Does anyone out there know anything about pure bred Palimino rabbits? I have 2 bucks and 2 does rust colored. The people I got them from had all kinds and said they were pure bred. They were all the same brown color. I bred mine for the kids for the fair and they have brown with some black babies, white babies, and rust babies. Doesn't sound like pure to me. Phyllis

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Answers

Perhaps the bucks and does were too closly related. In satins that can happen, if a copper (as an example) buck breeds his copper sister, she can have white, black and copper babies.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

What breed are they? Palomino is a color, not breed. (I could be wrong, they add so many different breeds but a Palomino horse is still a Quarter Horse) By the way, you don't need to put rabbits in pairs. One buck will take care of three does.

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

I was told where I got them last year that they were not related, but I had thought the same thing. My reasoning for getting 2 bucks, was in case one didn't produce or something else happened. So I may try switching which doe I breed to which buck and see if it works better the next time. That won't be until the fall probably. I don't know that I am spelling the breed right. But was told they were that. I will call my grandma, who has a rabbit book and ask her to get the spelling and see if there is such. Thankyou so much for all your help. Phyllis

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Check the ARBA web site. National Rabbit Breeders Assoc. Palamino is a breed not color. There are two color varities-Golden and Lynx neither are brown. Could be you have unpure blood lines or could be you have satins and not palominos.

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2001

I checked in my grandma's rabbit book, its really old, it did not have anything about Palomino rabbits. Mine are, now that you say that, golden or wheat colored. I will check out that site. Thankyou very much. Phyllis

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2001