Broken group

Magpie Holland Lop

A harlequin pattern with the orange replaced by white, giving alternating bands of white and black, blue, chocolate or lilac. Dramatic, and quite unlike anything else.

A magpie Holland Lop sits in the broken group. A harlequin pattern with the orange replaced by white, giving alternating bands of white and black, blue, chocolate or lilac. Dramatic, and quite unlike anything else.

Genuinely uncommon, and one of the colours people search for by name. If this is what you want, expect to wait for one rather than expecting to find one today.

The genetics

Harlequin (ej) combined with the chinchilla allele (c-chd), which removes the yellow pigment entirely and leaves white in its place. It is a harlequin with the orange switched off.

What a good one looks like

The same split a harlequin wants, but in white and dark rather than orange and dark. Clean white with no cream cast.

What to check for

A cream or yellow cast to the white, which means the chinchilla gene is not fully suppressing the pigment. Muddy or blended split.

Is magpie actually rare?

Genuinely rare, and one of the least-served searches in the whole breed. People look for magpie Holland Lops and find almost nothing, which tells you how few breeders are producing them.

Common questions

What is a magpie Holland Lop?

A harlequin with the orange switched off. The chinchilla gene removes the yellow pigment entirely and replaces it with white, giving alternating bands of white and black, blue, chocolate or lilac.

Are magpie Holland Lops rare?

Genuinely rare, and one of the least-served searches in the whole breed. People look for magpie Holland Lops and find almost nothing, which tells you how few breeders are actually producing them.

What it costs

Every Holland Lop here is $300 to $400 regardless of colour. Full pricing here.