Are these pink rabbits? They seem friendly!
It is always good to have news of rabbits who have moved on to other homes. Sky is living her best life out on a farm in East Yorkshire....
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skyrackangoras
- May 5
- 1 min
A picture with Alamo
Alamo was born 4 years ago, the runt of a litter of 7. I found him in a solitary nest, the day after he was born, and dropped him in the...
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skyrackangoras
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
How Dare He?!
The fox is still around, but I have not seen him. Every now and again, the rabbits out in their pens will freeze, and thump in unison. I...
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skyrackangoras
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Big game hunting
My Angoras love going out in the garden. Four o'clock in the afternoon is traditional (and biological) rabbit playing time. I am always...
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skyrackangoras
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
The luckiest rabbit in the world
My garden is being visited by a new urban fox. Local people feed the foxes, and they have no fear of humans. I never leave my rabbits...
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skyrackangoras
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Lockdown and her rabbit shelf
Lockdown is an athletic young doe, and is often found perched in her hay rack. She is a large rabbit and the hay rack is small. Her...
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skyrackangoras
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
The heatwave.
The July heat wave was risky for the rabbits. Six hutches got the afternoon sun, and the wet towels draped over the roof and the sleeping...
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skyrackangoras
- Jul 22, 2021
- 1 min
Lacy baby bootees.
A delightful way of using a left over skein of spindle spun Gold Angora plied with spindle spun Tussah silk. A commission for a new baby...
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skyrackangoras
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Orlando
Orlando was born here seven and a half years ago. He is active and happy, but has been losing weight despite eating well. His last litter...
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skyrackangoras
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Online rabbit shows!
The National Angora Club is having an online show. To enter the "spinning rabbit" section, a photograph of the rabbit from the front and...
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skyrackangoras
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
In memory
It is three years since I drove to Scotland to pick up Violet, a Lilac Angora. My friend had telephoned me on his way to the hospice to...
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skyrackangoras
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Angora wool is irresistible!
Keeping Angoras is the complete hobby. There is the pleasure of caring for the rabbits, the delight in the youngsters in the Spring and...
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skyrackangoras
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Rabbits, rabbits,rabbits!
Shenandoah has had a litter of 7, 5 Blues and 2 Lilacs. Fortunately, there are good homes waiting! The little rabbits are friendly, and...
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skyrackangoras
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
A new book from France!
I am researching the history of the tame rabbit. The story starts in Spain, in the Ice Age, where rabbits survived in their last refuge...
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skyrackangoras
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
The first Angora nest of the year
Shenandoah, the Lilac Angora has had her first litter. There is a nest full of Blue and Lilac babies tucked up in a corner of her hutch....
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skyrackangoras
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Breeding Angoras
Baby rabbits are great fun, but breeding carries responsibilities. The size of litters is unpredictable, and all those baby rabbits need...
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skyrackangoras
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
What a Year!
At the beginning of the year there were many events planned. There were the craft festivals Woolfest, Fibre-East and Wool@J13. There were...
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skyrackangoras
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome to Covid, Corona and Lockdown
Three lovely baby rabbits for Sapphire, in the middle of the corona virus pandemic. Registering them at the vet raised a few eyebrows. At...
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skyrackangoras
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
What is it about that hay rack?
One year later, Sapphire is nesting again. And guess where she has chosen to build an ideal home? Exactly the same place as last year!
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skyrackangoras
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
It's Spring!
Laramie's 2 daughters, Shenandoah and Colorado, have grown up, but unusually are still living happily together. Despite the wind and rain...
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