American Chinchilla
Американська шиншила
Meat
Fur / Pelt
Dual-purpose
Recognition:
ARBA
Developed in the USA in the 1920s from French Standard Chinchilla stock to create a larger meat-production rabbit. Major commercial heritage breed.
Quick facts
- Size group
- Large
- Purpose
- Dual-purpose
- Buck weight
- 4–5 kg
- Doe weight
- 4.5–5.4 kg
- Adult weight
- 4.8 kg
- Litter (avg)
- 9 kits
- Litter range
- 8–10
- Meat yield
- 60%
- Slaughter age
- 12 weeks
- Coat
- normal
- Body type
- commercial
- Ears
- erect
- Origin
- US
- Recognised
- 1924
Colours
chinchilla
Temperament
calm
Notable facts
Known for high meat-to-bone ratio and rapid growth in the first 12 weeks.
Breeding recommendations
- Highly adaptable and cold-resistant.
- Large breed (4.5–5.5 kg).
- Doe-buck ratio 10:1 due to strong fertility.
- Wean at 4 weeks (~28 days).
- Kindling interval 42–45 days for commercial meat production.
