February 2024: dam - Zephyr Pickettywitch (havana agouti essex dumbo)
sire - Kinra Blur (american mink essex)

litter 2024-PKT: A litter for the constrained american line.
Expecting american cinnamon, chocolate american cinnamon, pale american cinnamon, and havana agouti, some essex, possibly some self (i.e. minks and havana), possibly some dumbo.
Picketty
Blur
details: 30th January - mated, litter due 22/02/24
20th February - moved into the maternity cage having gained 70g
23rd February - litter of 4 born in the morning, a day late, plus one stillborn
24th February - unfortunately one of the babies has died
1st March - the buck is still very pale, so could potentially be russian based, meaning maybe he's a copper essex
7th March - now eyes are open, doe 2 has lighter eyes than doe 1, so is either chocolate american mink, or american mink carrying RED
the buck - copper (or russian dove agouti) essex dumbo

doe 1 - american cinnamon essex dumbo (head spot)
doe 2 - pale american mink (or chocolate american mink?) essex (very overmarked, i.e. wannabe variegated!)
Click here for the family tree.

20/02/24: settling into the maternity cage

23/02/24: a few hours old

24/02/24: one day old

25/02/24: two days old

27/02/24: 4 days old

01/03/24: 7 days old

04/03/24: 10 days old, the litter palette: copper, probably pale american mink, american cinnamon

07/03/24: 13 days old

11/03/24: 17 days old

14/03/24: 20 days old, free range toddle with mum

19/03/24: 25 days old, free range play with Gaye's kittens

22/03/24: 28 days old, individual pictures
the buck:
doe 1:
doe 2:

26/03/24: 32 days old, free range play with Gaye's kittens

30/03/24: 36 days old, individual pictures
the buck:
doe 1:
doe 2:

08/04/24: 45 days old, free range play (now living with Gaye's kittens)
the buck:
the does:

12/04/24: 7 weeks old, final pictures
the buck:
doe 1:
doe 2:


I will be keeping the buck (Norman Bates) and doe 2 (Rosalie) from this litter