I'm Confuzled

I got Moss summer of 2012 from a lady who insisted he was a jersey wooly, but she had gotten him from someone who didn't know the breed. I need to find out his breed before the next show. Can you help me?

Info
Age: 10 months
Weight: 6 and 1/2 pounds
Color: agouti, not sure of exact color. White belly.
Breeds that people have said Moss is: Jersey Wooly, Lionhead Mix, French Angora.

Do you have any clearer or higher resolution photos? He looks blue otter (in color) to me, and doesn't appear to have very long wool, but it does kind of look longer than regular fur?

Anyway, there is no way to know which breed he is for sure as he does not appear to adhere closely enough to a breed standard to be shown. He is definitely too large to be a Jersey Wooly, and is too small and doesn't have long enough wool to be a French Angora. He is also too large and his ears are too big to be a Lionhead.

I think he might be a Jersey Wooly mix with something much bigger.

While he does look poofy, is doesn't look like he has wool, so that rules out being an angora or jersey wooly. Lionheads have wool around the head and the skirt and he doesn't seem to have that either.

What sort of show are you going to? He doesn't look purebred, so you would not be able to enter him in most shows unless there are classes for mixed breeds or pets.

Korr_and_Sophie said:

What sort of show are you going to? He doesn't look purebred, so you would not be able to enter him in most shows unless there are classes for mixed breeds or pets.

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A rabbit doesn't have to be purebred to be shown in the U.S., though maybe that's different in other areas. Rabbits are judged on their physical appearance, so if he had the characteristics of a particular breed, he could be entered and possibly compete pretty well.

I'm pretty sure he has wool. It is about 2-3 inches long, even though the pics make it look less like wool. What's the difference between poofiness and wool?

I can't get any better pics, it would take forever to transfer pics from the camera to the tablet that I'm on, and it won't let me transfer pics on here, anyways. I'll get a video.

There is a class in the show for crossbreeds.

Video is an 'invalid file'.

I still think he's a Jersey mix.

Yes, he looks a lot like them, but he doesn't have the right size. He's a little big, and he doesn't have as much 'wool'. I'll see what the new judge says.

He looks like a silver marten to me. Its hard to tell if he is marten or otter but the face matches. He is way to big to be a wooly. And he wouldnt cut it as an angora. I am sorry that someone would sell him to you as a wooly. Here is a picture of a blue silver marten I took a picture of at the last ARBA convention

Martens grow to be VERY big, though. His fur is longer than normal and I think he is some kind of wool MIX.

I agree. Is it possible for him to be a jersey wooly lacking the dwarf gene?

Also, I looked up the martins. Moss has shorter ears and longer wool.

Yes, but he's still bigger than that. I think he's a mix with something else medium sized. I can't see the marten either!

I had hoped he was a purebred something, but I guess not...

Well, I have a French Lop that would give most Angoras a run for their money. And he's definitely a pedigreed French Lop. Your bunny definitely isn't a purebred, but you can still show him in the pet class.

Ya, in the local fair, there is a class for crossbreeds. Should I enter him as a Jersey Wolly cross?

Yes! That would be so fun. Are there crossbreed shows everywhere? Here most of them are breed specialty (mostly Mini Rex and Holland Lop).

I don't know, but usually shows don't allow crossbreeds. Most just want to judge the purebreds against their breed standard.

The only shows that allow cross breds are usually fairs. Our fair just has a "pet class", where they're all judged together. I have NO clue what they are judged on or anything, but they aren't separated by "pet lionheads" or anything.

At pet competitions, the judge on temperament, health, and cleanliness and there are different classes for age groups of the rabbits.