Category Archive: Angora Rabbits

Oct
22

Rabbitry Losses – It’s Been A Bad Year

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It’s been a bad couple of months for the Twisted Wabbitry. The 2 month heat wave finally took it’s toll in July – we lost Abby (Ruby-Eyed White Doe – Pedigree) to the heat.  On the same day we discovered that Little Joe (Fawn Buck – Pedigree) – had developed Fly Bite. The infestation had not …

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Jan
22

Rabbit Hutch Update & An Escape!

Well Husband has stated that there is room for improvement on the Rabbit Hutch design – which we knew going in, but hey.  The sewage system was indeed hit rather hard by the straw from the bedding boxes but that burden has lessened a bit now that it’s all packed down but cleaning out that …

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Dec
18

Joining the ARBA & The Twisted Wabbitry

I joined the ARBA – The American Rabbit Breeders Association! I also registered a Rabbitry name – The Twisted Wabbitry (Thank you Maria for the inspiration!). By joining the ARBA I get to attend their shows where I can have my rabbits compared to the breed standard by qualified judges – they also have judges …

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Dec
09

New Rabbit Hutch!

Hutch Construction

My wonderful-awesome-super-fantabulous husband spent his entire Thanksgiving holiday and all day this past Saturday building me a new hutch for our Angora Bunnies, complete with nest boxes both for Kindling (babies!) and to get them out of the cold! (It was 17 degrees the night we finished construction). The cages themselves are store bought units …

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Oct
16

Grooming Angora’s – Holy Crap!

I learned an important lesson this week about grooming my Angora’s; a revelation that has caused me quite a bit of distress. The first two months their coat is growing does not require much maintenance, just dealing with the occasional small mat… Well apparently I got lazy after those first months of them not needing …

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