Rabbit Breeds

American Chinchilla
• Great for Meat
• Very Popular
• Great Pets
• Docile nature
• Need to be
protected from cold,
drafts, wind, snow
and rain.

American Sable
• American Sable is a
rich sepia brown
color with brown
eyes.
• Weights Sr. Buck-8
pounds
• Weight Sr. Does - 9
pounds

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American
• The American Blue
Rabbit comes from
Pasadena, Calif.
• Intended as a meat
and fur rabbit
• Bucks weigh 9
pounds
• Does weigh 10
pounds

Californian
• Developed in the
USA in 1920’s
• Rapid maturing
• Meat breed
• High Quality Fur
• Crossed between
Himalayan and
Chinchilla rabbit
breeds.
• Weight 7-15 pounds

Cinnamon
• American breed of
rabbits - developed
in Montana.
• Commercial
breeding rabbit
weighing 8.5 - 11
pounds.
• Rich, russet dark
brown color - deep
cinnamon.

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Dwarf Hotot
• Original home was
Germany.
• Crossbred from
Netherlands Dwarf
and Dutch.
• Small and Compact,
stocky, docile little
rabbit
• Average weight-2.5
pounds

Dutch
• Black Dutch most
common. Other
colors include Blue,
Chocolate, Gray,
Steel, Tortoise.
• White shoulders are
distinguishing mark
• Well rounded body
• Blaze on face-
wedge shaped.

English Angora
• Average size 5.5
pounds.
• Colors: lilac,
chocolate, white,
fawn, chestnut,
broken black, blue,
• Fur type rabbit.

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French Angora
• Average Weight 7.5 to 8
pounds
• Good wool producers
• Dual Purpose, wool and
meat.
• All toenails should be
matched.
• Colors-variety of colors
including white, solids,
or brokens

Flemish Giant
• Colors: Black, blue,
fawn, light gray,
sandy, steel, gray,
and white.
• Sr. Bucks weigh 13
pounds or over
• Sr. Does weigh 14
pounds or over.

French Lop
• Color Groups:
Agouti, Broken, self,
shaded, ticked, wide
band.
• Classifications-
broken pattern or
solid pattern.
• Sr. bucks-10.5
pounds
• Sr. Does-11 pounds

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Florida White
• Excellent Meat
rabbit
• Pure white color
• Pink eyes
• Sr. Bucks & Does -
5 pounds
• Jr. Bucks & Does -
up to 4.5 pounds.

Giant Angora
• Fur Type Rabbit
• Colors: Ruby Eyed
White
• Sr. Bucks - 9.5 lbs.
• Sr. Does - 10 lbs.

Giant Chinchilla
• Chinchilla color with
brown eyes.
• Sr. Bucks - 12-15
pounds.
• Sr. Does - 13-16
pounds.
• Meat Type rabbit

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Havana
• Colors: Black, Blue
and Chocolate
• Sr. Bucks & Does -
5.25 - 5.5 pounds
• Jr. Bucks & Does-
minimum 2.5
pounds.

Himalayan
• Small Size , gentle
nature
• Ideal for children
• Colors: Black, Blue,
chocolate, and lilac
• Sr. Bucks & Does -
3.5 pounds
• Jr. Bucks & Does-
minimum 1.25 lbs.

Holland Lop
• Round head with flat
face.
• Short lop ears.
• Many Color Groups
• Sr. Buck & Does up
to 4 pounds.
• Jr. Bucks & Does up
to 2 pounds

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English Lop
• Very tolerant and
affectionate animal
• Ears must measure
21” from tip to tip to
be shown.
• Ear problems a key
factor to health-
scapes.
• Sr. Bucks & Does -9
to 10 lbs.

Mini Satin
• Color varieties:
white with light ivory
cast and pink eyes.
• Sr. Bucks & Does -
4 pounds.

Mini Lop
• Very gentle
handling, docile
breed
• Chubby faces,
lopped ears,
compact body.
• Solid and broken
• Sr. Bucks & Does -
6 pounds.

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Mini Rex
• Small, compact type
breed.
• Fur-plush and
velvety.
• Colors-black, blue,
castor, chocolate,
lilac, lynx, opal, seal,
tortoise, white, red
sable, otter, sand,
• Weight - up to 4 lbs.

Netherlands Dwarf
• Small, compact
rabbit, round head
and body.
• They come in 29
color varieties.
• Sr. Bucks & Does up
to 2 pounds.

New Zealand
• Meat Rabbits
• Color Varieties:
Black, Red and
White.
• Sr. Bucks - 10 lbs.
• Sr. Does - 11 lbs.
• Very hardy, popular
meat breed.

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Rex
• All purpose breed;
excellent carcass
and excellent FUR.
• No other fur
compares
• Change colors with
maturity.
• Many colors
• Sr. Buck - 8 lbs
• Sr. Doe - 9 lbs

Rhinelander
• Colors: White body
with black and bright
golden - orange
spots, with brown
eyes.
• Sr. Bucks - 8 lbs.
• Sr. Does - 8.5 lbs.

Satin
• Excellent breed to raise
and show.
• Ex. meat breed
• Hair reflects light and
gives it unique shine.
• Colors: black, blue,
broken, chinchilla,
chocolate, copper, otter,
red, siamese
• Size - average 9-10 lbs.

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Standard Chinchilla
• Color: Chinchilla wih
any eye color but
pink. BROWN eyes
is preferred.
• Sr. Buck - 6 lbs.
• Sr. Doe - 6.5 lbs.

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