Could you tell me the breed of Bunny and Clyde by chance?

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Hi there fellow BackYardChicken folk

I recently acquired 2 bunnies from my MIL's neighbors. Not sure which one is the male or female (and we are just assuming as that is what we were told). They said their mom was rather large (10 pounds at least) and they seem rather large for 9 week old bunnies (they will be 10 weeks on Thursday). No idea about the dad. They are both really calm and not super skidish. They even let my one cat clean them for a minute or two. And boy are they soft! Clyde (the black and white one) has slightly longer hair than Bunny, but not by a lot.

Any ideas on what their breeds might be? I am not sure how easy it is to tell with bunnies (who could be a big mixture in all reality). I am just kind of trying to get an idea on how big they might end up getting.

just realized this is the only picture I have on this computer. I will add another one here in a few hours (they are super photogenic!!)

 

[Ally Rose]

Flemish giant. i knew that right when i saw the huge ears- if a bunny's ears are huge, it will grow up to be HUGE. But i love that breed and i realllllly want one!

 

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I want big bunnies!! yay! Lol. I am excited to watch them grow, now to construct a larger hutch!

 

[Ally Rose]

well good luck with the buns! Do you have names yet?

 

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The brown one is Bunny and the black one is Clyde

 

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Just in case anyone has anymore input possibly here are some better pictures of Bunny and Clyde



Bunny






Clyde

Bunny and Clyde

They are 9 weeks old today.

 

[dutchhollow]

I don't think they are giants, their heads are too round. They don't look very large for 9 weeks old, I would guess they will be 7/8 lbs grown. Most breeds come in the broken pattern, they do look body shape wise mybe part satin, but hair doesn't look right (hard to tell in photos). Ears will be larger in litters born in very hot weather (learned not to breed during very hot months when we were showing, ears get too long).
Separate them now though until you can tell, or find someone to tell you what sex they are.

 

[Bunnylady]

Flemish Giants don't come Broken. Several of the large breeds do, including Satin, Rex, and New Zealand. They definitely don't have Rex coats, nor do they look like Satins, but nothing says they can't be a mix with either of those as part of it.

Rabbits, like cats, can look bigger than they really are - I think it's the fur. Commercial breeds aim for fryers that are around 5 pounds at 8 to 10 weeks of age, and most of those breeds generally run 8 to 10 pounds at maturity. Knowing that yours are roughly 10 weeks old, if you can figure out their current weight, doubling it should get you into the ballpark of what their mature weight will be.

 

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Thank you both for your insight! I was doing some research on Giants and noticed that none of them were broken colors, I am ok with not know what they are . I am going to get a weight on them tonight (would probably be good to keep an eye on as with any growing animal).

They seem to be both females (best I can tell). I am going to find a bunny person to give me a second opinion though this weekend. I just can't stand to separate them, they are really attached to each other, so I would like to get that figured out and one of them fixed if need be.

Thank you again

 

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I did some research on how to sex bunnies... Bunny and Clyde are sisters. Yay