Woolie Creations Angora Rabbits

We are really blooming now! They all have strong personalities and LOVE to be petted. You would not believe how hard it is to get of picture of these guys!! It is like trying to stop a jumping bean.


There are 2 doe's still available for new homes. I will be keeping one of the blues and one will be available along with the black one. They will have one Beveron ancestor still on the pedigree. The Beveron Rabbit breed is a large white rabbit that carries the Blue Eyed White gene. They are a very old breed of rabbit. From what I see in these Angoras that have come from the Beverons they have picked up a very good density to their coats and grow in VERY quickly after being clipped. This is something in all Angoras that can be improved upon.

To Cute! This is the first Satin Angora and Blue Eyed French litter. Mom is a pretty Chocolate Tort and dad is a hefty BEW French Angora buck. These guys are about a week and a half old now and trying to come out of the nest box. I am really amazed at how some of them shine!

These will be the first ones on the way to Blue Eyed White Satins. As I understand the genetics of the Vienna Gene even though none of these babies appear to show any spots they will he carrying the Vienna gene.

When they get a little older I will be able to see their eyes better. There are a couple of chestnuts, a couple of blacks and several blues.

More later......

They are getting soooooo cute! These are pictures I took today of some of the BEW litter. Have you ever tried to take a picture of a jumping bean?? Well that is how these little fellows were! I would turn them to get a good picture and by the time I focused to take it they had ran across the table and all I saw was behind!! LOL That always happens!!! I have promises on these 2 bunnies but there are 2 other doe's available, a blue Vienna Marked and a black Vienna Marked if you are looking for a sweet bunny.


This is Cindy. She is an OUTSTANDING French Angora Doe that was born on 12-9-07. She is available now for a new home. Her color is Chestnut Agouti and she has a sister "Ginger" that is available also that is a little darker Chestnut Agouti. Her sweet and loving personality will make her a great pet or she would be an excellent show bunny. Her mom is Black Silver Steel and dad is a Chestnut Agouti also. She is available now. I will be going to the Dalton, Ga. show on March 1 & 2, so if you are close you could pick her up then! She is $75.00.


This is Judy. She is a Black Silver Steel French Angora Doe that is now available. Judy is about 1 1/2 years old and would make a great spinning bunny. Her coat is coming back in from being plucked and will be ready to be harvested again soon. She is a little short on her weight to make a show bunny so she will just be a pet and wooler.
She is $45.00 and is ready for a new home.

If you are interested in any of these bunnies please email me at wooliecreations@gmail.com

The BEW litter is growing so fast! I checked plumbing again, and it still stands 1 - BEW buck, 2 VM Blue doe's, 1 VM Black buck, and 1 VM Black doe......... Not bad for sexing them at a day old! I keep hoping I was wrong about the BEW but he is still a he! Oh well maybe next time. I will be keeping one of the blue doe's and the rest of the litter will be available. I am really amazed at how strong and healthy these babies are. Bright eyed and bushy tailed they keep trying to get out of the nest box! You would think as cold as it is they would appreciate the warm box. Oh well bunnies just aren't at the top of the smarts list, hehehe.

Getting ready for the BIG Dalton, Ga. Triple Show and Double Angora Specialty!!! We are planing on have fun so come join us!

This is really cute. I don't know where it came from but I got it in an email, enjoy!

Just an update on the babies......they are fat and healthy. I THINK, I have 2 blue VM does, 1 black VM doe and 1 black VM buck and the BEW buck. I will check plumbing a little later in their age and see if the sex-change fairy has visited! LOL

I put a box in with Fallon tonight. I think I am a tad early but better early than late!! I don't even want to forget this nest box!

I am putting some more bunnies up for sale so keep a check on the available pages and the classified ads. So far the classified ads have really help boost sales!
More later.....there is a storm on its way.

Blue Eyed White babies finally! Last night CDA's Zinger gave birth to 5 beautiful babies. She is an excellent mother, putting them in a nicely constructed nest. She has 1 Blue Eyed White buck, 2 blue Vienna marks, and 2 black Vienna marks. All the babies are fat and healthy. This picture was taken today and they were born last night.

The Vienna marked (blaze, snip of white on face) means they are carrying the BEW gene. They are able to produce Blue Eyed Whites when bred to other BEW carriers.

Now I am awaiting CDA's Fallon to have her litter. She is due in a week. Most of her litter should be Blue Eyed Whites. They have the same father as Zinger's litter. I am so excited! I will keep you posted on her progress.

I have at least 1 Satin Angora bred to one of my BEW bucks and she is about 2 weeks along right now. Hopefully all will go well with her. She is also a first time mom.

I have just finished updating my web site at WoolieCreations.net. The free classified section is a little easier to read and use, and the Message Forum is much better. Take it for a spin and let me know what you think. I have posted several new litters for sale and added a few more pictures for you to look at.

