Might be able to have my first litter! I need advice!

[Blue Barn Rabbitry]

So I'm planning on starting a rabbitry down here in Idaho (ambitious for a 13 year old with no job!) and I might be able to have my first litter of kits soon!

I have a lilac chinchilla buck that I'm dieing to breed! He is absolutely gorgeous! He's only a year old though... Is that too young to start breeding?

I also have a 1 year old Broken Chocolate Chestnut Agouti Doe whom I want to breed to my buck... Are they too young though?

Please let me know and if you have any other advice, do share!

I might get an older breeding pair from a breeder instead when I have the cages made.

~Sydnie

 

[Mea]

At one year they are Not too young. Quite a few breeders start their rabbits around 8 months... ( in fact i was recently told by a person that my 8 month old doe...was "An old maid"....lol)

The colors You ,mention sound very pretty... should be some lovely kits !

 

[Mea]

And ...

 

[Blue Barn Rabbitry]

Thanks for the welcome!

My only concern is that my bucks crown and cheeks have yet to fill in and I'm not sure of his quality yet.
I will consider breeding him and the doe next season, after they have both been assessed by a judge.

I plan buying an older pair of mini lops once I get about 5 new cages built and some new equipment.

I absolutely adore my chinchillas, though I have several other colors that I'm looking for, including BEW, lynx, opal, and Black Frosted Pearl.

 

[PinkFox]

well might i say you sound VERY mature, not many start out so conciensious of show quality in their early days and thats admirable!

 

[Blue Barn Rabbitry]

Thank you PinkFox!

I'm very excited to begin a few breeding programs. I have a pair picked out that I'm going to breed as soon as I get a few more cages.

Heres pictures of the pair:

This is popcorn. She is a Broken Chocolate Chestnut Agouti mini lop doe.

And here is my handsome Lilac Chinchilla buck, Min:

I'm hoping for a litter of 4+ kits.

Min was bred here in my rabbitry and the first time his dam had a litter there was only one kit,
but this second time there was 6 of them. We kept 2.

His dam and his sire are both Blue Chinchilla. I don't know about the dams pedigree, but the sires dam was a blue chinchilla and the sire was black.

I don't know about Popcorn, I didn't look at her parents because she is my moms rabbit.