My Tri-Colour Dutch

 Back in the late 1970's when I was breeding and showing my Black Magpies and Blue Harlequins I became interested in the rare breed, Tri-Colour Dutch. They were then even rarer than they are today but I managed to acquire just one, a buck, from Barbara Scammell in Sussex. To go with 'Jasper' aka Mr Jaggers, I bought in a Blue Dutch from Dorset breeder Bob Bassett, and set about creating my own line.

Jasper himself was Best Tri-Colour Dutch at the London Championship Show in 1980, followed by his son Josef in 1981 (also winning Best Rare Variety and the Rene Bareham Trophy), and his grandson Rubik in 1982.

As I'd used a Blue Dutch as a foundation doe, I wasn't suprised when a beautiful Blue Tri-Colour Dutch turned up. They were not a recognised colour at the time so the doe was shown in the Unstandardised class at the Rare Varieties Rabbit Club stock show in Spring 1982, and to my understanding was the first Blue Tri-Colour Dutch ever shown.

2014 saw me starting again in rabbits, and I welcomed Tri-Colour Dutch to my rabbitry for the third time. Below are some of my most successful rabbits from the last few years.