Explain ages and age labels to me, please

[DianeS]

I read "junior" and "senior" on this board a lot, and the other day read "pre-junior".

Will someone please put ages to those labels for me? Like, at what age does a rabbit become a "pre-junior", when does it change to being a "junior", etc?

Thanks in advance!

 

[DKRabbitry]

Depends on what breed you have...

For 4 class breeds (sr weight of less than 9lbs) you have:
Junior - Less than 6 months old
Senior - Over 6 months

For 6 class breeds (sr weight of 9lbs or over) you have:
Junior - Less than 6 months
Intermediate - 6-8 months
Senior - Over 8 months

Pre-Junior I beleive are 3 months or younger... but don't quote me on that one.

 

[tortoise]

For French Angoras:

Pre-junior is under 3.75 pounds.
Junior is up to 6 months old and under 7.5 pounds. Large juniors may show with seniors.

There is no intermediate in FA's.

 

[DianeS]

Teriffic! Thank you both very much. My guesses weren't too far off but there are some things (like it being different for different breeds, and weight mattering) that I would not have guessed.

Thanks!

 

[terri9630]

If you really want, you could get the standard of perfecction book from the ARBA and has discriptions for each breed.

For New Zealands its
pre-juniors - under 3 months not over 6lbs.
juniors - under 6 months not over 9lbs with min weight of 6lbs
intermediate does - 6-8 months not over 11lbs
intermediate bucks 6-8 months not over 10lbs
sr does - 8 months and over 10-12lbs
sr bucks - 8 months and over 9-11lbs