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Progressing well
The Blue Eyed White carrier babies are coming along very nicely! They are just about ready to wean......eating LOTS on their own now. It has warmed up some so I took several pictures. They are soooooo cute! This litter has a Chocolate momma and a Black Golden Steel Daddy. These will be my first start on the Blue Eyed White Satin Angoras. I have other litters on the way so 6 months from now I will be making my second cross for the Blue Eyed Whites. :)

I am getting ready for the BIG Dalton, Ga. Rabbit show on March 1st and 2nd. Dalton is a big Triple Show on Saturday and we are having another Double Angora Specialty Show on Sunday morning. This is a great chance to finish out any of your bunnies for Grand Champions and get more sweepstakes points. We always have a great time and lots of good Angora fellowship. If you don't have anything to show just come and have a great time and learn. If you are looking for new breeding stock this is the place to be! Since it is such a big rabbit show it draws breeders from states all around and will be a good opportunity to get other bloodlines.

Here is a link to get directions to the show.....  http://www.geocities.com/nwgcrc/

If you have any questions just email me. :)  wooliecreations@gmail.com

I will also have bunnies available for sale. Check my For Sale page at http://wooliecreations.net for more info. I will be posting it here also when I get a list ready.
Here are a couple right of the top of my head...

Lucky - Black satin boy that will make a wonderful pet or wooler. He will be a pet and not show quality or for breeding - $25.00
Jasper - Chocolate Agouti buck - $25.00 - Jasper is a VERY sweet boy that will make a great pet or wooler. He has pretty, shiny wool that has great texture for spinning. Jasper is a pet and not for breeding.

More to come.

Mist Cooling System For Angora Rabbits

This past summer (2007) has been a brutal one! The temperature stayed above 100 degrees for over three months, and the humidity was right up there as well. We had less than one day of rain and went into a severe drought. We as humans suffered so you know the animals suffered also.

I was in the big "w" rambling about and just happened upon something I found very interesting right about now in this horrible heat. It was a mister system for people and also critters as well! These Misty Mates were set up for just one person, or several. I got the string of six misty valves to try in the rabbit barn just in the off chance it would help some with the comfort of the bunnies. I went home and hooked it up to the hose, strung the mister string across the top of the barn and turned to on. WOW........ To my surprise it lowered the temperature instantly! I let it run all afternoon and shut it off around 5:00 pm. The bunnies were finally happy and cool for the first time in a month!

You ask...... How the heck do you keep water running on Angora rabbits? Well the misters produce a very fine mist that you can barely see. It does get the bunnies damp so you need to keep them clipped back. I clip mine in hot weather anyway so it didn't affect the way I did things. To me keeping the Angoras alive is much more important than having wool on them! You have to remember that the Angora rabbit wool is 8 times warmer than sheep wool so heat is a killer for them!

For those of you who would like to know about the Misty Mates here is a little info. In my opinion they are a "Must Have" for you're outside bunnies, dogs, llamas or other critters that have to stay outside in the heat of the summer. The Misty Mates are fantastic to use on your patio for your comfort as well. On the box they claim to lower the air temperature 30 degrees...... Absolutely they do! They are a snap to screw onto your hose or faucet to install and run. I have mine positioned around the barn so the fans catch the fine mist and spread it throughout the barn. It works like a swamp fan does only on a bigger scale! Here is a link to their web site. Take a look at what they have to offer!

I have a 20 foot by 20 foot rabbit barn and use 2 strings of Misty Mate 6 valve systems. They are joined together into one big hose and go up one side of the barn and down the other. The six vales system is about 10 foot long so it is perfect for what I am using it for.

Here is something else I found out about the company that makes these wonderful systems, Misty Mate. They have outstanding customer service, and that is a very rare thing these days! I bought 2 boxes of the 6 nozzle patio systems that didn't have the valves in them. (That's the big "W" for you!) I emailed Misty Mates customer service department and explained that the nozzles were not in the box. I was contacted right back the next day and the nice lady asked for my mailing info and that they would get them right out to me. Shocked that I would not have to fuss with them I emailed my mailing address back. Within 3 days I had the nozzles I needed plus a couple of replacement ones just in case a valve was lost. Now how many companies today would be so fantastic as to be so quick and helpful as these people are? Not many I say!

The nozzles that came with my system are plastic and seem to work just fine. Misty Mate also offers metal  nozzles if you think you would like them.

It has finally gotten cold here in the south. I unpacked my winter cloths and put away my sumer ones. I thought it would never get cold enough to do that.

I had another litter of French Angoras born today. Mom is a Black Silver Steel and dad is a Chestnut. Babies are doing great along with the other three litters! Here is a picture of some of the babies in the oldest Satin litter. There are several others just as pretty. I will post more pictures later.

