Help & questions about line breeding

Tonya

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I have few questions about line breeding Rex rabbits.
1. Can you breed father & daughter?
2. What are the risks of breeding them?
3. If their both same size will she have delivery problems?
4. What would babies look like? She's a broken castor and he's a castor? Her moms a REW with broken hidden gene.
Any other info I need to know would great!
Thanks
 
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DutchBunny03

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Yes, a father and daughter can be bred. You could eventually end up with birth defects if you continually breed rabbits so closely related, but there are no immediate risks. If they are both the same size, the kindling will go fine. I dont know much about Rex colors, but @Bunnylady does.
Remember to try to branch out after the first breeding, and try different combinations. Never intentionally breed full siblings.
 

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Thank you, will breeding father to daughter didn't go well cause he's not Intrested in breeding anymore he's little to old, so I'm retiring him, so I figure since I can breed father & daughter maybe I can breed mother to son is that ok?
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Yep, same as father and daughter breeding, it will be just fine as long as you branch out a little after that. Good luck with your litter!
 

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