Time for an Update !
Please Read First , Before Looking at the Pictures.
Got 2 new babies in last night and Shadow has the third .
Jumping up on a soap box withthis one . and I am sure Blue Giants willjump right up here with me . CrossingPalomino with Flemish was one thing ,sometimes One can get the desired effectsto better one or the other breed, but asI post these pictures you are going tosee just how stupid some peoplecan be and how theyfoolishly jump into breeding just for the ProcessorPlant and have no regards for color ,style , bone density and temperment .whats really scarey is some of thesebabies can and do go into private homes. as Pets! Or they unknowinglyend up as some childs 4H project withdisasterous results .
what you are going to see , andat first you may not thinksomething is amiss here so I willexpalin it as I go along .
This picture shows a Sandy Flemish and aBlack Flemish , both these babies have Pedigrees ,What you dont see at first glanceis the Sandy has the wrong color Ticking, it isnt even and it isnt uniformedmeaning way too light on hte bottom ofthe rabbit graduating up to an almost though notquite Sandy ticking .
On the Black what you see is the Blackbody color , but upon closer inspectionyou will notice the Fawn undercoat. Herunderbelly is Blue.
The Mother of this litter of 9 is a Stunniing Steelwith a bad attitude weighing in at just over 17lbs.
The Father is a beautiful Fawn with thetemperment of aLover ,who Iwould guesstamate at close to 20 lbs ,these kids are not going to be smallpocket rabbits . They just turned 8 weeksold and these 2 already weigh 4 lbs each .
For anyone working with 4 H children :
Please feel free to use these pictures and thispost as a deterent toBreedforComercial Rabbit Sales , If theyperchance do breed for such purposesremind them it IS NOT a good idea to put them outfor the unsuspecting Public to purchase andpossible breedings that may occure.
I bought these rabbits with the intentof Educating the missgnomer ofbreeding for fun and profit andanyone else who feels this wayand would also like to pass the messagealong is free to use this post as a learning tool .
I will jump down off the soap box nowand let everyone digest my rantings Thank You foryou time, patience and help.