Angora Rabbits

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We got into the rabbit business by accident. I am in the Master Spinners Program at Olds College in Alberta. My Master’s Thesis is on the effects of nature dyes on Angora wool using different mordants. Since I was going to need 3 different colors of wool and in large amounts, it seemed prudent to raise my own. That was a year and 30 rabbits ago. Once you see a nest full of new born kits or feel the softness of newly shorn rabbit wool, it’s easy to see how fiber lovers can become addicted to Angora. The rabbits are very tame and affectionate when handled regularly. I breed both Satins and French Angoras. At this time I am concentrating more on the Satins.

The French Angora breed is well represented in our area with several good quality breeding farms. The Satins are still a fairly new breed and good quality breeding stock has been difficult to find in my area. We have traveled as far away as Ohio and California to bring good quality breeding stock to this area. We breed for good wool density, clean face and ears and clean feet because ease of grooming is a priority for me. With this many rabbits and a job on the side, I need rabbits that only require light grooming every couple of weeks. At this time we have black, sable and broken copper breeding females in the Satin line. The two Satin bucks are chocolate agouti and one red. The French line has one broken black female, one pewter female and one pewter buck.

Because I do a lot of dyeing, the lighter grey, the reds and broken coppers (with their large amounts of white) have been the best colors for nature dyeing. Sable and black look beautiful over dyed with darker colors. Because sable is my favorite color in Satin Angoras, I have a hard time parting with them.

Blending is the most common use of angora for most spinners. Angora is 6 times warmer than wool making it almost to warm for this area of North Carolina. 100% Angora is better suited to winter accessories like tams, hats and scarves. It also makes beautiful shawls. However for sweaters, I use a 20% Angora blend. Most of my blends will be 20% Angora and 80% kid Rambouillet. Our next blends will feature Blue Faced Leicester as well.