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Compatible Color Chart for the Netherland Dwarf
Self
Color
Very Good
Fair
Notes


Ruby Eyed White

 Ruby Eyed White Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl, Sable Point - Only if you know the animal is not hiding the agouti gene these are a good color cross.

REW can be bred with just about any color, IF you know what genes the REW is hiding.

 REWs can be bred to just about any color, but it's best to know what genes they're hiding before you decide to do so.

Blue Eyed White		 Blue Eyed White   Breeding BEW to any other color will result in 100% sports (aka BEW makred, mis-marks, parti-colored). 

Black		 Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Tort, Otter Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl, Chinchilla, Squirrel, Silver Marten, Pointed White/Himi If you breed black to Orange or Fawn, the first generation will most likely be Chestnuts, but you may begin to get smutty oranges in later generations.

When breeding to animals with the shaded gene, you may end up with seals down the road. It's best to keep the shaded gene in a shaded breeding program.

When breeding to animals with the chinchilla gene, you may get "self chins" which will look like a self, but the eye-color may be incorrect. 

Blue		 Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Otter Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl, Chinchilla, Squirrel, Silver Marten, Pointed White/Himi When breeding to animals with the shaded gene, you may end up with seals down the road. It's best to keep the shaded gene in a shaded breeding program.

When breeding to animals with the chinchilla gene, you may get "self chins" which will look like a self, but the eye-color may be incorrect. 

Chocolate		 Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Opal, Lynx, Otter Silver Marten, Pointed White/Himi, Orange, Fawn When breeding to Orange & Fawn, you may begin to get Chocolate Torts in later generations. 

When breeding to animals with the chinchilla gene, you may get "self chins" which will look like a self, but the eye-color may be incorrect. 

Lilac		 Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Opal, Lynx, Otter Silver Marten, Pointed White/Himi, Orange, Fawn When breeding to Orange & Fawn, you may begin to get Chocolate, Blue or Lilac Torts in later generations. 

When breeding to animals with the chinchilla gene, you may get "self chins" which will look like a self, but the eye-color may be incorrect.

 
Shaded
Color
Very Good
Fair
Notes

Sable Point		 REW, Sable Point 

 

 Tort, Siamese Sable, Sable Point Make sure the REW doesn't carry the agouti gene or you'll end up with Sable Agoutis.


Siamese Sable

 REW, Black Himi or Blue HImi Siamese Sable, Sable Point, Siamese Smoke Pearl,  Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten When breeding shaded to shaded there is a possibility that you'll get some seals. To eliminate this chance, it's best to breed your shaded rabbits to REWS or Himis.

Siamese Smoke Pearl		 REW, Black Himi or Blue Himi  Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl,  Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten When breeding shaded to shaded there is a possibility that you'll get some seals. To eliminate this chance, it's best to breed your shaded rabbits to REWS or Himis.

 

Tortoise Shell		 Tort Black, Sable Point  
Agouti
Color
Very Good
Fair
Notes

Chestnut		 Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Black, Blue, Chinchilla, Squirrel, Black Silver Marten, Blue Silver Marten Be careful when breeding to Lynx, you may begin to get Chocolate Chestnuts in later generations.

Opal		 Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Black, Blue Chinchilla, Squirrel, Black Silver Marten, Blue Silver Marten  
Lynx Lynx, Lilac, Lilac Otter Chestnut, Opal, Black, Blue  

Chinchilla		 Chinchilla, Squirrel, Black Silver Marten, Blue Silver Marten Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Black, Blue Try to stay away from using animals that carry the chocolate gene on Agoutis, you could end up with chocolate or lilac chins down the road.

Squirrel		 Chinchilla, Squirrel, Black Silver Marten, Blue Silver Marten Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Black, Blue Try to stay away from using animals that carry the chocolate gene on Agoutis, you could end up with chocolate or lilac chins down the road.
Tan Pattern
Color
Very Good
Fair
Notes
Otter Otter, Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac, Chestnut.

Black & Blue Otters can be bred to Opals as well.

Lilac Otters can be bred to Lynx.

 Chinchilla, Squirrel, Silver Marten Note, when breeding chocolates and lilacs into your chins, be aware that you can get chocolate chins and lilac chins. Also when breeding chocolate otters into chestnuts, you may end up with chocolate chestnuts.
Silver Marten
 Silver Marten.

Black and Blue Silver Martens can be bred to Chins and Squirrels.

 Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac Otter, Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac.

Black and Blue Silver Martens can be bred to Chestnuts and Opals.

 Note, when breeding chocolates and lilacs into your chins, be aware that you can get chocolate chins and lilac chins. Also when breeding chocolate otters into chestnuts, you may end up with chocolate chestnuts.

Sable Marten
 		 REW Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl,  Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten When breeding to siamese sables, siamese smokes, sable martens and smoke pearl martens you will end up with seals, blue seals, seal martens and blue seal martens. Breed these to a REW to get proper color.

Smoke Pearl Marten
 REW Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl,  Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten When breeding to siamese sables, siamese smokes, sable martens and smoke pearl martens you will end up with seals, blue seals, seal martens and blue seal martens. Breed these to a REW to get proper color.


Tan

 

 Tan   Tan is the only variety in the ND that carries the wide band gene. The should only be bred to each other.
AOV
Color
Very Good
Fair
Notes

Himalayan
 Himi, REW, Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac Breeding to REWs may lighten the points of your himis.

Orange
 		 Orange, Fawn Tort It's best to keep your oranges chocolate factored. Breeding in black factored rabbits will cause animals to look smutty, but either color is accepted on the show table.

Fawn		 Orange, Fawn Tort It's best to keep your fawns chocolate factored. Breeding in black factored rabbits will cause animals to look smutty, but either color is accepted on the show table.


Steel

 Steel, Chestnut   Breeding steels to steels may give you black rabbits. Just note that these are not true blacks. They are self steels. Breeding them to a chestnut should then produce 100% steels.
 

Article written by Mindy Borer
Rabbit Registrar #RR473
www.TranquilAcresRabbitry.com

 

 

  

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