Four More Bucks to Evaluate, if You Will!

[MamaSheepdog]

This is Eomer, my eldest buck- he was born last September. He has weighed as much as 8lbs 15oz, but is 8lbs 6oz now. I think the heat makes them eat less.

His head is forward of his feet, but I couldn't get him to push it back:





This is 'Lectric Blue. He is 7-1/2 months old, and weighs 7lbs 11oz:





This is a broken black born in late March. He is 6lbs 13oz:





This is the baby of the group, born April 23rd. He is 4lbs 11oz. OAF almost took this little guy home! I love his markings:

 

[skysthelimit]

Eomer has good depth and good shoulder height. Needs something more in the midsection, and lacks finish over the hips, but he has nice type.

I can't tell much about L Blue, he is a bit too far forward, can you scrunch him a little further back? But instinctively I like him.

The broken black falls off after the hips.

The last guy is narrow in body. I would not use him as a herd sire.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I'll try to pose 'L Blue better. In person, he looks like a little brick... and that just did not come through in these pics.

 

[tnelsonfla]

I am thinking these are Rex, but do the broken have more than the 10% body markings required? Does the last one have a wry tail aka screw tail?

 

[ollitos]

'Lectric Blue's rear view is interesting. It's like he's not fully resting but I think that his "meat" is just higher on the body.

Broken black buck - his body arch is really nice and symmetrical. I like symmetry. I have no idea if that is important for show or not. All the others have a much stronger slope towards the head than this one does.

 

[skysthelimit]

I'll try to pose 'L Blue better. In person, he looks like a little brick... and that just did not come through in these pics.

I thought so, that's why I just like him anyway.<br /><br />__________ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:32 pm __________<br /><br />

I am thinking these are Rex, but do the broken have more than the 10% body markings required? Does the last one have a wry tail aka screw tail?

That's enough for show.

 

[Peach]

I don't know as much about rex, but I do like Eomer! I think he shows nice overall balance. I know his front legs are off, but I do find him very pleasant to look at. He's seems meater than Lectirc Blue. Then again you say he's different in real life ( Completely understand. Been there!) I like them both!

I question the last one's tail. Tnelsonfl pointed out the screw tail and I'm wondering myself.

From the Rex breeder that has been helping me out, I hear a good way to test density is blow into the fur and see if you see skin.If you don't/hardly, the rabbit has nice density.

Have you put any on the show table?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

The last little buck has a normal tail- he was just holding it funny. There are no kinks or twists- nice straight vertebrae. See how in the top view pic he is holding it to the right, and the rear view he is holding it to the left?

Sky, when you say Eomer lacks finish over the hips, I believe that is what I refer to as hollowness over the hips. The term "lacking finish" makes it sound like it could be corrected with exercise/more weight? It seems to be a common problem in my herd, along with long shoulders. :X

Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[skysthelimit]

Sky, when you say Eomer lacks finish over the hips, I believe that is what I refer to as hollowness over the hips. The term "lacking finish" makes it sound like it could be corrected with exercise/more weight? It seems to be a common problem in my herd, along with long shoulders. :X

Thanks for the input everyone.

Yes. if he was a younger buck, I would say he needs to gain weight, mature and fill out. Since he is an older buck, it could be corrected with exercise. And then again, maybe not, but lacking finish doesn't exclude him from a breeding program, as long as you know it, and use him wisely.

A far as I have seen, we are all knocking ourselves over trying to get a shorter shoulder in Rex. I have one, my herd sire, but I have yet to have a doe that makes a nomination that produced a doe kit that I want.