Breeding question

[gentle giants]

I have a nice black Mini Rex Jr doe that I amtrying to decide whether or not to breed her. She has nice type, and avery dense coat, but she has a lot of stray white hairs. Could that besomething that she will grow out of? I want to say she is about fourmonths now, I would have to look up her birthdate to be sure. Also, ifI breed her, will those white hairs be something I will have a hardtime getting rid of in future litters? BTW, her mother is black and hersire is chin, so that might make a difference.

 

[pamnock]

You might try using her in a broken breeding program, but I find the white hairs very detracting from a black MR coat.

It's possible she'll molt the hairs out, but I wouldn't count on it.



Pam

 

[gentle giants]

Well, the buck I was thinking to breed her toois a broken, but won't the white hairs show up in the black part of thecoat too? It's a real shame, she has really good type. But that hasbeen something that I have noticed judges tend to very much dislike ina black. Not that I can blame them, it does take away from that deepblack sort of "glow" that a good MR has.

 

[pamnock]

Yes, the white hairs can indeed show up in thebroken coat, but it is far less detracting than in the solidcoat. The most important feature to concentrate onis the type - so if she has excellent type, I'd certainly considerusing her in a breeding program.

Pam

 

[gentle giants]

Ok, thanks. That tells me what I need to know.