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Getting your Rabbit in 7 Easy Steps

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

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#1     Determine if a rabbit is right for you

Review the information on this website and the provided links to understand the practical requirements of housing and caring for a healthy, happy rabbit.  Rabbits are NOT low-maintenance animals and require significant attention and caregiving.

#2     Choose the best type of rabbit for you

Are you looking for a pedigreed, show-quality rabbit, or simply a furry friend as a *pet?  Are you ready for a hefty Flemish Giant, or would you prefer a smaller fireball Thrianta?  Will you want a buck or a doe, and are you familiar with the differences in personalities for each?  Information on this site should help you answer these questions.

*Please remember, we are breeders of champion-quality, pedigreed show rabbits, NOT pet quality.  Occasionally we have animals available that we’ve designated “pet-quality” due to them having demonstrated some disqualifying trait.  All competition-quality animals are sold at their premium price, regardless of the buyer’s intention to show them or not.  Pet-quality rabbits are offered at our discretion, NOT as a lower-priced alternative.

#3     Check our availability

This website will indicate what rabbits are currently for sale and which of our does are expecting litters.  Don’t see what you’re looking for? … be sure to fill out the Waiting List form.  The number of requests we receive will determine how often we breed our does.  Also, we correspond closely with other breeders and may be able to quickly locate a quality rabbit for you from another rabbitry.

#4     Know the costs and how to receive your rabbit

Specific pricing is assigned to each rabbit and will be posted on the website or communicated to you directly in unique cases.  General prices are:
Flemish Giants $250 (and up) for pedigreed /show quality.  Pet-quality (when available) are $150.
Thriantas $85 (and up) for pedigreed /show quality.  Pet-quality (when available) are $60.
Also, we are located in Central Florida and DO NOT ship our rabbits.  Please make sure you are close enough to arrange pickup at our rabbitry.

#5     Contact us

Whether you’re asking a question, curious about availability, ready to make a reservation, or just looking for rabbit-related advice, please complete the form on our Waiting List page and we’ll respond promptly to help out however we can.

#6     Reserve your rabbit with a deposit

A 50% deposit at time of order is payable by online transaction, check or money order, unless other arrangements are made.  Reservations are taken on a first-come basis.  Your order will not be considered confirmed until we have received your deposit.  Please contact us before mailing a deposit.  Deposits are fully refundable, within the guidelines of our posted Sales Policy.

#7     Pick up your new friend

By this step we’ll be well acquainted and will have worked out the details and arrangements for you to pick up your new rabbit.  Transition food, hay, instructions and their pedigree documents will be sent home with you.
Oh.. and a rabbit!!

Moon Phase Rabbit Breeding

21 Thursday May 2015

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Mad Hatter Rabbits & MicroFarm

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I don’t know about you, but I tend to check the Farmer’s Almanac before major surgeries like getting wisdom teeth extracted and when the winter weather map came out I pretty much decided it was gospel and made my plans accordingly.

I don’t have the slightest idea how the Farmer’s Almanac comes up with the stuff they print, but it seems to be proven over the course of time. To be honest, I don’t even read my personal horoscope, so it’s kind of strange that I’ll put stock in something that seems, well… hokey. I am most certainly a skeptic.

Along those same lines are the myths about breeding rabbits according to the moon cycle. There are people who swear they can predict the number of bucks and does born in a litter, the number of show rabbits, and various other items based on breeding their mama…

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Binkies… Welcome to GFF!

17 Sunday Feb 2013

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Thanks for visiting our pages!  We’re hoping to share and recieve lots of ideas and information as we launch our internet venture to promote and document experiences with our fluffers.

It’s an unusually cold February weekend for Central Florida.  As I finish my chore building our GFF site, the guys are busy settling the little buns into the garage and covering the outside hutches with windproofing and insulation.  (Sounds a tad more fancy than the process actually is — some strategically placed PVC sheeting to block the wind and several sleeping bags the kid has long outgrown secured to hold in the warmth.)  Generally, the Flemish enjoy the colder temps.  As are all domesticated breeds, both Flemish and Thrianta are from European lines.  They tolerate, and by the increased level of binkies we’ve seen this weekend thoroughly enjoy, colder weather rather well.  It’s still a good idea to provide buns with some protection from near-to-freezing tempuratures.  Since the Thianta’s (or Tree’s as we refer to them) are much smaller, they’re camping out in the garage with our pets.

What’s a “binky” you ask?  Doesn’t matter if you asked or not, I’m going to tell you anyway.  A binky can be best described as a jumping, pouncing frolic, and looks similar to a young colt jumping and skipping about.  A binky is a rabbit’s way of saying, “I’m really diggin’ life right now, YIPPEE!”

Our fluffers binky when we turn them out for a run in the garden — that’s another post — but they’re also prone to binkies in thier hutches when you pop out to greet them a, “good morning!”

So, welcome again, to GFF!  We’re so [binky] glad you’ve joined us!