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I agree with @TKT , it sounds like it may be some sort of parasite - e.g. fleas, mites, lice. The tail isn't the typical place I expect to find mites or lice, but we don't have fleas around here so it could well be that. If she's got biting critters in that area, she'll be chewing at it. I'd...

Wry neck can be caused by a number of things but the parastite E. cuniculi is a common one. There are a few threads on RT that discuss the infection, symptoms and possible treatments, listed on this thread: https://rabbittalk.com/threads/head-tilt.37440/#post-363690 It sounds like the doe may...

There are also cues on the face in many varieties of coturnix (the cues are not there in varieties like Rosettas, Tibetans, Texas A&Ms, or Tuxedos with white faces). Eventually Pharaoh and Jumbo males develop red cheek patches and throat, with fancy outlines. Even though the red has only just...

That looks correct to me - red=breasted male on top, speckled breast female on bottom.

All rabbits at the Convention must be entered in the show. That's one of the reasons buying animals at Convention can be so expensive. Each rabbit must be entered ($18/breed class, $9.50/fur), and the owner must pay an exhibitor fee as well ($15). Add to that the cost of travel/transport, and...

If it's actually silvering, it'll probably end up being a DQ. Stray white hairs is a fault, but "excessive white hairs in a colored section" is a general (all breed) disqualification. What constitutes "excessive" versus "stray" is up to the discretion of each judge, but silvering is typically...

I agree it's a nice-looking rabbit; I'm partial to that elegant combination of white fur and dark eye. But to my eye it doesn't really look like a mandolin shape, it looks more like a normal type just relaxing and lazing around, with its front feet pushed way out front and its back feet moved...

We use a long aquarium for a brooder as well. We've found it helps the chicks get accustomed to seeing people moving around so they're quite calm (the tank is in our family room) and it keeps the dust contained. We cover it with a reptile screen cover (the chicks pop starting when they're...

Seconding what @kusanar314 said - most rabbits available to the public are not purebred or any particular breed, and you can't honestly name them if you don't have a pedigree (the Dutch you posted is so classic it could be an exception). There are many, many people selling rabbits at swap meets...

If he produced blues and opals, you know for sure that both he and the REW carried dilute <d>, and in fact the doe may actually be a blue or opal under the cover of white. I have a white Satin that is genetically a self blue. You also know for sure that both of them carry self <a>.

Those are actually great photos! They show all the important parts in good lighting. That undercolor says orange/red with a fair bit of smut. At that point the question becomes: is he black-based or chocolate based? I'm going with chocolate after looking at these new pictures. Even though...

Now that looks like a Dutch, and from what I can see in these photos, he may be a pretty well-marked one at that! Dutch is another one of those terms that can mean either the breed or the pattern (which can be produced by the dutch allele <du>, or by a completely different one called vienna...

It looks like there was a blue (dilute black) in the litter with the mystery bunny, which would mean there is dilute <d> in the mix. If there is also chocolate <b>, getting those two alleles together makes lilac, so if you do have both, lilac is definitely a possibility. Regarding the buck...

Hmm. That looks a bit different from the first photo. Just checking - both of these are the same rabbit, yes? In the first photo he looks like a smutty red, in the second he looks almost chestnut, though he would be very lightly ticked if so. The thing to do would be to blow into his coat...

First, my heart goes out to you. I've had some pretty bad times over the years, but to get hit this hard, this soon, is tragic. I agree, it is probably a bioweapon - it certainly was intended as such for rabbits, at the very least. The virus was purposely weaponized in Australia and New...

I would be willing to believe that's a sable magpie, but a single photo taken in the shade viewed on a computer screen does temper my confidence. :) So, I wouldn't rule out blue. But the very pale color on her face and back, compared with darker color on her ears and hindquarters suggests...

As far as I know, Gotland rabbits are a Swedish landrace breed (meaning there is not a predictable color or pattern), which haven't even really been bred to a standard until fairly recently. Maybe @MsTemeraire or @reh can give us more information about them. Importing rabbits into the US from...

Sounds like you've got the "rabbit bug" as so many of us do! :ROFLMAO: You'll be amazed at how much you learn in just a short time when you start raising rabbits. But, just a note with regard to truth in advertising... There isn't really such a breed as a Magpie/Harlequin mix, or a breed...

I don't mist eggs, in fact I go to some lengths to make sure eggs never get wet. During storage or incubation, moisture on the shell can cause bacteria to move into the egg. During pipping or hatching, believe it or not, chicks can actually drown from a poorly-placed water droplet. o_O I use...

Aggression can appear in any rabbit of any breed, for a multitude of possible reasons. The New Zealand is a breed that has been heavily selectively bred for meat and reproductive qualities, with temperament taking a back seat (or none at all) in terms of breeding criteria. I've found that the...