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Harvest Moon's Grand Patriarch |
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Bungalow Farm's Mack 100% New Import German Angora buck. Mack is the only buck that holds a best IAGARB Registered fiber production record of the year! He was the top producing record holder for 2007, and he has an outstanding track record for passing this trait on to his offspring. His fiber production was GW=1860 gm, AW=1716 gm, that adds up to a pound of fiber per 90-day shearing. AND he received a total score of 99.5 out of a possible 100 points. His sire was bred by Samson Angoras, and his dam was bred by Windsor Farms. |
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About Us |
| The Harvest Moon Rabbitry raises Purebred German, and French/German Hybrid Angora rabbits for the love of bunnies and spinning their luxurious fiber. I have always loved animals, and for a number of years, while I was in college did not have any pets due to being so busy with school. During those years, I volunteered at a zoo, and at a local wildlife rescue clinic to get my animal fix. When I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Art and Psychology I set in to raising my kids, creating fiber arts and ceramics, and teaching ceramics classes here and there. I have been a spinner and knitter off and on for a number of years, but really got hooked into it when I received an Angora rabbit from my friends at Amber Angora's a few years ago. I love the feel and luxury of Angora. It is a joy to spin, knit, and wear. German Angora rabbits have been a pleasure to raise, and they very often have easy going dispositions. A number of my rabbits will come up to the door of their cages when opened looking for a cheek, ear, and back rub. Our household has no shortage of people, so the rabbits are handled from a very young age by loving hands. As treats, they get to nibble on organic apple branches, oats and grains, and sometimes broccoli, kale, or raspberry leaves from the garden. They are often consuming Timothy or Orchard hay to their hearts content. They enjoy hopping around the kitchen and back lawn, and are so used to my poodle that they hardly notice him. To them he's just part of the family. |
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Why German Angoras? |
| I raise both Purebred German and French/German Hybrid Angoras.
Some define a Hybrid
as a rabbit that is over 92% one breed, but to others (including
myself) it means basically the same thing as a cross. The main
goal of my breeding program is focused on increasing German traits
in colored hybrid German/French Angoras. I work
diligently to raise healthy rabbits with gentle dispositions and the
high quality and density of fiber prevalent in the purebred German
coat. I also focus on breeding for spot free colored lines with
attention to good intensity of color whenever possible. A French angora produces up to about 8 ounces of fiber every 90 days. Satin and English Angoras generally produce less than that. Purebred German Angoras almost consistently produce over 10 ounces, and have been known to produce 16 ounces or more fiber at each 90 day shearing. My agouti doe Harvest Moon's Amaryllis holds the admirable IAGARB registration score of 478gs/16.6oz of fiber produced per 90 day shearing. That is over twice the volume of fiber produced by French Angoras in the same time, for the same expense, in the same space, and off an animal that tends to be much easier to handle. From my Purebred German rabbits and some of my Hybrid Rabbits, I can get prime wool off of not only the back and sides, but the rump, legs, belly, and dewlap areas. See the Purebred Angora and Hybrid Angora pages for the registered production rates of some of the rabbits in Harvest Moon's herd. The registration process requires that the tattooed and shorn to the skin rabbit be witnessed as such 90 days before the rabbit is witnessed, sheared, and judged for registration. Passing registration requires that the rabbit produce at least 325gs/11.4 oz in the 90 day time frame, plus pass a number of other conformation criteria. It is an accomplishment to be proud of. |
| 1oz = 28.35grams Grams are a much more exact measurement of wool weight than ounces. |
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