Our New Bunny

[rtvarnell]

This is our new Jr Buck 4 months old. What do you all think?? Show stock or just breeding?? We get another on next weekend and two more in like 3 weeks. He wasn't handled much before we got him either.

 

[jujub793]

he's awfully handsome!

 

[woahlookitsme]

double post

 

[woahlookitsme]

what kind of breeding would you use him for if he isn't show quality? just pets?

 

[rtvarnell]

Depends on if he tames down some. I will breed him with another Champagne D Argent. We will be getting the females in three week and another male next week. The breeder we got him from really can't handle all of her rabbits.

 

[Heartlandrabbitry]

His shoulders look a little long, but seems to have a decent HQ!

 

[franceshusten]

Wow this would be the great collection of rabbit. I have one at my home and he is brown in color and he likes to walk and run all the place.

http://www.vetinfo.com/ddandruff.html
http://pets.tandurust.com/dog-health/dandruff-in-dogs.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/pets/dog-health/walking_dandruff_or_cheyletiellosis_in_dogs.htm

 

[Shaded Night Rabbitry]

Don't like the shoulders at all. Too low, really narrow. Rest of him looks decent/good.

 

[Toastasaraus]

I wouldn't recommend ever breeding him to anything! His shoulders are far too weak for a commercial breed. It will take a TON of breedings to breed out those shouders, that is if they ever do.

 

[lyndor]

His shoulders do make him look like a lightbulb....


But he's a beaut colour and a great rear.

 

[woahlookitsme]

Toastasaraus wrote:

I wouldn't recommend ever breeding him to anything! His shoulders are far too weak for a commercial breed. It will take a TON of breedings to breed out those shouders, that is if they ever do.

I agree with this because californians also have this problem. The long shouldered rabbits do make a better meat pen but once they hit senior they go downhill in the show classes

 

[rtvarnell]

We also want to bread for meat. But we don't want to have it get out of control so we are striving for show first then meat. So I will put him on the lovable list. He is so darn cute and warming up to us very nicely. I will be really picky with the next ones we get to pick I hope to be able to get the pick of the litters in a few weeks. I will visit with the breader tonight about that.

 

[rtvarnell]

lyndor wrote:

His shoulders do make him look like a lightbulb....


But he's a beaut colour and a great rear.

Thanks for this description I really understand what I am looking for a little better now.

 

[rtvarnell]

I found out he has a sore hock now. I am glad I rescued him from is previous he was sharing a small cage with 3 other Rabbits. Small in like 2ft X 2ft at the biggest and the other rabbits were larger like him. :?:?:?:X

 

[woahlookitsme]

now you definitely dont want to breed him. Sore hocks are genetic

 

[Toastasaraus]

I've 100% bred sore hocks out of my big rabbits, you know how? Proper bone. The fact that he has such weak shoulders and sore hocks is a big sign that he doesn't have proper bone to support his weight :/ Moving him onto a solid floor cage will help but he'll probably always have them to some degree. I shove proper bone down all my 4-H kids throats lol

 

[Toastasaraus]

I've 100% bred sore hocks out of my big rabbits, you know how? Proper bone. The fact that he has such weak shoulders and sore hocks is a big sign that he doesn't have proper bone to support his weight :/ Moving him onto a solid floor cage will help but he'll probably always have them to some degree. I shove proper bone down all my 4-H kids throats lol

 

[rtvarnell]

Great he is going to be a wonderful loving bunny. I love him so much already. He is my love bunny.