Survey

Kelly Cummings Jr from Franklin, IN

How may years have you raised Dutch?

 Over 15 years

What recognized varieties do you raise?

Black, Gray

What non-recognized varieties do you own?

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.

There's nothing stopping anyone who would like to pursue the developement of any past varieties or any future ones. Most people tire of working on these varieties and trying to get enough other breeders to join them in interest. Go for it if they dare!

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?

Same as above, time , money and interest almost always doom most breeders efforts. I think these pursuits will benefit the club by keeping the interest in Dutch up, but not help the breed as a whole.

Will the Chinchilla Dutch complement the Gray and/or Steel varieties? This would still need to be proven.

Would the Red Dutch complement any other colors?

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 with that idea!

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?

Steel classes have always been up and down,if they win a couple BOBs more people start breeding them until they find out its not that easy to bred them generation after generation and then the numbers die down. Same with Grays and Torts. It will probably and to more classes with poor showings, that's to be expected when only a few breeders are breeding them. Leave it to those breeders to develop them into BOB winners!

Having more colors of Dutch may just add interest from people who haven't raised Dutch before.

Some maybe in the beginning, but it will end up being the true Dutch breeders who will end up working on these other colors as before. How many of these other varieties are being developed by breeders other than Dutch breeders?

Kelly Cummings Jr from Franklin, IN
How may years have you raised Dutch?	Over 15 years
What recognized varieties do you raise?	Black, Gray
What non-recognized varieties do you own?
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.	There's nothing stopping anyone who would like to pursue the developement of any past varieties or any future ones. Most people tire of working on these varieties and trying to get enough other breeders to join them in interest. Go for it if they dare!
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?	Same as above, time , money and interest almost always doom most breeders efforts. I think these pursuits will benefit the club by keeping the interest in Dutch up, but not help the breed as a whole.
Will the Chinchilla Dutch complement the Gray and/or Steel varieties? This would still need to be proven.	NO
Would the Red Dutch complement any other colors?	NO
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 with that idea!
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?	Steel classes have always been up and down,if they win a couple BOBs more people start breeding them until they find out its not that easy to bred them generation after generation and then the numbers die down. Same with Grays and Torts. It will probably and to more classes with poor showings, that's to be expected when only a few breeders are breeding them. Leave it to those breeders to develop them into BOB winners!
Having more colors of Dutch may just add interest from people who haven't raised Dutch before.	Some maybe in the beginning, but it will end up being the true Dutch breeders who will end up working on these other colors as before. How many of these other varieties are being developed by breeders other than Dutch breeders?

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Kelly Cummings Jr from Franklin, IN