Mini Lop Colour Guide
I have decided to add this page due to all the questions that I asked (and still do at times lol)
regarding colours when I started getting interested in colour genetics.
I am still very much learning and have a few good friends in the
rabbit world (you know who you are - and thank you for your help)
who im sure I drive mad with my colour genetics questions!!
This page is very much work in progress and please bear with me - Thank you
Anyway I hope that it may help and if I do get anything wrong
PLEASE shout very loudly at me!!!
DILUTE COLOURS:
The dilute gene in quite simple, however both dam & sire must be dilute colour or carriers to produce dilute kits:
Eg: Choc Self (not dilute carrier) X Lilac Self
Would NOT produce Lilac kits, both parents must be dilute or carry dilute
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Lilac is dilute of Chocolate
Blue is dilute of Black
Isabella/Beige is dilute of Sooty Fawn
Lilac Tort is dilute of Chocolate Tort
Opal is dilute of Agouti
Fawn/Cream is dilute of Orange
Squirrel is dilute of Black Chinchilla
Lilac chinchilla is dilute of Chocolate Chinchilla
Lilac Agouti/Lynx is dilute of Chocolate Agouti
Non-Extencion
The Non Extencion Gene I also found quite easy to understand.
It is Important to understand that both parents are required to be a Non Extencion colour or carry Non Extencion inorder to produce Non Extencion Colour kits.
Choc Tort is the Non Extencion of Choc Self
Lilac Tort is the Non Extencion of Lilac Self
Sooty Fawn is the Non Extencion of Black Self
Isabella / Beige is the Non Extencion of Blue
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Eg: Choc Self (NOT carrying Non Extencion) X Choc Tort
Would NOT produce Non Extencion coloured kits.
However if you bred two Chocolate Selfs that were Non Extencion Carriers you have a good chance of getting Non Extencion Coloured kits in the litter,
in this case it would be choc torts
Butterfly/Broken
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To start off you can't get a butterfly/broken out of 2 solids. It is impossible!
Even if both rabbits are bred from Butterfly/Broken
One parent has to be broken unless it is a rew. A rew can be a broken, masked.
Below is a chart that gives you the ratio of what you would get if you bred:
Self X Self = 100% Self
Charlie X Charlie = 100% Charlie
Broken X Broken = 50% Broken
25% Self
25% Charlie
Broken X Charlie = 50% Broken
50% Charlie
Broken X Self = 50% Broken
50% Self
However this is only a guide and things dont always go with the law of logic!!
Charlie = A broken that has very few markings (color), usaully less then 10%. ENEN
Self = is a soild or full color- enen
Butterfly/Broken = more the 10% color- ENen
Charlie X Self = 100% Broken
Examples of butterfly broken mini lops are on my mini lop page
Sky, Inka & Daisy (please be aware that Inka & Daisy are also Otters)
Bew *Blue-Eyed White*
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Surface color: Pure White
Undercolor: Pure White
Eyes: Bright Blue.
Bews are an interesting color to work with. It is the vennia gene (vv) that produces the bew.
Those that are carriers (Vv) are mismarked, sports, or also called vennia marked (VM). These are bunnies that are, for example a pure black bunny with a white foot, or white nose, sometimes you also get half blue eyes. These are called VM.
Those that are out of a bew parent and show non of the white marking are called Vinnea Carriers (VC).
Color at birth: Kit looks pink till fur comes in White. Blue eye color visible when eyes open at 10 days, will look gray but get brighter blue with age.
For Examples Of BEW's please see my mini lops
Star & Boss
Chocolate Tort
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Surface color: Dark Chocolate to milk chocolate mask, ears, feet,tail and shading on the lower rump and haunches.
Which blends in to the body color of bright orange on the back.
Eyes: Brown
Color at birth: Dark golden pink that turns orange tan on back.
In order to breed a Choc Tort, both parents will NEED to be choc or choc carriers and NEED to be a Non Extencion Colour or carrier.
Examples Of Choc Tort can be seen on my mini lops page
Ginger.
Chocolate Self
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Surface color: rich chocolate.
Eyes: Brown
Chocolate is a rare colour however has become more popular in the last few years
Color at birth: Completely chocolate, belly might appear pink but will turn Chocolate in 4 days.
Examples Of Chocolate Self Mini Lops can be seen on My Mini lops page
Fufu, Aslan & Bow
