Victoria DeTolla-Cole from Charles Town, WV |
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How may years have you raised Dutch? |
1 to 3 years |
What recognized varieties do you raise? |
Black, Blue |
What non-recognized varieties do you own? |
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When using other breeds of rabbits in the development of these new colors, it will take many years to get animals that consistently show a good Dutch type. What about the colors we could have just crossing the varieties we already have? Lilac Dutch for example were very popular back in the days of the AOV class. |
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If we start adding new colors of Dutch to the Standard will we get carried away with the entire thing? for example, the Netherland Dwarfs and Mini-Rex. Will this benefit our club or the Dutch breed? |
I think it could be fun. The varieties that we already have would probably be the most popular, but having other varieties would be nice to see at shows. |
Will the Chinchilla Dutch complement the Gray and/or Steel varieties? This would still need to be proven. |
I think it would compliment it. The color is different from the other two. |
Would the Red Dutch complement any other colors? |
I would LOVE to see a red variety. |
Instead of adding more classes of Dutch to be judged, would it be better to have an agouti class in place of the Gray? |
No. Folks are used to having a gray class. |
At many shows the number of Steels shown is not very good. Will more colors hurt the Steel numbers even more? Plus will it add to having more varieties with poor showings? |
I personally think the steels are beautiful. I don't think it would hurt the steel, b/c people go after the color that is attractive to them anyways. I know that the mini rex have varieties with low numbers, but the folks in those varieties are dedicated to them and improving that particular variety. It's nice to see other lovely colors. |
Having more colors of Dutch may just add interest from people who haven't raised Dutch before. |
Yes, it could. |
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