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Updated pics of some of my current litters.
Here is Angelica's litter, she has five, one Sandy broken, two solid agouti, one black and a broken agouti.
Here is Jacqs litter, there is one solid black, three brokens and one Charlie. One of her kits has a Rex coat.
The Rex coat
One of Sandy's kits, it has a lop ear.
The latest litter, it belongs to Joyce, she had ten this morning.
Here is Angelica's litter, she has five, one Sandy broken, two solid agouti, one black and a broken agouti.
Here is Jacqs litter, there is one solid black, three brokens and one Charlie. One of her kits has a Rex coat.
The Rex coat
One of Sandy's kits, it has a lop ear.
The latest litter, it belongs to Joyce, she had ten this morning.
Hens and Roos
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Congrats!!
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Thanks. If our percentages were right with our other half Flemish half rex bred to half Flemish half Rex, then Joyce's litter should have two Rex coats.
Bunnylady
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Congrats on all the little ones!
Rather than "25% of the babies should have Rex coats," it's more a case of "each baby has a 1-in-4 chance of being a Rex." in a sample group as small as a single litter, the numbers can be widely skewed, and it's perfectly normal.
30-ish years ago, my very first pair of Harlequins threw a few babies like this:
That's not just short, it's curly, too - an Astrex. The first time I saw that, I was like, "what the heck??" Apparently, in Europe, Harlequins show in normal, Rex, and Astrex coats, but are only seen in normal coats here. I don't know if they were sporting "old country" genetics, or if they came out of someone's Astrex breeding program, but there they were. I don't remember just how many babies I got from that pair, but they only produced a few Rex or Astrex during their entire breeding careers - maybe 4 or 5. I remember the first one was a Blue Magpie; both parents were Black Japanese - there were only a handful of Mags, nowhere near 25% of them, too. That pair was a real education, believe me!
Rather than "25% of the babies should have Rex coats," it's more a case of "each baby has a 1-in-4 chance of being a Rex." in a sample group as small as a single litter, the numbers can be widely skewed, and it's perfectly normal.
30-ish years ago, my very first pair of Harlequins threw a few babies like this:
That's not just short, it's curly, too - an Astrex. The first time I saw that, I was like, "what the heck??" Apparently, in Europe, Harlequins show in normal, Rex, and Astrex coats, but are only seen in normal coats here. I don't know if they were sporting "old country" genetics, or if they came out of someone's Astrex breeding program, but there they were. I don't remember just how many babies I got from that pair, but they only produced a few Rex or Astrex during their entire breeding careers - maybe 4 or 5. I remember the first one was a Blue Magpie; both parents were Black Japanese - there were only a handful of Mags, nowhere near 25% of them, too. That pair was a real education, believe me!
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Thank you so much! Your kitten is so CUTE!
