COD Colors

These are the current Colors on the Lionhead certificate of development. You want to aim for these when you breed for show rabbits.

Chestnut: A_B_C_D_E_

  • The surface color on the top sides of the body is to be a light brown, ticked with black. The intermediate band is to be a well defined orange over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be a light brown over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The top of the tail is to be black, sparsely ticked with light brown, over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be orange, with ears laced in black. Eyes- brown.
    Faults: Animals that are too light in the color of the intermediary band or undercolor or are to light or dark in surface color. (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)

   

Golden Fawn: A_B_C_D_ee

  • The surface color is to be a rich, golden straw colored saddle, shading lighter down the flanks. Color is to run well down the hair shaft to an off -white under color. Eye circles, nostrils, belly, inside of ears, underside of jowls and bottom of tail are to be white. Eyes - Brown
  • Faults: Fault animals that have blotches, streaks or smut on the body, head ears or feet. Scattered white hairs  (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)
  • Same Genetic Code as Orange but with a darker Rufus Modifier

   

   Fawn Buck owned by Kelly Meyer

Tort: aaB_C_D_ee

  • The surface of the body is to be a rusty orange color on the loin, blending with a gray-black on the sides, rump, belly, head, feet and tail. The color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an off-white undercolor. Eyes - Brown.

  • Faults: Stray white hairs; underside of tail light in color. (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)

                       Tort buck owned By Castle Gate Rabbitry

Black: aaB_C_D_E_

  • The surface color is to be rich, jet black over the entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft. The undercolor is to be a dark slate-blue. Eyes- brown.
    Faults: Fault animal for having faded color, scattered white hairs, or a light undercolor.(Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)

 

Blue: aaB_C_ddE_

  • The surface color is to be dark blue over the entire animal, extending well down the hair shaft with a lighter blue undercolor.
    Eyes – Blue-Gray
    Faults: Fault animals for having faded color, scattered white hairs or light under color. (www.lionhead.us)

1st Owned By Lambs Hill rabbit Hutch 2nd by Patsy Brooks

REW: ____cc____

  • Color is to be a pure white and uniform throughout. Eyes-Pink. (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06) 

 

                                                    Owned by Castle Gate Rabbitry

Sable Point: aaB_cchl_D_ee

  • Pattern cchl,cchl will cause the incorrect color (sometimes called seal point) try for cchl,c
  • Color on the nose, ears, feet legs and tail is to be a rich sepia brown color. The marking color is to shade rapidly to a brown body color. The entire upper body is to be creamy brown color, with a lighter almost white undercolor. A slightly deeper body color may occur along the saddle but is not desirable. The ideal is an animal whose surface color is light enough to give good contrast with the point color. Eyes - Brown
    Faults: Blotchy surface color on body: markings too light to provide good contrast with the body (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)

      

   (CRrabbitry)        Dark Sable Points                        Correct Color

 

Siamese Sable: aaB_cchl_D_E_

  • Pattern cchl,cchl will cause rabbit to be on the darker side. Try for cchl,c.
  • The surface color is to be a rich sepia brown on the head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail. The surface color will fade to a lighter sepia on the sides, chest, belly, inside of legs, and underside of the tail. Dark face color is to fade from the eyes to the jaws and all blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotched or streaks. The undercolor will be slightly lighter than the surface color. Eyes-- brown.
    Faults: fault animals that have streaks, blotched or poor color blending, Scattered white hairs, or lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault (Printed in Domestic Rabbit Magazine 2/06)

Correct Siamese Sable                  Owned by Castle Gate