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About Us...

We have been teamed up with Fancy Furballs' Rabbitry in Oakdale, California since 2001.  Together we have produced some exceptional nationally winning Jersey Woolies.  We strive to produce rabbits with awesome type and nice solid bodies.  We are currently focusing on Self, Shaded, Agouti, Broken, Tan and Pointed Whites. 

I have increased my Holland Lop herd.  Check out our Hollands.  I got several from a couple of Holland only rabbitries that were doing a major herd reduction or sell out.

Hare We Go Again Rabbitry started in 2000 by me, Jennifer Hernandez.  I used to raise American Fuzzy Lops and Mini Rex about 13 years prior.  I took a short break from raising rabbits.  Now I'm back, this time with Jersey Woolies.  

It all started when I was surfing the web researching a breed I wanted to buy for my son as a pet.  I contacted Nancy Hinkston about a Wooly doe and the rabbit habit began. I just couldn't resist the pointed doe I got from Nancy.  I got into the Holland Lops on accident, it all started with one nice quality pet for my son.   They are such a great breed and pretty different in many aspects from the Woolies.  I also have a couple Lionheads who are also much different than the other 2 breeds I have.

I'm trying to keep the rabbitry small as I do not have tons of room.  I'm selectively breeding for quality, not quantity.  I do not have too many varieties just a couple I chose to work on.  In the Jersey Wooly I'm specializing in mostly REW and broken varieties.  I've added a little broken sable point Holland Lop buck to my rabbitry and breed him to my Sable point Holland doe.  All of my rabbits are handled from birth and raised with love.  They are used to being brushed, having their nails trimmed, being held, and much more.  They are raised around a 3 year old, dogs, cats, and birds.  We also have a home daycare center next door.  So they're used to the noise of our daily lives.  

The rabbitry is fairly small at this point.  I currently have 25 holes of cages.  The does are kept in 24"x30" with litters & 24"x24" cages without, or with a litter still in the nestbox.  The bucks and young juniors are kept in 18"x24" or 24"x24" cages if they are sharing a space with a doe.  I'm trying to maximize the use of the space I have and still keep the rabbits comfortable.  In the nicer weather I allow them time to run in the grassy area near the rabbitry, it's not enclosed, so I have to keep a close eye on them, but my daughter usually does a good job of letting me know if they've run off too far.  I make use of all that I can from the rabbits.  Most of all we enjoy their company.     

Currently they are kept on a ranch in an enclosed area that is secure all the way around from the top to the ground.  The top and 2 sides are enclosed with lattice, the other two sides are solid walls, with the exception of an open crawl space under one side that is also enclosed with lattice.  The cages are hung in two levels one side has the droppings falling to the back of the cage and the other side they fall to the front of the cage to make it easier to clean up.  I scrape and hose the trays down, then they are sprayed with a combination of Zaps-It (to keep the odor down) and Fam-30 (to disinfect).  We also have automatic fly sprayers on in the warmer months to keep the flies under control and we put vanilla or imitation vanilla (1 teaspoon per gallon) into the water supply to help repel the flies.  I am currently seeking a local place to get diatomaceous earth for additional pest control.  We have parasitic wasps released every month at the ranch to keep the fly population down to a minimum.  

To keep the rabbits warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer I have put Reflectix insulation on the ceiling and the west facing wall.  The rabbits all have "J" feeders and are on an automatic watering system.  The open sides make it possible for constant ventilation and fresh air, with a fan constantly on in the warmer weather blowing in cool ari from the outside.  The cages are cleaned out daily to prevent it from smelling like urine or ammonia which is harmful to the rabbits and not pleasant for people.  

About Marymae's rabbitry:

Marymae raises Jersey Woolies.  She has awesome lines.  We combines the Woolies into one breeding program to help us breed the absolute best quality of Woolies we possible can.  It helps to split the costs of the rabbits, so we are able to purchase the best rabbits possible to add to our bloodlines.  The offspring of the line crosses we have made so far have been exceptional.  One of our home grown rabbits Hare's Priddy (AOV Wooly junior doe) won her class at the 2001 78th National ARBA Convention.  We know from how well we've done on the show tables that the crosses we are making are creating a better Wooly than what either of us started out with.  See our wins page.  We are currently working on getting all of our rabbits registered and granded before we breed them (at least the does).  We select the rabbits to be bred based on the body type of the doe or buck and what their good traits are and what their faults are.  The rabbits we breed together we assume the offspring will have the good traits from either parent and the faults of the parents won't be in the offspring.  This method of choosing  rabbits to breed together has worked very well so far.  The offspring we get from the crosses we then breed either back to a parent or to the offspring of another cross we have made to hopefully keep improving our lines and the quality of rabbits we produce.

Marymae's rabbitry is currently under reconstruction as she's currently living in an apartment.  

What I feed my rabbits:

Templeton rabbit feed (a very fresh feed, that is super tiny pellets the bunnies just love), Alfalfa cubes, fresh orchard grass hay, and they sometimes munch on their Cost Plus grass mats that we use instead of sitting boards.  We also give them fresh fruits, veggies and herbs.  We give them 1/2 a cup of pellets a day per rabbit.

Supplement (a mixture of 1 part rolled oats, 1 part rolled barley, 1 part whole wheat, 1/2 part Empower rice pellets, and 1/4 part flax seeds, and 1 cup of Showbloom per 10 parts of entire mixture).  A dash of canola oil or wheat germ oil is added to the mixture right before it is fed to the rabbits, this helps bind the ingredients together and gives the rabbits a shinier coat.  We give 1 tsp - 1 Tbs of this to them once a day opposite the time they are fed their normal pelleted rations.

The bred and lactating does get the same supplement mixture as above with a teaspoon of Calf Manna added to it until the kits are around 24 days old.

What we add to their drinking water... a scoop of vitamins and electrolytes, some apple cider vinegar, vanilla (during fly season), and a squirt of Fam-30 (Fam-30 only after we have attended a show).  We add this to their 5 gallon water bucket every other week or so.  Every two weeks we add 1/2 teaspoon of bleach to keep the water algae and goop free.  We flush and clean the watering system often to make sure the buns are getting the freshest water possible.