Welcome to Fairhaven Stud - exhibitors of rare variety rabbits, based in Norfolk  U.K

‘preserving our pure breed rabbits for the future’

We are registered with the British Rabbit Council.
​We breed ALL of our rabbits to BRC standards in order to maintain the health & quality of our stock, our breeding does only have one litter a year and we keep detailed breeding records of all matings and any subsequent litters.

We believe that keeping accurate breeding records is especially important when working with rare breeds as it enables us to:

1 - Trace back our stock for multiple generations to prevent inbreeding.
(with only a handful of breeders in the U.K. working with a certain breed it can be difficult to keep a breed going)

2 - Monitor which does can raise their litters with ease and produce plenty of milk for the babies.
(to breed from a doe that is known to have a low milk yield is bad for the doe & the kits, so must be avoided at all costs)

3 - Keep an eye on which pairings work out best to maintain the health, happiness and quality of our stock.
(it may sound silly to some people but a few of our does are only willing to mate with a particular male so in that case we stick to certain pairings to avoid stressing out the does)

Rabbits Have Personalities too…

All of our rabbits have toys in their hutches and access to an outdoor run.
We also have a few secure, large undercover spaces to allow them all to take turns to exercise properly even in bad weather.
Some of our more active breeds particularly enjoy playing on dog agility equipment.
​
We choose the toys carefully to suit their individual personalities as all rabbits are different - for example, Lady Chatterley will spend hours playing with her ball or a pine cone but Titania prefers her coconut that she can throw at me when she’s going through a ‘grunty phase’

All of our rabbits get a brush and a health check every week.

If you are new to keeping rabbits, please bear in mind that all rabbits will start to go through ‘bunny puberty’
 between 4 & 8 months old (depending on breed) this sometimes results in the youngster sometimes being reluctant to be picked up, handled or brushed, sometimes they can get possessive over their toys or bowls and start to grunt or pounce.
This stage will usually pass within a few months but will require patience and understanding,
​- this is not the time to stop spending time with your rabbit -