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@Alaska Satin Thanks again for the great reply! Do you happen to know if any of those other possible hidden recessive can cause excessive white hairs in the ears of a broken? I've never had this much white before. This particular doe didn't kindle any with gray eyes, but all three of her broken...

Thank you so much!

Do some black (carrying dilute) Dd rabbits have blue/gray eyes? Or is something else there, like cchd self-chin? I have 3 NZ litters currently, all with a blue parent (new to our herd) and either a black or broken black parent (no dilute at all), so all the kits are black or broken black and...

Hello! Has anyone seen this before and know what it might be? This is a 2.5 year old NZ doe. I've only had her about 6 months and haven't noticed it before her nail trim today. Her droppings look normal and there hasn't been any recent change to her diet (pellets and Timothy hay), or her...

Oh, sorry I missed this question! My REW buck's parents and full pedigrees of his parents are all black, broken black or REW. I'd be surprised if anything else was hiding in there, but you never know! So yes, probably all black (carrying dilute and REW) for the first generation.

Oh, wow! I hadn't looked all that closely before at the pedigrees, but just realized both my doe and the sire of her kits came from Grace Hollow rabbitry! I've watched tons of her YouTube videos and always admired her rabbits! Awesome score! 😁

Hi! Both the doe and her kits have only blue or black in their pedigrees. The lighting is weird in that picture where she looks a bit chocolate!

Thank you for such great info! When we got our original trio, the breeder did tell us that she got an occasional blue, so we've always had our fingers crossed that we'd get some. However after around 3 years or so of line-breeding, no such luck, but you never know! That would be awesome if we did!

I agree. It's either frequent pan dumping, a few minutes each time (which doesn't seem like it would be that bad, but this could be wishful thinking or just naivete talking!), or a massive, smelly muck-out several times a year, which we truly dread! Either way, the work is there to be done! And...

Thanks! Yeah, my worry is I will underestimate the work it will take and then end up regretting my move from a deep litter system. With a full time job, young kids, chickens and now quail to care for, efficiency is really important! I'm trying to really think it through before committing to...

Thank you! There was so much pulled fur in her nest that I wondered how she had any left on her body, so maybe that was it! I'll keep an eye on it.

Yes, they had to re-home them together due to a situation where they had to leave town for work. Otherwise they wouldn't have sold them like that, I'm sure.

We've always wanted to add blues to our herd of black/ broken black/ REW New Zealands, but hadn't found the right ones. Well, we finally did it! We made contact with someone several months ago who was going to sell a beautiful 2-year old senior doe but then decided not to. We reached back out...

@RabbitDad Thanks so much for the replies and great suggestions! @Alaska Satin Thanks for the pictures and details of your set-up. It looks great! You've given me a lot to think about and some great ideas to consider!