Lynne Mandile from Middleboro, MA |
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How may years have you raised Dutch? |
8 to 15 years |
What recognized varieties do you raise? |
Black, Blue, Steel, Tortoise |
What non-recognized varieties do you own? |
chinchilla |
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. |
Crossing in other breeds to get new varieties has pros and cons.
The most obvious pro would be new bloodlines. The biggest Con is
how long it takes to "breed out" the cross in to get back to 100% Dutch. |
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? |
No one will get carried away. The Dutch have been around a long time, and will continue to be around a long time. Having some new varieties adds to the fun of it all! |
Will the Chinchilla Dutch complement the Gray and/or Steel varieties? This would still need to be proven. |
It is a variety I would think that will both compliment and stand on it's own. |
Would the Red Dutch complement any other colors? |
This would be a stand alone variety, IMO. As a Thrianta breeder, I would love this as a 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? |
Add more classes. |
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? |
Steels are the most difficult variety of the current recognized Dutch to obtain. |
Having more colors of Dutch may just add interest from people who haven't raised Dutch before. |
Yes. Most often heard comment about Dutch is: "They are so common" |
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