It’s summer, and since I won’t get to show again until the end of August, I’ve been spending a little more time than usual messing with my midsummer litters. The Dutch are coming along nicely, litters in all three colors, but so far I’ve been thoroughly frustrated by the chinchilla Mini Rex. I’ve had whites, castors, broken castors, broken squirrels, and finally a broken chin doe…who had half of her tail bitten off by her mother!
I had one last litter due by a chinchilla buck (Casanova) and a broken chin doe, and was crossing my fingers for a solid chin. Once more, no luck. A white, two broken chins, and much to my surprise, this little guy. He’s a solid squirrel. The squirrels have been a surprise, as I didn’t know dilute was behind most of the rabbits throwing them. But they do seem determined to appear in my barn, and I’m starting to wonder if they’re trying to tell me something…
