MaidstoneDutchRabbits

Thanks to some quality starter stock from Victor Baldock in 2005, blues are now our main colour.

This is a new colour to join our stud although our buck is already excelling on the show tables.

We have just one tortoiseshell buck which we will use occasionally with our yellow does.

Yellows were originally added to help with the brown-grey breeding and are now producing some lovely babies.

Leah introduced me to rabbit breeding and showing 8 years ago now. I have bred and exhibited all colours of Dutch during this time, but only 1 or 2 at a time. I am currently breeding blues and the occasional black and am beginning to enjoy some big wins with own bred rabbits. I won my first Best in Show with an own bred black Dutch in 2006 at the GLDRC ASS.

Josh is 5 years old and loves to cuddle our rabbits and help to groom them (and his many Dutch rabbit cuddly toys) ready for shows then to stand and steward them on the show tables. He has already attended several shows up and down the country and has a clear interest in rabbits with Dutch markings. We have joined him to some Area Dutch clubs, as a junior member, and have given him a pet blue Dutch buck called Thomas to show with.

During my 16 years in the BRC I have been involved in all aspects of the Fancy, from breeding and exhibiting to Judging and running local and Area Specialist clubs. I also used to be a BRC District Advisor. I have kept many different breeds from all 4 sections over the years, but I now just keep a trio of Dutch in brown-grey and yellow and breed on a small scale only.

Just like her big brother Charley loves Dutch marked rabbits! At about 18 months old she suddenly developed an interest in them and now asks to go down our shed almost every day. We recently acquired a 2 year old tortoiseshell buck that had been destined for a rescue centre. Charley fell in love with him straight away so Murdoch is now her pet.