how much should a giant conti weigh at 12 weeks?
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jazzywoo
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well i think you have either been sold her for too early or sad to say you could have a cross breed only time will tell im afraid
shame your not closer to me you could have seen my lot , i also think either way you have overpaid for her , i only charge 60 for mine thats for pet or show bunny , how did you find your breeder ? always best to go through brc and reconmendations from other breeders of that breed , there is one breeder i would always stay away from breeder that advertises in the fur and feather as i had alot of problems with them if you are every looking for another i can reconmend some breeders but you have to always be willing to travel for the right rabbit
i forgot to ask you is she just going to be a pet or were you thinking of showing her it just when you said you paid alot especially for a pure giant because if just for a pet you havnt really got much of a problem if showing you should be training her to stand correctly and teach her to be handled on her back now while she is little ,good thing to get them used to anyway as if they are not used to it they can give a hell of a kick when bigger bets train them when young!
you said thatthe breederdosnt show them. the parents mother was shown butyou dont know about the father. this is something you should know , you should know the family tree of a rabbit you have spent 80 pounds on ! when buying any rabbit you should always ask about its blood lines and family history , to make sure you know there is no cross breeding or brother and sister in breeding ,
i can tell you the full history of any rabbit sold from me
example the litter of contis forsale in may
great great great grand parents from les thorpe importedby him from germany (buck )and holland (doe)
great greatgrand parents bred by les thorpe doe black buck was steel
grand parents captain jacksparrow- steel and caitlin -rewand obi wan kenobi-yellow
parents apple-rew and captain jack harkness-steel
this is information you should be givenor should ask for , you said you saw both parents thats good but what do you know about them ok the does mumwas shown but who by who was the breeder ? if you were to buy a buck to breed with her how do you know your not buying her brother ? contis are still a very new breed only been in uk 10 yrs reconised as a breed in its own right 3 years ago when it was brought out of rare breeds class these are things you should have asked , as with any breed you should always research the breeder as well as the breed , you should never go to the first person you find advertised in the paper unless your just after a pet and then why go to the effort of a breeder go to a pet shop , what im trying to say you have paid 80 pounds for a conti and dont know anything about the breed or its back ground , i am one of 2 breeders in north yorkshire of contis that does show them , i know 1 good british giant breeder in yorkshire he also has a couple of contis but specialises in the british , i dont want to sound harsh but if you had researched the breed correctley you would have known a contis adverage size at 12 weeks or at least had an idea of size you would also know that at 12 weeks you can show a conti and the rings of a conti are huge so that would have given you a idea that you baby girl is small she would never keep a ring on at her size, although contis still lose rings at 12 weeks as they are adverage size of small french lop
what im trying to say is anyone who is buying a rabbit should always research everything first breed , breeders , background , always go with reconmendations from people who know the breed , and always walk away if something feels wrong
well if your not showing her im sure she is going to be a loving pet to you either way
ann xx
shame your not closer to me you could have seen my lot , i also think either way you have overpaid for her , i only charge 60 for mine thats for pet or show bunny , how did you find your breeder ? always best to go through brc and reconmendations from other breeders of that breed , there is one breeder i would always stay away from breeder that advertises in the fur and feather as i had alot of problems with them if you are every looking for another i can reconmend some breeders but you have to always be willing to travel for the right rabbit
i forgot to ask you is she just going to be a pet or were you thinking of showing her it just when you said you paid alot especially for a pure giant because if just for a pet you havnt really got much of a problem if showing you should be training her to stand correctly and teach her to be handled on her back now while she is little ,good thing to get them used to anyway as if they are not used to it they can give a hell of a kick when bigger bets train them when young!
