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dam - Zephyr Coco de Mer (chestnut)
sire - Zephyr Cedar (chestnut)
litter 2024-MER: A litter for the chestnut line.
Expecting various shades of chestnut, including some pink eyed orange, possibly some dumbo.
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Coco
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25th February - mated, litter due 19/03/24
17th March - moved into the maternity cage having gained 110g, but looking very large
18th March - litter of 13 born in the morning a day early
26th March - delighted to have some ash in this litter
buck 1 - pink eyed ash (aka dilute champagne)
buck 2 - ash dumbo
buck 3 - ash
buck 4 - chestnut
buck 5 - chestnut (tail marked blue)
buck 6 - chestnut (tail marked blue blue)
buck 7 - brown chestnut
buck 8 - brown chestnut irish (tail marked blue)
doe 1 - pink eyed chestnut (aka dilute silver fawn)
doe 2 - pink eyed chestnut (tail marked red)
doe 3 - pink eyed chestnut (tail marked red red)
doe 4 - chestnut dumbo
doe 5 - chestnut (tail marked red)
Click here for the family tree.
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17/03/24: settling into the maternity cage
18/03/24: a few hours old
19/03/24: one day old
21/03/24: three days old
the bucks:
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the does:
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24/03/24: 6 days old
the chestnuts:
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the brown chestnuts, and the pink eyed kittens:
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26/03/24: 8 days old
the bucks:
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the does:
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28/03/24: 10 days old, the litter palette: brown chestnut, chestnut, pink eyed chestnut, pink eyed ash, ash
03/04/24: 16 days old, eyes now open
06/04/24: 19 days old, free range toddle with mum
10/04/24: 23 days old, free range play on the 'big' sofa
15/04/24: 28 days old, individual pictures
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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buck 6:
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buck 7:
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buck 8:
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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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what everyone else is doing while individual pictures are being taken:
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19/04/24: 32 days old, free range play with Gigi's kittens
22/04/24: 35 days old
the chestnut and ash bucks:
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the other bucks:
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the does:
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26/04/24: 39 days old, free range play with Gigi's kittens (buck 8 has turned out to be irish!)
30/04/24: 43 days old, individual pictures
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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buck 6:
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buck 7:
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buck 8:
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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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07/05/24: 50 days old, free range play with Gigi's kittens
the bucks:
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the does:
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10/05/24: 53 days old, individual pictures - looking a bit patchy (still looking into the cause but I suspect they self barbered after being treated for a few patches of staph a week ago) but their coats are growing back okay
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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buck 6:
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buck 7:
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buck 8:
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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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I won't be keeping any of these kittens, but a pair of does will be going to Rattie Asylum stud to join their aunties.
