I intend to pair our next two litters on approximately September 20th. We will have two seperate breeding pairs this time.
JM Nimue x RDPY Kerrigan
Black notch Capped/Patched Smoothcoat x Black Capped/Patched Smoothcoat
Expecting all smoothcoat dumbos. Purpose of the litter is to have the option of using another outcross in future breedings. We should see a lot of facial markings, headspots, and possibly even BEWs. They will likely be all black, but we may see some Russian blue. These will be a litter entirely of RDPY lineage and could be available to select breeders, but only with permission from Kat at RDPY.
Nimue is almost a year old and we are expecting a small litter. This will probably be a very friendly group of wheel enthusiasts!
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RRR Astrid x RDPY Vale of Avalon
American blue Bareback Rex x Triple Dilute Smoothcoat
Expecting 100% dumbo in rex and smoothcoats. Purpose of the litter is to outcross Astrid's bloodline and increase our chances of Russian Dove. We are expecting Russian blue, American blue, Russian Dove, and dilutes. Should be a colorful litter. We could see a wide range of markings including headspots and blazes!
We've waited til Astrid is older to help monitor the health of her line. She tends to carry a little extra weight, but has been healthy to date. Her mother Evolet had a difficult labor so we hope she and Nimue will conceive and deliver about the same time in case there is trouble. Astrid should have a small litter as well. We're excited to see what we get from this litter.
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The two pairs were put together as scheduled on September 20th. So far there has only been cuddling and grooming. We've not witnessed any mating.
There wasn't a single tussel with either pair. They sniffed each other and just went about their business. There's usually a short period of angst, but not this time.
We're looking forward to these two litters. I cna't wait to meet the next generation. The waiting list is growing so you won't want to put it off til the last minute to be added on the list.
We've seen some chasing behavior and squeaking in both cages, though primarily between Nimue and Kerrigan. That usually indicated someones going into heat.
The earliest due date for the girls would be around October 13th, but we're more likely not to see rittens til later in the month. We don't have any confirmed pregnancy yet, but we will be watching.
Nimue and Astrid seem to be getting a little round! We hope its not extra weight gain that is food related lol Hopefully they are just starting to show baby bellies.
We'll continue to monitor them this week and hopefully we'll see babies before the month is out!
It seems Astrid was not pregnant. She's a pudgy girl and tends to carry weight anyway, so she's obviously been ebnjoying the extra food.
I heard a lot of squeaking last night and went to check. Astrid was very much in heat and all the noise was them chasing each other around.
If she conceived yesterday or today, the rittens would be 6wks the week of Christmas.
Still not sure about Nimue. If we don't see results soon, we'll probably move up breeding plans for Stardust or Venice.
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