you said thatthe breederdosnt show them. the parents mother was shown butyou dont know about the father. this is something you should know , you should know the family tree of a rabbit you have spent 80 pounds on ! when buying any rabbit you should always ask about its blood lines and family history , to make sure you know there is no cross breeding or brother and sister in breeding ,
i can tell you the full history of any rabbit sold from me
example the litter of contis forsale in may
great great great grand parents from les thorpe importedby him from germany (buck )and holland (doe)
great greatgrand parents bred by les thorpe doe black buck was steel
grand parents captain jacksparrow- steel and caitlin -rewand obi wan kenobi-yellow
parents apple-rew and captain jack harkness-steel
this is information you should be givenor should ask for , you said you saw both parents thats good but what do you know about them ok the does mumwas shown but who by who was the breeder ? if you were to buy a buck to breed with her how do you know your not buying her brother ? contis are still a very new breed only been in uk 10 yrs reconised as a breed in its own right 3 years ago when it was brought out of rare breeds class these are things you should have asked , as with any breed you should always research the breeder as well as the breed , you should never go to the first person you find advertised in the paper unless your just after a pet and then why go to the effort of a breeder go to a pet shop , what im trying to say you have paid 80 pounds for a conti and dont know anything about the breed or its back ground , i am one of 2 breeders in north yorkshire of contis that does show them , i know 1 good british giant breeder in yorkshire he also has a couple of contis but specialises in the british , i dont want to sound harsh but if you had researched the breed correctley you would have known a contis adverage size at 12 weeks or at least had an idea of size you would also know that at 12 weeks you can show a conti and the rings of a conti are huge so that would have given you a idea that you baby girl is small she would never keep a ring on at her size, although contis still lose rings at 12 weeks as they are adverage size of small french lop
what im trying to say is anyone who is buying a rabbit should always research everything first breed , breeders , background , always go with reconmendations from people who know the breed , and always walk away if something feels wrong
well if your not showing her im sure she is going to be a loving pet to you either way
ann xx
hi ann,
thanks for the info.
i have no intention of showing her. its not really what i want to do with my bunny! i'd much rather keep her be a pet.
i did infact look around first, and this person was pretty close to me.
i think thats one of the reasons i went for this one.
i looked for agoutis, whites and blacks all from different breeders, until i came across the steel. i found her from pets4homes.co.uk.
i actually did ask her personally if they were pure bred continentals and she got quite hurt by this and said "yes they are, i wouldnt expect anything less."
i think i will contact her soon and ask her about the background of the rabbit, and where she got them from.
they were quite young when they were bred - the father was 10 months and the mother was 11 months.
ill definately go into genetics with her and see what she says.
the only way i can describe how large she is, is that she is the same size as a standard rex. i just hope in the next few months she may catch up with the growing?
thanks for the info.
i have no intention of showing her. its not really what i want to do with my bunny! i'd much rather keep her be a pet.
i did infact look around first, and this person was pretty close to me.
i think thats one of the reasons i went for this one.
i looked for agoutis, whites and blacks all from different breeders, until i came across the steel. i found her from pets4homes.co.uk.
i actually did ask her personally if they were pure bred continentals and she got quite hurt by this and said "yes they are, i wouldnt expect anything less."
i think i will contact her soon and ask her about the background of the rabbit, and where she got them from.
they were quite young when they were bred - the father was 10 months and the mother was 11 months.
ill definately go into genetics with her and see what she says.
the only way i can describe how large she is, is that she is the same size as a standard rex. i just hope in the next few months she may catch up with the growing?
jazzywoo
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j0292 wrote:
you should never breed a conti before 9 mths as it stunts their growth 10 and 11 months is not young , with normal breeds you breed from 6 mths,my 5 weekers are now bigger than my standard rex lol
ok are you wanting to breed friom her if so why ? you dont want to show them , your not wanting to improve the standard for showing so really you dont want to be breeding them unless your thinking you can make money if this is the case you are very much mistaken , i will warn you they are a hard breed to sell on , as not everyone knows about the breed and because they are so big ! they can anything up to 11 in a litter so if you do decide to breed which to be honest i dont advise make sure you have roon for a full litter !
also how much are you feeding her she should be getting dog bowel full a day loads of hay and i add barley rings too great for contis contis do eat loads and should easy have full dish a day !
ann x
you should never breed a conti before 9 mths as it stunts their growth 10 and 11 months is not young , with normal breeds you breed from 6 mths,my 5 weekers are now bigger than my standard rex lol
ok are you wanting to breed friom her if so why ? you dont want to show them , your not wanting to improve the standard for showing so really you dont want to be breeding them unless your thinking you can make money if this is the case you are very much mistaken , i will warn you they are a hard breed to sell on , as not everyone knows about the breed and because they are so big ! they can anything up to 11 in a litter so if you do decide to breed which to be honest i dont advise make sure you have roon for a full litter !
