I have a question for the genetic gurus out there.
I have a 7 month old broken castor buck that weighs 3.10 lbs.
I have bred him 4 times. Once to his dam (3.10 lbs) once
to his grandam (3.08 lbs) once to his aunt (4.01 lbs) and once
to a totally unrelated doe (4.04 lbs). In the 19 kits that these breedings
produced there was not one peanut. I am not complaining but I
can't figure it out. He is a small buck but I think that he does not
carry the dwarfing gene. His grandam has had 4 other litters and
always has at least 2 peanuts in every litter. The unrelated doe has
had peanuts before as well. All of the kits are small and very nice mini-rex.
Any thoughts
Roger L
I have a 7 month old broken castor buck that weighs 3.10 lbs.
I have bred him 4 times. Once to his dam (3.10 lbs) once
to his grandam (3.08 lbs) once to his aunt (4.01 lbs) and once
to a totally unrelated doe (4.04 lbs). In the 19 kits that these breedings
produced there was not one peanut. I am not complaining but I
can't figure it out. He is a small buck but I think that he does not
carry the dwarfing gene. His grandam has had 4 other litters and
always has at least 2 peanuts in every litter. The unrelated doe has
had peanuts before as well. All of the kits are small and very nice mini-rex.
Any thoughts
Roger L