Edge of the Wilderness
Ridin' The Range
So I am new to rabbits (with the intent to breed for meat vs pets). I'd like to make records for my rabbits as I start on this endeavor. I'm trying to get a better visual understanding of various colors to properly identify my rabbits. I'm sure once I have an acceptable visual understanding that I'll try to tackle understanding the genetic portion of it, but I've been having a tough time finding a good visual guide. A lot of what I've found is not complete or it is very difficult to tell what the differences are between some colors. Does anyone know of a good visual guide that maybe also includes descriptions so that I can understand some of the subtle differences?
I have 3 different NZ crosses: NZ/California, NZ/Satin, and NZ/Flemish. I know I have REW and pointed white (although I'm not sure the exact color classification of the point, some are darker than others). I think I have chestnut and chinchilla, but again some are darker than others and when I look in the fur, on some I can only seem to see 2 colors vs 3. I've also seen people list more than one color of chinchilla and all & all I'm starting to feel overwhelmed and confused by colors, lol.
I'd like to try to gain my own understanding first, but I may get to a point where I post up some pictures for others to help with. Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I have 3 different NZ crosses: NZ/California, NZ/Satin, and NZ/Flemish. I know I have REW and pointed white (although I'm not sure the exact color classification of the point, some are darker than others). I think I have chestnut and chinchilla, but again some are darker than others and when I look in the fur, on some I can only seem to see 2 colors vs 3. I've also seen people list more than one color of chinchilla and all & all I'm starting to feel overwhelmed and confused by colors, lol.
I'd like to try to gain my own understanding first, but I may get to a point where I post up some pictures for others to help with. Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks in advance!