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dam - Zephyr Tina Turner (agouti)
sire - Zephyr Red Bopple (chestnut berkshire dumbo)
litter 2023-TIN2: A test litter for the chestnut project.
Expecting agouti and brown chestnut, some dumbo, some irish or berkshire.
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Tina
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18th January - mated, litter due 10th February
8th February - moved into the maternity cage having gained 75g
10th February - litter of 14 born first thing in the morning, all black eyed
16th February - all look to be the same shade of agouti which is a surprise
19th February - a few of the kittens have white socks, so are likely to be berkshire
buck 1 - agouti dumbo (tail marked blue)
buck 2 - agouti dumbo (tail marked blue blue)
buck 3 - agouti dumbo (tail marked blue blue blue)
buck 4 - agouti dumbo (tail marked blue green)
buck 5 - agouti dumbo (tail marked green blue)
buck 6 - agouti dumbo (tail marked blue green blue)
buck 7 - agouti berkshire (tail marked blue green)
buck 8 - agouti (tail marked blue)
buck 9 - agouti (tail marked blue blue)
buck 10 - agouti (tail marked blue blue blue)
doe 1 - agouti berkshire (tail marked red green)
doe 2 - agouti berkshire (tail marked green red)
doe 3 - agouti (tail marked red)
doe 3 - agouti (tail marked red red)
Click here for the family tree.
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08/02/23: settled in the maternity cage
10/02/23: a few hours old
12/02/23: two days old
13/02/23: three days old
the bucks:
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the does:
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15/02/23: 5 days old
17/02/23: 7 days old
the dumbo bucks:
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the top eared bucks:
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the does:
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19/02/23: 9 days old, the litter palette: agouti!
23/02/23: 13 days old
26/02/23: 16 days old
the dumbo bucks:
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the top eared bucks:
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the does:
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the berkshire bellies: ...buck 7
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...doe 1
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...doe 2
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01/03/23: 19 days old, a free range toddle with mum
07/03/23: 25 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
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buck 2:
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buck 3:
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buck 4:
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buck 5:
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buck 6:
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buck 7:
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buck 8:
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buck 9:
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buck 10:
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doe 1:
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doe 2:
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doe 3:
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doe 4:
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the berkshire bellies: ...buck 7
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...doe 1
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...doe 2
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11/03/23: 29 days old, free range play
15/03/23: 33 days old
bucks 1 - 3:
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bucks 4 - 6:
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21/03/23: 39 days old, sexes now split and the litters merged
the bucks:
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the does:
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24/03/23: 42 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
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buck 2:
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buck 7:
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doe 1:
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doe 4:
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03/04/23: 52 days old
buck 1:
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buck 2:
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buck 5:
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buck 6:
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buck 7:
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buck 8:
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buck 9:
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buck 10:
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doe 1:
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I don't expect to keep any of these kittens
