We have made our 5th generation. That may not seem like much to rabbits but considering it's a 4month gestation and one of my fully adult pairs after a couple years of growing did not breed for another 2 years after pairing. Then lost their first litter to wait another 4 months it gives a better perspective of the challenge.
I have some siblings and mother and daughter breeding in the same cage so these are actually 2 different mosaic (white with black) from 2 different litters. I told my husband he should have gotten them in the same pic for comparison. The lighter one and the 2 ebonies are from Keck and the one with more grey is her granddaughter and 5th generation of breeding.
Possibly still all females :lol: She's produced 2 males total in her line so far and I kept one that might produce a litter any day or it could be next year... :roll: Periodically I check the female but you can't really tell with certainty unless you check them right before they are going to give birth when the nipples protrude and the abdomen finally has a noticeable shape/size change. I traded one of her female offspring for a male who is ready to pair with a female we kept a couple years ago from the only foundation male we still have.
I have some siblings and mother and daughter breeding in the same cage so these are actually 2 different mosaic (white with black) from 2 different litters. I told my husband he should have gotten them in the same pic for comparison. The lighter one and the 2 ebonies are from Keck and the one with more grey is her granddaughter and 5th generation of breeding.
Possibly still all females :lol: She's produced 2 males total in her line so far and I kept one that might produce a litter any day or it could be next year... :roll: Periodically I check the female but you can't really tell with certainty unless you check them right before they are going to give birth when the nipples protrude and the abdomen finally has a noticeable shape/size change. I traded one of her female offspring for a male who is ready to pair with a female we kept a couple years ago from the only foundation male we still have.