Flemish Giant or AMerican chinchilla

[debilorrah]

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www.arba.net

You can find standards of perfection there. You can also join for $20 a year

 

[Duckchick2011]

I don't know about perfection but she doesn't seem to have any immediately disqualifying qualities.

She weighs 7lbs .2 ounces, her ears are a little more than 4 inches in length, her fur is dense with good rollback and (from what I can measure) about 1 1/4 inchs. Her fur color seems about perfect...

but how do you judge body shape... I have no clue how to do that...

 

[debilorrah]

Edited because I am an idiot.

Thi is the website that ARBA refers you to. I would email them, or an ARBA judge for that breeds standard of perfection. SOP is what lists out what the head, body, fur, weight, etc. should be for the breed.

http://americanchinchillarabbitbreedersassociation.com/

 

[Duckchick2011]

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I know I almost missed it, its at the very bottom of the list, Standard Chinchilla, its there that's how I got found the standard.

 

[yinepu]

Looks like a chin to me

 

[BCBunnies]

I would google to find Chin breeders in your area so you can go get a look at them and learn how to judge your breed. They also may be able to tell you if she has anything she is lacking. I have a Cal doe that needs some work on her hindquarters so I got a buck that has a nice type but he excells on his hindquarters to improve her faults. Good luck with your bun!

 

[EnglishSpot2003]

Standard Chinchillas are the smallest Chins. Sr does should be between 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. If she's older than 2 years and has never had a litter, I wouldn't risk trying to breed her. Older does that have never had a litter tend to either not have anything or have many complications.

 

[Duckchick2011]

Thats the problem, I actually started out the search looking for a good buck to breed her with but there just don't seem to be any officail standard chinchilla breeders in this area...there are a hand full of american and gaint breeders but no standards with in reach...

 

[chickenman805]

I think it is a "giant american chin" ive seen them at a local breeder in central coast ca.its a cross of flemish and american chinchilla.