My new colour of bunnies

[xXcherryXx]

its very interesting indeed

they are gawjus healthy babys which i loves dearly.

Its not us that are the fussy ones really it the show judges or rather the standard they have set which make what is kept and bred/shown as they are fussy about weights, size coat etc etc

but not all curleys end up bad, iv had one take BOB, and best mini in show. so its not true. coats can be just as good as one born with no curles, just give them a chance

[pigglywiggly]

some rex are born with slightly curly coat, especially behind the ears, it doesnt make them an astrex, it just means that the breeder has been putting show coated rabbits together for too many generations and the coat is going too soft.

most show breeders cross in a harsh coated rabbit every 3 or 4 generations to stop it happening.

thats why some rex get really bad sore hocks and others dont.
the ones with the too soft coats have no density to their fur and it wares away, and can lead to them having to be put down.

the astrex gene ( wa ) is a totally different recessive gene where the coat is waved, it takes the best part of a year for the full curl to show though.

[xXcherryXx]

yes i do know.

Iv never had just curles behind the ears, its been full body. yet again another thread being turned around to know it alls. dunno why i bother.

trying to share a colour from a litter. wont bother again, wont come back to rfuk this is all that happens

[BabyBlonde]

hey up lovy! I love the bunnies Show more bugger them lot if you want! Im so tempted to buy one off you and keep inside!!!

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by xXcherryXx

yes i do know.

Iv never had just curles behind the ears, its been full body. yet again another thread being turned around to know it alls. dunno why i bother.

trying to share a colour from a litter. wont bother again, wont come back to rfuk this is all that happens

i cant see where anyone has been nasty. its a forum, theres meant to be healthy debate n challenges to comments. im sur youve challenged comments before. so long as its done in an informative non attacking way i dont see the problem with it. no one has been nasty at all on here

[BabyBlonde]

I can see why she worries though... cant you? I mean it is know for debate to highen to arguements where people are offended

[pigglywiggly]

as said by foofoolafluff no-ones being nasty, were just querying the posters facts.

tbh the baby rabbits havnt even got their eyes open or fur through properly, so their colour isnt set in stone just yet.

and they are looking more like muddy looking castors from the photos on the website, pictures can be deceiving though.

[temeraire]

Originally Posted by pigglywiggly

as said by foofoolafluff no-ones being nasty, were just querying the posters facts.
tbh the baby rabbits havnt even got their eyes open or fur through properly, so their colour isnt set in stone just yet.
and they are looking more like muddy looking castors from the photos on the website, pictures can be deceiving though.

Nothing nasty as far as I can see.... there are some very experienced people on here who would obviously try to assist with any questions or queries.

Some Rex breeders for instance... who commented that many Rex are curly when young if their coats are not of show quality; unless you are planning to show them, that's irrelevant.... but, informative nonetheless. (Never forget that other people read posts and can learn from them, it's information sharing).

Whether they are castorquins or otterquins it doesn't really matter - I can see the Harlie striping the the belly colour as they are, because as I said, I've seen crosses of this kind before.

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by BabyBlonde

I can see why she worries though... cant you? I mean it is know for debate to highen to arguements where people are offended

but you run this risk with every thread, if everyone worried about it then no threads would be posted ergo, no forum! which would be pretty boring wouldnt it

[pigglywiggly]

Originally Posted by xXcherryXx

The sire (harlie) was an astrex coated baby. My lines tend to pop out astrex coats at times. iv even had the hairless gene in my lines.

astrex keep their curly coats, if your harly was an astrex he`d still be curly coated. its astrex mice that loose the curl as they get their adult coats not rabbits.

to make a magpie you need to get the chinchilla gene into your harlys. it will take out the orange and give you the black and white bands you`re after.