Flemish Giant
Фламандський велетень
Dual-purpose
Giant
Recognition:
ARBA
BRC
Ancient Belgian breed descended from the Stone Rabbit of the 16th century. The foundation of most modern medium and large meat breeds.
Quick facts
- Size group
- Giant
- Purpose
- Show
- Buck weight
- 6.4–9 kg
- Doe weight
- 6.8–10 kg
- Adult weight
- 6.5 kg
- Litter (avg)
- 10 kits
- Litter range
- 8–12
- Meat yield
- 50%
- Slaughter age
- 16 weeks
- Lifespan
- 5–8 years
- Coat
- normal
- Body type
- semi arch
- Ears
- erect
- Origin
- BE
- Recognised
- 1893
Colours
sandy
fawn
black
blue
white
light grey
steel grey
Temperament
docile
friendly
Notable facts
Individual bucks have weighed over 12 kg — among the largest rabbit breeds in the world.
Breeding recommendations
- Slow to mature; first mating at 6–10 months and not before.
- Requires significantly larger cages — minimum 0.6 m² per breeder.
- High risk of pododermatitis (sore hocks) on wire floors — provide solid resting mats.
- Reproductive efficiency is lower than intensive meat hybrids — count on 4–5 litters/year.
- Good for size-improvement crosses; rarely competitive as pure meat.
