Allison Bellairs from Munith, MI |
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How may years have you raised Dutch? |
4 to 8 years |
What recognized varieties do you raise? |
Blue, Chocolate, Gray |
What non-recognized varieties do you own? |
Gold, Harlequin |
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. |
The gold is another variety that does not require cross breeding. I have gotten some very nicely marked harlequin dutch out of breeding two harlequins together. |
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? |
Maybe adding more colors would encourage people to raise the dutch. I have heard people say they would raise dutch if we had different colors. |
Will the Chinchilla Dutch complement the Gray and/or Steel varieties? This would still need to be proven. |
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Would the Red Dutch complement any other colors? |
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Instead of adding more classes of Dutch to be judged, would it be better to have an agouti class in place of the Gray? |
You could show more dutch varietys in one 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? |
It is possible, but having more colors may entice people to raise dutch. |
Having more colors of Dutch may just add interest from people who haven't raised Dutch before. |
Amen, that is true. I have had people say they would raise dutch if there were more colors. |
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