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[MKirst]

Ok, thanks everyone.

If Jack is an Opal his phenotype would be A_B_C_ddE_ ??

Does anyone know the color or phenotype for Jill ?

Thanks.

 

[ZRabbits]

Ok, thanks everyone.

If Jack is an Opal his phenotype would be A_B_C_ddE_ ??

Does anyone know the color or phenotype for Jill ?

Thanks.

New at all this too.

If she's a Black Tort, phenotype would be

aa B_ C_ D_ ee

If she's a Cinnamin

A_ bb C_ D_ E_

Here's a chart that I found very helpful

http://www.threelittleladiesrabbitry.co ... rchart.php

Karen

 

[MKirst]

Thanks Karen.

Now how do I know if she's a black tort or cinnamon ? LOL

Sorry for all the crazy questions.

 

[ZRabbits]

Thanks Karen.

Now how do I know if she's a black tort or cinnamon ? LOL

Sorry for all the crazy questions.

You have to ask questions to learn, don't you?

Black Tort is a color, but Cinnamon is a breed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_rabbit

Depends on her weight. If she's gets close to Rex size, I would lean towards Cinnamon.

Karen

 

[skysthelimit]

yep, how old is she now? approximate estimates would do, or how much does she weigh?

 

[Cindi Davis]

I hope this was any help..

Somebody get me an aspirin! :doc:

OMG !!!!!!!!!! Im sooooo with you on that one OUCH my aching brain

 

[skysthelimit]

it's not so bad, you just need a list of genetic colors for your breed and a punnet square. Here is a site with a list of all of the recognized and some not recognized colors for standard rex.
http://www.doubledeckerrabbitry.com/rab ... r_genetics

then the nature trail has a same of breeding "punnet squares". Kind of like the lattice multiplication method. you'll get it in no time. Just some simple rules to remember about order of dominance.

 

[MKirst]

yep, how old is she now? approximate estimates would do, or how much does she weigh?

I have no idea how old Jill is - I would think a baby but I dunno. I weighed them this morning with my fishing scale. It's hard to read anything below 5 pounds.

Jill is 1 pound 6 ounces.

Jack is 2 pounds 9 ounces. Jack I know is an adult. He has gonads. One of the people at the auction said he was an older rabbit and under weight by his looks.

I don't have a kitchen scale and I don't know how reliable the fishing scale is for a rabbit - I usually don't put fish that small on the scale. :lol:

I'll get a picture of Jack, Jill and John together today. John is BIG compared to Jill and Jack - Jane is even bigger than John. John weighs 5 pounds 2 ounces - he was born March 8th 2012. I'm not even going to attempt to weigh Jane, she is still being mean to me now since John fell off her Aug 4th - hopefully it's because she is prego.

Jill and Jack are little wootzes and will no doubt gain weight. John and Jane were the same way when I first got them - then they slowed down after the first week or so.

Do these fishing scale weights sound right ?

 

[skysthelimit]

Never used a fishing scale, I have a postal scale.

Mini Rex bucks are usually between 3-4lbs. But he's not that far off. With Jill being the size she looks in the picture, nearly the size of Jack, I'd guess she was a mini rex cross and not a cinnamon. Guess we'll find out as time goes on, and see if she gets any bigger. You'll have to go by vaginal color to see when she's ready.

 

[MKirst]

Thanks skysthelimit. Ya, time will tell. This is so exciting !! :bunnyhop:

 

[tm_bunnyloft]

You'll have to go by vaginal color to see when she's ready.

How does that work?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

You'll have to go by vaginal color to see when she's ready.

How does that work?

Pale pink= not receptive
Dark pink= could be
Purple= very ready

 

[tm_bunnyloft]

OH!!!!

 

[skysthelimit]

Can someone take a pict and post that somewhere?

 

[MKirst]

This morning when I took Jack, Jill and John outta their hutches to put in the run around cages .. I took some pictures. Only one picture came out 1/2 decent with them on the move the whole time. :?

I also took a video of them hoppin around the table. Just wanted to share.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpFVHNtyjY[/youtube]