Cali nose colors?
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boundarybunnyco
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that's because they are cali/nz cross. mine look the same way. some come out looking more like the new zealand side. and some are very lightly marked.
michabo3000
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The sure look like nice rabbits, but how did you get them to all hold still?
I have no idea, I was surprised they held still so good! XD I never thought it was possible, not after dealing with my bossy pet rabbits.
I'd rub their heads from nose to ear firmly and they'd stay still for a few moments - or at least until I turned around! :lol: I had to pat them every time I bent down to get another, but as soon as the 10th one was on it and posed the cage started to bend badly so everyone went up on the hutch. Then as I had 9th positioned forward, the 10th fell off behind the hutch... As soon as I looked back, they were scattered again. haha
I'd rub their heads from nose to ear firmly and they'd stay still for a few moments - or at least until I turned around! :lol: I had to pat them every time I bent down to get another, but as soon as the 10th one was on it and posed the cage started to bend badly so everyone went up on the hutch. Then as I had 9th positioned forward, the 10th fell off behind the hutch... As soon as I looked back, they were scattered again. haha
michabo3000
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so how old are they, are ya gonna eat them?
They're somewhere between nine and ten weeks, the plan was to eat them. I wouldn't mind keeping one or two for some experiments, though. haha
edit; also, we don't know their weights, don't have a proper scale. At about 7 weeks they weighed between 2.5 and 3 pounds, or so says the rusty old scale.
edit; also, we don't know their weights, don't have a proper scale. At about 7 weeks they weighed between 2.5 and 3 pounds, or so says the rusty old scale.
michabo3000
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Cant tell alot from the pics, but they look like good meat rabbits to me. I would keep a couple of them. Nice big litter. Is mom a cal or a new zealand?
Some really do feel like there's more to them than others, the back feels wider and such. Don't think I'll be able to keep any or many... :/
I was told the mom was a Cali and she's got the points like a Cali, but I don't know if she's a halfbreed or if it's just her babies. The breeder had Californians and New Zealands, but didn't seem to keep very good records, so I don't know for sure.
I was told the mom was a Cali and she's got the points like a Cali, but I don't know if she's a halfbreed or if it's just her babies. The breeder had Californians and New Zealands, but didn't seem to keep very good records, so I don't know for sure.
michabo3000
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How many rabbits do you have besides these? What kinds?
2 Cali does (probably New Zealand in their blood)
1 Cali/NewZ buck (breeder said he was a cross at least)
From another breeder,
2 New Zealand does (white and broken red)
2 New Zealand bucks (white and broken chestnut)
My mom seems to have this thing about the rabbits matching, so we had to have matching pairs. lol
And then I have my 2 pet rabbits of course. <3
1 Cali/NewZ buck (breeder said he was a cross at least)
From another breeder,
2 New Zealand does (white and broken red)
2 New Zealand bucks (white and broken chestnut)
My mom seems to have this thing about the rabbits matching, so we had to have matching pairs. lol
And then I have my 2 pet rabbits of course. <3
OneAcreFarm
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Pick out the six with the darkest colors, then separate by male/female...pick the meatiest/best shaped buck and doe and keep those two...
MamaSheepdog
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Listen to my Sistah, OAF- she knows of what she speaks! 
OneAcreFarm
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MamaSheepdog":1ogk5xox said:Listen to my Sistah, OAF- she knows of what she speaks!
Thanks, Sistah!
And by the way, some of the darker ones are very nice specimens indeed, Nyctra! :yes:
3mina
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Hear! Hear! Very nice
OneAcreFarm
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ChickiesnBunnies":38ble9pm said:
They DO actually come in Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac....but ARBA only recognizes the Black variety. In Europe, all four varieties are recognized. I have a doe, Big Mama, that used to throw all four colors when I bred her to Big Daddy, the buck I lost to a dog attack.
ohiogoatgirl
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might anyone be able to post pics of the different colors? or give links to some pics/examples?
i'm wonderin if mine are just light from the heat or what... to me i think they look like a light lilac/very light chocolate mix together... :?
i'm wonderin if mine are just light from the heat or what... to me i think they look like a light lilac/very light chocolate mix together... :?
OneAcreFarm
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Mocha, Chocolate Cal
Mocha as a Jr. with a Black Cal
This is Big Blue, he is either Blue or Lilac, hard to tell right now with the heat. If he darkens up with the cool weather I will be able to tell for sure..
This is Little Mama, she is a Black and retains her color pretty well in the heat.
Mocha as a Jr. with a Black Cal
This is Big Blue, he is either Blue or Lilac, hard to tell right now with the heat. If he darkens up with the cool weather I will be able to tell for sure..
This is Little Mama, she is a Black and retains her color pretty well in the heat.
ohiogoatgirl
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awesome awesome i will have to get a pic of mines points to post... definitely think they look like choco-lilac/blue together to me
__________ Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:00 pm __________
here some pics of my cali. both are this color points. they have more of a light chocolate tint then the pics show.
i will have to get a pic of mines points to post... definitely think they look like choco-lilac/blue together to me__________ Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:00 pm __________
here some pics of my cali. both are this color points. they have more of a light chocolate tint then the pics show.
