Wool Rabbit Color Thread

[PSFAngoras]

Hi Everyone!

All of us who raise wool rabbits know that they are a bit harder to put a color to sometimes as the wool tends to have that washed out look. So my idea is this, we should all try to help each other, and anyone else who needs it, out! If you have a certain color, post a picture of it, and if you know the genetics, add it as a caption to the photo. That would give us all something to look at instead of most websites that just give a description. What do you say?

__________ Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:55 am __________<br /><br />__________ Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:59 am __________<br /><br />

 

[skysthelimit]

I only have one now really with the Angora, so can't be of much help yet, but I have several with the JW and the Wool is basically the same as Angora.

 

[PSFAngoras]

Hey, their still considered wooled rabbits in my book! Post 'em!

 

[lonelyfarmgirl]

Here are some color examples

 

[Mary Ann's Rabbitry]

those are so cute.. they look kinda like a puppy

 

[PSFAngoras]

Very cute! I love the chinchilla.
I guess I can see why everyone is always after my chin kits now, I've never really seen them past 12 weeks.

 

[lonelyfarmgirl]

Actually, you might be surprised to learn that the satin angora chinchilla is only an F2, only 3/4 purebred. He's the best chin I've ever had. My pure chins aren't that nice.

 

[PSFAngoras]

I most of mine end up with white-ish wool, not that lovely shade of dark grey. He is gorgeous though, purebred or not

 

[skysthelimit]

A few

 

[Lenora C]

Is my blue still blue? He was born on Mothers Day this year. He is on his second coat and this is what I am seeing now.

 

[skysthelimit]

Looks blue to me. It's in the face, not the wool. The wool causes the pigment to be dispersed, so my black has black-gray white wool on his body, but is face is black.

 

[bunnychild]

The colors I have.
Self Grey

Chestnut Agouti

Siamese Sable

Black Otter

I have noticed that black otters don't get the orange tent until after 2 months.

 

[paper_crane2]

French Angora

__________ Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:14 pm __________

Black Tort French Angora<br /><br />__________ Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:17 pm __________<br /><br />Oh, I forgot the genetics!

Black tort: aaB_C_D_ee

Lilac tort: aabbC_ddee

 

[PSFAngoras]

Self blue chinchilla, FA, aaB_cchd_ddE_

He throws the prettiest kits!

 

[skysthelimit]

Curious, why are you calling him a self blue chinchilla?

 

[PSFAngoras]

Dood helped me figure it out. He looks like a smoked pearl (aaB_cchl_dd_E_), but he throws chinchillas (mom is a REW ...cc... So no chance of chins there) so instead of he cchl gene that smoked pearls have, he has a cchd. So, therefore, he is a self chinchilla of the blue variety. that also means that his 'pearl' kits are actually sallanders, and his 'seal' kits must actually be self black chins, but I haven't seen breeding results from those kits yet, so I'm waiting for confirmation on that.

I always wondered what a self rabbit with the chin gene would look like, didn't occur to me that I had one sitting in my rabbitry the whole time

 

[skysthelimit]

Dood helped me figure it out. He looks like a smoked pearl (aaB_cchl_dd_E_), but he throws chinchillas (mom is a REW ...cc... So no chance of chins there) so instead of he cchl gene that smoked pearls have, he has a cchd. So, therefore, he is a self chinchilla of the blue variety. that also means that his 'pearl' kits are actually sallanders, and his 'seal' kits must actually be self black chins, but I haven't seen breeding results from those kits yet, so I'm waiting for confirmation on that.

I always wondered what a self rabbit with the chin gene would look like, didn't occur to me that I had one sitting in my rabbitry the whole time

Thought you might want to make that distinction. Because it is not a recognized color, someone might think Chins are selfs without an explanation. I have self chins, not any Woolys, I finally got on with brown eyes, so it's barely distinguishable from the Seal.

__________ Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:56 am __________

The colors I have.
Self Grey

And I'm wondering about this too, since there is no self gray color. Looks like a black, unless there are some other genes at play here as well.

 

[PSFAngoras]

I figured the non recognized colors were just as useful here since they still have the capacity to throw beautiful recognized, show quality animals.

 

[SarahMelisse]

Self chocolate, French Angora buck (aabbC_D_E_)

My pride and joy... Orange (agouti), French Angora buck. This little guy, Bunaby Jones, is the brightest and cleanest color orange I have gotten. First pic is Bunaby as a kit and second is as a senior. (AaBbC_D_ee)

Chestnut (agouti), French Angora doe (AaB_C_D_E_)

Black Tortoiseshell, French Angora doe (aaBbCcD_ee)

 

[GatewayHomestead]

That chinchilla is stunning! Definitely on my want list!