Posts Tagged: English angora

Success with showing Angora Rabbits by Richard Grindey

Mr Chocolate Pudding comes out of under five months into the adults after an amazing run so far to day, he has achieved an amazing 4 Best in Shows, 2 Runner up Best in Shows, 6 Best Fancy’s and a Runner up Best Fancy at the 3 Star Bradford Championship show which was his first… Read more »

English Angora Breed standard changes 2021

Just as an update the Breed standard changed this year for Coloured Angoras with the redefining of the Sooty Fawn colour now being Tortoiseshell (Sooty Fawn)( Black Mask) and Chocolate Tortoiseshell (Chocolate Mask)

Chocolate english angora

Chocolate breed standard The breed standard for the Chocolate English Angora rabbit should be:- Rich chocolate on head, ears, legs and tail Body lighter shade with tips to match head Under colour pale chocolate Eyes to glow ruby red in subdued light, but brown acceptable

Lopped ears on an angora

A key fault with angora rabbits it lopped ears, the cause is not easy to diagnose but it quite common in periods of excessive heat with summer litters. They can lop them due to damage and infection and in some cases it may be one or both ears. Sometimes depending on what caused them to… Read more »

An introduction to the coloured angora rabbit

The appeal of the coloured Angora does not rest with the beauty of its appearance, but holds still more fascination for those who make use of its wool. It is often said that only a handspinner can really appreciate coloureds to the full and only when one handles the wool do the material qualities of… Read more »