Netherland Dwarf Color Varieties Netherland Dwarfs are organized into 5 groups: Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan and AOV (Any Other Variety) REW BEW BLACK BLUE CHOCOLATE LILAC SABLE POINT SIAMESE SABLE SIAMESE SMOKE PEARL TORTOISE SHELL CHESTNUT OPAL CHOCOLATE AGOUTI LYNX CHINCHILLA SQUIRREL. Welcome! Here you will see the many varieties in Netherland Dwarfs there are. Along with a descriptions, faults, and DQ's.
To get more information purchase a Netherland Dwarf Official Guide Book. The photos vary from person to person, some of the photos are my own stock, so please don't take them! So have a look and if you possibly have a photo of one of the colors I'm missing, email me with. The American Rabbit Breeder's Association categorizes the Netherland Dwarf colors into five color groups.
They only include accepted varieties in these groups, but there are just as many unaccepted varieties as there are accepted! As a refresher, an accepted variety is one that can be shown; where an unaccepted variety is one that cannot be shown. Guide Book First year members receive a complimentary copy of the Netherland Dwarf Official Guidebook, an in-formative compendium of knowledge about the Netherland Dwarf breed of rabbit and its sponsoring National Breed Club, the ANDRC. The current 146 page Seventh Edition devotes 50 color pages to pic-tures, descriptions and breeding tips for each of the Netherland Dwarf color varieties.
If the two rabbits are not the same color, do some research or talk to a breeder about whether the two colors are genetically compatible. Talk to as many breeders as you can about what they consider to be excellent Netherland Dwarf type. Then familiarize yourself with your animals' faults.
You've got all the colors right, the babies all look like chinchillas (Maybe Squirrels though) The black and white one is a black with Dutch and/or Vianne genes. This document provides descriptions of different color types for Netherland Dwarf rabbits, including genetics, appearance characteristics, and ideal breeding pairs for each color. It lists colors such as blue eyed white, ruby eyed white, black, blue, lilac, chocolate, sable point, Siamese sable, and Siamese smoke pearl, with details on their genetics, appearance, faults, and disqualifications.
Netherland dwarf rabbits are found in various colors and patterns because of cross. According to the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA), there are 36 showable varieties of Netherland Dwarfs. Dwarfs are organized into 5 Groups: Group 1 Self * REW Ruby-Eyed White * BEW Blue-Eyed White * Black * Blue * Chocolate * Lilac Group 2 Shaded * Siamese Sable * Siamese Smoke Pearl * Sable Point * Tortoise Shell Group 3 Agouti * Chestnut * Opal * Chinchilla * Squirrel * Lynx.
The original color of Netherland Dwarf Rabbits is pure white. But now, this bun type comes in a wealth of colors and patterns owing to generations of cross-breeding. They have been grouped into different varieties depending on the colors and shades.
Solid colors: These include blue, black, lilac, chocolate, ruby.