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Do You Have an English Lop/English Lop X ??-U/D Now Dealt With :-)

Jane, I think its great you are undertaking some research on this breed.

Let us know how it goes.
 
Quite a few English Lops pass through rescues. Found this advert for Dumbo at Elaines (he has/had health problems). What about contacting rescues and getting info on the bunnies they have had in

http://www.tamesiderabbitandguineapigrescue.info/sponsorship.html

Found another article on the show standards. Head and ears (30 marks):roll:
Not sure if this is the show standard for US or UK. Might be worth contacting the BRC and getting their standard?

http://www.gopetsamerica.com/small-animals/rabbit/english-lop.aspx
 
FYI

BRC standard
1) Ear length 10
2) Ear Width 15
3) EarShape 15
4) Ear Substance and Carriage 10
5) Colour and Markings 10
6) Type 10
7) Straight Feet & Tail 10
8) Eyes 5

9) Size 10
10) Condition 5


Total
100

1. EARLENGTH EARWIDTH
EAR SHAPE - To be well rounded at the tips, not trowel shaped.

2. EAR SUBSTANCE AND CARRIAGE - To be nice and thick like leather, not like thin paper, not to be carried pricked in any way; no pimples.

3. COLOUR AND MARKINGS - Any colour permitted, but whatever colour it may be it must be good. i.e. black to be raven black, fawn, rich golden fawn, sooty-fawn, shading to be dense. See footnote re-marked rabbits

4.
TYPE - The head lobe bold, the whole body of the rabbit to resemble a mandolin, curved side uppermost.
5.
STRAIGHT FEET AND TAIL - The front feet not lobe bow legged or bent, tail not to be screwed.
6.
EYES - To be bold and bright, not dull
7.
SIZE - As large as possible, but not out of proportion
8.
CONDITION - Firm in flesh, good in coat, no ear canker or any other disease

FOOTNOTE: Marked specimens can be of any of these colours. The white markings around the nose to be such that leave a distinct butterfly smut or as the shading on the Sooty-Fawn. The white should extend upwards from the chin and chest over the shoulder with two spots, one each side on the shoulders called shoulder spots. No white to be present in the general body colouring. The belly to be white and similar to the tan on the Tan rabbit but not brindled up the sides of the body.
 
Quite a few English Lops pass through rescues. Found this advert for Dumbo at Elaines (he has/had health problems). What about contacting rescues and getting info on the bunnies they have had in

http://www.tamesiderabbitandguineapigrescue.info/sponsorship.html

Found another article on the show standards. Head and ears (30 marks):roll:
Not sure if this is the show standard for US or UK. Might be worth contacting the BRC and getting their standard?

http://www.gopetsamerica.com/small-animals/rabbit/english-lop.aspx


I didn't know that - they are probably one of the few buns I'd avoid cos of the damage they do to their ears
 
Quite a few English Lops pass through rescues. Found this advert for Dumbo at Elaines (he has/had health problems). What about contacting rescues and getting info on the bunnies they have had in

http://www.tamesiderabbitandguineapigrescue.info/sponsorship.html

Found another article on the show standards. Head and ears (30 marks):roll:
Not sure if this is the show standard for US or UK. Might be worth contacting the BRC and getting their standard?

http://www.gopetsamerica.com/small-animals/rabbit/english-lop.aspx

Thanks Raine, Elaine has PM'd me about her ELs :)

Aswell as Ear problems and deafness eye problems also appear to be an issue with this breed :cry:

All my EL crosses are deaf or almost deaf and 3 are now on longterm treatment for chronic otitis externa :cry:
 
the oldest we have is 3&1/2years old and no health issues at all -

I think if you know how to keep them right and they have not been inbred like alot are (not ours) then there are health issues - so many breeders breed very closely - which I do not agree with at all

We had one buck (not that we bred) who had awful ears bless him - but they healed very well and no problems since the inital problem - he was kept in a hutch too small and started eating his ears! Glad we had him to make him better! and he now is at a pet home.
 
the oldest we have is 3&1/2years old and no health issues at all -

I think if you know how to keep them right and they have not been inbred like alot are (not ours) then there are health issues - so many breeders breed very closely - which I do not agree with at all

We had one buck (not that we bred) who had awful ears bless him - but they healed very well and no problems since the inital problem - he was kept in a hutch too small and started eating his ears! Glad we had him to make him better! and he now is at a pet home.

So is 3.5 years the life expectancy of an EL ?
 
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