January 2024: dam - Kinra Chic (american mink)
sire - Kinra Ash (agouti essex dumbo)

litter 2024-CHC2: A litter for the american line.
Expecting black, agouti, american min, and american cinnamon.
Chic
Ash
details: 24th December - mated, litter due 16/01/24
15th January - moved into the maternity cage having gained only 40g (hence why it was difficult to know she was pregnant until the final few days)
16th January - litter of 8 born in the morning, all top eared
18th January - different shades are becoming apparent, and with a pale coated black eyed doe, it's possible there will be russian blue based kittens in this litter
22nd January - best guesses at colours
31st January - very pleased that there is indeed russian blue as it means I can work towards russian dove without needing an outcross
buck 1 - agouti essex (blaze)
buck 2 - black essex (head spot and nose tip)
buck 3 - black essex (head spot and speckled blaze)
buck 4 - american mink
buck 5 - russian blue
buck 6 - agouti

doe 1 - russian blue essex (head spot)
doe 2 - black
Click here for the family tree.

15/01/24: settling into the maternity cage

16/01/24: a few hours old

18/01/24: two days old

20/01/24: 4 days old

22/01/24: 6 days old
the essex bucks:
 the unmarked bucks:
the does:

25/01/24: 9 days old, the litter palette: agouti, black, american mink, russian blue
the essex kittens:
 the whole litter:

27/01/24: 11 days old

31/01/24: 15 days old

05/02/24: 20 days old, free range toddle with mum

09/02/24: 24 days old
the essex kittens:
the unmarked kittens:

15/02/24: 30 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
doe 1:
doe 2:

20/02/24: 35 days old, free range playtime

27/02/24: 42 days old, individual pictures
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
doe 1:
doe 2:

01/03/24: 45 days old, free range playtime with Wednesday's kittens
the bucks:
the does:

07/03/24: 51 days old
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
doe 1:
doe 2:


I will be keeping bucks 2 (Pink Floyd), 4 (Rizzle Kicks) and 5 (Wham), and both does (T'Pau and Corvette). Bucks 3 and 6 will be homed so that Kinra can use them for breeding