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About Our Animals
Growing up with
animals is the most wonderful thing. What would we do
without them? I learned to knit and thought that it would be
really neat to have angora rabbits. With the little space I
had in our back yard, they were the perfect animal for us to
add. I was able to get two mixed angora bunnies from a lady
and instantly fell in love with their wooly personalities.
After doing some research I came to the conclusion that the
German and German Hybrid angoras were really what would work
best for what I was wanting; animals that produces a lot of
high quality fiber, and have great personality. Since purchasing my first two Germans I am more and more convinced that my research has paid off.
They have more then paid for themselves and fed my fiber
hobby well. My husband would testify and so would my
basement. I would love to share with you how they can
work for you.
Thee Art in Me - Rabbit Gallery
Thee
Hare's Boys
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Windsor
Farms Cadence: Born 5/05
REW (Red Eyed White) 100% German Buck.
He
is
always looking for a good massage at the door. He
has a nice body with a good set of shoulders.
Every time
I sheer him I am impressed again by the
amount of crimp he has.
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Bungalow
Farms Klondike:
Born 1/09. REW 100% German Buck. Recently purchased from Erin at Bungalow Farms. Nuf said.
This last 90 day shearing gave me 380 gr which shows
that he is no slouch. He is still nice and
fine, and very clean. He was such a good boy
while I sheered. As I turned him while
sheering I could help but notice he is a hunk, maybe
even a hulk. I am sooo pleased he is here on
the farm.
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Thee Hare's Thimble:
Born 3/07 Black 98.5% German Buck.
I love his texture it is creamy.
There is just something about the color and the way
it lays on him that makes you have to "feel that".
The best way to explain it is like waves of grain
while the sun shines on it. He is a black bunny, but I
would almost describe his yarn as blue.
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Thee hare's
Mophibosheth
: Born 4/09. REW
98.5% German Buck. He is such a sweet bunny.
Out of my best doe Boquer Tove. I look forward
to seeing his potential. He is a very kind
bunny with a sweet personality. Mo is a
treasure!!!
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Harvest
Moon's King Darius:
Born 2/09. Black 88.8% German Buck. I love this
little guy. He is sooo funny with such a sweet
personality. And he loves to go go go.
As you can see I had a hard time getting a good
photo of him, because he is a busy boy.
Recently I discovered how much personality means to me when I came across
a bunny who attacked me. That bunny will never
be part of my breeding program. All angoras
should be kind and
Never bite. Yes
all their personalities are different, but mean is
not an acceptable quality.
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Fudge:
Recently here from the other side of OR. Fudge
is a bit on the neurotic side, but very kind all the
same. All of my bunnies get to go out on these
little supervised yard excursions.
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Thee Hare's Girls
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Thee
Hare's Symphony:
Born 6/06 She is a REW Hybrid 98.5% German
doe. She produces lots of clean free falling
fiber and her mothering skills are excellent. Her
clip was 368 total grams (13 oz).
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Harvest Moon's Belle:
showing her good
side. Actually she doesn't have a bad side
just an ear that shows the character of what is
inside. She is very inquisitive. I
really like her! Her 90 day clip revealed 380
g of beautiful long fiber. 100% German REW
doe.
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Windsor Farm's
Schwanli: Born 6/07 REW 100%German
doe. I love this bunny!! We just seem to
get along very well. She is so fun and
outgoing. She loves the romp around the yard,
and continually runs up to me for a good rub.
She is a big bodied doe from great lines. She
is exactly the bunny for the vision I have for my
farm. Her and all of her potential have a
forever home here.
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Moons Olympia:
Born 12/08. REW 92.2% German Doe. This
gal is still growing on me. I find her quite
quirky. I love her length on fiber. She
has already proven herself, as far as wool
production goes well over registration weight.
I can't wait to shear her again. I am temped
to do so before her 90 day time is up. She is
really amazing. I am so blessed to have her as
part of my barn.
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Thee
Hare's Lizzie:
Born 6/09 She is a Black Hybrid 79% German doe.
When I was growing up I had a pygmy goat named
Lizzie she was so much fun. I look forward to
see what this little gal produces.
