Fisher Brook Rabbitry is co-owned by mother-daughter breeders Katheryn & Andrea Fisher. What had begun as Andrea's high school FFA project with a Black Mini Rex doe and a Chocolate Mini Rex buck, soon became a small hobby based mother-daughter rabbitry. Now we both show as a team in the open (adult) class. We are located northwest of Oklahoma City, in Enid, Oklahoma.
We specialize in Mini Rex with our focus being on the self (solid colors) in Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac and the Otter varieties. Our specialty is the Chocolate and Otter-Lilac varieties. We do hope to see our rabbitry grow beyond our current stock, however we will still remain a small rabbitry by some breeder's standards. Of course that just means our rabbits will get the love and attention which will allow them to be as happy and healthy as they can be. We are after all doing this because we love rabbits. So while we do try to take a professional approach in what we do we also place the well-being of our rabbits first. Excellent health, good environment, good temperament, and adherence to the ARBA standard are what we strive for.We have considered raising other breeds but we find that the size and temperament of the Mini Rex make them very enjoyable to breed, raise, and show and also make them very desirable as pets. We do breed on a small scale so often have young rabbits as well as adult rabbits to sell that are suitable for show rabbits, breeding programs or for family pets. If we do not have what you are looking for in a rabbit either by breed or variety, we will do what we can to help you locate a breeder who does have what you are looking for.
You can always ask us questions about rabbits. We will do our best to answer your questions or we will refer you to someone who can. We try to make this site informative by sharing our own experiences and by offering links to the sites of those with more experience than ourselves. We do not consider ourselves experts because every day with these beautiful creatures is a learning experience.
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Last Update: July 12, 2009The Mini Rex Breed of domestic rabbit traces it’s history back to a pair of dwarf Rex rabbits won by Mona Berryhill, of Texas, that had been donated by Marylouise Cowan at the 1984 ARBA Convention in Orlando, Florida. The little buck from this pair, named Zoro, was later paired with a small Lynx Rex doe named Cotton. They produced a litter of 7 kits who were named after the seven dwarfs from the story Snow White. Three does from this litter became the foundation for the Mini Rex Breed.
In 1986 at the ARBA Convention in Columbus, Ohio, Mona Berryhill, presented the Castor Mini Rex to the ARBA Standards Committee who approved the working standard for the Mini Rex rabbit. The 1989 ARBA Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma saw a the first official convention entry of the Mini Rex Breed. Mona and Ken Berryhill, took both Best of Breed and Best of Show with a pair of Castor Mini Rex. Since then the Mini Rex has continued to be a favorite breed of domestic rabbit, loved by both breeders and pet lovers alike. There are currently at least 15 varieties of Mini Rex recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, and other new vairieties being developed by breeders, giving fanciers of the breed a lot of choice.
The 6 varieties of Mini Rex we raise were accepted by the American Rabbit Breeders Association at the following ARBA conventions: