BIue-Cream breed standard Mask and feet blue Wool as for cream but with blue shading on ears and flanks with the colour extended across the belly A blue tinge to the wool and blue tipping is desirable but NOT essential Eyes blue-grey Blue Cream is a self colour, not an Agouti colour, and a Blue… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Golden English Angora
Golden Head, feet and tips a rich, clean orange gold Wool lighter, with colour carried down as far as possible, shading to a creamy white base Belly creamy white, eyes brown This is one of the oldest colours of Angora, but sadly now is relatively rare. It is an Agouti colour, and when Golden has… Read more »
Ray Whitcombe
I was sorry to hear the sad news that Ray Whitcombe has died. He was a lovely man who did a huge amount of work for the National Angora Club over the years when he worked as secretary in the 60s and then a few years ago until ill health made him give up. He… Read more »
Wool harvesting for beginners by Mrs Pratley
Introduction This article was written many years ago by Mrs Pratley, a former President of the National Angora Club. For present day Angora keepers, some things have changed. Wool is stored in self seal heavy duty freezer bags rather than newspaper, tins and boxes, and the rabbit is often clipped sitting on the owner’s knee…. Read more »
Coventry Stock Show May 2018 and AGM
National Angora Club Stock Show held at Coventry 27th May 2018 and judged Neil Robertson. We had a very good entry for our first stock show of the year, quite a few different colours on show too. Congratulations to Richard and Rob , Yvonne Hobbs Fothergill, Michell Campbell, Christine Hamilton, Dawn Caines, Janet Rhodes and Savanannah (our… Read more »
National Angora Club badges
Our new badges have arrived. Anyone who would like one please contact Sally May through the contacts page and the price per badge £4 plus £1 postage. These are pin badges but sew on ones are also available.
Sooty Fawn English Angora
Sooty Fawn breed standard – This has changed in 2021 Tortoiseshell (Sooty Fawn) Black mask and feet, wool as for Golden, but with Black and Sooty shadings on lower flanks and ears Belly creamy white Chocolate Tortoiseshell Chocolate mask and feet, wool as for Golden, but with Chocolate shadings on lower flanks and ears Belly… Read more »
Myxomatosis
Myxomatosis is not native to Britain, but was deliberately introduced from France in 1953 to control the wild rabbit population. It was rapidly fatal and over 99% of wild rabbits died. The virus has mutated and is now less severe, and to some extent wild rabbits have developed resistance. Domestic rabbits are still very vulnerable,… Read more »