Sabian German Shepherds - Barred R Rabbitry

Barred R Rabbitry
Sky's the Limit
Specializing in Standard Rex Rabbits
With Holland Lops

Rex In Colors --REW (Red eye white), Black, Castor, Chinchilla, Broken Black, Broken Blue, Broken Castor, Broken Chinchilla, Broken Opal.
Holland Lops in Siamese Sable, Tort, Tortoise Shell, and Broken

This Urban Farm is a way to recapture the good ole days, the simple days, when one knew where their food came from, because they raised it and prepared it themselves. I've always been an "earthy" person, interested in herbs, and the natural way of life. And I have always had a love for animals as well. The chickens have found a new home and I am now concentrating on rabbits. My original purpose was to raise a variety for my dogs raw diet. But of course, why get a regular rabbit when I can get a show rabbit! I added some Holland Lops for show and pets. See the rabbit page for show and meat rabbits.

Barred R is a small but growing rabbitry, with less than twenty holes, but working on quality worth showing. The sky's the limit!

Rexes as Show Rabbits

Medium breed                 4 class rabbit
Commercial type             Rex fur
16 varieties                    Ideal weights are 8 pounds for bucks and 9 pounds for does
Senior weights are 7 1/2 - 9 1/2 for bucks and 8 - 10 1/2 for does
Junior weights are 4 - 8 for bucks and 4 - 8 1/2 for does
There are 45 possible points for general type
40 possible points for fur
10 possible points for color
The most important characteristics are type and fur equally
The abbreviation for Rex is RX
Rex were discovered not developed in France in 1919 by a French peasant
Brought to the United States in 1924
Accepted by ARBA in 1958
Fur length is to be from 1/2 - 7/8 of an inch long
Rex are known as the King of the fancy

Rexes as Meat Rabbits

Rexes are considered a commercial breed of rabbits, used for meat and for their fur. As good meat rabbits, they have a low bone to meat ratio, reaching the full weight early on. Rex are usually culled at 16-18 weeks for fryers, older for roasters and fur.

This rabbitry is a closed rabbitry~ meaning we do not allow visitors to the rabbitry, for the safety of my family, the rabbits and to prevent the transmission of diseases. I will send pictures of any rabbits you may be interested in by email or text and will be more than happy to arrange a meeting in a public area convenient for both parties. Rabbits are sold on a first come first serve basis, and I will not hold rabbits without a non refundable deposit.

Health

We guarantee that the rabbit is healthy to the best of our knowledge when it leaves our barn. Feel free to examine the rabbit so that you can see for yourselves that it is healthy. Once the rabbit leaves our barn, its the new owners responsibility for its health.

Quality

The quality of the rabbit is reflected in the price. Pet rabbits for Rexes start at $25, hollands at $35 (they are harder to breed and have smaller litters) and will be sold without a pedigree, with a birth certificate and with PET tattooed in their ear. Breeding and show rabbits can cost upwards of $75 easily, depending on color, type, age and show wins. All breeding/show quality rabbits will come with a three generation signed pedigree. Quality is based on the assessment at the time of sale. We do not guarantee show results. In fact since every judge is different its not possible to predict results anyway.

Return Policy

We do not accept returns unless otherwise stated. I know that seems somewhat harsh, however there is a very simple reason for it. When we sell a rabbit, we generally fill that slot in our rabbitry with something else. That means if someone wants to return a rabbit, we don’t have space available for it any longer. However, due to the inconvenience when we actually do take a rabbit back, we do not refund the money, but will on occasion offer a replacement.