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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.