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Especially if you really didn't have room for any more bucks?

This one is out of Cedar Point Summer x Bucks Gone Wild Twono. He doesn't have much of a pedigree, I only have Summer's sire's pedigree (who happens to be a harlequin)

Opinions? I really like how he looks, but I also thought he was a doe till recently :oops:

So I need some hard truths :D
 

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Thanks! Not exactly sure what it is, but he's supposed to be a very light black tort :)

Normally, if my kits look really good at 4 weeks, that's how they will mature. So this is hard :)
 
I'd keep him! He might have some really pretty babies come out *even though sadly he is a buck* I wouldn't give something that pretty away because what are the chances you'll get that again?
 
I just went to see some of my stock that I sold ~~~ and one was a gorgeous siamese sable buck ~~~ OMG, I should have kept him ! ...
... but I made arrangements to breed him to some of my does (for a price) ... but wow, I should have kept him *kicking myself again*

So back to your question ~~~ after yesterday, I vote keep him, again, lol
 
Cute black tort and seems to like to pose. Would you take a photo of the side and of his feet. I usually can get over the cuteness if I figure out if the hindquarters are pinched. If they're not and he's smooth then I don't see why you wouldn't keep him. This is obviously if you are showing or breeding for a show crowd.
 
^^ His hindquarters are a tad pinched, but better then most of my Hollands. Here are a couple more pictures of him from today :)

I decided to grow him out and see how he looks :) <br /><br /> __________ Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:40 pm __________ <br /><br /> Also, what do you think of this Broken Black girl? She's his sister.
 

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They look real good for four weeks but you really have to grow them out, Hollands are tough that way, what looks super young can just not mature well.

I start evaluation at 4-5 weeks, cull anything with obvious faults at 8 weeks and give the best time to grow. If you know your herds strengths and weaknesses it helps a bunch. I want to see babies that improve in their parents, sometimes that happens and sometimes it doesn't. I have one litter currently that I'm keeping all four and the doe isn't hugely impressive and another litter with a nicer doe and I only got one kit out of four that I looove.

First things I want to see are nice thick and short bone, mass in the body, naturally upright pose and a cute head/ear/crown.
 
He is so cute! I would also try to keep him if I could, but I usually only keep one buck and I like to sell them since they dont have the hormonal swing the females can get later on...Tough choice, what a handsome little guy!
 
I'm quite happy with how both are turning out...:)

They're a bit over 3 months old here. DOB is March 4, 2016.

Starbuck's front legs are the most annoying to me, lol :D
 

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