Well the Satin/French litter hasn't done so well. The mom decided to
sit in the box and drowned most of them the first couple of days! I
put the last three in with a foster mom, and I am glad to report the
remaining 3 are doing very well.

A day ago the Silver Steel baby went missing! I was sure the cat had
struck again. :( Last night I moved a cage that was on the ground in
my way, and low and behold there it was under the cage! WOW! I need to
come up with a good name for this one like - Miracle child!!

The bunnies are about 10 days old now and fat and healthy. At this
point I believe there will be one Silver Steel, one Golden Steel, and
one Red. They will change some the older they get and I will keep you
posted as they progress. The Golden Steel doe is Vienna marked and
will carry the Vienna gene.She will be the first S1 Satin in my
breeding program for the Blue Eyed Whites. I have a very nice Satin
doe in with the Best Blue Eyed White French buck right now. Hopefully
I will have another couple of S1 Vienna marks to start with!

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Well I finally got babies! My first babies from the Blue Eyed French and Satin Angoras arrived yesterday. The mom is a Chocolate and dad is a Golden Steel Vienna marked. There are about 8-9 babies of many colors in there. The Chocolate doe should be carrying the Vienna gene so we will see for sure now. There are 3 very light ones with dark eyes that I saw. They could turn out to be fawns or another light color so keep your fingers crossed. I will take pictures and get them posted soon.

I am gearing up for the one BIG show I go to every year in Dalton, Georgia on March 1st & 2nd. It is a triple show, meaning there are 3 rabbit shows to show in. Mid-South Angora Rabbit Society is also putting on a Double Angora Specialty again. We had a great turn out with about 45 angoras being shown. (I will double check that number just to make sure). You can click on the link to the Dalton show here.

We will have more detailed information the closer the show date gets. The folks at the NWGC&RC put on a super show that is very well organized and professional. They work with the Angora breeders to get them up when they are ready, and not to soon! After all we have to do some brushing and blowing before presenting our magnificent animals don't we? LOL All jokes aside they are fabulous people at the Dalton show. Make sure you mark your calenders for March 1st & 2nd.

The NARBC has really come a long way in the past year or so. It is the only National Angora club. The membership is run like a well oiled machine by Margaret Bartold our Secretary. Judy Riddle is our President and running things as she always does..... very well. Jacque Dumas is our long time Treasurer and does a fantastic job! We have a great membership that makes it all possible. If you want a great club to learn more about Angora Rabbits the NARBC - National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club
is a great place to start.

I have been hard at work today upgrading my website Wooliecreations.net
Please stop by and take a look at all the new neat stuff that is up there now. There is now an Angora Forum to post questions and answers for newbies and seasoned Angora breeders as well! It requires you to register then you can post. This is a measure to detour spamers.

There will also be a Classified Adds section shortly. The Picture Gallery is up and bunnies for sale pictures are available.



I have one fold down show / grooming table available if you need one. It will be $70.00 and if you are interested please email me . It is very light and portable and just the right size to use at home or take to a show. It can be shipped or delivered to the Dalton, Ga. show the first weekend in March, 2008.

All the new bunnies are doing great! They are all settled in to a routine now. I will be posting some bunnies that are ready for new homes shortly. I have several French and Satins that would make great show bunnies and also several wool/pets available. I have bred a couple to produce Blue Eyed Whites like Fallon pictured here. If you are interested in Blue Eyed Whites get in touch with me and reserve yours! They are so pretty. Along with the BEW's there will be several Vienna marked babies available. The Vienna marked ones will not be showable but will make excellent wooler/pets.

Yes I have neglected posting to my blog! I have a new project under way. There are several of us working with the Blue Eyed White French Angoras now. For those of you that show you will be seeing more BEW's at the shows coming up! This beautiful little BEW comes from DiAnn Boehm. DiAnn has been working with the BEW French Angoras for a couple of years now.




This doe to the right "CD's Fallon" got 2nd place jr. doe at the ARBA Convention this year!
Fallon will be residing at my rabbitry from now on thanks to DiAnn! Look for more pictures of her to come.

I am planning on sending several French and Satin Angoras to ARBA Convention this year (2006). I have had many of my rabbits shown and win at convention by other breeders, but I haven't shown any yet. There are several very promising juniors and seniors in my barn right now so I thought I would give it a try. I won't be able to go but I am sending several with friends.

I have several bunnies available so if you are looking for new blood or just want a nice pet or show bunny I may have what you are looking for.

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I can report now that I got 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. place Junior Satin Angora Doe at the 2006 ARBA Convention. I also got a 2nd and 3rd. Colored Junior Doe and White Junior Doe in the French Angoras!