satin disqualifications
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I'm sure otter satin can help you there, I don't have a clue. I like satin angoras, but that's the extent of my satin experience....
ottersatin
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Hello MatSuAK,
Your best bet to knowing ALL the DQ's for all of the Satin colors
would be to purchase "The Standard of Perfection" This is the book
that the Judges go by and bring out if any question comes up during
Judging. It is a must to have in your Rabbit Library for any Rabbit breeder
who Shows. Another book I suggest is: "Rabbit Production" Written by:
McNitt,Patton, Lukfahr & Cheeke. This book is also known in Rabbit Breeder circle
as: "The Rabbit Breeders Bible" These are the two books that I feel no Rabbit
Breeder should be without. I say this because it would simply take too long
to write out ALL of the possible Disqualifications for all of the Satin Colors.
Ottersatin.
ldtimer:
Your best bet to knowing ALL the DQ's for all of the Satin colors
would be to purchase "The Standard of Perfection" This is the book
that the Judges go by and bring out if any question comes up during
Judging. It is a must to have in your Rabbit Library for any Rabbit breeder
who Shows. Another book I suggest is: "Rabbit Production" Written by:
McNitt,Patton, Lukfahr & Cheeke. This book is also known in Rabbit Breeder circle
as: "The Rabbit Breeders Bible" These are the two books that I feel no Rabbit
Breeder should be without. I say this because it would simply take too long
to write out ALL of the possible Disqualifications for all of the Satin Colors.
Ottersatin.
ldtimer:
SatinsRule
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It varies by variety. Eye colors, toenail colors, white spots on colored rabbits are some of the more common ones.
Which colors/varities of satins do you have?
Which colors/varities of satins do you have?
Thanks everyone! I was eyeing the Standard of Perfection book, & its not very expensive, so your recommendation of it convinces me I will look for the other book on amazon. Thanks again<br /><br />__________ Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:53 am __________<br /><br />I have a blue buck I thought I might try and show in November or December, but I think his eye color might be too light and I wasn't sure about toenails and fur on his toes. The shows up here are very small and friendly, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he did disqualify. I would, however, like to become more knowledgeable about the varieties.
I will look for the other book on amazon. Thanks again<br /><br />__________ Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:53 am __________<br /><br />I have a blue buck I thought I might try and show in November or December, but I think his eye color might be too light and I wasn't sure about toenails and fur on his toes. The shows up here are very small and friendly, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he did disqualify. I would, however, like to become more knowledgeable about the varieties.
SatinsRule
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Toenails are to be dark. Eye color is to be blue to gray. No ring color or white belly color. General breed DQ's include absence of sheen to the coat. Anything to the contrary of those things will result in a DQ.
As for the other varieties, the standards get pretty wacked out. I could start naming them, but I'd be here half the day doing so.
If you're planning to do any breeding with that rabbit, get a solid black or another blue. If you're thinking about bringing along brokens, understand that doing so will likely produce a lot of white toenails.
Blues tend to have the best fur texture in the breed. Don't ask me why, it just seems to work out that way. I have a black buck that was sired by a blue, and he inherited his father's coat texture, which is exactly what I wanted to happen when I bred his mom to that blue buck.
Another book to get would be the ASRBA guide book. To get it, you'll have to join the American Satin RBA, and the binder which holds the pages together I think goes for $5. It contains a lot of useful Satin-specific info including breeding tips related to which other colors work the best with each variety. Read the breeding tips to reds and you'll understand why so few people raise them, and why they tend to be so hard to win with.
As for the other varieties, the standards get pretty wacked out. I could start naming them, but I'd be here half the day doing so.
If you're planning to do any breeding with that rabbit, get a solid black or another blue. If you're thinking about bringing along brokens, understand that doing so will likely produce a lot of white toenails.
Blues tend to have the best fur texture in the breed. Don't ask me why, it just seems to work out that way. I have a black buck that was sired by a blue, and he inherited his father's coat texture, which is exactly what I wanted to happen when I bred his mom to that blue buck.
Another book to get would be the ASRBA guide book. To get it, you'll have to join the American Satin RBA, and the binder which holds the pages together I think goes for $5. It contains a lot of useful Satin-specific info including breeding tips related to which other colors work the best with each variety. Read the breeding tips to reds and you'll understand why so few people raise them, and why they tend to be so hard to win with.
huntress86
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You'd be surprised at how much the rabbit bible and SOF will help ya, I raise solid and broken Siamese Satins, and they can have light and dark toenails on the same rabbit, so long as they are uniform to front and back feet. :shock: I know, lol.
SatinsRule
Well-known member
Yeah, most Siamese satin breeders I know normally bring three different shades to a show to cover their bases. They range from dark to medium to light. They're almost as bad as reds in terms of what judges think is the "ideal color".
