ee |
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| 54.75% German, 18.75% French, 14% Tan, 12.5% Thrianta
Tort ~ aaB-C-D-ee |
Lydia's Mini Rex
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| Broken Black Otter
Buck |
Broken Castor
Doe |
Old Retired Mascot Bunnies
Currently the "Floor Bunny", Carmie is the great-grandmother of some of our current babies! She is 4 years old and is living the life of leisure. 
Abby (6 yrs old) & Lilly (4 yrs old) are the last ladies from our Holland Lop breeding attempt. They are happy little campers living together. |
German Angoras
German Angoras were bred in Germany for commercial angora fiber producing. They produce
more fiber than other angora breeds and are less apt to matt. Most of them only need 1 brushing
between shearings, which happen every 3 months. The imports from Germany are even better than
US lines. They can produce up to 5 pounds of fiber a year!
They are a large rabbit, sometimes weighing as much as 14 pounds. They primarly come
in Ruby-eyed White (Albino), but some of the 2006 imports are Black. Many breeders are crossing
Germans with other breeds of angoras to bring in the wide range of colors. Those rabbits are
called German Crosses. When the percentage of German is over 93.75% and the other purebred
(English, French, Satin, or Giant) is off the pedigree then they are considered German Hybrids.
My Breeding Goals
I (Katie) am raising Angoras for their fine, soft wool. They are German Crosses and Hybrids,
because I want a variety of colors and heavy wool production, and range from 25 to 100 percent German.
I am breeding for dense, matt-resistant fiber and now have rabbits that require low to no grooming.
Other breeding goals include marvelous temperaments (my rabbits make great pets and therapy animals)
and good mothers. I often have rabbits available as breeding stock or wooler pets.
I am greatly interested in rabbit color genetics and am currently involved in a color project.
With the introduction of JG's Carmella from
Janet Gruber at Jan's Giants, I am developing Tan patterned angoras along with Janet and Louise Walsh.
These rabbits are currently low percentage German, but make good woolers.