skyrackangorasMay 51 minA picture with AlamoAlamo 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...
skyrackangorasNov 5, 20211 minHow 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...
skyrackangorasOct 17, 20211 minBig game huntingMy Angoras love going out in the garden. Four o'clock in the afternoon is traditional (and biological) rabbit playing time. I am always...
skyrackangorasOct 1, 20211 minThe luckiest rabbit in the worldMy 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...
skyrackangorasAug 26, 20211 minLockdown and her rabbit shelfLockdown 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...
skyrackangorasAug 26, 20211 minThe 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...
skyrackangorasJul 22, 20211 minLacy 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...
skyrackangorasJul 2, 20211 minOrlandoOrlando 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...
skyrackangorasJun 4, 20211 minOnline 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...
skyrackangorasMay 21, 20211 minIn memoryIt 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...
skyrackangorasApr 30, 20211 minAngora 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...
skyrackangorasApr 30, 20211 minRabbits, 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...
skyrackangorasMar 29, 20211 minA 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...
skyrackangorasMar 29, 20211 minThe first Angora nest of the yearShenandoah, 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....
skyrackangorasDec 4, 20201 minBreeding AngorasBaby rabbits are great fun, but breeding carries responsibilities. The size of litters is unpredictable, and all those baby rabbits need...
skyrackangorasDec 4, 20201 minWhat 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...
skyrackangorasJul 10, 20201 minWelcome to Covid, Corona and LockdownThree lovely baby rabbits for Sapphire, in the middle of the corona virus pandemic. Registering them at the vet raised a few eyebrows. At...
skyrackangorasJul 10, 20201 minWhat 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!
skyrackangorasMar 14, 20201 minIt's Spring!Laramie's 2 daughters, Shenandoah and Colorado, have grown up, but unusually are still living happily together. Despite the wind and rain...
skyrackangorasJun 2, 20191 minWhat a place for a nestSapphire is a new mother, with a spacious hutch and sheltered sleeping compartment. So where does she build her nest? In the living...