Using Reds or Castors in a Tri-color Program? And blacks and chocolates, too.

[MuddyFarms]

I have read differing views on this topic and am wondering if anyone would have some time to tell me what they know or do with this, please?

Is it better to use a red or a castor in an agouti-based tri-color program? Why would one be preferred over the other? Does it affect how bright the orange/red is or how much black the tri-color rabbits would have? Also, when would it be appropriate to use a black (I have read that it depends on if the black is out of agouti or self)? I have ambers, too- are those acceptable to use?

My rabbits have produced orange/black tris and fawn/gray (or blue). What should be used with a broken chocolate to produce chocolate/orange tris?

 

[WhatTheFluff]

I’m new to tri’s and harlequins…but in my
Last round of breedings I bred a solid chocolate doe to a black/orange tri and I got a chocolate/orange tri.

Disclaimer, this could be wrong, but I’ve read that tris are just the broken version of a harlequin. So I’d say to up your chance of getting chocolate/orange tris when breeding a broken chocolate would to breed to a harlequin.
I have a picture I screenshot that had to do with breeding harlequins with tris and the probability of pattern outcomes, I’ll attach. Idk to me a tri is a broken harlequin, so if you had a broken, you’d want a “solid” (aka a harlequin since your broken is NOT a tri) to
breed with for a better chance of tris instead of Charlie’s and such. Or if you could get your hands on a tri that could work too. If that makes sense?

 

[MuddyFarms]

I’m new to tri’s and harlequins…but in my
Last round of breedings I bred a solid chocolate doe to a black/orange tri and I got a chocolate/orange tri.

Disclaimer, this could be wrong, but I’ve read that tris are just the broken version of a harlequin. So I’d say to up your chance of getting chocolate/orange tris when breeding a broken chocolate would to breed to a harlequin.
I have a picture I screenshot that had to do with breeding harlequins with tris and the probability of pattern outcomes, I’ll attach. Idk to me a tri is a broken harlequin, so if you had a broken, you’d want a “solid” (aka a harlequin since your broken is NOT a tri) to
breed with for a better chance of tris instead of Charlie’s and such. Or if you could get your hands on a tri that could work too. If that makes sense?
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Thanks for the info and chart! In another thread, I had the topic explained to me as well. The broken rabbit (that is paired with a harlequin) needs to carry non-extension or be harlequinized in order to throw harles or tris. You can know if the broken carries non-extension sometimes if you know what the parents were, but otherwise you just have to test it.

 

[WhatTheFluff]

Thanks for the info and chart! In another thread, I had the topic explained to me as well. The broken rabbit (that is paired with a harlequin) needs to carry non-extension or be harlequinized in order to throw harles or tris. You can know if the broken carries non-extension sometimes if you know what the parents were, but otherwise you just have to test it.

Oh that’s good to know! Honestly about color genetics are so confusing to me