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Babies ready this week!. Only a few left! If you are interested or have questions, please let me know. They are going fast!
We have a litter of angora rabbits that will be ready in a few weeks. They are French angoras. These are high quality fiber producers as well as wonderful pets. Pedigrees are available. Our rabbits are handled often and easy to harvest fiber from. If you are interested in having a wonderful and unique pet or producing your own fiber for spinning or felting please contact me. We are members of ARBA.
A bit about angora rabbits. ..
The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft wool. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid-18th century. They are bred largely for their long Angora wool, which may be removed by shearing, combing, or plucking.
Angora hair or Angora fibre refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. Angora is known for its softness, thin fibres, and what knitters refer to as a halo (fluffiness). It is also known for its silky texture. It is much warmer and lighter than wool due to the hollow core of the angora fibre. It also gives them their characteristic floating feel.
Angora rabbits produce coats in a variety of colours, from white through tan, gray, and brown to black. Good quality Angora fibre is around 12-16 micrometres in diameter, and can cost as much as $10--16 per
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