Silver Fox
I have been raising Silver Fox since 2006 when I finally found a pair I could purchase near me. They have quickly become one of my favorite breeds.
Breed Information
The Silver Fox is a rare breed of rabbit, and the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) has labeled it crictial on it's conservation priority list. It was developed in North Canton, Ohio in 1925 when it was known as the American Heavyweight Silver.
Silver Fox are large, weighing 9 to 11 pounds when full grown and were originally bred for meat and fur purposes. It was the first large breed that dressed out at 65% of it's live weight. Does (female rabbits) tend to have large litters, produce plenty of milk, are excellent mothers. Silver Fox are typically docile and gentle and extremely friendly in nature. They are born entirely black, but begin to get "silvering" or white hairs throughout their coat when they are about four weeks old. The process of silvering takes about four months to complete. Once completely silvered, the fur is extremely attractive and resembles the pelt of the Silver Fox of the Artic which it was named after. The fur of Silver Fox is very long compared to most rabbits, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length. It is also extremely dense, so dense in fact that unlike other rabbits, when stroked from tail to head, it remains standing until stroked in the opposite direction.