also how much are you feeding her she should be getting dog bowel full a day loads of hay and i add barley rings too great for contis contis do eat loads and should easy have full dish a day !
ann x
i guess this girl is small, or in fact a cross breed.
i only really want to breed for the experience of it.
i have never done it before, and would like some experiece.
if you reccomend not to do it, i would rather listen to you than my judgment.
she does get a whole dog bowl of food which she shares with a 6 month old giant pap.
she gets a whole bale of hay to chew on to her own accord and fresh veg every single day.
what food do you feed them? i give then supa rabbit excel, but i heard that the new batch that was made has different ingredients, so now i think it would be better to change food.
i only really want to breed for the experience of it.
i have never done it before, and would like some experiece.
if you reccomend not to do it, i would rather listen to you than my judgment.
she does get a whole dog bowl of food which she shares with a 6 month old giant pap.
she gets a whole bale of hay to chew on to her own accord and fresh veg every single day.
what food do you feed them? i give then supa rabbit excel, but i heard that the new batch that was made has different ingredients, so now i think it would be better to change food.
jazzywoo
Well-Known Member
j0292 wrote:
giant pap was a rescue. got him at a later date than the conti.
he is more or less fully grown and he is only 10lbs. i wasnt expecting anything large from him.
i was thinking of breeding her with my hairdressers bun.
he is a blue tatooed champ from holland.
she is up for it but now im unsure.
he is more or less fully grown and he is only 10lbs. i wasnt expecting anything large from him.
i was thinking of breeding her with my hairdressers bun.
he is a blue tatooed champ from holland.
she is up for it but now im unsure.
jazzywoo
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jazzywoo wrote:
ok not sure it didnt come up first time :?
well its up to you if you breed with your friends you will get blacks and steel if you put mum back to son you will get blue as all kits will carry blue before breeding your doe has to be fit in good health and over 9 mths
hope that helps
ann xx
ok not sure it didnt come up first time :?
well its up to you if you breed with your friends you will get blacks and steel if you put mum back to son you will get blue as all kits will carry blue before breeding your doe has to be fit in good health and over 9 mths
hope that helps
ann xx
the two rabbits have no relation whatsoever.
i know my bun carries agouti, black, steel and yellow.
not sure about the blue buck.
is is true that blue is an unlikley colour to come up?
becuase the steel genetics are stronger? so most of the babies will be this colour?
i know my bun carries agouti, black, steel and yellow.
not sure about the blue buck.
is is true that blue is an unlikley colour to come up?
becuase the steel genetics are stronger? so most of the babies will be this colour?
jazzywoo
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yes that is true it would come through if you put son to mum though
jazzywoo
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thats right 
oohh.
ive just spoken to some-one else on another forum, and they agree that she was about 4 weeks old when i got her.
i wont be breeding her any more, as its too dangerous,
becuase she was taken away from her mothers milk early, her bone structure is not strong enough to handle a litter of giant kits.
heres a picture of her now:
oh well. its the rabbits health thats most important.
ive just spoken to some-one else on another forum, and they agree that she was about 4 weeks old when i got her.
i wont be breeding her any more, as its too dangerous,
becuase she was taken away from her mothers milk early, her bone structure is not strong enough to handle a litter of giant kits.
heres a picture of her now:
oh well. its the rabbits health thats most important. jazzywoo
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j0292 wrote:
what a lovely bunny now she looks like a conti !she is one good looking baby girl would love to have her in my shed , she is standing like a good girl colour looks good , nice head , im sure she will blossom , bet she would do well on the show table given the chance
ann xxx
ive just spoken to some-one else on another forum, and they agree that she was about 4 weeks old when i got her.
i wont be breeding her any more, as its too dangerous,
becuase she was taken away from her mothers milk early, her bone structure is not strong enough to handle a litter of giant kits.
heres a picture of her now:
what a lovely bunny now she looks like a conti !
she is one good looking baby girl would love to have her in my shed , she is standing like a good girl colour looks good , nice head , im sure she will blossom , bet she would do well on the show table given the chance ann xxx
thank you so much!!
