Netherland Dwarfs
Blue Eyed Whites & Chinchillas (Groups 1 & 3)
Senior Bucks & Does- Not over 2 1/2 lbs.
Junior Bucks and Does- Not over 2 lbs.
Minimum Weight 1 lbs.
Netherland Dwarf Bucks
RBTD Tadd TAD
Vienna Marked Jr. Buck
Weight:
Sire: Lone Star’s Tuff * Dam: RBTD Tilt
Grand Champion RBTD Spence TD4 Registered
BEW 7 GC Legs
Weight: 2.02
Sire: GC Lone Star’s Spell Bound * Dam: RBTD Frieda
RBTD Reagan R
BEW
Weight:
Sire: RBTD Pizzazz * Dam: RBTD RB
Amazing's Robby (Taz) RB Registered
Chestnut Agouti
Weight:
Sire: Amazing's Jacob * Dam: Amazing's Rachel
3B's Piper BSBO
Tri Colored
Weight:
Sire: KM's Otto * Dam: 3B's Blazin Sun
Netherland Dwarf Does
RBTD RB
BEW
Weight:
Sire: Reese’s E * Dam: Z-Ranch’s SUS6
Retired Show doe- 3rd place at ’07 ARBA Convention
Mother to ’08 ARBA 2nd place out of 18 Sr doe
Lone Star Miss Priss LS236
BEW
Weight:
Sire: GC Lone Star’s Truly Impressive
Dam: Lone Star’s Awesome Conclusion
RBTD Irene TD1
BEW
Weight:
Sire: Grand Champion Lone Star Impressive
Dam: RBTD Wendy
RBTD Jacki J
Black Veinna Marked
Weight:
Sire: C&N JT * Dam: RBTD RB
RoseHill’s Casey CB
BEW Sr. Doe
Weight: 2 lbs. 4oz
Sire: Cameo Casba 25 * Dam: Cameo Satin Sheets 44
Cameo’s Satin Sheets 44 (3 GC Legs)
BEW Sr. Doe
Weight: 1 lb. 15oz.
Sire: Cameo Outlaw 37 * Dam: Cameo Complaint
Lindsay’s Lone Star
BEW
Weight:
Sire: Lone Star’s Franz * Dam: Rose Hill's Casey
TPD's Trixie TRIX
Chinchilla
Weight:
Sire: GC TPD’s BlackJack (21 Legs) * Dam: Picard’s Yobe
"Amazing's BH4"
BEW
Weight: 2.04
Sire: Amazing's Brewster * Dam: Amazing's BK1
"Rabbiminimus 454"
BEW
Weight: 2.07
Sire: Bernhard's 141 * Dam: Rabbiminimus 4357
"Amazing's KB" KB
BEW
Weight: 2.6
Sire: Amazing's Ismael * Dam: Rabbiminimus 101
"Amazing's 2B" 2B (SB)
BEW
Weight: 2.7
Sire: Amazing's Ismael * Dam: Rabbiminimus 454
"TPD's Cari"
REW
Sire: Dam:
HB&C's Ella
Chocolate Otter
Sire: 3B's Piper Dam: 3B's Jasmine
"Lindsay's Lady Bug"
Black Otter VM
Sire: RBTD Reagan Dam: Abbi
"Lindsay's Blue Moon"
Blue VM
Sire: Dam:
"Lindsay's Lylah"
Chestnut Agouti VM
Sire: Amazing's RB (Taz) Dam: Amazing's 454 (Twilight)
(Pick to come soon!)
KM's Cornila C
Orange
Weight:
Sire: KM's Torino Dam: KM's Marner
(Pic to come soon!)
DV's Cinder BUD
Orange
Weight: 3.0
Sire: DV's Romeo Dam: RD's Alice
Breeding Netherland Dwarfs
Chinchilla colored rabbits should only be bred to these colors:
*chinchillas, *squirrels, *chestnuts, *blacks, *silver martens, and *opals
BEW/Vienna marked "Rules":
BEW (vv) x BEW (vv) = 100% BEW (vv)
BEW (vv) x VC/VM (Vv) = 50% BEW (vv) & 50% VC or VM (Vv)
BEW (vv) x non-BEW carrier (VV) = 100% VC or VM (Vv)
VC/VM (Vv) x VC/VM (Vv) = 25% BEW (vv) 50% VC/VM (Vv) 25% non-BEW (VV)
VC/VM (Vv) x non-BEW carrier (VV) = 50% VC/VM (Vv) 50% non-BEW (VV)
VC and VM are genetically the same. VC is a vienna carrier (carries the BEW
gene, but doesn't show mismarkings). VM is a vienna marked (carries the BEW
gene and has mismarkings - usually it's white patches of fur [sometimes even
resembling a Dutch] or blue places in the eyes). Both VM and VC's are
genetically Vv.
BEW is genetically vv. It takes two of the recessive vienna genes to make
BEW. BEW can be just about any other color genetically, but when you throw
in the "vv" genes, it makes them BEW. It's very similar to how REW works.
But, REW still trumps BEW in that if a rabbit is both genetically REW and
BEW, it will appear as a REW. (I *believe* pointed white also trumps BEW,
though I'm not 100% on that).
So, here's the combos when breeding BEW & VM/VC's (if you exclude the
possibility of REW being thrown into the mix):
BEW (vv) x BEW (vv) = 100% BEW (vv)
BEW (vv) x VC/VM (Vv) = 50% BEW (vv) & 50% VC or VM (Vv)
BEW (vv) x non-BEW carrier (VV) = 100% VC or VM (Vv)
VC/VM (Vv) x VC/VM (Vv) = 25% BEW (vv) 50% VC/VM (Vv) 25% non-BEW (VV)
VC/VM (Vv) x non-BEW carrier (VV) = 50% VC/VM (Vv) 50% non-BEW (VV)
One other thing to consider. It's preferable to not breed rabbits with the
ruby cast to the eye (chocolate, lilac, REW, pointed white, sable point,
sable, etc.) to BEW's, as if a BEW ends up genetically a color with the ruby
cast to the eye, the ruby cast will still show up somewhat on the blue eyes
of the BEW. It gives the eyes kind of a purplish/grayish effect rather than
the bright blue. It's not a huge deal, but it's preferable to avoid it if
you can.
And, with the breedings between VC/VM & VC/VM or a VC/VM and a non-BEW
carrier, keep in mind that it can sometimes be tough to distinguish (by
looking at them) which of the colored rabbits carry the BEW gene and which
don't. You could always wait until they're breeding age and test-breed them
to a BEW (if you get a BEW in the litter, both parents carry the BEW gene).
But, with cage space it's not always practical to wait 6 months to breed a
rabbit just to see if it carries the gene. So, for that reason, I rarely
breed VC/VM to a VC/VM or a VC/VM to a colored rabbit.
Also, it's a matter of personal preference if you like to use brokens in the
BEW program. I don't mind it, as VM's are often unshowable due to white
spots in the fur, so when it's on a broken many times the rabbit is still
showable. But, it can also make it more difficult to spot the VM's in a
litter when you've done a breeding that could result in some babies not
carrying the BEW gene at all (also part of the reason that in the BEW
program I rarely do breedings that would result in babies that don't have
the BEW gene).
I think I pretty much covered it. It's not too difficult. And, actually you
could build a BEW breeding program in just a couple generations from one BEW
rabbit. (Take a buck, breed it to a colored doe, keep a baby doe and breed
it back to the buck and you can get BEW!)
Written by: Rachel Roehe
