I have found that most long time successful breeders DO use inbreeding at least to some extent. However, I would say not to do it without a basic knowledge of...
Lindie, I linebreed my herd, but do not breed brother to sister, mother to son type pairs. I often use half brother & sister, grandfather to granddaughter,...
Hello! I put a new picture of my sable point/sallander doe that we discussed a few months ago in the 'foxaway rabbits' photo album. She's listed as ...
I have been working this particular line about 4 years now. Have been doing very minimal linebreeding: just outcrossing and culling hard. Now have quite a...
... Hi..been gone for about 3 weeks..but back with great timing..Sallanders (Iron grey's) are one of my favorites..and that is what I think Brenda has after...
Wow. You mean there's someone else out there who breeds this way? :) Complementary good and bad traits together and while we watch the line to make sure they...
... I am totally in agreement about closely breeding rabbit relatives... and my reasoning is in the following article I wrote a while back but is as relevant...
It should be pointed out that inbreeding and tight linebreeding is the best way to see the ugly stuff "hidden" in your breeding stock. Conventional wisdom...
... be ... of ... I find this statement very interesting as both you and Stephen bring it up. Have only heard it one other time. Makes a lot of sense. Thanks ...
Stephen, <<<and what to breed to?? The field is pretty narrow..Creatively, the First Pick=Sallander at "aaBBCchdCchdDDee" cross with chin "AABBCchdCchdDDEE" so...
Most rabbits know what happens when their people come into the barn. Do you ever fall victim to that buck that strikes a pose, looks at you with big brown eyes...
... culling) is practiced more readily than it is for dog or cat breeders. It was a conversation this weekend with a friend that raises dogs that got me...
... pool in the domestic rabbit population is very strong, after hundreds of years of development, and even if a few undesirable recessive or ... the nest box...
IMO she is a Sallander. Breed to Sable Point or Sable known to carry non extention if your goal is Sable Points. Breed to Himi for nice clean Himis as well...
Me? Naaaah.... :) Of course I do!! Those boys are charmers! And sometimes, just sometimes, they pick the 'right' doe. Other than that, they get the assigned...
... yes, here in germany its on of the common breeding methode (but we also have breeder who not like inbreeding or who buy a new buck every year) -- Mit...
Bren... Sorry, I had thought the idea was to breed the sallander rabbit to produce showable stock, which is the focus of my reply. However, making sable points...
I am catching up on old threads. The 'Test Breeding Rabbit' thread is a good one... I think that, to be correct, and to sound like we really are top drawer ...
Stephen, UMMMM....you gave good advice for getting more sable points, torts, and REW if she breeds her sable point buck to a tort doe. However; I don't think...
Dear Brenda; I do have sable points, and I put some pictures of them on an album on the genetics group site. Regards, Helga PS I will try to send you some...
Dear Brenda; I have had another look at your doe and it is true that from this picture she seems to be much warmer colour than she did in the earlier...
Dear Stephen; There is a picture on the Album (Seals, Sablepoints,....) on this site which shows the three kits born here this winter from two tort parents...
... Bren and Helga, et al..I think we also need to think about a Sallander being a Chin Tort, as opposed to a Sable Point being a sable tort, and then there is...
... A question to ponder....can you really get a Seal from 2 Torts, even if they carry 'Cchl' genes? A Tort carrying Seal = aaBBCCchlDDee mating 2 of them =...
After reading the information on linebreeding have another question. The unfortunate aspect of linebreeding is that there is a strong possibility of fixing bad...
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