What breed is my rabbit?!

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- 09/25/2018 at 3:51 PM
  PippinandBowie
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  I have an 8 month old rabbit that I rescued. Even the vets are confused as to what breed he is! His markings are that of a Dutch, however he is about 2/3x the size of a Dutch, and he is nutmeg and white! Although, he does have some specks of black on his back and a tiny bit on his face. Can anyone help?!
- 09/25/2018 at 7:55 PM
  kurottabun
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  Could you upload a picture? It’s much easier to tell from a picture
- 09/26/2018 at 12:12 AM
  jerseygirl
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  I would love to see a pic also!
  
  It sounds like he’s possibly a bun that has carries and expresses the vienna gene. This can give dutch-like markings in other breeds, often blue eyes or sometimes it will just be expressed as one white paw or white patch on the nose.
  
  However, he could be a dutch! He’s not done growing yet and its possible for some to be smaller (or larger) then the breed standard.
  
  The nutmeg colouring with some black sounds a bit like tort (tortoise) colouring.
  
  This is an example of a tort rabbit colour.
  
  And here it is with in some Dutch rabbits
- 09/26/2018 at 7:12 AM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  The Duchess has a dutch that’s only about 3.5 pounds. She’s very slim and not the standard type of Dutch weight you’d expect to see.
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