September 2018: dam - Zephyr Cher (chocolate silvermane)
sire - Zephyr You're So Very Special, aka Yorke (pale dominant chocolate silvermane, not owned by Zephyr)

litter 2018-CHE : A litter in the silvermane line for chocolate silvermane.
Note that I can't be certain what sort of chocolate Cher is, so the resulting chocolates will also have a degree of uncertainty about what they are genetically.
Expecting black, and various chocolates, possibly american mink and chocolate american mink, in silvermane and standard coat, some paler than others, possibly some dumbo.
Cher
Yorke
details: 1st September - mated, kittens due 24th September
23rd September - moved into the nursery cage, having gained a huge 145g
24th September - 12 kittens born early morning, all top eared
25th September - sadly one kitten was lost overnight
3rd October - best guesses at colours, and at coats by looking at noses and whiskers
14th October - having doubts about which the american mink based kittens are now that eyes are fully opened
17th October - the small buck is now showing as a silvermane, and tails are now colour coded
buck 1 - palest chocolate silvermane (blue)
buck 2 - dark chocolate silvermane (blue green)
buck 3 - pale chocolate silvermane (blue green blue)
buck 4 - chocolate american mink (of some sort) silvermane
buck 5 - chocolate (blue)

doe 1 - chocolate american mink (of some sort) silvermane
doe 2 - american mink (red green)
doe 3 - chocolate (red green red)
doe 4 - dark chocolate (red)
doe 5 - dark chocolate (red red)
doe 6 - dark chocolate (red red red)
Click here for the family tree.
Note that due to this still being a relatively new line, there is a higher degree of unpredictability in how these kittens will turn out with respect to long term temperament and health.

23/09/18: 22 days pregnant

24/09/18: a few hours old

25/09/18: one day old

26/09/18: two days old

28/09/18: 4 days old
the bucks:
the does:

01/10/18: 7 days old

03/10/18: 9 days old

04/10/18: 10 days old, the litter palette: dark chocolate, pale chocolate, pale chocolate silvermane, american mink, chocolate american mink silvermane with poor silvering, chocolate american mink silvermane
in daylight:
 under the flash:

06/10/18: 12 days old, a couple of hints at eyes
the bucks:
the does:

08/10/18: 14 days old, eyes are now open
the visibly silvermane kittens:
the middle shade chocolates and the mink:
the dark chocolate does:

10/10/18: 16 days old, first free range toddle with mum

13/10/18: 19 days old, individual pictures
the bucks:
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
the does:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:

15/10/18: 21 days old

17/10/18: 23 days old

20/10/18: 26 days old, individual pictures
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:

24/10/18: 30 days old, now living in half an explorer cage

26/10/18: 32 days old, individual pictures
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:

30/10/18: 36 days old
the bucks:
the does:

03/11/18: 40 days old, individual pictures
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:

08/11/18: 45 days old
the bucks:

the does:

11/11/18: 48 days old, individual pictures
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:

14/11/18: 51 days old
the bucks:
the does:

21/11/18: 58 days old - the moults have completely reversed the degree of silvering they started off with!
the bucks:
 the does:

25/11/18: 62 days old, individual pictures
buck1:
buck2:
buck3:
buck4:
buck5:
doe1:
doe2:
doe3:
doe4:
doe5:
doe6:


I will be keeping bucks 3 (Elton John) and 4 (Marc Bolan), and does 1 (Suzi Quatro) and 5 (Donna Summer) from this litter