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Thee
Hare's Kittie:
Born 5/09 She is a REW Hybrid 74% German doe.
This little gal feels pretty dense to me right now.
I look forward to shearing her soon to find out her
potential is.
One thing I love about the IAGARB system is, it is all about the record
keeping. I enjoy looking at what these bunnies
are doing even at young ages.
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Amber Angoras
Goshen:
Born
3/22/09. 63% German 37% Satin doe.
I was amazed to see all the luster when I gave her
her clip. She is beautiful! Her fiber
had rings of color all the way to the bottom.
Thank you Amber and Cheryl for such a fun girl. I can't wait for
more shearings of this.
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Muffin:
a torte doe only 50% German. My children have
claimed her as their own. Her color has not faded,
in the almost 2 years I have had her. For only
being 50% German she is very nice. As time goes on
she is getting more and more sweet. Her pretty
mascara eyes make her quite the lady.
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Rabbit info
Research, Research, Research!! Do your homework before you buy. Be prepared to invest your time in any animal you consider purchasing.
This list by no means exhausts all that you should do
for your bunnies, but are key points for more research,
and before getting your own bunny.
- All animals need lots of clean fresh water.
- Do your research about
what foods are
available in your area. Along with a good
quality rabbit pellet I also give my bunnies hay to prevent
wool block (hairballs for rabbits).
- Cage space and shelter adequate to your
specific area. Taking equal consideration for
the cold and the heat.
- Time to shear each bunny every 90 days.
Time to enjoy and get to know what is normal for
your bunny.
- Worming on a regular basis.
- Treats and TLC to
help them produce to their fullest potential.
Pleasant Hill Farms Goat Gallery
Pleasant Hills Farms is striving to breed hardy, stylish, well covered goats. We have a small herd consisting of quality colored and white angoras.
I love these goats for their quirky personalities who suit
me just fine. The bucks are always full of themselves,
but are gentle and easy going herd sires. The does are
protective mothers, but are gentle with the other kids.
And the kids are just tooo much fun! Aside from
individual personalities each animal has a fiber quality all
it's own. Whether open or flat lock, smooth, silky,
soft, and dense they rarely have a bad hair day!
Bucks on the Hill
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MOBI:
2002 creme dark belly. CSPN Wolf x CHF
Victoria
Mobi is the Grand Ol' Man of 8 yrs. His
fiber this fall shear was awesome, it is
still soft and silky with luster galore! He is possibly the
sweetest buck I have ever met, he never
challenges, only wants rubs and scratches.
He is just a big ol' teddy bear. I am
blessed to have him live here at Pleasant
Hill Farm. . . Thanks Mobi
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RED
LIPS: Solid Red. Kair
Ian x WGC Gemini
Since I keep a small
herd I have only 2 herd sires. This guy is
Red hot! His first
kids hit the ground last spring and they are
super. Like peas in a pod, consistent
coverage, density, shine and conformation.
All you could ask for. Oh, plus
personality. The friendliest bunch
of kids all-round. Red is a very nice buck
and his kids are proving it. Good job Red
Lips (his name came from a movie I like).
Our two boys are a pleasure to be around. Good Job Guys~
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LIL:
This old gal has out
produced herself for at least 3 generations, and
I have them all. I don't think I am stuck in a
rut, but when you have something that works why
change. Rose her doe kid was 1st place out of
14 at OFFF in Sept. I can't argue with that.
Lil's offspring speak for themselves. Lil will have a forever
home here and probably most of her kids will
too. I wish I could give credit where it is
due, but in all my searching I have not been
able to come up with a past for her. She is a
teenager tho. She will never want by me.
Thanks Lil~
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Jill:
Black HRF Karlton x Lil
Jill's silvery dense
fiber is just one of the reasons she passed her
inspection with flying colors. As you can see
by the pictures she also did extremely well at
OFFF in Sept. Although the judge said she was
"quite fit" I will admit that our animals don't
have a food shortage. This is another of Lil's
daughters, she truly is a beauty. She is bred
to Red for spring 10 babies.
