Why AMERICAN CHINCHILLA Rabbits?
When we decided to add rabbits, the first thing we had to do was make a choice: What breed?
We went to ARBA (American Rabbit Breeder Association), ALBC (American Livestock Breeds Conservancy) and to Slow Food's Ark of Taste to try and help us decide what breed of rabbit would be best for us.
So after seeing what was listed, we finally settled on American Chinchillas.
The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy lists the condition of the American Chinchilla Rabbit breed as critical- being seriously threatened with extinction. The American Chinchilla is the rarest of the Chinchilla breeds. Its small population is largely due to the demise of the rabbit meat and fur industry of the late 1940’s. The American Chinchilla is a large, hardy and gentle animal, with mature bucks weighing in at 9 to 11 pounds and does at 10 to 12 pounds. They produce large litters, have good mothering instincts and fryers reach market weight quickly.
Slow Food's Ark of Taste: Through selective breeding for larger size, fine bones, and a good dress-out percentage, a breed standard was issued for the Heavyweight Chinchilla Though widely popular from the 1920s to the 1940s, today it is the rarest of the Chinchilla breeds. It is found only in the United States, with the largest concentration in the Midwest. Its small population is largely due to the demise of the rabbit fur industry in the late 1940s. Despite the breed’s fine meat producing qualities, today producers prefer an all-white rabbit for the meat market.
Avatar Farm provides pedigree breed stock for 4-H, show, and homesteads.
All include pedigree papers and tattoos.
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