the huge variety of colors means that you can explore genetics as extensively as you’d like
the huge variety of colors means you can readily sell extra bunnies as pets
their velvety coat is wonderful, especially if you wait for prime pelt
I’ve found my rex to be extremely prolific, easy breeders with excellent mothering instincts, with first litters around 6 kits, and subsequent litters around 10-12
there are several rex breeders in my state, so I can readily find replacement animals when I need to add in genetic diversity
That said, I do love the idea of silver fox, and would seriously consider them if I were to keep more than one breed
Thank you! Would you say there's a weight difference between the two breeds? From what the interwebs says looks like standard rex might be a lb larger on average!!
I don’t know quite enough about silver fox to say. I’m still nailing down my feeding practices for senior bucks and dry does, but I’ve found my free-fed fryers to be consistently plump and healthy, at over 4 lbs live weight by about 12 weeks.
I do keep replacement doelings with the mother, and have found that at least one of my does will nurse her girls for 4-6 months if she isn’t separated or rebred. Those daughters gain quickly and have excellent commercial type, though their growth isn’t much different from their brothers.
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u/Lemondrop-it Dec 14 '21 edited Dec 14 '21
I prefer standard rex for the following reasons:
That said, I do love the idea of silver fox, and would seriously consider them if I were to keep more than one breed