Keeping Angoras is the complete hobby. There is the pleasure of caring for the rabbits, the delight in the youngsters in the Spring and...

Shenandoah has had a litter of 7, 5 Blues and 2 Lilacs. Fortunately, there are good homes waiting! The little rabbits are friendly, and...

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...

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....

Baby rabbits are great fun, but breeding carries responsibilities. The size of litters is unpredictable, and all those baby rabbits need...

At the beginning of the year there were many events planned. There were the craft festivals Woolfest, Fibre-East and Wool@J13. There were...

Three lovely baby rabbits for Sapphire, in the middle of the corona virus pandemic. Registering them at the vet raised a few eyebrows. At...

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!

Laramie's 2 daughters, Shenandoah and Colorado, have grown up, but unusually are still living happily together. Despite the wind and rain...

Sapphire is a new mother, with a spacious hutch and sheltered sleeping compartment. So where does she build her nest? In the living...

One of the greatest pleasures of keeping rabbits is to see a litter out for the first time on the Spring grass. Laramie is enjoying the...

Looking for a book at my mother's house, I came across the Girl Guide Handbook from 1968. I immediately turned to page 124. Here was the...

The stray rabbit is back - and eating my pak choi! This little rabbit first appeared in my garden in November, and it took me three days...

When researching for my book 'Breed for Victory!' on rabbits in the Second World War, I found many references to disastrous attempts to...

A little Blue Angora of mine went to live in Sowerby Bridge in May 2016. His new owner showed him, obtaining a Championship. He then...

Some does are very relaxed with their new litters, but Laramie is telling me that this is near enough! Her litter was born during the...

What a difference 4 weeks makes!

This was the scene in my garden when my first litter was born. On March 18th it was so cold that the water bowls as well as the water...

One of the great pleasures of keeping Angoras is to see the babies settled happily into new homes, and keeping in contact with their new...

Keeping rabbits is one way of ensuring a lush garden and a productive vegetable patch. My garden is shady, which is good for the rabbits,...