Quail Losing Feathers

[EmmaRainboe]

Emma was right. As usual.

Here's mine, her name is patch.View attachment 2850699

I neeedddd a bunny

 

[Everose]

I neeedddd a bunny

Yes, yes you do. Your life will not be happiness and joy forever without a bunny.

 

[KimTatum03]

Can you screenshot and circle the broken one for me please.
I don't know what broken means.

Don't laugh... I just became a rabbit person.
Like literally this month just.

This is a great read. https://wildriverrabbitry.weebly.com/mini-rex-color-guide.html

 

[KimTatum03]

I believe it's this one.


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I've done lots of research on rabbit genetics but don't have experience seeing them on the real thing, so while I know what genes are I may not know what they look like. But I am 95% sure this is the broken. Broken En removes part of the pigment from the coat. I believe if you have two of the genes you get a charlie.

If you have a rabbit with a heavy blanket pattern, you can breed to a solid and it’s fine. You’ll have zero Charlie’s. Breeding broke a gives you 1:4 Charlie odds. If you have a Charlie with a beautiful shape or a nice dense coat, it’s well worth keeping

 

[EmmaRainboe]

If you have a rabbit with a heavy blanket pattern, you can breed to a solid and it’s fine.

Yeah you'll have 50% solid en/en and 50% broken En/en won't you?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Breeding broke a gives you 1:4 Charlie odds.

Yep. 25% solid en/en 50% broken En/en and 25% charlie En/En I believe.

Kinda like BBS in chickens.

 

[KimTatum03]

Yeah you'll have 50% solid en/en and 50% broken En/en won't you?

Absolutely but not Charlie’s.

 

[KimTatum03]

Emma was right. As usual.

Here's mine, her name is patch.View attachment 2850699

Ooh if you breed her to one with nice short guard hairs. Great pattern. Is she a castor or a black

 

[Kiki]

I neeedddd a bunny

Awe hell.
I think I need a Tort.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Absolutely but not Charlie’s.

Yep.