Breed and Approx. Age

[DVD Queen]

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This is the newest member of our family. (Flute)Can you guys help me with the breed and approx. age. This is the only pic I have right now. The battery on my camera is dead so it is charging. If you cant tell by this pic I will be able to post some more in a few hours.

Thank you so much.

 

[majorv]

either polish or netherland dwarf. Do you have a weight

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Looks like a cute little Nethie to us. A few more pics and some stats would help.

 

[DVD Queen]

How can I tell the difference? She is only about a foot long when she is scrunched up. She weighs between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds. She doesnt care for the scale too much. But I just put her on it and that is what she weighs. She feels heavier.

 

[DVD Queen]

I will post some more pics in a few hours. Is there a way to tell aprrox. age?

 

[woahlookitsme]

Looking at the polish standard This is what i found

Junior Bucks and Does: Under 6 mos of age and not over 2-1/2 pounds. Minimum weight is 1-1/4 pounds
Senior Bucks and Does: 6 mos of age or older and not over 3-1/2 pounds. Ideal weight 2-1/2 pounds

Netherland dwarf has a max weight of 2-1/2 pounds but there is such thing as a false dwarf which does not have the dwarfing gene? Is that right? I'm not sure the weight those range.

 

[DVD Queen]

So its either a fat nethie or a polish standard. Am I reading that right?

 

[woahlookitsme]

that would be my guess. Not sure what other people think.

EDIT: Not necessarily a fat netherland. Maybe a mix or just a bigger framed one

 

[I_heart_Fraggles]

Another way to tell is a polish will have rounder ear tips and a chubbier looking face with full cheeks. Nethie is more pointed at the ear and the head is more narrow and flatter in the front.

 

[mistyjr]

hard to tell in the small picture!

 

[woahlookitsme]

a nicely bred polish will have rounded ears. But not all of them do!

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

I breed both breeds and they are often mixed together because they are quite similar in size and conformation. (Some Polish breeders bring in a ND to create a nicer head and a more expressive eye. We haven't seen a need to do that yet, though.) So it wouldn't be totally off the wall to be a mix of the two. But from what I can see from the photo, it looks like a false Netherland Dwarf to me. Would love to see more, though, to make a more sound judgement. Her weight is not particularly drastically over the accepted weight for a ND, though.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

And apparently I say "though" a lot. Gah.