thinking of keeping

[ladysown]

this one from Blossom

Not sure of either of these two from Blue Lagoon

number one

number two

the first from Blossom I am keeping as it's the first blue doe I've gotten from her and it's got fairly clean markings. Negative is two white front feet.

The two from Blue lagooon I'm just not sure one.
i think doe one has too much blue on one side. But she is clean in her markings. Nice attitude on this youngster.

and the second has something about it that niggles at me but I'm not sure what it is. Acts healthy and what not, so I just don't know. Does it look likes something worth keeping JUST FOR clarity of markings?

I don't like their mother (for her attitude and jumpiness), but am willing to keep her for one more breeding round if neither of these two has redeeming values.

 

[5dognightfarm]

I love the first doe! The second doe I really like too, her markings are super sharp. I had a buck once that was very similarly marked, he was a chocolate, and he grew up to throw some gorgeous babies.

I like the third one too, actually, but I also have a thing for blue magpies so I'm biased.

 

[ladysown]

thanks Cait. gee....you are just so much help in making a final decision aren't you?

I am leaning more to the first one....just not sure on the block of blue on her. But her markings seem clean and that's what I need in my herd. ....

 

[5dognightfarm]

Always the enabler, I am.

I really like the first one, though. The second one is a little brindled, which I find to be a pain in the butt to breed out, and it just never looks as good next to a sharp marked one.

 

[ladysown]

I'll probably keep the first one. She's a quiet nice young doe and I suspect she'll turn out a bit calmer than her momma. Her dad was the most settled buck you could ask for and I think she's got his personality.

 

[SatinsRule]

If you're finding redeeming qualities in each of them, I believe that chances are good that they'll all fit nicely somewhere into your breeding program's future.

Lets face it. We all know the little things that certain rabbits in our programs lack, and that is usually why we tend to notice those same little things in rabbits coming out of the nest box.