Help! Which one is best??

[Cedar Point Rabbitry]

So these are three sisters, about 5 weeks old. Dam is pedigreed, purebred Holland Lop. Sire is a Holland Lop

Anyway, I have not idea which one I should keep of these three!

First up is Shannon. Almost solid black, one white foot. She has nice width, calm, friendly personality, nice ears.
Second is Shanna. Mostly white ears. She is bouncy, nicely rounded head and body. Short ears.
Third is Shawna. Mostly black ears. Calm, ears flop, nice body. Nothing spectacular. Lacks width compared to Shannon.

__________ Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:39 am __________

 

[Susie570]

I'm just going to make a guess and say that Shannon has the best conformation... let's see if others agree with me. I know very little about Holland Lops.

 

[Becky]

If Shannon has just one white foot, she probably has the Vienna gene, which means about half of her offspring are going to have odd white spots too.

 

[Cedar Point Rabbitry]

Bump! Rebel.Rose.Rabbity, would you please comment? Purty please?

 

[dangerbunny]

Very cute pictures but not good for critiquing conformation, when they are investigating their surroundings it changes the angles. For that you need a side shot of the rabbit posed, a front shot is helpful too. 5 weeks old is fairly young for evaluating anyway, Hollands can change a lot, that is why many respected breeders don't sell before several months.

Also you have to look at your herd as a whole, as you don't want to bred faults together. What you need is dependent on your bucks and other does.