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dam - Zephyr Nougat (ash irish)
sire - Zephyr Mace (ash)
litter 2023-NOU: A litter for ash (the self version of chestnut).
Expecting various shades of ash, some irish.
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Nougat
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12th August - mated, litter due 4th September
2nd September - moved into the maternity cage having gained 130g
4th September - litter of 11 born in the morning, all top eared
buck 1 - dilute champagne (tail marked blue)
buck 2 - dilute champagne (tail marked blue blue)
buck 3 - light ash (tail marked blue) - undescended testicles
buck 4 - light ash with dark ruby eyes (tail marked blue blue)
buck 5 - mid ash with dark ruby eyes
doe 1 - dilute champagne (tail marked red)
doe 2 - dilute champagne (tail marked red red)
doe 3 - light ash
doe 4 - mid ash (tail marked red)
doe 5 - mid ash (tail marked red red)
doe 6 - a mink of some sort
Click here for the family tree.
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02/09/23: settling into the maternity cage
04/09/23: a few hours old (pictured on wrong fleece)
06/09/23: two days old
09/09/23: 5 days old
the bucks:
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the does:
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11/09/23: 7 days old
the pink eyed kittens:
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the paler black eyed kittens (light ash?):
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the darker kittens:
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all together:
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13/09/23: 9 days old, the litter palette: dilute champagne? light ash? mid ash? mink? (anybody's guess really!)
17/09/23: 13 days old
the pink eyed kittens:
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the light ash kittens:
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the darker ash kittens:
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the mink with two different ashes:
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the bucks:
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the does:
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19/09/23: 15 days old, eyes are opening
21/09/23: 17 days old, a brief free range toddle with mum
27/09/23: 23 days old
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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doe 1:
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doe 2:
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doe 3:
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doe 4:
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doe 5:
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doe 6:
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03/10/23: 29 days old, free range playtime now includes Chic's and Sadie's does
the darker eyed kittens, showing the two shades of ash, and the mink:
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10/10/23: 36 days old
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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doe 1:
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doe 2:
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doe 3:
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doe 4:
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doe 5:
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doe 6:
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16/10/23: 42 days old
23/10/23: 49 days old
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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doe 1:
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doe 2:
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doe 3:
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doe 4:
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doe 5:
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doe 6:
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I will be keeping buck 5 (Pesto) and doe 6 (Praline) from this litter, the other ashes will be going to other breeders
