British & Continental Giant Rabbits

Coat Colours

The British Rabbit Council (BRC) accepts the following colouring in British Giant Rabbits, Brown Grey, Dark Steel Grey, Opal, White, Black, and Blue. The BRC accepted colouring in Continental Giant Rabbits is slightly different, the colours are Brown Grey,   Dark Steel Grey, Light Steel Grey, Black, Opal & Yellow. The white continental giant is classed separately for showing; it is also possible to get blue continental giants although they are not yet recognised for showing by the BRC. Below are some examples of the coat colouring found in British and Continental Giant Rabbits: -

Brown - Grey (Agouti) British Giant Rabbits have grey, brown, or blue eyes. Their colour is evenly ticked over their tails, feet, bodies, heads and ears. They have white bellies.

Dark steel grey British Giant Rabbits have brown eyes and a dark blue under colour. They are allowed white bellies, but rabbits with a darker underside are preferred in show. The colour is ticked evenly across the head, ears, feet and body, and one dark bar is permissible on the dark steel grey British Giant's back feet.       

This is a fine example of the White colouring, the fur should be as white as possible, not cream, and he has red eyes. It's also possible to get the White British giants with blue eyes.   

Blue British Giant Rabbits have coloration like Dutch Rabbits, and may be blue to blue-grey in colour, which extends to the base of the fur. Their eyes are brown, blue, or grey.

Opal coloured British Giant Rabbits have   a pale blue top colour superseding the intermediate fawn coloration in the form of a well-defined band. The under colour in these rabbits is slate blue, and their eyes match their body colour! Opal British Giant Rabbits have blue-laced ears. Over the slate under colour, the eye circles, belly and underside of tail are white.

This unusual coloured rabbit is what is recognised as a Yellow Continental Giant rabbit, as yet they are quite rare in this country, and are mainly imported from Belgium and Holland. Their colour has only recently been recognised by the British Rabbit Council.

The black British Giant rabbits have blue or brown eyes, and the colour may range from jet-black to blue-black, with the colour carried well down the coat.

This red coloured continental giant is imported from Holland, it is generally recognised as the hare coloured (Haskleur) continental Giant.