August 2023: dam - Zephyr Canarium (pink eyed chestnut)
sire - Zephyr Tallow (brown chestnut)

litter 2023-CNA: A litter for the chestnut line.
Expecting various shades of chestnut.
Canarium
Tallow
details: 25th July - mated, litter due 17th August
15th August - moved into the maternity cage looking huge having gained 120g
16th August - litter of 14 born a day early in the afternoon (not surprising given how large she was!)
17th August - none of the babies has pink eyes (which is a surprise!), I'm very keen to see how many turn out to be good shades of chestnut
22nd August - amazingly the kittens are all still looking the same shade, so there's a possibility of a full litter of chestnut
28th August - whilst all are chestnut, half the litter is a more vibrant shade
14th September - one of the darker does now looks much brighter
buck 1 - vibrant chestnut dumbo
buck 2 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked blue green)
buck 3 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked green blue)
buck 4 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked blue blue green)
buck 5 - duller chestnut (tail marked blue)
buck 6 - duller chestnut (tail marked blue blue)
buck 7 - duller chestnut (tail marked blue blue blue)

doe 1 - vibrant chestnut
doe 2 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked red green)
doe 3 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked green red)
doe 4 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked red red green)
doe 5 - vibrant chestnut (tail marked green red red)
doe 6 - duller chestnut (tail marked red)
doe 7 - duller chestnut (tail marked red red)
Click here for the family tree.

15/08/23: settling into the maternity cage

17/08/23: one day old

18/08/23: two days old
the bucks:
 the does:

19/08/23: three days old

20/08/23: 4 days old

22/08/23: 6 days old
the bucks:
the does:

23/08/23: 7 days old

25/08/23: 9 days old - still all looking chestnut, there is some very slight variation in tone, but that could be due to speed of coat development
the bucks:
the does:

26/08/23: 10 days old

28/08/23: 12 days old, the litter palette: very slightly different shades of chestnut, these two are the most extreme

29/08/23: 13 days old
the vibrant coloured bucks:
 the duller bucks:
the vibrant coloured does:
 the duller does:

02/09/23: 17 days old

06/09/23: 21 days old, free range toddle with mum

10/09/23: 25 days old (with greasy coats due to having salmon skin the night before!)

14/09/23: 29 days old
bucks 1-4:
bucks 5-7:
does 1-5:
does 6-7:

18/09/23: 33 days old, free range play with Snowball's kittens

21/09/23: 36 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
buck 7:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:
doe 7:

28/09/23: 43 days old
the bucks:
the does:

05/19/23: 7 weeks old, their moult has nearly finished
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
buck 7:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:
doe 5:
doe 6:
doe 7:


The breeders who are awaiting chestnut foundations from me will have priority when it comes to homing these kittens, and I will keep buck 3 (Cedar) and doe 2 (Coco de Mer) myself