dutch weight

[tundrakatiebean]

I have a rescued dutch (suposedly a mix) and was wonder how big pure breed dutches get to be. the reason I was told he was a mix was because he was smallish for a dutch.

Also I am curious as to what showable colors there are for dutch bunnies (pictures?)

Thanks guys!

Here's my bunny Wash

 

[Haley]

I love Wash, he's adorable!

Heres our "Bunny Breeds" thread on dutch: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15624&forum_id=18

Dutch usually weigh between 3-5 lbs. I have two purebred dutch bunnies, Basil (blue tort)and Max (chocolate). Both weigh around 4.25 lbs.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

ner, I should have searched first. Silly Katie

Awesome, thanks Haley

PS check my blog, I just put up new photos

 

[blackdutch]

Ideal weight for Dutch is 4 1/2 pounds.

The recognized varieties are black, chocolate, blue, grey, steel, tortoise. Some breeders breed unrecognized varieties such as harlequin and lilac.

Actually, Wash's markings aren't too far off from how a Dutch should look. His stop on his one foot comes up short - I've had several come out like that from perfectly marked Dutch. For all you know, he could be a mismark from a top breeder.

He's probably a grey, like this rabbit:

(This picture is off the ADRC website - that is a good representative for how a Dutch should be marked)

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Thanks blackdutch! He has some more mismarks that I can recognize even though I don't know the breed very well. He's got a little elbow patch on his front leg for instance.

I guess him being a ditch from a breeder could be possible. He is exactly 4.5 pounds. But I'm not aware of any dutch breeders in Alaska...

 

[blackdutch]

I was looking around for breeders in Alaska (just because I'm curious).. andI found a humane society with a cute little Dutch female..

http://www.rabbitadoption.org/asap.html

Just had to show that to you..

I couldn't find any Dutch breeders in Alaska.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

There's a whole lot of nothing in Alaska that definatly is a cute bunny I really like the tan and black one too.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

I took a close up of Wash's fur because I wanted opinions on what color he is. I thought tort, blackdutch says grey. But to my untrained eye he looks a little brown to grey and a little too dark to be tort. any ideas?

 

[Phinnsmommy]

He kinda looks agouti onder:

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

That is a Gray Dutch. It is genetically a Chestnut Agouti but in the "Dutch World" we call that a gray.

Sharon

 

[clarzoo]

Just to keep us rabbit people on our toes, the Dutch breed has named their colors slightly differently than what you find in most breeds In dutch, the color name of 'grey' is what other breeds call chestnut (agouti). So, yes, I'd bet Wash is a grey (chestnut agouti) purebred dutch.

Scroll about half way down this page:
http://www.verlannahill.com/AboutDutch.htm

 

[Munchkin]

He looks very like my dutch Moon, who is a grey.
The thing I love most about the coat is how the markings change as they moult - and you get shapes of darker colour appearing.
Lovely breed of rabbit.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Okay thanks guys I just didn't understand the difference between dutch and other breed's colors! Much appreciated.