Rabbits

" Satins and Mini Satins, affectionately known as “Team Sheen” are arguably two of the most beautiful breeds to be found in “rabbitdom”. Their unique fur structure gives both breeds an eye-catching sheen reminiscent of fine satin. Satins – the larger of the two breeds first appeared as a mutation in a litter of Havanas owned by Walter Huey of Pendelton, Indiana in 1934. Before this mutation appeared, the rabbit world had seen nothing like it! Mr. Huey, sent some of these animals to Harvard University, where geneticists determined that this new mutation was a simple recessive gene for the shine and texture of the coat due to transparency of the cuticle of the hair shaft. When Mr. Huey showed these Havanas with the brilliant sheen against the normal Havanas, a storm of protest ensued, therefore the rabbits were given the name of ‘Satin Havanas’, and initially were recognized by the National Havana Club. In 1942 the American Federation of Havana Breeders voted to sponsor the Satin breed in the various colors. By 1939, Satin colors could be found in: Brown, Black, Blue, White, and Orange. In 1946, another club was organized for the breed – the American Satin Rabbit Breeders Association with two colors recognized – Ruby-eyed White and Chinchillas. Oddly there were two different sets of points for the two varieties, as the emphasis on type was placed on the Whites, which were developed from New Zealand Whites, and on color for the Chinchilla variety. In 1956, eight varieties were recognized for the breed. Siamese Satins, were accepted in 1965 and in this same year one standard set of points were written for all the varieties. Broken Satins were finally recognized in 1985, which gave a huge boost to the breed and Otter Satins, were recognized in 2001. In 2022, Lilac was added along with the Blue, Chocolate, and Lilac versions of Himalayan (formerly Californian) and Siamese, bringing us to the 12 accepted Satin varieties we have today. "

For more information: https://asrba.org/ 

Bucks

• Hadfield's Comet -Black
  • TBS Clorox (REW) x Hadfield's Amethyst Junior (Black Otter)
• Hadfield's Wrangler - Blue Otter, Broken
  • WRR's Levi (Blue Otter, Broken) x Clyde Farms Denim Dreams 2 (Blue Otter)
• Rudolph's Olly - Black Otter
  • Tuntland's T1 (REW) x Rudolph's Skip 2020 (Black Otter)

Does

• Clyde Farm's Denim Dreams 2 
  • WRR's Levi (Blue Otter, Broken) x C and D's Bush Bunnies' Dots (Blue Otter)
• Clyde Farm's Amethyst - Black Otter
  • WRR's Amaretto (Chocolate) x C and DS Bush Bunnies' Dots (Blue Otter)
• Hadfield's Amethyst Junior
  • WRR's Levi (Blue Otter, Broken) x Clyde Farm's Amethyst (Black Otter)
• Hadfield's Cobalt - Black Otter, Broken
  • WRR's Levi (Blue Otter, Broken) x Clyde Farm's Amethyst (Black Otter)
• Kennison's Daisey Duke - Blue
  • DBR's Kit Kat (Black) x Kennison's Black Belle (Black)
• Rudolph's Tay - Blue Otter 
  • Three Cedar's ZR119 (Blue Otter, Broken) x Rudolph's Daisy (Blue)

As of May 2023 - We currently have several just-weaned litters available.

The #1 question we always get asked is how much we sell our rabbits for. Although we have a baseline for what we feel our rabbits are worth, we also do a lot of private treaty. We want to share this wonderful breed with more people and especially those interested in constantly improving and being active contributors to Team Sheen. Ask us what that means! 

As a general guideline:

• Weaned kits, showable - $20 - $30
• Juniors and Intermediates, ranging from showable brood quality to show quality stock - $50 - $150
• Seniors and proven stock - $50 - $150
• Pet quality is sold through private treaty only.