Mini Rex show question??

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I have a Sr doe that has been very unwilling to breed. So ive decided it would be nice to let Robin show her. She is a Monson doe and has 1 leg. But she has had atleast 1 litter so is she still show able? What do i look for? Its been atleast a 6 months since her last litter. There is a show next month and May so if she gets a leg at each one she would be granded.
 

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How is her fur? She seems small and typey so am assuming not over max senior weight. Really depends on the competition and is she is the best of her age or variety :)
 
i looked her fur over and it looks good. But i heard u cant show after they start having babies. So just wanted to be sure. Guess ill let Robin take her and find out. Im not sure on her weight forgot that. But i think she will be around the 3 to 4 pound area.
 
Usually, mini rexes aren't shown after babies because their coat won't ever be the same as before, but I'd just do my best to get her in condition in the meantime, cause you CAN still show, but flesh condition will probably work against you. It doesn't mean you still can't learn from her and learn more about type.

A good Mini Rex breeder over here recommends to also wait on breeding your bucks, because it also effects the coat of the Mini Rex. I can probably put you in contact with him for more tips as far as Mini Rex goes. He kills it nationally and always picking up RIS and BIS, so he has a lot of good knowledge behind him that could be very beneficial to you.

She isn't posed 100% correct, but even though she is not, I think she'd still come together as a doe with good type and certainly a good prospect for breeding :) Her coat seems soft, so I'd try to balance that coat with breeding her to a buck (of course good type) with more density and resistance.
 
Good shoulder, good body but how about a hindquarters shot? That back foot looks slightly tipped which could mean pinched hocks.

For recovering the coat I would suggest BOSS and flaxseed or chia seed(tiny so harder for them to eat than flax but it works most of the time) or an oil mixture and roll the pellets in it. I find horse coat supplements have a good mix of high quality oils including the sunflower and flax I mentioned for feeding straight. You do have to watch weight with those foods. Cut pellets and introduce some hay if you aren't feeding it already and it will balance the high fat foods that provide the building blocks for good hair growth. If you only have a 16% pellet some legume hay (alfalfa or clover) would be good but if you can get away with grass hay it will keep the weight off even better.

Putting on some fat doesn't really harm showing but it can ruin their ability to breed later. If she's already not breeding well it would be a good idea to keep a close watch on her weight. Stop the high calorie/fat foods back out if she starts gaining and when you are ready to breed her put her on a grass hay and mineral lick only diet for a couple weeks. Weigh and check flesh condition frequently. If your cages allow it you can also put the water on one end, the food on the other end, and place some pvc pipe or wooden dowel (will need replaced as chewed slightly but cheap and fits through bars) off the floor in the middle so they have to jump back and forth over it giving them exercise that builds good muscle tone for flesh condition and cuts fat for breeding help.
 
And you need to know your lines as well. I don't have lines that can go on the table after senior prime, no matter whether they were bred or not. Once they reach 8 -10 mos, they are done showing period. Some Rex last longer, some snap back.
 
My daughter has a Mini Rex that is pushing a year and kicking butt, his father won BIS at ARBA in 2010 at 13 months. Each line is different, Peach is right, condition will be your hardest obstacle.
 

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