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dam - Zephyr Nutmeg (chocolate irish)
sire - Zephyr Cob (light chestnut)
litter 2023-MEG: A test litter for the chestnut project.
Expecting black, agouti, chocolate, chocolate agouti, various shades of self, brown, and orange chestnuts.
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12th April - mated, litter due 5th May
3rd May - moved into the maternity cage having gained 120g
5th May - litter of 14 born early morning
buck 1 - dilute champagne dumbo (tail marked blue)
buck 2 - dilute silver fawn (tail marked blue blue)
buck 3 - self chestnut
buck 4 - warm chocolate irish
buck 5 - light black or dark chocolate irish (tail marked blue)
buck 6 - chocolate agouti (tail marked blue)
doe 1 - dilute champagne (tail marked red)
doe 2 - dilute silver fawn dumbo
doe 3 - dilute silver fawn (tail marked red red)
doe 4 - light chestnut
doe 5 - chocolate dumbo (tail marked red)
doe 6 - chocolate agouti dumbo (tail marked red)
doe 7 - agouti dumbo (tail marked red red)
doe 8 - agouti irish
Click here for the family tree.
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03/05/23: settled in the maternity cage
05/05/23: a few hours old
07/05/23: two days old
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10/05/23: 5 days old
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12/05/23: 7 days old, colours are beginning to come through
15/05/23: 10 days old, the litter palette: 3 shades of chocolate, self chestnut, pink eyed self, pink eyed orange, chestnut (possibly light), chocolate agouti
18/05/23: 13 days old, eyes are beginning to open
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19/05/23: 14 days old
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24/05/23: 19 days old, free range toddle with mum
29/05/23: 24 days old, tails now marked with sharpie pen
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02/06/23: 28 days old, individual pictures
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doe 1:
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07/06/23: 33 days old, free range play with Wendy's kittens
14/06/23: 40 days old, individual pictures
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doe 1:
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03/07/23: 59 days old (break in pictures was due to my holiday)
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05/07/23: 61 days old, individual pictures
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buck 4:
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doe 1:
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I am keeping buck 2 (Butternut), buck 3 (Mace), doe 4 (Pine) and doe 8 (Nutshell) from this litter
