July 2023: dam - Rivendell Wanda (UK cinnamon)
sire - Zephyr Wilf (double mink pearl)

litter 2023-WAN: A litter for the double mink project.
Expecting UK cinnamon and UK cinnamon pearl.
Wanda
Wilf
details: 13th June - mated, litter due 6th July
4th July - moved into the maternity cage having gained 105g
5th July - litter of 6 born mid afternoon, all top eared
26th July - whilst 2 of the kittens are distinctly lighter than the rest, there is a possibility that all of the litter is cinnamon pearl!
24th August - after moulting, I'm reassured that half the litter may not be pearl, which is as it should be
buck 1 - UK cinnamon pearl (tail marked green)
buck 2 - UK cinnamon, possibly dark phase cinnamon pearl (tail marked blue)
buck 3 - UK cinnamon (tail marked blue blue)

doe 1 - UK cinnamon pearl
doe 2 - UK cinnamon (tail marked red)
doe 3 - UK cinnamon (tail marked red red)
Click here for the family tree.

04/07/23: settled in the maternity cage

05/07/23: a few hours old

07/07/23: two days old

10/07/23: 5 days old
the bucks:
 the does:

12/07/23: 7 days old

17/07/23: 12 days old, the litter palette: UK cinnamon pearl, UK cinnamon

19/07/23: 14 days old, now very chunky kittens
the bucks:
the does:

24/07/23: 19 days old, free range toddle with mum

26/07/23: 21 days old

28/07/23: 23 days old

31/07/23: 26 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:

05/08/23: 31 days old, free range play with the other litters

09/08/23: 35 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:

13/08/23: 39 days old, sexes are now split and the boys are living together, while the girls have a new 7 week old companion from Blaise Rattery
the bucks:
the does:

16/08/23: 42 days old
the bucks:
the does:

21/08/23: 47 days old
the bucks:
the does:

29/08/23: 55 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:


I will be keeping buck 3 (Wally), and does 2 (Wednesday) and 3 (Whitney) from this litter