So I don't know much about colour genetics but am reading up. we acquired a doe from someone and she who was in with a bunny they thought was also a doe and surprise she's a he! Looking like your doe was bred and will have a litter I was curious what the kits could be? she is lilac and the buck looked like a gold tipped steel I think.
Colour genetics lilac and gold tipped steel
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I know nothing about this and it will probably be best answered by one of the breed experts in the Rabbitry page... However, I found a pretty cool website showing the allele makeups of different colors. Rabbits have a pretty complex, but easy to follow punnet square as far as color expression. Look at the AABBCCDDEE at the bottom, that shows what traits they're displaying. Mapping your pet rabbit's color punnet square can be pretty fun if you're bored and have an interest in getting a better grasp of gene expression!
http://www.rebeccasrabbitry.com/minilopcolorguide.html
http://www.rebeccasrabbitry.com/minilopcolorguide.html
SableSteel
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What breed are they?
If you don't know much about their background you can only guess at what colors they might make. Gold-tipped Steel or Chestnut colored babies are fairly likely.
If you don't know much about their background you can only guess at what colors they might make. Gold-tipped Steel or Chestnut colored babies are fairly likely.
I beleive the buck is a flemish giant not sure on the doe I'm not on the up on rabbit breeds I can tell a lop and a rex and that's about it. Ill post a photo of her. Darn I love the lilac but the babies will be adorable no matter what.
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Thanks! I'll take a look for sure
SableSteel
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She doesn't look lilac to me. She looks like some sort of agouti. Maybe an opal or a squirrel?
Interesting I'm not familiar with all the rabbit colors I'll have to look at the differences I figured she was lilac.
SableSteel
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All the dilute colors sort of look similar to me from pictures 
. But this one definitely has agouti markings
Lilacs should be a solid color throughout the whole rabbit. But on this rabbit you can see that inside the ears is paler, along with lighter eye rings and jowls. (circled in red). Those are markings usually seen with otter or agouti rabbits. Sometimes its also seen in some steels. Opal is the most likely color (otter isn't as common in large breed rabbits). Squirrel, Gold-tipped Blue Steel, Silver-tipped Blue Steel would be reasonable colors as well. If you are really curious you can blow into her coat and try to get a picture of her undercolor.
That doesn't change what color babies are likely though - still probably gold-tipped black steel and chestnuts. And then probably some other colors depending colors the parents carry.
. But this one definitely has agouti markingsLilacs should be a solid color throughout the whole rabbit. But on this rabbit you can see that inside the ears is paler, along with lighter eye rings and jowls. (circled in red). Those are markings usually seen with otter or agouti rabbits. Sometimes its also seen in some steels. Opal is the most likely color (otter isn't as common in large breed rabbits). Squirrel, Gold-tipped Blue Steel, Silver-tipped Blue Steel would be reasonable colors as well. If you are really curious you can blow into her coat and try to get a picture of her undercolor.
That doesn't change what color babies are likely though - still probably gold-tipped black steel and chestnuts. And then probably some other colors depending colors the parents carry.
