Here are just some of our Frenchy girls and proud
mums.
We deliberately breed to maintain our lines and
we retain girls from each litter while adopting very carefully chosen 'outside'
boys to introduce new blood lines.
These photos are arranged by family
line/grouping:-
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to ensure the page loads quickly and doesn't incur too much bandwidth.
Larger photographs are included in our collection of online
photo albums.
PENELOPE: a badly neglected rescue bunny who has enjoyed a new lease of life
and started our new line of blue/blue butterfly Frenchies!
Read her full story HERE
August 2004: All of our Frenchy girls are
from Penelope's line which is quite remarkable since Penelope was a rescue
bunny who'd been badly neglected and we only brought her home so that she
could spend her last few days with love and have, at least, some
dignity.
However, Penelope surprised us all!
On the day she was collected from the pet carrier her
former owners had considered to be a suitable, we was starving, emaciated,
wasted-away, dehydrated, had a broken paw, eye infections, bites, was too
weak to stand up and this furry bag of bones seemed just thankful to be
gently held. Over the following weeks, our Penelope had intensive
nursing, a careful diet, physiotherapy to help her regain the use of her
wasted leg muscles and each day she improved beyond all possible
expectations. Within just a few months, she was unrecognisable
as she hopped around the garden with her silky coat, looking plump and
healthy.
Later she (with Siegfried) became proud mum to Claudia
and Claudine and then her line continued:-
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Claudia became mum to Madam Butterfly, Winifred, Morag and Dilly. She's also proud grandmother to Bonnie and Lady
Butterfly
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Madam Butterfly is mother to Lady Butterfly.
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Winifred is mother to Wilma - and Wilma is Bonnie's
mother.
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Claudine is the mother of Claudette
Sadly Penelope died in autumn 2003 but she was a very
special bunny who will never be forgotten.
- whoever would have thought that
rescuing Penelope would bring such wonderful bunny-descendents.....
Penelope, Claudine and Claudette (grandma, mum &
daughter)
CLAUDINE: daughter of Penelope
CLAUDETTE, daughter of Claudine, with her triplets, June
2003.
CLAUDIA: left - Wondering what to do with the pink thing she gave
birth to; right - Claudia with daughter, Winifred from her following litter
above: Winifred now fully-grown
MADAM BUTTERFLY: Claudia's daughter born May
2003.
Left - with her littermates; right - relaxing in her
hay rack! Below - beside her food bowl
January 2004: Madam Butterfly is now a proud mother of
8 beautiful, healthy, happy babies.
Above: Claudia with her daughter DILLY - whom we
very
nearly lost to a nasty attack of gastric stasis in January 2004.
Right: Dilly is photographed in her 'hospital' sitting on her heat pad in
the early days of her recovery. * In October 2004, dilly became proud
mum to a litter of 6, including a fawn girl whom we're retaining.
above: March 2004 - Dilly is now fully-recovered
and has a new friend, Wilma, her half-sister.
above: Wilma (daughter of Winifred) exploring the
garden
above: Wilma's daughter, Bonnie
- our first fawn girl.
Above: Disney - Bonnie's future suitor contemplating
his lady-love
Bonnie and Disney on their Wedding Day in
April 2005
Bonnie and Disney became proud parents a
month later....
Above: Bonnie and Disney's daughters now
aged 3 months
BRITTANY: enjoying fuss and nose-rubs
MONIQUE: left photo shows Monique with her son, Admiral
above: Monique's daughter, Rosie
NICOLETTE, Monique's niece (left); Nicolette's daughter,
Venus (right)
LEGACY - who developed ketosis following the birth of her
litter. These were successfully hand-reared and we retained two:-.
LEGACY'S DAUGHTER (hand-reared from 1
week). Her mother was Legacy, half-sister of Venus and niece of Nicolette.
LEGACY'S DAUGHTER: with her family of 8 black miniature - one
of our best-ever litters. Very sadly, shortly after her above litter weaned, we
lost Legacy's Daughter to myxomatosis, despite her being vaccinated.
PHOEBE: solid blue daughter of Venus
Phoebe - now mum to 6 miniatures (3 blue girls and
3 blue boys)
PETRONELLA: our big, blue lady who used to roll on her back for
tummy-rubs. Sadly she died in autumn 2001 before we were able to continue
her line.
We are members of
the Rabbit Welfare Association.
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