THE MOULT

She dropped her skirts with gay abandon –

Stepped out of them with glee:

She only had one star to go –

Oh, disappointed me!

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Know your litters when they arrive

Occasionally one of a litter turns out to be a complete mystery as regards colour and very possible not a colour that is kept in a particular rabbitry. It is likely, therefore, that it will not be recognisable to the less experienced angora breeder. This year I had two blue-creams in a litter of sooty-fawns and a sable from a blue-smoke mating. Since I would not have contemplated crossing a blue-cream and a sooty-fawn or mating a sable with either a blue or a smoke, it was a complete mystery to me how they had managed to appear in the litters. (Top picture smoke baby)

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Future Farmers

A new Venture in South Africa

There is a new venture starting in South Africa, a wool farm for Angora Rabbits. They are small at the moment with only three bucks but are looking to find some does this year so that they can really get going. 

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Wool shows 2019

Wool at Junction 13. Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, right next to the M6 motorway, Junction 13 on 18thand 19thMay 2019

Woolfest, Friday 28thand Sat 29thJune 2019. Mitchells Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ

Fibre East.27th/28thJuly 2019. Redbone Upper School and Community College, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU.

British Wool Show, Friday 9thand Saturday 10thAugust 2019. York Auction Centre, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5GF

National Angora Stock Show 2019

National Angora Stock Show to be held on Sunday 26th May 2019, at the usual venue: Wyken Community Centre, Westmorland Road, off Belgrave Road, Wyken, Coventry,CV2 5PY.

  • Judge Mr Alan Cargo.
  • The AGM will be held at 1pm lunchtime at this stock show on 26thMay.
  • All proposals to be sent to myself or Lesley Hordon.
  • My contact details are angora.bunnies@btopenworld.com.Tel 01233 732194.
  • Address: 19, Farm Road, Hamstreet,  Ashford, Kent. TN26 2JA.
  • Lesley Hordon’s contact details are : 37 Harrowby Road, Leeds,West Yorks. LS16HX
  • e mail: skyrackangoras@hotmail.co.uk, tel : 01132 304400.
  • The next dates and stock show venues/judges will then be decided at the AGM so please put in your proposals and preferences.
  • Remember the venue is to be within 70 mile radius of Coventry.
  • The club stand should also be at the following Fibre Festivals, dependant on being accepted by the festival organisers.
  • You are welcome to join us for a chat and to do some crafts at the club stand.
  • Volunteers to help man the stand are also needed. Please let Lesley know if you can help.