We started raising meat rabbits in May 2014 , started with two 9# New Zealand does and a 11# broken coated American Chinchilla doe. We bred them to our Two Agouti colored American Chinchilla Bucks and our mixed breed New Zealand Rex buck. 17 kits , healthy with extremely vigorous growth! They seem to make a good cross for meat rabbits and the colors are beautiful for pelts, which I intend to start for my winter project. Our American Chinchillas both adults and kits [crossed] are far more people friendly than the New Zealands.