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Jinx is nesting
Gathering barley straw for her nest Breeding Angoras is a wonderful hobby, but there is one very important concern- good homes for the...
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Mar 81 min read
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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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Nov 4, 20231 min read
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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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Nov 4, 20231 min read
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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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May 8, 20231 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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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....
skyrackangoras
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
May 5, 20221 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Nov 5, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Jul 2, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
May 21, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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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...
skyrackangoras
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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