Welcome to My Hutch
Thomas Smith
8 Parkwood Place
Garner,
IA
641-923-0071
Tom has been raising and showing Dutch rabbits years while living
in Garner, IA. Having been a very avide raiser when living in Waterloo, IA his
passion never left him for this fine furry critters.
He has set up a very
nice little rabbitry for his Dutch, and is continuing to grow as he searches for
that ultimate perfect specimen of the grand Dutch breed. Primarily breeding and
showing his black, blue, chocolate and blues.
This site is dedicated to him for his patience in helping me learn about Dutch.
Up and Coming Shows
For
more on upcoming shows visit this link.
The Color of
Your Dutch
Black ...
Blacks should be glossy and show no other
tint. The undercoat should be a dark blue near the skin. Blacks are faulted for
white hairs in black areas, frostiness, mealinest, tints other than black, or a
pale undercoat. The eye color of a black should always be dark brown.
Blue ...
Blues should be a glossy medium to dark blue
that stays the same shade all over the colored parts of the body. The fur should
be a dark slate color where it blends into the skin. Blues are faulted for tints
other than blue, white hairs mixed in the colored areas, mealiness, frostiness,
or off color such as smokey or silvery blue. They eye color of a blue should
always be blue-gray.
Chocolate ...
Chocolates should be a glossy, even shade
of dark brown. The undercoat should be a bluish dove. Chocolates are faulted for
white hairs in colored parts, mealiness, frostiness, or any other tints. The eye
color for chocolates should always be dark brown although a ruby cast is
allowed.
Steel ...
Steel's should be black with evenly disbursed
off white or cream colored tipping on some hairs. the undercoat should ideally
be a slate blue all the way to the skin. The belly and underside of the tail
should be the same as the body color. Steels are faulted for lack of steel
coloration on the back, a yellowed or brassy appearance, and white hairs in
colored portions. The steel can be disqualified from showing if it has a ring
pattern on the back or sides or if the underside of the tail is white. The eye
color for a steel should always be dark brown.
Tortoise ...
Torts should be a bright even orangey
brown color that blends into a dark blue over the
rump and along the
haunches. The undercoat cream color should not begin until very close to the
skin. The top of the tail should be a matching orange and the underside should
be a smokey blue, matching the belly color. The head of a tort should have dark
blue, matching the haunches, inside the whisker bed, lightening in shade along
the jaw and darkening again at the ear base. The ear color should lighten
from base to blend with the body color near the tips. Torts are faulted for
white hairs in the colored parts, "smut" or "smudge" in the orange parts, muted
shadings, or a light color under the tail. Torts are disqualified from showing
if they show no shading. The eye color for a tort should always be dark
brown
Gray ...
Grays should display an agouti pattern,
meaning they have many bands of color on the same hair shaft. The hairs
should display colors as shown in the illustration below.
Light Tan tip
thin Charcoal Brown band
Medium Tan band
Charcoal Grey base
When blown into the hair will part
displaying what looks like rings of color. These agouti hairs should cover the
body and head. Among the agouti hairs, and evenly dispersed, there should be
black guard hairs. Narrow black lacing on the ears is desired and the eye
circles should be narrow and tan. The belly of a gray should be white or cream
on the surface and a slate blue undercoat. The belly color should extend from
the inside of the hind legs and to the undercut. The tail of the gray should
compliment the body color over the top and the underside should closely match
the belly color. Grays are faulted for white hairs in colored portions, a light
or brassy body color, and unevenly disbursed black guard hairs.
Grays are disqualified from showing for a lack of intermediate ring color on agouti hairs or the lack of the slate blue undercoat on the belly.The eyes of a gray should always be dark brown.
Here are some links of interest
Iowa State Rabbit
Breeders Association
Listing of more
clubs
Jills Wild Dutch
Bunch ... Pedigreed & Registered Dutch Rabbits
Rabbit Web. There is a great deal of
information here.
Rabbit
References. This is a great site with much that can assist in several areas
Merck Veterinary
Manual.
American Dutch Rabbit Club
Dutch Rabbit
page
Buying a
Dutch
Evans Software Services
House Rabbit Society
Breeders
Directory ... listings by state
American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc.
Some Interesting Items about
What
is involved in showing
Dutch Rabbits
Points...what are they to the breeder and how they are calculated
If you show rabbits for the ISRBA and it is sanctioned, there will be awarded points for the placement that you recieve. At the state convention in Des Moines, IA the annual awards take place. You will have to be a member in order for you to recieve points or awards.
+++An important note that I might make to everyone is to keep track of your points and to be sure that all are beign calculated correctly. Remember to bring it to the attention ISRA if you find anything in which they do not match up.
How the Points are Calculated
1st place= 6 x the number of animals in that class
2nd place= 4x the
number of animals in that class
3rd place= 3x the number of animals in that
class
4th place= 2x the number of animals in that class
5th place= 1x the
number of animals in that class
Best of Breed - 1 bonus point for each animal shown in that breed.
The
ones which are tracked but NOT added to your point totals
are:
Best in show
Best Four Class
Best Six Class
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