January 2022: dam - Zephyr Ada (black)
sire - Zephyr Jack (black)

litter 2022-ADA2 : Another attempt for double mink.
Expecting black, UK mink, american mink, and hopefully double mink, some roan, some berkshire and/or irish, some dark phase pearl.
Ada
Jack
details: 2nd January - mated, kittens due 25th January
23rd January - moved into the nursery cage having gained about 50g
25th January - 10 kittens born early morning, several with pale eyes (i.e. american mink based) meaning the chance of a double mink is reasonably good
28th January - thankfully there are no roans this time
29th January - one of the mink does looks paler than the others, she may be a pearl, probably UK mink based
10th February - the american mink buck has very sadly died, cause unknown but the rest of the litter seem fine so far
4th March - added purple to the american mink does' tails
buck 1 - black
buck 2 - black (tail marked blue)
buck 3 - black (tail marked blue blue)

doe 1 - UK dark phase pearl
doe 2 - american mink (tail marked purple)
doe 3 - american mink (tail marked purple red)
doe 4 - american mink (tail marked red purple red)
doe 5 - black (tail marked red)
doe 6 - black (tail marked red red)
Click here for the family tree.

23/01/22: moving into the maternity cage

25/01/22: a few hours old

26/01/22: one day old
the bucks
 the does

28/01/22: three days old

29/01/22: 4 days old

31/01/22: 6 days old
the bucks
the does

02/02/22: 8 days old
the mink kittens
 the black kittens

04/02/22: 10 days old, the litter palette: black, american mink, UK dark phase pearl

06/02/22: 12 days old
the bucks
the does

09/02/22: 15 days old, eyes are just open

14/02/22: 20 days old, free range toddle with Mum

18/02/22: 24 days old
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:

21/02/22: 27 days old

27/02/22: 33 days old
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:

04/03/22: 38 days old
the bucks
the american mink does
the other does

08/03/22: 42 days old
the bucks
the does

11/03/22: 45 days old
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:

17/03/22: 51 days old
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:


Since there are no double minks, or any mink bucks, I won't be keeping any of this litter.