History.

The Flemish Giant originated in Flanders. It was bred as early as the 16th century near the city of Ghent, Belgium. It is believed to have descended from a number of meat and fur breeds, possibly including the Steenkonijn (Stone Rabbit—referring to the old Belgian weight size of one stone or about 3.76 kg (8 lb 5 oz)) and the European "Patagonian" breed (now extinct).

The first standards for the breed were written in 1893. The Flemish Giant is an ancestor of many rabbit breeds all over the world, one of which is the Belgian Hare,imported into England in the mid 19th century. The Flemish Giant was exported from England and Belgium to America in the early 1890s to help improve the size of meat rabbits during the great "rabbit boom".

It received little attention until about 1910 where it started appearing at small livestock shows throughout the country. Today, it is one of the more popular breeds at rabbit shows because of its unusually large size and its varying colors. It is promoted by the National Federation of Flemish Giant Rabbit Breeders, which was formed in 1915. The Flemish Giant has many nicknames, first and foremost the "Gentle Giant" for its uniquely docile personality and also the "universal rabbit" for its varied purposes as pet, show, breeding, meat and fur animal.

Our rabbits.

 We started to keep giants in spring 2013th. Just bought 3 young females - two black ones and one natural grey. They were from Finland.  Their names were Serena, Venus and Berta.Then we found nice grey male in Finland, we called him Rölli, it is funny finnish name)). Now he live in Helsinki with a new owner.Then they had babies and we kept couple girls, their names were Semla (natural yellow) and Kudde (grey). In July 2014 we have brought very nice guy to our farm. His name is Alvar. He has got good pedigree and strong character).We are also very interested in blue color of rabbits now.Since here we are going to have best Flemish giants only. You can follow us and see the results!To be continued...☺