Friday, March 20, 2009

Results May Vary.

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Hollands and Dwarfs don't breed true. You can breed the same buck to the same doe four different times and get four different results. It's fascinating.
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I've tried to recreate Zero multiple times, with no success. I guess he's a one of a kind. Zero is out of THF Saynora's Zinn x Saynora's Cupcake (a four-year-old doe who currently has a litter by Lane!)
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Meet Lil' Bit Farms Zinc.
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He's THF Saynora's Zinn x Saynora's Cupcake too.
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Zinc is pictured just shy of his first birthday.
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He's no Zero, but I mean that in a good way. Zero is a tiny buck that needs more body mass to balance that honking head of his. Zinc is a massive buck with a massive head. Same cross, different results.
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Always try and remember that patience is a key ingredient to raising rabbits. Don't cull out a buck or doe based on the results (good or bad) of just one litter. Results will vary!
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Zinc's results from Duncan, 1 Best of Breed, 1 Best Opposite Sex of Breed, 1 Best of Variety. Congrats Mom =D
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Happy Friday
Melanie

3 comments:

  1. Dearest Melanie,

    Thank you so much for this tip. It is super valuable knowledge for me.

    Tim

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  2. Love ur rabbits, especially the broken sable and tort!

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