Lionheads
Due to the love of Lion Lops it seemed a natural progression to want to have Lionheads!
We found that there were not many breeders of show quality Lionheads and even less that were willing/able to help.
We are currently in 2020 on our 4/5th generation of this lovely breed focusing mainly on quality of type, coat, mane etc..
We have Agouti, Cinnamon, Opal, Sooty Fawn, Beige, Lilac Tort, Blue, Black and REW to name a few!
(including broken/butterflies for fun)
We are learning about what we are producing and which way we want to take our rabbits in this breed.
Consequently we are running on youngsters for longer than normal until we understand what we are producing.
As a result we often have several older babies and young adults available on the sales page.
At the bottom of this page is the BRC breed description
We found that there were not many breeders of show quality Lionheads and even less that were willing/able to help.
We are currently in 2020 on our 4/5th generation of this lovely breed focusing mainly on quality of type, coat, mane etc..
We have Agouti, Cinnamon, Opal, Sooty Fawn, Beige, Lilac Tort, Blue, Black and REW to name a few!
(including broken/butterflies for fun)
We are learning about what we are producing and which way we want to take our rabbits in this breed.
Consequently we are running on youngsters for longer than normal until we understand what we are producing.
As a result we often have several older babies and young adults available on the sales page.
At the bottom of this page is the BRC breed description
Barrowbunnies Baldrick
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Baldrick a cinnamon (chocolate agouti) Son of BB’s Blodwin (RIP) best agouti girl x BB’s Gwildor I choc tort.
The whole litter were stunning. Coats cleared very early. Super coat on this one and good mane/bib. Born 22.06.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrowbunnies Dolly
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Barrowbunnies Dolly is a cinnamon doe bred out of a BB Agouti doe Agata - Tiana's sister, who has a super coat but less mane/bib and our lovely little out cross boy called Little Jason bred by the lovely Jason at Utopia Stud.
Dolly is pictured here as an Under 5 month with a super coat clearing really well. She also has a super bum!! Has a litter of two + a foster. Born *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrowbunnies Flora (McFluffly)
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Flora is a lovely doe, super type, coat and mane. Sadly she developed some white hairs as an adult but we will carefully chose her husbun and keeps good records to see if this is an issue.
Bred from Chocolate doe x Little Jason a high rufus sooty. Has a litter of two blacks. Born 21.02.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrowbunnies Olive
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Olive is an agouti broken lionhead doe, bred from an Oliver Kelly broken choc and BB’s agouti doe. She has a lovely short cobby body with good front elevation and good/ fair coat.
Needs mating, but to who....? Olive was mated to our little Harlequin buck and is currently on a litter including a foster. Clever girl, first time mated and a perfect mother. Had a litter of four kits to Baldrick and we kept back a blue self broken boy. Born 22.3.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrowbunnies Agata
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BB Agata is litter sister to BB Tiana above. Agata has a super body, fantastic coat but lacks a little on mane/bib.
Agata has produced some lovely babies and we are looking forward to see what she produces this year. Has a litter of one bless her to Baldrick. Born *Vaccinated 14.06.20 What I particularly like is her clear face which I think is closer to the standard than many!?
From the breed standard |
Barrowbunnies Brianna
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BB Brianna is a lovely girl is one of the babies from the video above of Tiana's litter. She is a lovely compact doe. Her sire was a REW.
Mated to Concorde she has two choc's in the nest. Born 31.08.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrow Bunnies Lily
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Barrow Bunnies Lily is a chocolate self doe. She is sister to BB's Little Dove and is the slightly bigger of the two.
They were bred from a chocolate doe x BB's Guildor (choc tort) Has a litter of three to Black Adder (a blue, choc and tort) Born 24.05.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 Her first litter produced a cracking orange boy went off to a pet home and a REW girl we are running on for now. |
Barrowbunnies REW doe
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This lovely girl was a surprise colour but in hindsight should have guessed it might of happened.
She was bred from Lily (choc self) and Guildor 2 (orange) She has a nice coat/mane. Is a very clean girl. A little long in the body but we can live with that as it makes for an easier pregnancy and birth come the time. Bless her she is really ready to mate, but we will ask her to wait a little longer! She is most likely an orange under the white coat. Her first husbun was Baldrick we now have 4 youngsters just exploring their home. There are 2 Agouti/Cinnamons, an Opal and a Choc self :-) Born 12.12.19 *Vaccinated 14.06.20 |
Barrowbunnies Lionhead Hall of Fame
Loved bunnies that are either retired/pet homed or passed over the rainbow bridge
Below is a slideshow of some of our rabbits we have bred. We have sold a few as pets and some have gone to other exhibitors to be used in their breeding programme or shown. Many of these photos are are of our first to third generations, we are now nearer to our 4th and 5th generations and are gradually reproducing and amalgamating the qualities we desire..... although there's still work to be done!