im pretty relieved that she is conti!
shes getting larger now,
here she is on my lap, you can see how big she is:
http://i27.tinypic.com/6e3yur.jpg
(have to follow the link - copy and paste it, or click on it)
would you say she is looking about right for 10 weeks old?
im pretty relieved that she is conti!
shes getting larger now,
here she is on my lap, you can see how big she is:
http://i27.tinypic.com/6e3yur.jpg
(have to follow the link - copy and paste it, or click on it)
would you say she is looking about right for 10 weeks old?
jazzywoo
Well-Known Member
yes she is looking great , i would say deff looks like a conti now you can never tell in kit pics lol
great photo looks like shes having fun
ann xx
great photo looks like shes having fun
ann xx
Bunnieshaven
Member
j0292 wrote:
Hi jo292I think she looks gorgeous , just perfect ,so pretty. I have two Contis ,a doe and a buck ,will post their pics here soon just to show you the difference in their build because I have also thought our doe just didn't look as large as she should particulary going by her parents.
Will post soon , and your doe really is beautiful.
Sandy
Hi jo292
I think she looks gorgeous , just perfect ,so pretty. I have two Contis ,a doe and a buck ,will post their pics here soon just to show you the difference in their build because I have also thought our doe just didn't look as large as she should particulary going by her parents.Will post soon , and your doe really is beautiful.
Sandy
Bunnieshaven
Member
Bunnieshaven wrote:
Hi j0292 :wave:Im back. Below are the pics I wanted to show you , look at the size difference :shock2:
Billy our Conti Agouti buck at 6 months and Beauty our yellow Conti doe at 4 months , not a lot between them age wise but size wise! Today I have ordered some Milk Pellets to see about getting some weight on her. Apart from her looking slim (compared to Billy, mind you everyone looks slim compared to Billy lol)) she is a picture of health , as loads of energy ,no problemwith her appetite , goodcoat condition and lovely bright eyes.
Any way heres the pics
Billy at 6 months
Beauty at 4 months
Beauties mum pic below
And Beauties Dad
Both her parents were a nice size so am hopeful Beauty will fill out as she gets older.
Sandy x
j0292 wrote:
Hi jo292
Will post soon , and your doe really is beautiful.
Sandy
Hi j0292 :wave:Im back. Below are the pics I wanted to show you , look at the size difference :shock2:
Billy our Conti Agouti buck at 6 months and Beauty our yellow Conti doe at 4 months , not a lot between them age wise but size wise! Today I have ordered some Milk Pellets to see about getting some weight on her. Apart from her looking slim (compared to Billy, mind you everyone looks slim compared to Billy lol)) she is a picture of health , as loads of energy ,no problemwith her appetite , goodcoat condition and lovely bright eyes.
Any way heres the pics
Billy at 6 months
Beauty at 4 months
Beauties mum pic below
And Beauties Dad
Both her parents were a nice size so am hopeful Beauty will fill out as she gets older.
Sandy x
bunnieshaven, they are both BEAUTIFUL! I havent been online for a while, im glad I got your PM!
bunnieshaven, I think your conti doe looks normal to me ^-^, beautiful and fluffy!
do you know how much they both weigh? I think someone on here with more exp, and people who helped me would be more adequate to answer this question!
heres some more updates of her, she hads grown ALOT since those last photos -
shes not put on a major amount of weight, only up at 13lbs (at 7 and a half months), still eats like a pig, but, size wise, she is BIG. even using two hands, its difficult to carry her! still, her full dark steel coat hasnt come through, just waiting for that to come! she's going to be spayed this time next month too!
bunnieshaven, I think your conti doe looks normal to me ^-^, beautiful and fluffy!
do you know how much they both weigh? I think someone on here with more exp, and people who helped me would be more adequate to answer this question!
heres some more updates of her, she hads grown ALOT since those last photos -
shes not put on a major amount of weight, only up at 13lbs (at 7 and a half months), still eats like a pig, but, size wise, she is BIG. even using two hands, its difficult to carry her! still, her full dark steel coat hasnt come through, just waiting for that to come! she's going to be spayed this time next month too!
