Giant Angoras

I recently contacted Dustin of Dusty's Angora Haven and Dusty's Angora Blog to ask if he could write something about the Giant Angoras breed. Dustin, being the awesome person he is, granted the opportunity for us to hear from him about this special breed. Dustin has been breeding and showing Giants for quite some time and has lots of experience with the breed. He is quite active in the show circuit and is very well known by Angora breeders throughout the USA.

Dustin

"Giant Angoras are still a newer breed to ARBA they were accepted for showing in 1988, in REW only. They were created by Louise Walsh, by breeding larger breeds like French Lops and Flemish Giants with the German Angoras. Unlike the other 3 angora breeds of Angoras, Giants are triple coated (awn hair, awn fluff and under wool) so they do not shed and must be clipped to harvest the wool. Giants are the biggest of all the Angora breeds weighing 9.5 to 10 plus pounds, and produce more wool. Many are shorn every 90 days with a fiber length of 3 inches. Most Giants are very calm and laid back rabbits making them easy to handle and shear, they are also known as the Gentle Giant."

Here are some of Dustin's really awesome and superb, "gentle giants".