It is always difficult counting baby rabbits in the nest. I thought there were six, but there were two more underneath! Five Smokes, and three Blues. It is important to handle rabbits in the nest for socialisation. It is extra important to check long Angora wool doesn't get tangled around necks and limbs. I use a pair of embroidery scissors to snip it into short lengths, as movement of the babies in the nest can spin it into cord. Jinx is a good mother and doesn't mind me che

Rabbits like barley straw better than hay for nests! An early nester Most rabbits start nesting 2-3 days before they give birth but mine nest early, at 18 days gestation. Plucking takes place the day before birth.

Just left the nest- Magda's litter Photographing baby rabbits is really hard- they move so fast! So these 3 week old babies diving into...

Solitaire's three little rabbits at 5 weeks old It is always sad to see baby rabbits leave home. Celeste, the little blue doe on the...

Jinx's Duke This is Duke, a Lilac buck. He is looking suspiciously at the camera. Jinx had just one baby, and he is a big one! He is...

Gathering barley straw for her nest Breeding Angoras is a wonderful hobby, but there is one very important concern- good homes for the...

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...

It is always a relief when baby rabbits are safely vaccinated against haemorrhagic disease and myxomatosis.Here they are, nicely immune,...

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...

Grass, kale and rabbit nuggets! Life outside the nest, with mother Blue Colorado. This is her third litter in three years and she knows...

Just three weeks old, these babies are thinking about leaving. They are not sure about the camera! There are 5 little classic English...

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....

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...

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...

My Angoras love going out in the garden. Four o'clock in the afternoon is traditional (and biological) rabbit playing time. I am always...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...