Champagne Dutch?

I was a bit surprised yesterday when going through all my 2 week old litters... I came across this very oddly colored baby. It's coloring is just like what you'd find on a Champagne D'Argent. Champagne's are born all black, and get all of their silvering as they mature, with the head being the last to silver. This one is a lot more silvered over the back, than what a Champagne would be at the same age. The back is very evenly colored. However on the face, it's still patchy with black, and the belly is more black. Makes me wonder if it'll silver in these areas as it matures.

It's not an agouti (no ring color), and not any kind of Steel. It's out of two Blacks, with nothing but Blacks and Blues in it's background for 20 generations. We're thinking it has to be some kind of mutation.

Will be interesting to see how this little one developes. I'm planning on keeping it to experiment with breeding it. Will post more pics of it here and on my facebook as it grows up.

Davenport Show

Double Dutch's Casanova

Last weekend was the Davenport show. It was my first time going to an Inland Empire show, and my dad and I enjoyed it. It was a long drive (4 1/2 hours), but was in a different part of the state that I haven't been to before. Basically nothing but crops for over an hour of driving.
Friday night in the specialty, Lisa won BOB with her Gray buck. Rogue won BOS for her 5th leg. Casanova was beaten by Jan's senior buck, as the judge said he was still a bit young. However when he has something really promising, he likes to nickname them. Casanova was one of two Dutch nicknamed that night, the judge called him "Sharp". Jan's Blue jr doe was the other one that got a nickname.
In show A on Saturday, I think Rogue was BOSV... (hard to know the results when you're judging!). If so, that is leg 6. Casanova again got promising comments, but was said that he was too young. BOB went Jan's Black buck that's done quite a bit of winning these last few months! BOS was Jean's Best in Show winning Tort doe.
In show B, Casanova won Best of Breed! BOS went to a cute little Tort jr doe of Vicki's (different one than what's been winning for her). Her Tort doe went on to be Best of the Best Opposites!
For the fun of it, I stuck Casanova in the Breeders Choice competition during lunch. He end up winning it!
At the end of the show, my dad and I were talking, of the three shows-- 3 BOB's and 3 BOS's, it was 6 different rabbits to win, owned by 5 different breeders. State Convention next month is going to be extremely competitive!

NWRB Show

Last weekend was the NWRB show. I had two Black jr bucks who made their showing debut. They are both just 11 weeks old. Both are nice, but one of them I've been very excited about. That one, Casanova was Best Opposite breed in both shows! In the first show, under Cliff, he ranted and raved over him. During a break in my judging, I had gone over to the Dutch table, and it was funny, cause he was telling me to go and look at his BOV Black. Had to keep a straight face, so he wouldn't know it was my rabbit.
BOB in show A went to Jean's gorgeous Tort doe, who went on to win BEST IN SHOW! Very nice rabbit!
Show B, Vicki's nice Tort doe that's been winning lately was BOB. Torts have really been doing great lately in this area!
In the Silver Martens, Coal was BOS in show A, with Arson being BOB in show B. Scott won the other BOB and BOS.
Next show is Davenport in two weeks. We'll be leaving early Friday morning, as there is a Dutch meeting that night, and a Dutch specialty. Then Saturday, I will be judging. I'll be showing the same 5 Dutch as last weekend (Maverick, Rogue, Jewel, Casanova, and another Black jr buck), and then Arson and Coal for the Martens.
That will be the last show until State Convention, in June.