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Photo and video of the three Lionhead babies and the foster mini lop at 12 days old. We kept the chocolate doe from this litter (Brianna)
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BRITISH RABBIT COUNCIL BREED DESCRIPTION
Lionhead Ring Size C
Points 1 Type 25 2 Mane/Bib 30 3 Coat 25 4 Colour 10 5 Condition 10 Total 100
1. Type - The body is to be short, cobby and well rounded; the shoulders and chest broad and well filled, with shoulders matching hindquarters . The depth at the shoulders should be deep enough to allow the animal to show full chest and bib; rounding back to hind quarters that are broad and deep. The whole body should be firm to the touch. NOTE – Lionheads should be posed with front legs resting lightly on the table. When viewed from the front the stance is high enough to show the full chest, mane and bib, the head should not pushed or forced down. Legs of medium length, not too fine in bone, relative to the size of the animal.
Weight - 1.36kg (3lb) - 1.7kg (3lb 12oz) Head - To be broad, with good width between the eyes. The muzzle should be well developed. The head should be attached to the body with no visible neck.. Ears - Not to exceed 3.5 ins (8.89cm) in length. To be erect and well set, but not necessarily touching, well covered of good substance slightly rounded at the tips, but not furnished as an Angora. When relaxed, ears will be carried in a slight ‘V’.Ears should balance with the head and body. Eyes - Bold and bright, eyes of whites to be red or blue; in all other colours as per Colour Standard.
2. Mane/Bib – Are comprised of extended fur which is strong and full of life with a medium soft texture. Guard hairs may be present, but should not create a course texture. The mane will form a full circle of fur between 5.to 7cm (2 to 3ins) in length extending to a ‘V’ at the back of the neck, falling into a fringe around the head, with extended fur on the chest to form a bib. The greatest density possible is desired. The mane may form a cap across the brow, which should enhance the prominence of the mane. The extended fur on the cheeks should extend into the whisker bed but the centre of the forefaced below the eye line should be clear of extended fur.
3. Coat - The coat to be dense, of medium length, roll back and even all over, the saddle should be free of extended fur, there maybe a flank line of extended fur known as a skirt running down the length of the rabbit, starting at the shoulder running down to the tail and extending in a line into the groin, when the skirt is lifted, a normal short coat should be visible, the skirt should not cover the entire sides, and should not touch the saddle. On the under 5 month the skirt around the flanks may be thicker than on an adult, but there must be signs of this clearing on the saddle, showing a clear distinction between the developing back top coat and skirt. The rabbit must not resemble an angora or cashmere in coat quality.
4. Colour - All colours as long as they conform to a recognised colour and pattern. It is important to remember when judging colour, that the fur of the mane, bib and skirt will be the undercolour in that area of the coat. The skirt on a banded colour like an agouti- all the bands may be visible.
5. Condition - The exhibit should be in perfect health and bodily condition, free from all soiling, particularly on the feet, ears, and genital parts. Free from knots and matting around the mane, bib and skirt. The coat should reflect the overall good health of the exhibit, which should appear alert and vigorous.
FAULTS - Narrow or long in body, chopped off or undercut hindquarters, any specimen that shows raciness. A long narrow head; pointed or narrow muzzle; low head set; ears too long, ears that exceed 3.5ins (8.9cms)in length or do not balance with the head or body ( an unbalanced rabbit would be penalized even if its ears are not over 3.5ins) . Ears that are pointed, lack furring, or do not balance with the head or body, or that are heavily furred more than half way up the upper ear. A mane that lacks density or balance. Extended fur on the face below the eye line. In an under five month exhibit where there is no disctinction / definiation of the back coat, (no signs of the baby coat starting to clear).
DISQUALIFICATION – Malocclusion Wall Eye, putty nose, incorrect coloured toe nails. Furnishing on top of the ears like an Angora. Lack of mane or bib. Extended fur in the saddle area of an Adult. In an under 5 months any exhibit that resembles an Angora or Cashmere in coat type and quality. Heavy soiling. Knots and matting. Adults over 1.7kg (3lbs 12oz) or under 3.36 kg (3lbs) in weight.