Tanya, I have Californian rabbits. Some pedigreed, some not. $35 with ped, $25 no ped.

Will someone please explain this whole pedigree thing to me. I understand a pedigree is like the family tree of the rabbit. But, how do you pedigree your own rabbits. I see somepeople have pedigree rabbits, and selling the kits as not pedigree for less. Would you not want to pedigree them for a bigger profit. AND...how exactly do you pedigree them. I am getting pedigree Californias next week for a pretty penny($75 /piece). They are show rabbits, but how do I pedigree mine? I understand I will probably not get as much. Do the 4H er's want pedigree. Sorry for all the basix question, but I am
a newbie here.

It is really simple...if you have the parent's pedigrees, then the kits have a pedigree too. A pedigree is basically just a list of the ancestors that goes back three generations. So, a pedigreed kit will have a record of its parents, grandparents, and great grandparents...sometimes even farther back. The reason I have some that are not pedigreed is that I have no idea who the rabbits parents were, as they were given to me. The ones that I know who their parents and other ancestors are, I sell with a pedigree.

Is there a kit that you buy to do this?

ahhhh! i see! so even if you get a few rabbits with no idea of their background after a few generations you can pedigree them yourself. awesome
i'm about to get a dutch pair with 4 kits. pedigree for the pair. and a trio of lionheads. so i'm quite happy that even if i dont get pedigree for the lionheads that i could if i wanted to in a few generations.

No, it can be as simple as writing it down on a piece of paper or putting it in a spreadsheet....here is an example:

Thanks. By the way, I enjoyed you website. And thanks for the info on FB. I knew something did not sound right with that. I even asked him for pics of the Calis and he never delievered. Going to Nashville next week to get some pedigree show Calis and then to Chigger ridge in a few weeks.

Oh! I did not realize that was who you are! LOL NOW I got you! Yeah, well, I had folks look out for me when I was new so I like to do the same when I can...I am sure his rabbits are fine, but they are NOT what he was advertising them as. You will be very happy with the ones you get from ChiggerRidge. And Welcome Again to RT!