New Zealand Mix

[JeffTPitts]

I bought some New Zealand breeders, but they have black ears. Is this a possible color for New Zealand bunnies, or are they a mix? If they are a mix, any ideas on what the other breed might be?

 

[ben0125]

Don't know anything about bunnies, I clicked on here because I saw the word New Zealand

 

[sylviethecochin]

Your pictures are at a bit of an awkward angle (especially for a non-rabbit expert) but we had a few bunnies that looked like those when I was a kid. They were a medium-sized meat breed known as Californians.

Pic of California rabbit stolen from internet. He has larger, nicer markings than ours did.

 

[JeffTPitts]

Thanks!

 

[Bunnylady]

Your rabbits are definitely not pure New Zealand. As @sylviethecochin said, they are probably Californian, or NZ/Cali crosses. A lot of people like crossing the two; hybrid vigor is supposed to make them more productive than purebreds, so these may work better for you than the animals you thought you were getting.