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Dutch Rabbits

Size: Senior – 3.5 – 5.5 lbs. Junior – 1.75 lbs. The Dutch breed originated in Holland, found its way to England before it was exported to other parts of the world. It was once the most popular breed of rabbit before the breed of dwarf rabbits were developed. However, even when their popularity has dwindled, it still remains to be one of the top ten most popular rabbit breeds in the world. The Dutch...

Checkered Giant Rabbits

Adult Size: 11-13 lbs (5-6 kg.) The Checkered Giant is a breed that originated from the Lorraine region of France where they were called Great Lorrainese. The breed came about from Flemish Giants, large French lop-eared and spotted rabbits. Originally multi-colored, they have now developed to produce the characteristic butterfly markings that have made them a popular breed. During the 20th century, they...

Britannia Petite Rabbits

Adult Size:  2.5 lbs. Conservation Status: Not endangered. Owing to the name itself, petite means small and true to its word the Britannia is a very small rabbit. It is not a dwarf, but very small indeed. It is considered one of the smallest rabbit, along with the Netherland Dwarf. There are about five varieties of this breed being recognized by the ARBA. The breed originated in England where it was named...

Belgian Hare

Adult Size: 6 to 9 lbs. The Belgian Hare was developed through selective breeding so that it resembles closely to the wild hare in its physical appearance. They average from 6 to 9 pounds. It is said that Belgian Hares are the most intelligent and active breeds of domestic rabbit. The breed was started in the early 18th century in Belgium through selective breeding between domestic and wild European...

American Fuzzy Lop Rabbits

Adult Size: 3.5-4 lbs. The American Fuzzy Lop is a breed that is said to be interwoven with the history of the Holland Lop. It somehow resembles the Holland Lop; the main difference between the two is the wool. Its adults weigh from 3.5 to 4 pounds. Some of the breed’s pioneers were Patty Greene-Karl and Gary Fellers of the East Coast and Kim Landry and Margaret Miller of the West Coast. It was Patty...

Silver Marten Rabbits

Adult Size: Medium (6-9.5 pounds/ 2.7-4.3 kilograms) The Silver Marten was a by-product from the Chinchilla in the 1920’s when the Chinchilla breed was trying to be improved. It was through these attempts to improve Chinchilla rabbits’ color and pattern that have led to oddities that bred true to become the Silver Martens. Due to the extremely low number of breeders registered, this breed is considered...

Silver Fox Rabbits

Adult Size: Large (9-12 pounds/ 4.1-5.4 kilograms) Conservation Priority (ALBC): Critical The Silver Fox is considered the teddy bear of the commercial breed and is very well suited for meat breeding. It has a high dress out percentage (65%) of its live weight with a small boned carcass, does are excellent mothers with large litters, they have plenty of milk and they make excellent foster mothers. They are...