Brokens

[rcohen1982]

Ok, so I have a broken black buck, and I was wondering if I bred him to my castor if I will get some broken castors out of the litter? How does that work?:help



Thanks

Rachel

 

[SMALL S RABBITRY]

It really depends on what is in both there back growns but you should get a broken castor but the castor may be very dark cause of the blacks genes but you will proboly be ok. I would atleast do a test breed with them together just to see what you get...........Toby

 

[rcohen1982]

SMALL S RABBITRY wrote:

It really depends on what is in both there back growns but you should get a broken castor but the castor may be very dark cause of the blacks genes but you will proboly be ok. I would atleast do a test breed with them together just to see what you get...........Toby

The castor doe has all castors in her background and the broken black buck has all broken black and solid black in his line.

Does that help any?



Thanks

Rachel

 

[SMALL S RABBITRY]

rcohen1982 wrote:

SMALL S RABBITRY wrote:

It really depends on what is in both there back growns but you should get a broken castor but the castor may be very dark cause of the blacks genes but you will proboly be ok. I would atleast do a test breed with them together just to see what you get...........Toby

The castor doe has all castors in her background and the broken black buck has all broken black and solid black in his line.

Does that help any?



Thanks

Rachel

Yea alittle does the castor doe have any broken castors in her back grown or is it all solids but u should have some brokens but no promises on what color........Toby

 

[akane]

Most likely you will have all castors with about half being broken.

 

[rcohen1982]

SMALL S RABBITRY wrote:

rcohen1982 wrote:

SMALL S RABBITRY wrote:

It really depends on what is in both there back growns but you should get a broken castor but the castor may be very dark cause of the blacks genes but you will proboly be ok. I would atleast do a test breed with them together just to see what you get...........Toby

The castor doe has all castors in her background and the broken black buck has all broken black and solid black in his line.

Does that help any?



Thanks

Rachel

Yea alittle does the castor doe have any broken castors in her back grown or is it all solids but u should have some brokens but no promises on what color........Toby

No broken castors in her background. I am afraid that if I put a black in her background that her litter will be too dark..I don't know anything about this genetic thing and to get the perfect coloring.



Thanks

Rachel

 

[akane]

Crossing castors out to other colors is generally not recommended unless you really know what you are doing. You can make odd colored castors that do not show well.

Broken genes are simple. If the rabbit shows broken and is not a charlie (rabbits with 2 broken genes who are nearly white) it will pass on either a broken gene or a solid gene. It does not matter what is in their background except when checking for charlies. If the broken rabbit is bred to a solid rabbit it has a 50% chance of passing on the broken gene or not. If crossed to another broken rabbit you have a 25% chance of solids, 50% chance of regular brokens, and 25% chance of charlies. The broken gene cannot be hidden except by something like REW so if the rabbit does not have white it cannot pass on a broken gene irregardless of it's background.

 

[SMALL S RABBITRY]

akane wrote:

Crossing castors out to other colors is generally not recommended unless you really know what you are doing. You can make odd colored castors that do not show well.

Broken genes are simple. If the rabbit shows broken and is not a charlie (rabbits with 2 broken genes who are nearly white) it will pass on either a broken gene or a solid gene. It does not matter what is in their background except when checking for charlies. If the broken rabbit is bred to a solid rabbit it has a 50% chance of passing on the broken gene or not. If crossed to another broken rabbit you have a 25% chance of solids, 50% chance of regular brokens, and 25% chance of charlies. The broken gene cannot be hidden except by something like REW so if the rabbit does not have white it cannot pass on a broken gene irregardless of it's background.

That is true but I have had a solid castor bread to a solid castor and have brokens cause they had brokens in there background so that is why i ask about the background.........Toby

 

[rcohen1982]

I think I have decided not to mess with it. My castors are the perfect coloring and I don't want to mess it up because someone wants to buy A broken castor from me. Thanks for everyones help

Rachel

 

[akane]

That is true but I have had a solid castor bread to a solid castor and have brokens cause they had brokens in there background so that is why i ask about the background.........Toby

This should be a genetic impossibility. Broken is dominant and should always show up. There might be a few odd occasions where the spots aren't as noticeable and maybe a rabbit with a white belly might hide the white but otherwise it should not genetically be possible. I definitely would not assume it is likely to happen again.

 

[Skybunny11]

Ive bred a broken tri buck to a castor doe and got broken castors before, I would imagine the same is possible for broken black. You might more likely get broken chocolates though, it is very possible to get broken castors though!