clutterydrawer
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Will they keep them, or is it common for bunnies born with blue eyes to change their eye colour as they grow up? Or does it vary?
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Babies with blue eyes - u/d
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clutterydrawer
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Bother :lol:
I just met four blue eyed yellow dutch babies and their harlequin sibling, none of them bigger than my hand, and I was hoping they would keep them :lol: Time will tell though!
I just met four blue eyed yellow dutch babies and their harlequin sibling, none of them bigger than my hand, and I was hoping they would keep them :lol: Time will tell though!
It's to do with the vienna gene. They shouldn't lose blue eyes if they have them. I have never come across a rabbit who had blue eyes, losing them (whatever colour their fur). My best mate breeds with the vienna gene and I also have another breeder friend who breeds BEWs, so I'm not just talking out of my ****, lol, this gene fascinates me and so we have talked a lot about it.
Are you sure they are dutch, and not vienna marked?
clutterydrawer
Wise Old Thumper
What's vienna marked?
Their dad is definitely dutch, the kits vary though, they are "dutch like" but their markings arent perfect.
Their dad is definitely dutch, the kits vary though, they are "dutch like" but their markings arent perfect.
Can you post pics? A true dutch shouldn't throw in a harlequin (unless obviously its a harlequin dutch and I misunderstood).
The vienna marking is the BEW gene in play, but they only inherited one gene, not the pair that gives BEW.
My Badger is vienna marked and looks dutch, but he is a nethie.
Jerry is a vienna marked agouti http://www.geocities.com/summersvalleystud/netherlanddwarfs2.html
If you google 'vienna marked' on the images bit you'll a wider variety. The gene occurs in many breeds, lops, nethie, rex, etc, so can pop up in many places.
The vienna marking is the BEW gene in play, but they only inherited one gene, not the pair that gives BEW.
My Badger is vienna marked and looks dutch, but he is a nethie.
Jerry is a vienna marked agouti http://www.geocities.com/summersvalleystud/netherlanddwarfs2.html
If you google 'vienna marked' on the images bit you'll a wider variety. The gene occurs in many breeds, lops, nethie, rex, etc, so can pop up in many places.
clutterydrawer
Wise Old Thumper
The dad *looks* dutch but I couldnt say whether he has anything else in him and I have no idea what the mum looks like - they were an accidental litter from someone's missexed pet shop buns.
I am gutted that I forgot my camera when I went round
:lol: but i'll try and get some pics next week....their eyes arent *bright* blue like some I've seen, more of a grey-blue - they are stunners though
I haven't heard of vienna markings before, is there a difference between a vienna marked bun and one that's a "dutch gone wrong"? and how would you tell?
I am gutted that I forgot my camera when I went round
:lol: but i'll try and get some pics next week....their eyes arent *bright* blue like some I've seen, more of a grey-blue - they are stunners though I haven't heard of vienna markings before, is there a difference between a vienna marked bun and one that's a "dutch gone wrong"? and how would you tell?
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They sound vienna marked to me and they should keep their eye colour. Badger's are blue/gray with a ruby glow.
I would presume the dad is not an actual dutch, but, like you say, looks like a dutch, and so is carrying and actively passing on the vienna gene.
Take some pics
I would presume the dad is not an actual dutch, but, like you say, looks like a dutch, and so is carrying and actively passing on the vienna gene.
Take some pics
BB Mommy
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My white bun, Roger, kept his blue eyes for nearly a year, then they suddenly turned brown at the same time as he started to show black eye lashes, a small smudge on his nose and bum.
I have another BEW on foster at the mo, Mr Blue, so I'll be interested to see if he keeps his blue eyes.
I have another BEW on foster at the mo, Mr Blue, so I'll be interested to see if he keeps his blue eyes.
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
Do 'proper' Dutch buns originally come from a rabbit carrying the Vienna gene, or is it just coincidental that rabbits carrying the gene have dutch-type markings?
clutterydrawer
Wise Old Thumper
I would be interested in learning more about it if you have any informative links to hand
We have a lot of buns through the rescue who we refer to as "mis marked dutches" but I'm wondering now if they're vienna after all.
ETA Ive just remembered theres one in right now who looks like a nethie shape but with dutch markings...and HALF of one of his eyes is blue....the plot thickens!
I'm not sure how understandable this is, I struggled to be fair, but others may not. http://www.lonestarrabbitry.com/BEWs.htm
http://www.psci.net/haencaoo/bew.html
http://www.freewebs.com/olddixierabbitry/viennagene.htm
I know they are breeder links but they can offer the best explanations.
http://www.psci.net/haencaoo/bew.html
http://www.freewebs.com/olddixierabbitry/viennagene.htm
I know they are breeder links but they can offer the best explanations.
clutterydrawer
Wise Old Thumper
Cool, I will have a look once I've shifted my NVQ work....oh wait.....browsing RU int the best way to do that is it :? :lol:
thankyou :wave:
thankyou :wave:
