4 Boot Farm currently has two awesome breeds of rabbits; the American Blue

and the Silver Fox.

The American Rabbit

American rabbits are an excellent heritage breed rabbit. They have beautiful soft fur, are good-sized rabbits, and are ideal for meat production. But besides that, American rabbits also have very friendly, docile personalities. They would make great pets! Every time I go out to our rabbits, each of them greets me.

They are all-around excellent rabbits!

The American breed is over 100 years old and was created in California by a man named Mr. Lewis H. Salisbury. To develop this breed, it is believed that some of what he used included Blue Flemish Giants, Blue Viennas (now extinct), Blue Beveren, and Blue Imperials (now extinct.)

American rabbits have a mandolin body shape. A mature male weighs in around 9-11 lbs and

a mature female weighs in around 10-12 lbs.

The rabbits generally come in two colors: rich, deep blue, or albino white with red eyes. Conservancy lists the American Blue breed as “critical low.” The breed was nearly extinct but is starting to gain

popularity once again. They are still the rarest breed in the United States.

The Silver Fox Rabbit

The Silver Fox Rabbit is a beautiful and friendly, large breed of rabbit.

It is a truly American breed of rabbit that was developed in North Canton, Ohio, in the United States in the 1920s.

Unfortunately, the Silver Fox Rabbit is a rare breed that is now facing extinction and categorized as ‘critical’ by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC).

This big rabbit has amazing long fur that stands up on end when you stroke it backward; from tail to head.

Silver Fox Rabbits are very cute as bunnies and develop their silvering color by the time they are

around 4 months of age.

The Silver Fox Rabbit is considered to be the third breed to have true American roots, after the New Zealand Red Rabbit and the American Rabbit; it is argued which of these two claims the fame of being the

first all-American bred rabbit.

The Silver Fox rabbit is a large rabbit that has dense long fur with white ticking that

resembles the silvery fur coat of a fox.

Their fur is longer than on most other rabbits, does not fly back when stroked from tail to head,

and stands up on end until smoothed back into place.

They are all-around great rabbits with these traits;