Update on Holland Lops

Of the 3 Holland lops we were to have available this Friday, 2 are "pending" sales. (fingers crossed!)

The Holland's are my favorite of all breeds, so I can totally understand their quick sale. The two are going to a relative of ours and will be pets.

This little guy is available if anyone is interested. I'm still not sure of the sex. I guess I should get off my lazy butt and take a gander between their legs.

Hollands For Sale

We haven't sex these little guys yet but I'll post the sex as soon as we do...

Feel free to fill me in on their colors, as we are learning all the proper lingo. I'd hate to embarrass myself by posting what I think.

Here are a couple of pictures that I loved and wanted to share:

Holland Lops!!!

I'm so excited to announce, (a little late, I know), that we have Holland Lop babies!! They will be ready to go in a couple of weeks!!

(Sorry for the bad picture quality...this was taken with our mobile phone...better pictures are on the way!)

Here is one of the little guys in my husband's hand a little under two weeks ago. I'm hoping for a little photo shoot tomorrow. We haven't tried to sex them yet.

I'm so excited though because their mama, we call Bambi, is a lop we bottle fed. She was the only one to survive. She is an awesome mother with a great temperament and it looks like her babies will follow her footsteps! I look forward to cuddling with them every day!

Dutch Love

Tomorrow we heading out to see if we can spread some of our Dutch love. I would keep all of them if I could but at this point we just can't afford to do that. Wish us luck!

On a good note - hopefully in a month we will have some little mini rex and holland lops making their appearance.

Rabbitry updates

It has been a while since my last post so I felt I should do some updates on what is happening around our rabbitry.

 (pictures will be added later)

• We now have a sign out by our driveway advertising our rabbitry and the fact we have rabbits for sale.
• We have 10 young rabbits for sale - 2 mini rex males, 4 dutch females, and 4 dutch males.  They have pretty good temperaments as our two year old rabbit farmer is able to play with them all on his own. 
• Two weekends ago we added 4 wooden hutches built by me and the hubs.  They are able to house 8 adult rabbits with removeable dividers.  Right now we have 12 young rabbits in two hutches, 2 female Holland Lop sister in one hutch, and our bottle fed mini/holland lop female, Bambi, in another.  These are outside hutches and the rabbits seem to enjoy the fresh air and summer shade.

I believe that is it for updates for now.  Thanks for hopping into our rabbitry!

Dutch

**4 week old male dutch - photo property of Rabbit Wagon Farms Photography**

The Dutch rabbit is a 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 pound rabbit which is known for it's unique markings.  It is "belted" so to speak with a belt line of color that goes all the way around, over the back and under the belly.  They come in 6 varieties including black, blue, chocolate, gray, steel and tortoise.

The Dutch rabbit is a "Fancy" breed that is bred for exhibition.  In addition, Dutch are a quite versatile breed being used for meat production, pets and laboratory use just to name a few.  Lots of times you can pick up this breed at your local feed store.

The personality of the Dutch rabbit is friendly and laid-back for the most part, but it is important to remember that just like us they all have their own personalities.  Dutch really are a wonderful breed for everyone.  They are also a hardy, adaptable, and disease resistant rabbit.  Additionally, the Dutch are easy to breed and have very good mothering instincts. A Dutch doe will kindle on average 4-8 per litter; sometimes a litter of 12 and raise them all!  Because they possess good mothering instincts they do a good job at fostering as well.

When it comes to housing, a Dutch rabbit can be comfortably housed in a cage measuring 24x24x18 inches with ideally a 1/2x1 inch wire floor.  The wire floor provides for more sanitary conditions than a solid floor.  Being a hardy, little rabbit, Dutch are quite happy living in an outside environment provided they have sufficient shelter from the elements all year long.  Like any rabbit they should be kept in a cool environment in summer with ample fresh water.  A location in the shade is a great choice.  During the winter as long as there is a place to get out of the wind and place to stay dry, the Dutch will do just fine.  Again it is important to provide amply fresh water as if the rabbit doesn't drink enough, he will not eat enough to keep himself warm.

The Dutch do not require anything special for feed as they do very well on a commercially made rabbit pellet. So basically rabbit pellets and fresh water are adequate for their diet.  Dry hay can fed as a treat.

If you are interested in learning more that the "belted rabbit" called the Dutch you can visit the American Dutch Rabbit Club Website here.

**This article was adapted from a more experienced breeder's website and can be found here.**

Introduction

We are a small up and coming rabbitry located between Columbia, SC and Augusta, GA.  Our speciality breeds include: Dutch, Mini Rex, and Holland Lops. 

This husband and wife team enjoy everything rabbit!

**our 2 year old loving on one of our pet rabbits - Photo property of Rabbit Wagon Farms Photography**