Max Factor Gene in ND

[Willow's_Dream]

Have any of you dealt with a litter of ND's that have max factor babies in their litter? Reason asking, I am new to the ND breed, and this is my first litter.. and what I seen in the nestbox FREAKED ME OUT!!! I had no clue what it was, and went on a search to find out. I have two max factor babies, and the other three seem fine. I am going to cull the max factor babies, as bad as I HATE having to do that.... what do you do? I have a friend of mine offering me ND's out of her stock, that doesnt carry the gene... should I rehome my buck/doe ( since it takes both of them to carry the gene to produce mf babies). I LOVE this breeding pair.. and am at a loss. Here is a link to my album on fb where I have pictures of the litter. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.161940243983768.1073741838.160074017503724&type=1

 

[Dood]

Well...

I am very anti-dwarf at the moment and not pleased with the direction my beloved breed has gone in the 30 years since I was raising ND in the '80s.

I would cull, or neuter and pet out, your two rabbits because they both have this horrible mutation that in my opinion should never have been allowed to become so prevalent. I would also inform the breeder(s) of your bunnies and if they are shocked and dismayed about your predicament that is one thing, but if they seem unconcerned and pass it off as a common defect in the breed then I would accuse them of fraud for not disclosing that the gene is present in their bloodlines and threaten legal action for breeding and selling purebred rabbits with a serious genetic defect, but that's just me

 

[Willow's_Dream]

I wont be breeding this pair again... in fact, A breeder friend of mine is offering me an unrelated pair from her ND's that does not carry the gene...for free. So I will keep these as pets ( because I LOVE both of them ) and just not breed them again. We culled the two that were deformed, but the other three seem to be doing fine.. I will make sure the new owners KNOW about this gene. I have been doing A LOT of reading since this showed up.