Pictures of Holland Lops in the Agouti Group: Chestnut, Chocolate Agouti, Chinchilla, Chocolate Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, and Squirrel (Blue Chinchilla).
Banding: "A hair shaft having various colors".
Ticked: "Longer guard hairs, throughout the coat, of a color distinct from the underwool or body fur".
| Few Days Old | Few Weeks Old | Adult Color | |
| Chestnut, A_B_C_D_E_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a rich chestnut brown, ticked with jet black tipped guard hairs. 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 top of the tail is to be black, sparsley ticked with light brown, over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be orange, with the ears laced in black. Eyes: Brown." Chestnut colored Hollands look like the typical wild cottontail rabbit. | |||
When they are first born they look like a Black kit. However, they will have pink bellies
and the inside of their ears will be light colored.
Comparison (left to right): Chestnut, Chinchilla and Steel kits. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell..
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Chestnut kit at 11 days old. |
 Three month old
Chestnut buck, GBF's Enderby. |
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| Chocolate Chestnut, A_bbC_D_E_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a rich chestnut brown, ticked with chocolate tipped guard hairs. The intermediate band is to be tan over a dove-gray undercolor. The chest is to be a light brown over a dove-gray undercolor. The top of the tail is to be chocolate, sparsley ticked with tan, over a dark dove-gray undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be tan, with the ears laced in chocolate. Eyes: Brown." | |||
2-days old. Left to right: Lilac, Chocolate, Chocolate Agouti, Chocolate.
Pix courtesy of Amy Hinkle.
3-days old. Left - Chestnut, Top - Opal, Right - Chocolate agouti. Unfortunately, all peanuts.
Tummy of the Chocolate Agouti.
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 Eight days old.
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 GBF's Spectacle.
 GBF's Josephine.
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| Chinchilla, A_B_c(chd)_D_E_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be pearl white, ticked with jet black. There is a black band at the top of the intermediary band. The intermediate band is to be a well defined pearl white over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be a pearl white over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The top of the tail is to be black, sparsley ticked with white, over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be white, with the ears laced in black. Eyes: Brown." | |||
Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell. |
Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell. |
ELS Leonza; Picture courtesy of Lorri Stewart. |
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| Chocolate Chinchilla, A_ bb c(chd)_ D_E_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be pearl white, ticked with dark chocolate. There is a chocolate band at the top of the intermediary band. The intermediate band is to be a well defined pearl white over a dove gray undercolor. The chest is to be a pearl white over a dove gray undercolor. The top of the tail is to be chocolate, sparsley ticked with white, over a dove gray undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be white, with the ears laced in chocolate. Eyes: Brown." | |||
| Need pix. | Need pix. | Need pix. | 
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| Lynx, A_bbC_ddE_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be lilac mingled with fawn. There is a lilac band at the top of the intermediary band. The intermediate band is to be fawn over an off-white undercolor. The chest is to be fawn over an off-white undercolor. The top of the tail is to be lilac, sparsley ticked with fawn, over an off-white undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be fawn. Eyes: Blue-gray." | |||
9-days old. Lynx on top, cream on bottom. Pix courtesy of Amy Hinkle. |
Hope to have a pix some day. | 
ARR's Jonica. |
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| Opal (Blue Agouti), A_B_C_ddE_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be blue mingled with fawn. There is a blue band at the top of the intermediary band. The intermediate band is to be fawn over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be fawn over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The top of the tail is to be blue, sparsley ticked with fawn, over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be fawn. Eyes: Blue-gray." | |||
 Tummy of an Opal kit 9 days old.
Opal on top. They are very dark gray looking with white tummy and Agouti markings when
born.
Opal on top, then blue, frosty on bottom. The blue and opal look alike except, the Opals
ears are light on the inside. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
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Note the agouti nose markings and light coloring on the inside of the ears.
Same Opal buck, GBF's Opie, now shown at 7 weeks of age. |
Note nose markings, light fur around mouth and light belly.
LSR's Odessa. |
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| Squirrel (Blue Chinchilla), A_ B_ c(chd)_ dd E_ | |||
| "The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be blue mingled with white. There is a blue band at the top of the intermediary band. The intermediate band is to be white over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be a light pearl over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The top of the tail is to be blue, sparsley ticked with white, over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be white. Eyes: Blue-gray." | |||
Blue chin kit at 8-days old. Pictures courtesy of Julie Stewart.
Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
Chin (dark kit) and Squirrel holland lop kits. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
Chin, Broken Chin and Squirrel holland lop kits. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell
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Same kit, now at 16-days old. Pictures courtesy of Julie Stewart. |
Need pix. | 
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| Few Days Old | Few Weeks Old | Adult Color |
| Broken Chestnut | ||
Hour old kits. Look very similar to a broken black kit at birth. However, the black quickly turns to
a brownish color within a few days. The inside of the ears are light colored on a Chestnut. |
 Broken
Chestnut kit on upper right. Note the light color on the inside of the ears. |
Young Broken Chestnut Junior. |
| Broken Chocolate Agouti (Chocolate Chestnut) | ||
12-days. Broken lilac tort is on top; broken chocolate agouti on bottom. Note his ears are
lighter on the inside.
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5 weeks. ARR's Go-Joe. The black band in the hair shaft is replaced with chocolate. Pix
courtesy of Amy Hinkle. |
Sr Buck. ARR's CVSoul. |
| Broken Chinchilla | ||
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Chin, Broken Chin and Squirrel holland lop kits. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
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Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
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Need pix. |
| Broken Chocolate Chinchilla | ||
| Need pix. | Need pix. | Need pix. |
| Broken Lynx | ||
| Need pix. | Need pix. | Need pix. |
| Broken Opal | ||
Broken Opal holland kits are similiar to a broken blue kit. The inside of the ears will get a
brownish cast to them instead of white like a Broken Blue does. Shown left to right: Fawn/Orange,
Smoke Pearl, Broken Opal, Blue, and Black Tort kits at 9 days old. |
ARR's Coconut. 7-weeks old. Pix courtesty of Amy Hinkle. |
Campo's Jasper. Pix courtesty of Kristen Heines. |
| Broken Squirrel (Blue Chinchilla) | ||
Broken Squirrel, Squirrel and Black Otter Kits. Pix courtesy of Katie Boswell.
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Need pix. | Need pix. |