Fallen Timbers Farm

Holland
Lops

Holland Lops are the smallest of the lop breeds and the only dwarf lop breed.  They are 3 - 4 1/2 pounds fully grown & have the sweetest personalities!  I have owned several breeds of rabbits and my opinion is that you cannot beat the personality of a Holland Lop.  They can easily be trained to use a litter box making them excellent indoor pets. 

If you are looking for a pet, especially for a small child, a male is the best option.  Male Hollands are very affectionate and curious.  Many people avoid males because of urine marking or spraying - they do not typically spray unless they are housed near a female.  I have had 2 litter trained male Holland Lops in my house and no problems with spraying.  Female rabbits can make great pets too, but some tend to get moody when they reach breeding age.  They view their cage as a potential nesting area and can become territorial, growling and jumping at you when you try to reach into the cage.  If you plan to keep a female as a pet only, spaying her would be a good idea.  If you want a female to breed you can curb this unwanted behavior by offering a treat every time you reach into her cage.  Fresh fruits and vegetables make great treats, but never feed lettuce or broccoli to your bunny.  Lettuce can cause severe diarrhea and broccoli is toxic.  Apples and carrots are regular treats for our bunnies.   

Our breeding bunnies don't live in wire cages.  Raising them in a colony works much better for us and our bunnies are much happier.  Our bucks do have to spend a little bit of time in a hutch - we maintain pedigreed stock so only one guy at a time is allowed in the colony with the girls.  The girls are left alone in the colony for 7-10 days when we switch bucks so we can keep track of who sires which litters.  See pictures of our colony set up below.  They have a 6 x 10 indoor area with a seperate 2 x 4 area for food & water.  The outside pen is 20 x 30 and they have free choice to be indoors or out anytime they please.   They spend most of their time outside, even when it's raining or snowing.  I've noticed that they are usually only inside to eat and sleep, or if it's pouring down rain.   

All of our Hollands are fully pedigreed and most come from show stock.   Some of our babies may be show quality but we do not sell them with any guarantees as to how they will turn out.  Our kids play with the babies almost every day so they are very used to children and being handled.  They make good 4H or FFA projects for your kids!  We also have one tiny mini satin doe and a 3/4 Holland Lop 1/4 Dutch doe that we have cross bred babies out of so if floppy ears aren't for you we have babies with upright ears on a regular basis.  Since they are at least 1/2 Holland Lop they still have the sweet temperament and they will be very small.   

The inside part of the colony is 68 square feet.

Entrance to indoor colony

View of the colony from the front corner

There are enough nest boxes inside for all the girls at all times.

The new, expanded outdoor pen is 600 square feet & the bunnies LOVE it.