Smith Family Farm
A small family farm in Charlotte, Vermont
My Bucks
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| Planning on selling these guys and bringing in some new blood. |
My Does
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Exhibit at Addison County Field Days
Lydia and I created an educational exhibit for our county fair. We brought Autumn, Betty, Lani, and Lani's 4 week old babies along.
Autumn got a haircut for a shearing demo; she felt much happier after it was done. We had posters on the different breeds of Angoras, good & bad treats for rabbits, and one on our Tan project. We also had plenty of petting time. People couldn't believe that Betty was only 4 months old and that the babies were only 4 weeks!
Lydia & friend and bunny helper, Meghann
With Betty and 3 babies at the Pet Show
Our Angora Exhibit
Tan Project Poster
Describing the Tan Angora project
The Different Breeds of Angoras poster
With pictures & text about each of the 5 breeds + crosses
Treats for Your Rabbit poster
With a list of good & a list of bad treats
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.