When I think of "F" rabbits of the world I immediately think of my Wafer. She wasn't a pure Flemish Giant, just a half but she was an amazing rabbit that I still miss. A big girl...I had planned to breed her and she loved the boys...but she was sterile which was very disappointing. I'll include a picture of her later in this point I think! :)
"F" rabbits that I am familiar with are
- Florida White. They have been around since 1967, and were developed in the United States. They were bred to be a white, cobby, medium sized meat rabbit. 4-6 lbs. You can learn more from the breed club.
- French Lop - a 10lb meat rabbit with lopped ears. Colour doesn't matter for showing. They have a bulky big head and are gorgeous if you see them in purpose. :) Club.
- French Angora - these meat rabbits are predominately raised for their wool. They have a clean face with tufts on their ears. 7.5-10 lbs. They are very cute! Club.
- Flemish Giant - with a mandolin body build these bunnies grow to 14-25 lbs and come in black, blue, steel, fawn sandy, light grey and white. I have never seen a black flemish but I think if I would ever breed them, I'd want to do it in black. Breed Club.
Rabbits New to Me
Fauve de Bourgogne this is a medium to large sized rabbit that comes our way from France. They range in size from 7-11 lbs and carry their erect ears over a red/orange body.
Switzerland gives us the all white Fox, a 6.5-11 rabbit.
I find it fascinating those weight ranges. It might make it frustrating to work with if you want 10 lbs rabbit and then you brought in a rabbit from smaller lines. You'd not want to toss your whole lines...but it would be frustrating to build them up again.
Blogging the Alphabet Link Up.
This post is part of the ABC blogging series.
A bunnies.
B bunnies.
C bunnies.
D Bunnies.
E Bunnies.
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