The Ugly Duckling

As a fun little post, I thought it would be interesting to compare how much a rabbit can change as it matures. It is true that a rabbit that is a fugly junior might just be an outstanding senior, to some extent of course. Below are some examples I have put together.


First up is Sinderella, a Black Silver Marten Netherland Dwarf. She wasn't the prettiest junior. I am shocked at how nice she really is now that she is a senior! She is a very nice brood doe. She lacks the mass it takes to be a good show rabbit. But I really like this doe quite a bit.

Here is Clark, a Blue Otter Netherland Dwarf. The photo on the left was taken the day I brought him home. You can see a big difference between his junior and senior pics. His head has really filled out, balancing with his ears. I plan to show him soon.

This is Sapphire, Erin's Dwarf Hotot doe. As a junior, her head and body appeared to be much narrower than it is now as a senior. She has a fantastic head now, and good depth of body. She would be show quality if she wasn't a blue banded. 

Here is Oliver, Erin's Dwarf Hotot buck. He went from an ugly junior, to a handsome senior! We plan to enter him in more shows in the future.

And here is Flint, our Orange Netherland Dwarf. He was the definition of a fugly junior. He is GORGEOUS now as a senior. We plan to show him soon. We definitely wouldn't have entered him in a show as a junior. This is an amazing improvement. The ugly stage for NDs can be pretty rough.