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Unrecognized Varieties
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Netherland Dwarfs come in so many recognized varieties, there's something for everyone. The genetics of coat color is a bit complicated, but not that hard to grasp. Knowing what's in your pedigrees, and how those varieties work with each other is important if you want to produce showable rabbits.
There's also a lot of unrecognized colors that can show up in your nestboxes. Some of these are useful with certain varieties, but none are showable. Again, you need to understand your rabbit's background to avoid too many unshowable DQs in your nestboxes. Vienna-marked (VM): Also known as Sport, Dutch-marked, Parti-color, Mismarked. The result of Blue-Eyed White (Vienna gene) x any other variety. Identified by white markings often similar to Dutch rabbits. Markings vary widely from white snips to predominately white. Often heavy scattered white hairs in color. Eyes might be blue or partially blue. The Vienna gene can hide for generations, and suddenly appear. Not to be confused with Broken. Useful to produce Blue-Eyed White. Himi Marten, Agouti Himi: The result of Himalayan x tan pattern or agouti. Identified by white under-tail, nostrils, and ear lacing. Agouti Himi may have ticking on points. Himi Marten useful with Sable Marten or Smoke Pearl Marten. I don't know of any use for Himi Agouti. Broken Himi: The result of Himalayan x Broken. Identified by lack of color on feet and/or tail. Nose and ear color may be broken. Useful with shaded Broken. Blue, Chocolate, Lilac Tort: Result of the dilute or chocolate genes in Tort. At this time, Tort is only recognized in Black. Blue Tort may be recognized in the near future. Identified by the blue, chocolate, or lilac tort shading. Chocolate and Lilac Tort may appear Orange or Fawn, but are identified by the lack of white trim on belly, ears, nostrils, undertail. Chocolate/Lilac Tort is useful to produce bright clean color on Orange/Fawn. Blue Point: Also known as Smoke Pearl Point. The result of the dilute gene in Sable Points. Identified by the blue points. Not to be confused with light Siamese Smoke Pearl. The body color will be creamy white. Useful to produce Siamese Smoke Pearl. Chocolate, Lilac Point: The result of the chocolate gene in Sable Points. Identified by chocolate or lilac points. I don't know of any use for these. Seal: The result of Siamese Sable x Siamese Sable. Identified by extremely dark brown color with no shading visible. Sometimes appears black, but can be told by buffy color on footpads, and around groin. Dark Siamese Sables are often referred to as Seals, but if shading is visible, they can be shown. Useful with REW, Himi, Siamese Smoke Pearl to produce shaded and Himi. Blue Seal: The dilute result of Seal. Identified as kits by silvery ticking. Difficult to tell from Blue as adults. Useful as for Seal. Seal Marten: Seal with Silver Marten markings. The result of carrying the shaded gene. May appear to be Black Silver Marten, but often a more brownish color. Useful to produce Sable and Smoke Pearl Martens, however, REW or Himi should be introduced to correct too dark color and shading. Fox: Also known as Tort Otter, Totter, Tort Marten. The result of the "ee" non-extension gene coming from tan pattern parents. Identified by tort color and shading with white tan pattern markings. Can be black, blue, chocolate, lilac. Chocolate Fox may appear to be Orange. Close inspection will find the chocolate shading, especially on the head and ears,and the lack of agouti ring pattern. If neither parent is agouti or orange, it's a Fox. I don't know of any use for Fox. Shaded Chocolate: Also known as Chocolate Sable. The result of the shaded gene in Chocolate or Lilac. Identified as kits by silvery ticking. Later by lighter chocolate color and amber eyes. I don't know of any use for Shaded Chocolate. Chocolate Chestnut: Also known as Cinnamon. The result of the chocolate gene in Chestnut. Identified by brown ticking. Easiest to see on top of tail. Useful for Lynx or Orange. Ermine: Also known as Frosty, Brown-Eyed White. The result of the "ee" non-extension gene from Chinchilla parents. Identified by nearly white fur with darker ticking, and brown or blue-gray eyes. May display some shading. I don't know of any use for Ermine. Sable Chin: Also known as Shaded Chin. The result of the shaded gene in Chinchilla. Identified by brownish ticking and shading. I don't know of any use for Sable Chin. True Charlie: Also known as Double Broken or just Charlie. The result of Broken x Broken. Identified by scarce color or markings. Useful to produce all Broken in a litter. *Note: True Charlie can only be identified for sure by test breeding. False Charlie: Also known as Charlie-Marked or just Broken. The result of a lack of modifiers to produce proper pattern in Brokens. Identified by lack of color on body. Head markings may be very sparce. Not to be confused with True Charlie. True Charlie will produce all Broken, but False Charlie will only produce a percentage of Broken as with any other Broken x Solid pair. False Charlie isn't likely to produce more pattern than itself. Can be used with better patterned brokens to produce more Broken per litter. |
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