Californians

I no longer breed Californian's any more.

Best AOC Californian Bradford 2002 & 2003

T h e   C a l i f o r n i a n

Californians are a fur breed of rabbit weighing as an adult from 7 and 1/2 lb to the maximum weight of 10 1/2 lb for a doe.  They have coloured smut, ears, tail and feet in either Chocolate, Lilac, Blue or Black (known as a normal). A correct coat on a Californian is a real pleasure to feel.  The ideal Californian coat in my opinian should have a dense undercoat with much coarser guard hairs.

Californians DO make good pets with their docile and friendly nature.

Californian breed standard (from the BRC breed standards)

Ring size L

Type 50points

Fur 30 points

Markings and colour 15 points

Tail 5 points

Type A Cali should have a very plump and full over and around the hips, with firm meaty saddle carried as full and meaty as possible to nape of neck and down sides over ribs and shoulders with as little offal as possible. Condition to be firm and solid and free from fatness or loose flabby condition.

Head A Cali's head should be well shaped, carried erect, have a short neck and set close to body.

Ears The length should be in potation to the body. To be well set on head and carried in an upright position.

Eyes To be bright and bold. Pink in colour

Feet and Legs Median length bone. Toe nails horn colored or showing colour.

Fur As dense undercoat as possible with thick coarser guard hair. Fur should have enough life to return to normal when stroked the wrong way.

Marking and Colour Coloured nose, feet, ears and tail. Colour as dark as possible. Coloured spot on doe's dewlaps to be small and on the dewlap only. Body colour is pure white.

Tail Straight and carried erect length and size to the body.

Faults Long slim head with a pinched nose. Heavy open spoon shaped ears. Eyes faded in colour. Light toe nails. Fur of a wooly texture. Coloured spot on dewlap out of proportion.

Disqualifications Rabbits resembling Flemish or Himalayan type. Long rangy type and poor meat type. Head out of proportion to size of body. Ears without markings. Long or heavy bone. One or more white toe nails. Absence of colour where markings should be. Been overweight or underweight.

Colours

Chocolate Standard as for Normal Californians except that the markings are milk chocolate Coloured.

Blue Standard as for Normal Californians except that the colour is slate blue.

Lilac Standard as for Normal Californians except that the colour is an even shade of dove.

Weight limits

Adult Buck- 3.042 kg- 4.43kg. (7 1/2 to 10lb)

Adult Doe- 3.402 kg-4762 kg (7 1/2 to 101/2)

Up to 5 months 3.402 (7 1/2 lb)

Up to 14 weeks 2.608 (5.3/4 pounds)

Desirable weight 4.083 (9lb)

This Choc Cali is Chive. He was Best AOC Californian at Bradford Championships 2003 and runner up Best Californian.

Tyhme, Lilac Cali in the front lawn. This rabbit is now rehomed as a house pet. He done well at shows and I registered as a Silver Star Dipoma Junior winner in 2001.

 

When youngsters, sometimes Californians have ticking in their coat, this is nothing to worry about as it usually clears in their first moult and I have found that these Californians normally have the best coats.

 

 

 

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