Hi - a lot of questions....so I'm quoting you so I can answer them all. Let me know if I miss anything..ok?
First of all - the site I recommended for colors was:
http://www.buffalocreekfarms.net/
Kelly raises awesome rabbits that are hand raised from almost birth(well - held a lot). I love her rabbits. I would not normally call themshow quality as she doesnt' focus as much on body type, etc. as shedoes color. But she's neat and for a pet rabbit - if you want a uniquelionhead - that's a good way to go. (She will be going to the LionheadNational convention in Ohio in May and is offering free delivery to it).
Ok - now about Tumnus. He could be single mane or he could be doublemane. Some double manes will lose their mane - I've had it happen.However, he looks like the majority of single manes that I've seen. Bythe time a lionhead is "senior" age for showing (6 months) - theyshould lose the fur around the flanking or skirting as it can be called- so they only have a mane around the face. I'm leaning towardsthinking Tumnnus is a single mane - but truth be told - I have somedouble manes that look like him. I just don't breed them as it meansthat their offspring will probably have manes that don't stick as wellas I'd like.
A breeder who has a 20 or 30 hole rabbitry has that many rabbits(usually at most) but not counting the babies. I won't tell you mynumber of holes - for one thing - I haven't counted them in a long timeand I don't know if I want to! But if I had 20 rabbits and 12babies right now - I'd be saying I have a '20 hole rabbitry" as thebabies will probably move on...
I don't know if this is where you saw the listing of rabbitries in WI:
http://www.lionhead.us/breeders.htm#WISCONSIN
If it is.....I only know the LeAnn and her husband (aweome couple - wehad a meal with them at Nationals last year and she's getting a buckfrom me this year for her magpie program) and I know of Tammy Setzkebut have never dealt with her. The others may be great breeders - Ijust don't know them.
LeAnn is one of my favorite lionhead folks handsdown though and if Iremember right - her goals are to have her rabbits socialized. She justgot started last year and she has some of my rabbits (that is NOT whyI'm recommending her) - and I think that I like her because her goalsare a lot like my goals - to breed good quality lionheads but to focuson having them be family-friendly.
I would recommend LeAnn in a heartbeat - but she also works withTammy I think and that would be good too. Tammy has some nice rabbits.
I haven't checked any of the other websites that are listed...so I can't really say anything about them...sorry!
Peg
cmh9023 wrote:
I was reading one of yourthreads the other day and you had a link to another rabbitry that bredreally interesting colors. They were about the cutest things I've everseen!!! I wanted to look at them again, but now I can't findthe thread with the link.
Also, are the lionheads like Tumnus...somewhat less furry with long hair mainly on their head...called single mane?
One last thing...When a breeder says they have a 20 or 30 or whatevernumber hole rabbitry, is that the total number of buns they have?
Wait, one more thing...I was looking at the one of the lionhead websites that had links to breeders in Wisconsin. Do you know of any ofthem and whether they are "good" or "bad" breeders....in terms ofloving and caring for their buns not in terms of their show quality?
Thanks!!
We could probably arrange some sort of transport.
