Breeding Netherland Dwarfs

[HappyFarmBunnies]

Hello all!

Alright, I have a lovely blue buck and a charming blacksilver martenbuck, and I have the opportunity to purchase a black doe or a blue doe. I love the blue coloring, and in my experience with blacks (in Mini Rexes), the black tends to dominate everything. But I know that breeding blue to a blue will only result inonly more blues, right? Since it is so recessive. Plus you run the risk of washing them out.

The black doe is out of a blue (out of two blacks)and a blue himi (out of a black himi and a blue himi).

The blue doe is out of a black (out of a black and a chocolate)and a himi (color not listed on pedigree, but out of a black himi and another unspecified himi).

I am leaning towards the black doe, because I want something that can go to both of those particular bucks and work well. Any opinions and thoughts are greatly appreciate, though.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

I'm trying to upload photos, but it keeps saying the file is too large and I don't know how to downsize. The blue doe has better type than the black doe, and a better pedigree too.

 

[pamnock]

If I am reading correctly that the black doe is out of a blue x blue himi, then the pedigree is incorrect. Two recessive blues cannot produce a dominant black.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

The pedigree says that the black doe that I could potentially buy is out of a blue sire (who is out of a black sire and a black dam) and a blue himi dam (who is out of a black himi sire and a blue himi dam).

Even with all that black further up the family tree, does it still not seem possible?

 

[TinysMom]

HappyFarmBunnies wrote:

The pedigree says that the black doe that I could potentially buy is out of a blue sire (who is out of a black sire and a black dam) and a blue himi dam (who is out of a black himi sire and a blue himi dam).

Even with all that black further up the family tree, does it still not seem possible?

The pedigree is wrong then.

A Blue X Blue crossing can NOT give you blacks. It doesn't matter if there were blacks in the background ... blue is recessive and when bred to blue - it can not give you black.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

OK, thanks for clearing that up for me. I knew that was the rule for selfs but I wasn't sure if it was complicated by the presence of himis. So in this case, if I crossed my blue buck to this blue doe, I would only get blue himis or solid blues.

That's a little too restrictive for me so I guess I have to pass on this offer, since the black is not quit up to the standard that I prefer. It's too bad!