Breeds
The mini-rex rabbit is a very diminutive rabbit with a maximum senior show weight of only 4 1/2 pounds for does and 4 1/4 pounds for bucks. Its body is rather short and close coupled. The top body line rises gradually from the base of the ears to a high point over the center of the hips and then rounding downwards to the base of the tail. The ears are rather short and thick and are carried erect. The fur is one of the most notable features of this breed. The guard hairs are the same length as the underfur giving an extremely plush, silky, feeling to it when stroked and should only be 1/8 of an inch in length . The fur has a lustrous appearance and has a distinct springy feel when depressed. The fur type has earned the Mini-Rex the name "velveteen Rabbit." ARBA standards recognizes many colors/varieties for the Mini Rex including: black, blue, castor chinchilla, chocolate, himalayan, lynx, opal, red, seal, tortoise, white, lilac and broken pattern. Breeders are continually trying to develop new colors. Currently breeders are working on black, lilac, and blue otters as well as blue eyed whites. At KR and J rabbitry we have chin.'s, blacks, blue, opals, R.E.W., choc's, brokens and black otters.
The Silver Fox became a recognized breed around 1925. The distinctive feature of the Silver Fox rabbit is their coat which resembles the coat of a silver fox. The body of the Silver Fox is a commercial type, weighing between 9 and 12 pounds. The Silver Fox breed is shown as only a black variety now but at one time there were also blue Silver Fox.
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