How should I cross breed to dwarfs?

[a7736100]

I put a mini-lop doe with a dwarf buck. The buck tried to do his thing but it seems he grunted and fell off from on top of her back but he was nowhere near her vent area. He is about half the length of her.
Should I just let him try till he hits the spot?

I'm afraid to do it with a drawf doe because the babies may be too big for her. Is there any danger.

 

[jessie15273]

A Netherland Dwarf? or just any rabbit with the dwarf gene. I had a nethie, sucessfully breed with a Californian, unfortunatly. Just curious, whats your reasoning for this cross? pets?

 

[a7736100]

Yes ND. Just trying to see if I can get Holland Lops.

So which was ND, buck or doe?

 

[Whipple]

Did he faint? If so I'd say he hit the spot.
Curious, why not just get some Holland Lops?

 

[Peach]

I'm curious about this myself. It will take you a good while to get remotely close to the holland lop look crossing Mini Lops and Netherland Dwarfs. Better off buying quality Holland Lop stock

 

[ZRabbits]

Wouldn't you have to have several litters to accomplish your goals? And what about the ones that don't look like Holland Lops? Will you be able to find homes for them as well?

I think the suggestion of starting out with good Holland Lop stock would be a better way to go. You can sell as pet or show, broadening your clientele?

Karen

 

[Kyle@theWintertime]

You can get EXTREMELY nice Hollands at a show...my Holland buck is conformationally amazing but has one single white toenail. I got him for $10 at a show from a very disappointed breeder. If I can lay hands on a nice doe or two to complement him, I may get some show-quality kits in a first breeding, no need to wait several generations.

Besides, I read somewhere that lop-ears are recessive so it'll be at least two generations before you start getting lop-eared kits, and then only if you are lucky. Does anyone know for sure though? I'm not 100% sure on the lop-ear thing.

 

[Peach]

You can get EXTREMELY nice Hollands at a show...my Holland buck is conformationally amazing but has one single white toenail. I got him for $10 at a show from a very disappointed breeder. If I can lay hands on a nice doe or two to complement him, I may get some show-quality kits in a first breeding, no need to wait several generations.

Besides, I read somewhere that lop-ears are recessive so it'll be at least two generations before you start getting lop-eared kits, and then only if you are lucky. Does anyone know for sure though? I'm not 100% sure on the lop-ear thing.

With meat mutts, ive gotten them floppy but semi erect. It would probably take 2-3 generations to get the flop and then god knows how much long to develop a thick wide crown. Plus the wide, filled in face.

Back to my meat mutts though...good amount had weaker ear carilage and some were normal.

 

[skysthelimit]

Hollands don't always breed true anyway, better to start with a tried and proven gene pool than recreate the wheel.