English Spots in Australia
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PepnFluff
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I don't think they're called English Spots in our area of the world. I'm not 100% but they may be called broken butterflys? I didn't think english spots were a breed? I thought they were a colour?
I got confused about colours and breeds too! I thought Chinchilla rabbits were a colour but I think they're a breed and a colour! I've been researching the different local breeders, one has an English Spot coloured doe which is a Nethie so maybe it's a colour but I'm pretty sure it's a breed too! The family that gave me my two black fox (I thought they were black otter but found out they're black fox from NZminilops 
) thought black otters were a breed!
) thought black otters were a breed!
paul2641
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English spots are a breed, Don't know if there in Australia though.
polly
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Australia uses BRC regulations and our rings so maybe your best bet is to email or if you can long distance phone call to the BRC here is the website
http://www.thebrc.org/
Hopefully they can help you
http://www.thebrc.org/
Hopefully they can help you
NZminilops
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I don't think we have English Spots on our side of the world (they are a breed). A rabbit with a white coat with black blobs and dots and stuff is a broken black, or black butterfly in the new terms that we are following in accordance to the BRC. Are you looking to buy a broken black bunny that looks like an english spot?
Numbat, your buns look like crossbred bunnies, likely some general dwarf and I see a bit of lop in there somewhere. They could be black otter in colour but I just don't see any orangy bits. They would be around the nose, ears, eyes, and along that area where the white of the belly meets at the black.
Chinchilla is a name, and a breed. You could have a chinchilla coloured minilop. Or you could have a chinchilla breed of rabbit. They are a large meat rabbit around here, for eating.
Numbat, your buns look like crossbred bunnies, likely some general dwarf and I see a bit of lop in there somewhere. They could be black otter in colour but I just don't see any orangy bits. They would be around the nose, ears, eyes, and along that area where the white of the belly meets at the black.
Chinchilla is a name, and a breed. You could have a chinchilla coloured minilop. Or you could have a chinchilla breed of rabbit. They are a large meat rabbit around here, for eating.
maladrick
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AS far as I'm aware there are no English Spot breed of rabbit in Australia or New Zealand.
It is quite possable that a breeder in Australia is trying to recreate the breed by crossing various rabbits to get the patterning of the English spot.
I have heard of some breeders in NZ that are trying to create the English Spot pattern in the Netherland Dwarves.
Yes chinchilla is a colour as well as a breed. Chinchilla rabbits down under come in two varieties, standard and giant, I have both of these breeds and they are lovely rabbits, tho the giant chins in NZ seem to lack size, but its something being worked on.
It is quite possable that a breeder in Australia is trying to recreate the breed by crossing various rabbits to get the patterning of the English spot.
I have heard of some breeders in NZ that are trying to create the English Spot pattern in the Netherland Dwarves.
Yes chinchilla is a colour as well as a breed. Chinchilla rabbits down under come in two varieties, standard and giant, I have both of these breeds and they are lovely rabbits, tho the giant chins in NZ seem to lack size, but its something being worked on.
Thanks guys. I was just curious because they sound like a nice breed maybe to have in the future. Yep, I would guess mine are mixes. You spotted their lop heritage Their mum and dad looked like lops, I wish I had taken a better look! The owners thought they were mini lop I think (I think they thought black otter was a breed too) and one of Brown Eye's ears has lopped! (so adorable)
Their mum and dad looked like lops, I wish I had taken a better look! The owners thought they were mini lop I think (I think they thought black otter was a breed too) and one of Brown Eye's ears has lopped! (so adorable)
