French Angora

The French Angora is a wool rabbit with a larger, more practical outline than the heavily furnished English Angora. It typically has dense wool on the body with a cleaner face and front feet, making the rabbit easier to assess and often easier to maintain for fiber harvest. The breed was developed for wool production and exhibition, with guard hair and texture helping the coat resist matting when compared with softer, more profusely furnished Angora types.

French Angoras still need committed coat management. Keepers harvest wool by plucking or clipping depending on the line and the rabbit's molt, and housing should stay dry, airy, and cool enough for a dense-coated animal. Breeders select for fiber density, staple quality, body capacity, and mothering ability if the line is used for production. The cleaner face does not remove the need for grooming around the belly, hindquarters, and feet. Buyers should handle the coat before purchasing and ask how often the line is harvested, since care demands differ sharply from ordinary short-haired rabbits.

Colors: Agouti, Black, Blue, Broken, Broken Black, Broken Blue, Broken Chocolate, Broken Lilac, Charlie, Chestnut, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Cream, Fawn, Harlequin, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Magpie, Marten, Opal, Orange, Otter, Pointed White, Red, Sable, Seal, Smoke Pearl, Squirrel, Tortoise, Tri-Color, Vienna Marked, White