I have to agree. I didn't think it was an English spot but then I can't remember what we called them. I believe it was a "Checkered Giant".
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What breed is this new doe? I'm confused...
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Checkered Giants are over 12 pounds, and still look different.
Checkered Giants are over 12 pounds, and still look different.
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That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
I believe what you have there is a mix breed. You have a english spotted mini rex bunny. The markings on your bunny are correct to markings of the english spotted rabbit but the fur is from the mini rex breed. So my guess is a mix between both breeds.
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I'm afraid I must politely disagree with DADDYS HENS. English Spot is a breed, not a pattern, the pattern is simply called "broken". As is evident in the pics posted by RabbitMage,
this bun's markings only vaguely resemble those of the English Spot, and her body type is way off. I don't think there is any English in her at all. She might have some Mini Rex in her (Mini Rex do come in broken pattern, and they are rather chunky, like she is) but she doesn't have the rex coat. There are several small breeds that can be brokens, most of them have broad, compact body types, too. Her head looks a little too narrow for her to have a purebred Holland Lop parent, but there might even be a bit of that if you could go far enough back. I think she's just a small mixed breed, a combination of whatever someone thought was pretty (there are lots of those!) She also looks like a very sweet bun, and I think she is very lucky to have found you!
this bun's markings only vaguely resemble those of the English Spot, and her body type is way off. I don't think there is any English in her at all. She might have some Mini Rex in her (Mini Rex do come in broken pattern, and they are rather chunky, like she is) but she doesn't have the rex coat. There are several small breeds that can be brokens, most of them have broad, compact body types, too. Her head looks a little too narrow for her to have a purebred Holland Lop parent, but there might even be a bit of that if you could go far enough back. I think she's just a small mixed breed, a combination of whatever someone thought was pretty (there are lots of those!) She also looks like a very sweet bun, and I think she is very lucky to have found you!
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That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
I never showed Rabbits and never had pure breds either so we just called'em what we thought. Honestly unless you get it from professional how can you be sure?
That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
I never showed Rabbits and never had pure breds either so we just called'em what we thought. Honestly unless you get it from professional how can you be sure?
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That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
I never showed Rabbits and never had pure breds either so we just called'em what we thought. Honestly unless you get it from professional how can you be sure?
There are 47 recognized purebreeds in the US. if it doesn't resemble any of those, its a mix. You can compare the rabbit to them by going to the www.arba.net website and looking what is listed as purebred. They should have a breed ID picture/poster on there somewhere. if it doesn't look any of those then its not purebred. And a lot of breeders also consider a non pedigreed rabbit a mixed bred, because you don't know what its family tree is. checkered giants are a very old breed that has been around for a long time. They look like a larger version of the english spot minus all the side markings. And they are big.
Cindis rabbits is probably some type of mini rex, or dwarf mix. Hard telling it could be anything.
This is a checkered.
That is not a checkered giant. Their markings and body type are much different. That is a mixed breed.
I never showed Rabbits and never had pure breds either so we just called'em what we thought. Honestly unless you get it from professional how can you be sure?
There are 47 recognized purebreeds in the US. if it doesn't resemble any of those, its a mix. You can compare the rabbit to them by going to the www.arba.net website and looking what is listed as purebred. They should have a breed ID picture/poster on there somewhere. if it doesn't look any of those then its not purebred. And a lot of breeders also consider a non pedigreed rabbit a mixed bred, because you don't know what its family tree is. checkered giants are a very old breed that has been around for a long time. They look like a larger version of the english spot minus all the side markings. And they are big.
Cindis rabbits is probably some type of mini rex, or dwarf mix. Hard telling it could be anything.
This is a checkered.
to me, she looks like a nethie dwarf
and alot of them are sold to me about 5 months, because of their size, but if she's 4 or 5 pounds, she would probably be approaching a year old.
She is very very pretty!!
and alot of them are sold to me about 5 months, because of their size, but if she's 4 or 5 pounds, she would probably be approaching a year old.
She is very very pretty!!
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If you're involved in an animal for a while-could be chickens, goats, horses, rabbits, anything else-you pick up quite a lot about the breeds. I actually did a breed ID competition for 3 years where I had to guess what breed a rabbit was based off a single picture, and I was pretty good at it.
In order to guess the breed of a rabbit you have to look beyond coat color and markings. Do English Spots have black spots? Sometimes. Sometimes they're chocolate or blue or gold. English Spots also have a very distinct pattern to them, and even the mismarked rabbits still look distinct. They also have a certain body type and head shape that helps set the apart, and this is the case with pretty much every rabbit breed. But it's common for people to look at a rabbit and decide it's a breed based on markings alone.
Some people might tell you that's a Dutch, but it ain't.
If you're involved in an animal for a while-could be chickens, goats, horses, rabbits, anything else-you pick up quite a lot about the breeds. I actually did a breed ID competition for 3 years where I had to guess what breed a rabbit was based off a single picture, and I was pretty good at it.
In order to guess the breed of a rabbit you have to look beyond coat color and markings. Do English Spots have black spots? Sometimes. Sometimes they're chocolate or blue or gold. English Spots also have a very distinct pattern to them, and even the mismarked rabbits still look distinct. They also have a certain body type and head shape that helps set the apart, and this is the case with pretty much every rabbit breed. But it's common for people to look at a rabbit and decide it's a breed based on markings alone.
Some people might tell you that's a Dutch, but it ain't.
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That's right, it isn't. It's a "blue-eyed white mismark " or "pseudo-Dutch marked" Netherland Dwarf.
That's right, it isn't. It's a "blue-eyed white mismark " or "pseudo-Dutch marked" Netherland Dwarf.
to me, she looks like a nethie dwarf
and alot of them are sold to me about 5 months, because of their size, but if she's 4 or 5 pounds, she would probably be approaching a year old.
I don't know how to tell you this, but if you're dealing with 5 pound rabbits, those aren't Netherland Dwarfs! Showable weight for the Dwarf is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounds. If a Dwarf missed the dwarfing gene, it might wind up in the 3 1/2 pound range, but no way should it approach 5 pounds. Anyone that has pedigreed Dwarfs that get that big needs to dump their breeding stock and start again, because the animals they are working with are so far off type as to be unrecognizable.
and alot of them are sold to me about 5 months, because of their size, but if she's 4 or 5 pounds, she would probably be approaching a year old.
I don't know how to tell you this, but if you're dealing with 5 pound rabbits, those aren't Netherland Dwarfs! Showable weight for the Dwarf is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounds. If a Dwarf missed the dwarfing gene, it might wind up in the 3 1/2 pound range, but no way should it approach 5 pounds. Anyone that has pedigreed Dwarfs that get that big needs to dump their breeding stock and start again, because the animals they are working with are so far off type as to be unrecognizable.
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