October 2024: dam - Zephyr Corvette (black)
sire - Zephyr Wham (russian blue)

litter 2024-COR: A litter for the american line.
Expecting black and american mink, possible also russian blue and dove, some dumbo.
Corvette
Wham
details: 16th September - mated (Wham's 2nd attempt with Corvette), litter due 9th October
7th October - moved into the maternity cage having gained 100g
9th October - litter of 12 born in the morning, all black eyed so no american mink babies for me!
13th October - turns out Corvette is carrying russian blue
8th November - unfortunately buck 7 is currently petrified of everything, including at times even his siblings. This is something I have never seen before in 20 years of breeding, but I will be working with him to see if his anxiety can be lessened. If necessary he may be neutered once old enough
25th November - these kittens have been living with T'Pau's and seem to have picked up staph from them. I've not known it to transfer between litters before, but I now won't merge these with any younger kittens until all have cleared up.
buck 1 - russian blue dumbo
buck 2 - russian blue
buck 3 - russian blue (tail marked blue)
buck 4 - black dumbo
buck 5 - black dumbo (tail marked blue)
buck 6 - black dumbo (tail marked blue blue)
buck 7 - black
buck 8 - black (tail marked blue)

doe 1 - russian blue dumbo (tail marked red)
doe 2 - russian blue (tail marked red)
doe 3 - black (tail marked red)
doe 4 - black (tail marked red red)
Click here for the family tree.

07/10/24: settling into the maternity cage

09/10/24: a few hours old

10/10/24: one day old

13/10/24: 4 days old

15/10/24: 6 days old
the bucks:
the does:

17/10/24: 8 days old

21/10/24: 12 days old, the litter palette: black, russian blue

23/10/24: 14 days old, eyes are open

28/10/24: 19 days old, free range toddle with mum

04/11/24: 26 days old, free range playtime

11/11/24: 33 days old, individual pictures (except for buck 7 who is too petrified to be photographed)
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
buck 8:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:

15/11/24: 37 days old, sexes are now split
the bucks:
the does:

19/11/24: 41 days old
the russian blue bucks:
most of the black bucks:
buck 7 - I was able to get him out with the others, but he stuck to his safe corner and would not engage with his brothers when they tried to initiate play with him.
the does:

28/11/24: 50 days old, individual pictures (except for buck 7)
buck 1:
buck 2:
buck 3:
buck 4:
buck 5:
buck 6:
buck 8:
doe 1:
doe 2:
doe 3:
doe 4:


I won't be keeping any of these kittens, apart from buck 7 if he doesn't find his feet