Bunnyfriend
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I am buying a miniature lop and he is the biggest buck in the litter. There were two tiny ones and two larger ones. He was the biggest. Would you say, to avoid a false dwarf, you shouldn’t pick the biggest buck?
I dont have to. Are you saying it is a bad choice to pick the biggest buck in a litter?Do you have to pick a buck now?
I was just saying you can wait a bit longer, do you know if one of the parents is a false dwarf? If neither are than the baby cant be a false dwarfI dont have to. Are you saying it is a bad choice to pick the biggest buck in a litter?
Personally I wouldn't. If you have a lot of true dwarf does you might keep around a good false dwarf to breed to to avoid peanuts, but usually people will keep a nice true dwarf buck and if they do keep false dwarfs it is usually the does. That being said, you can't really tell much about type at this age, and size isn't the best thing to go off of. I'm not sure about the swedish standards, so I can't give you specific advice. It can take a while for rabbits to grow into their structure, and for people new to breeding I usually suggest buying older juniors or younger seniors (6 months - 24 months) so you know what kind of type you're getting instead of gambling on a baby rabbit without knowing what it might look like when its older. As you get more experience you can start guessing their type younger and younger but for now you just have hope that the breeder knows what they are doing in picking out show quality juniors (and they usually won't know right at weaning)I dont have to. Are you saying it is a bad choice to pick the biggest buck in a litter?
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