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Lucy:
3/2006,
"I love Lucy",
has the most incredible fiber. It is soft, and
dense with great character. Her fiber is sold
before she is ever sheared. She will always have a
home here. Her Mom is Lil who also will never leave
this place.
CSPN
Mobi x Lil
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Memo
is a white c/f yearling doe. Well actually she
does have color showing, she has one brown spot on
her nose. But her fiber is where the rubber
meets the road. It is luscious! The doll
hair people love it! I also have sent some off
for processing and my fingers are itching to spin it
when it comes home. She is a friendly amiable
doe and loves attention.
Jill x Mobi
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This is Shy
Violet actually she is getting much better. She is
sort of displaced at the moment, her mom is gone and
she and her brother have lost contact. She also had
her right horn dislodged at some point. But other
than those issues, she is a lovely doe kid. She was
going with me to Ore Flock and Fiber when I
discovered her horn issue, so she got to stay home.
I have no doubt tho that she would have done very
well in the ring. I love her fiber, so soft and
silky and very dense. She hangs out with the other
kids from this spring. She is very sweet and loves
her grain! PHF Redlips x WCF Abby
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What can I say
about Rose (3/1/09), she is the daughter of my
all time favorite doe Lil. Rose has the most
luscious fiber, has great conformation, is out
of an outstanding buck, not to mention a super
personality. She has been friendly right out
of the hatch, and that is soooo nice. Rose is
definately a keeper. If she will just leave me
alone when I go in the pen with them. If
someone is chewing on my clothes or fingers I
know who it will be. I am not sure she can
replace her mother, but I am sure she will give
it a shot. PHF Lil x PHF Red Lips
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Spun
Sugar is a lovely 2008 Reg. white
yearling from The
Pines in Washington. Her fiber is just as her name
implies, soft, silky, and incredibly dense with lots
of character. She is shy, until the grain comes out
and then look out, she will eat off your back
pockets! She is a keeper.
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Glory is a
lovely 2/08 yearling doe. Her fiber is all
that I ever hoped for. Soft, silky, and has
Shirley Temple bouncy curls. She
went to Ore. Flock & Fiber 09, with only 4
mo growth, and took 4th place out of 14
does. We were very happy to say the least.
Way to go Glory~ She is
bred to Redlips. Can't wait for SPRING!!!!!
THF Talulah x SLE Vin
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Kira (1/16/09)
came to live with us after
Black Sheep Gathering in 2009 from
Hillside Farm. Not to mention, she took 3rd
place at the Nationals 2009. Pretty sweet! She
is just a super little doe kid. I love her
black, soft, silky curls. I call her my
"little
Nubian" you can probably guess why (is
that Kira I hear? Yep!) She will be held over
for breeding till fall 2010. Kira has
outstanding lines & we are very excited to have
her at our farm. You go Girl! MHF Cavalier
x MHF425
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Talulah:
Chenny
x Tiffany This
lovely silvery black 2003 doe
comes from Thunderhead Farm. She
produces nice babies who produce
lovely fiber, great for
doll hair, and is soft, silky
and dense. She is a bit
aloof, which makes for just
another distinct personality in
the group.
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Our For Sale page
has starter herds.
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Goat Info
Research, Research, Research!! Do your homework before you buy. Be prepared to invest your time in any animal you consider purchasing.
- Before you bring home your angora goat make sure your fencing is adequate. Goats love to expand their horizons, and may impose themselves on your neighbors and their prized rose bushes. At the first drop of rain your goats will head for shelter it’s important to have plenty of sheltered space for each animal.
- Make sure that fresh water is always available.
- Salt is a must.
- Feeding good quality hay will result in good quality fiber. Doing you research in this area will greatly benefit your animals and give you piece of mind. There is a never ending battle between the hay and the fleece but careful placement and good feeders can minimize this problem. You will find what works best for your animals.
- A little about grain. I don’t feed much. It’s used as enticement and treats on our farm.
- This is what has worked for me and my herd hopefully these guidelines are helpful for you.
- The F.A.Q
page will have additional information.
- Feel free to
call or e-mail any time with any questions. I
am more than willing to share any information
that will help you with quality care for your
animals.
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