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Body Weight & 4/6 Class
Body Weight
Rabbit breeds range from a mature body weight of 2 pounds to 15 pounds. With this large difference of mature weights, you can narrow down which breed it is based on size.
Body Weight
Light
Medium
Medium
Less than 3 pounds ideal senior doe weight
Medium
Medium
Medium
3 to 6 pounds ideal senior doe weight
Heavy
Very heavy
Very heavy
6 to 9 pounds ideal senior doe weight
Very heavy
Very heavy
Very heavy
9+ pounds ideal senior doe weight
4/6 Class
4 Class
4 Class
4 Class
4 Class refers to smaller sized breeds. A breed is referred to being a 4 class breed because the breeds shows in 4 classes:
Senior Buck, Senior Doe,
Junior Buck, Junior Doe.
Rabbits are shown as seniors above 6 months of age.
Juniors are under 6 months.
6 class
4 Class
4 Class
6 Class refers to larger sized breeds. These breeds have 6 classes. The classes are Senior Buck, Senior Doe Above 8 months old
6/8 Buck, 6/8 Doe Between 6 and 8 months
Junior Buck, Junior Doe Under 6 months of age
6 class breeds have an intermediate class because as a result of their large size they take longer to develop.