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Griffin Wood Ranch- Rabbits
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Way beyond my understanding....
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Margali
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I found an online calculator that looks accurate! 
www.omnicalculator.com
Lilac x Lilac gives:
Chocolate x Chocolate gives:
Lilac x Chocolate gives:
Rabbit Color Calculator
The rabbit color calculator finds the possible colors of bunnies using the combinations of genes.
www.omnicalculator.com
Lilac x Lilac gives:
| Possible colors | Probability | Associated genes |
| Lilac [Self] | 78.8% | aa bb C_ dd E_ |
Chocolate x Chocolate gives:
| Possible colors | Probability | Associated genes |
| Chocolate [Self] | 73.8% | aa bb C_ D_ E_ |
| Lilac [Self] | 4.92% | aa bb C_ dd E_ |
| Chocolate Sable | 3.52% | aa bb c(chl)_ D_ E_ |
Lilac x Chocolate gives:
| Possible colors | Probability | Associated genes |
| Chocolate [Self] | 59.1% | aa bb C_ D_ E_ |
| Lilac [Self] | 19.7% | aa bb C_ dd E_ |
| Chocolate Sable | 2.81% | aa bb c(chl)_ D_ E_ |
Baymule
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The chart is good information. Me, I’d stick to same color to color.
Ridgetop
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The problem wth dilute colors (lilac and blue) is that they are diluted shades of the dominant color. To keep the color true you will have to occasionally reintroduce the dominant color. So every so many generations you will have to breed a dark brown to lilac and a black to blue, otherwise the colors will eventually become too diluted. There are books on color genetics for rabbits. I had one (it is packed with the rest of my livestock books LOL). Color genetics can be very complicated. However, since she is only planning on having a trio to start, get whatever colors you like and have fun.
