Growth Chart
Desired sizes for Flemish Giants
At one point or another, almost every owner of a Flemish Giant asks, “How big should my rabbit be?” To help answer this question, this chart is set-up as a basic guideline to give you an idea of what most common minimum as well as the best desired sizes are, based on age, for your giant bunny pals. In addition to this, we have included idea size of ear length per age as well.
AGE | TARGET WEIGHT (pounds) | EAR LENGTH | |
| MINIMUM - AVERAGE | EXCELLENT |
|
2 weeks | 6oz – 1.0lb |
| |
1 month 1mo 1wk 1mo 2wk 1mo 3wk | 1.5 – 1.75 1.75-2.0 2.5 – 3.25 3.5 – 4.0 |
| 4”
|
2 months 2mo 1wk 2mo 2wk 2mo 3wk | 4.0 – 4.75 5.0 – 5.25 5.50 – 5.75 6.00 – 6.50 | 6
| 5”
|
3 months 3mo 1wk 3mo 2wk 3mo 3wk | 6.0 – 7.0 7.50 – 7.75 7.75 – 8.25 8.25 – 9.0 | 10
| 5 ½”
|
4 months 4mo 1wk 4mo 2wk 4mo 3wk | 8.0 – 9.25 9.25 – 9.50 10.0 – 10.25 10.25 – 10.50 | 12
| 5 ½”
|
5 months 5mo 2wk | 10.0 – 11.50 – 12.25 | 14
| 5 ¾”
|
6 months 6mo 2wk | 11.0 – 13.0 – 13.50 | 15
| 6”
|
7 months 7mo 2wk | 12.0 – 14.0 – 14.50 | 16
| 6” +
|
8 months
8mo 2wk | BUCKS – 13.0 minimum DOES – 14.0 minimum 13.50 – 15.25 | 17
| |
9+ months | 14.0 – 15.50 | 18+ |
***SHOW REQUIREMENTS: Junior’s must be a minimum of 6.5lbs…. Senior Bucks must be a minimum of 13lbs… Senior Does must be a minimum of 14lbs…. body length should be no less than 20, with an ear length of 6.”