Elektra and Magda
Baby rabbits are not little for very long. One little Blue off to a new home, but 4 young does staying with me. Elektra and Magda are...
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skyrackangoras
- Nov 4, 2023
- 1 min
Five little Blues
It is always a relief when baby rabbits are safely vaccinated against haemorrhagic disease and myxomatosis.Here they are, nicely immune,...
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skyrackangoras
- May 8, 2023
- 1 min
Where are they?
A rabbit shelf is an essential part of a breeding hutch, allowing the mother to get away from her babies. After all, in the wild she...
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skyrackangoras
- Apr 19, 2023
- 1 min
It was worth leaving!
Grass, kale and rabbit nuggets! Life outside the nest, with mother Blue Colorado. This is her third litter in three years and she knows...
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skyrackangoras
- Apr 19, 2023
- 1 min
Little Blue Angoras in the nest
Just three weeks old, these babies are thinking about leaving. They are not sure about the camera! There are 5 little classic English...
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skyrackangoras
- Jun 10, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 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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