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I didn’t know that the black in a red x black outcross had to carry the gene for steel. That’s not what all the other posts I looked at before this said, so now I’m very relieved. I thought the red and black genes got together to make the steel gene. I’m glad I could inadvertently show you...

If possible, my goals are to get more meat on them, get faster growth rates, breed for red and maybe blue, and generally breed to improve my herd.

And finally my chestnut agouti buck. He has a really poor body, but his temperament is the sweetest and most docile of all my rabbits and his fur is so luxurious. I’d really appreciate your insight into what to do as far as breeding and culling them!

This is my black buck. He and his sister both have stray white spots, though he has a lot more, and a browning cast that has gotten better since they’ve molted into their winter coats.

This is my red buck. I took extra pictures of all his smut and white tips.

This is my black doe

Okay, I got the pictures! Also, update - I think some of my self blacks are actually gold tipped steel possibly. Only the ones from my black doe’s litter so far. I’ll attach pictures. I’d appreciate it if you could tell me if they are! Below are the kit and my red doe. Also, please forgive my...

Thank you so much Alaska Satin! This really helps me understand what to look for and breed. I really appreciate your expertise and willingness to help me learn! My family has also heard way more about rabbits and their genetics than they care to hear. 🥲😂 My buck does have really nice...

Wow, this is great! Unfortunately I only know the parents for my reds. I got them from a breeder who was retiring. They had a red dad and a chestnut mom. The others I got from a guy who bought a bulk bundle of 30 rabbits from an auction because they wouldn’t sell him just one. He’s a farmer who...

Also, the eyes are indeed red for the himilayans

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. I will pair my red doe with my chestnut agouti buck and see from there. I would like to breed my blacks to see if I can get some blue out of them, but I'm limited in my cage space. I will be sending one of my bucks to the freezer because 3 is really too...

I know red x black is one of the most volatile combinations for New Zealands, and I’m thinking that if I want more reds I should breed to my agouti and then bred the kits back to mom or uncle until I get reds unless I get reds right away

Mom was being stubborn and didn’t want to be photographed, so I uploaded an older photo. The others are my bucks. Red doe is sitting on the box

I have two blacks one of each and they are siblings. The same goes for my two reds. I also have one agouti buck unrelated to the other rabbits. There were eight kits in each litter and this was everyone’s first litter. I got black, a mix of red and black, and two whites that have faint...

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Hi! I raise New Zealands for meat, but I also have a pet holland lop. It’s my first time raising rabbits. Recently, I bred my first two pairs of black and red rabbits and got a bunch of different color kits that were not what I was expecting, lol. So now I’m here to figure out what they are and...