Please remember that it will be at least 9 weeks from the proposed mating time before kittens will be ready to leave for their new homes. This includes 3 weeks gestation period and 6 weeks growing up here.
Hawthorn Urike (Shaded Marten) X Hawthorn Duke Vassenego (Agouti Burmese (Wheaten) Marten)
12 gorgeous babies born 21/07/2011:
Pictures from Day 1 onwards:
From about Day 3, I started spotting roans:
For a few days, we only had three definitive roans:
Spot the baby sunbathing at the bottom:
We had (and indeed still have) one little buck who is a definite runt, and this photo is where it starts becoming obvious:
The three dark roans:
Some individual shots:
The five definite martens:/
A possible marten roan:
At this stage, I thought there were only 4 girls:
All babies, just starting to get their baby fuzz through, Mr. Runty is at the top:
Mr. Runty and his 'normal' brother:
Now they are over a week old, I can see that we have, in fact, 5 roans:
A group shot of the non-roan bucks:
The four girls:
All babies at Day 19:
Mr. Runty is about a week behind in his development compared to his siblings, but he should catch up.
We have a random Russian Boy - he will be staying:
Mr. Runty:
Mr. Russian and a Roan:
The Marten Roan Doe:
The two Burmese Roan Does:
The two Marten Bucks:
The possible Silver Agouti Buck:
The Marten Girls - one a Burmese Marten:
Burmese Marten Buck:
Babies at 4 weeks and 1 day:
Mr. Runty who has been named Fraggle by his future owner:
Notice the way he's holding his rear legs? He waddles as he walks - but he IS eating solids so he may still be okay-ish.
The Burmese Roan sibling he's going with is here:
Mr. Agouti:
My little surprise Russian thing - definitely Burmese, potentially Marten:
The first Marten (heterozygous I think) lad:
The Marten Roan lad:
The second Marten (homoozygous I think) lad:
The first Marten doe:
The Marten Roan doe:
The agouti/Wheaten Burmese Roan Doe:
Burmese Roan Doe:
The Burmese Marten Doe:
