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23/2/12
I have just been watching Lorna have 4 lovely babies this evening, 3 lilacs and 1 golden/lilac argente, all a good size. So pleased as these will be the last litter from Jack before he died!!
I have just been watching Lorna have 4 lovely babies this evening, 3 lilacs and 1 golden/lilac argente, all a good size. So pleased as these will be the last litter from Jack before he died!!
19/2/12
I had a lovely day at the Dorking Cavy Club show today, just took Jill and Sherbert and they both did very well. See Results page.
I had a lovely day at the Dorking Cavy Club show today, just took Jill and Sherbert and they both did very well. See Results page.
4/2/12
My Southern Cavy Club yearbook arrived in the post with the stars results for 2011. Well my pigs have done really well, with Merlin collecting the most and getting 45 stars for the year, the same as his dad Mozart did in 2010, so Merlin will be getting his own little plaque with his name on. Sherbert, Sugar and Mozart each collected 30 stars and Lizzy collected 15. Well done pigs!!!
My Southern Cavy Club yearbook arrived in the post with the stars results for 2011. Well my pigs have done really well, with Merlin collecting the most and getting 45 stars for the year, the same as his dad Mozart did in 2010, so Merlin will be getting his own little plaque with his name on. Sherbert, Sugar and Mozart each collected 30 stars and Lizzy collected 15. Well done pigs!!!
26/1/12
After checking my paired up sows yesterday, I think that Lorna may be pregnant to Jack! They were together before he died, so I really hope she is pregnant, that will be a lovely surprise. If not, Fudge is living with her now, so I may get some dals later on if Lorna is not already pregnant.
After checking my paired up sows yesterday, I think that Lorna may be pregnant to Jack! They were together before he died, so I really hope she is pregnant, that will be a lovely surprise. If not, Fudge is living with her now, so I may get some dals later on if Lorna is not already pregnant.
22/1/12
At last my website is finished and I have changed my domain registration over from Webs to GoDaddy, which is more compatible with Weebly, so all seems to be working well!!
At last my website is finished and I have changed my domain registration over from Webs to GoDaddy, which is more compatible with Weebly, so all seems to be working well!!
8/1/12
I am having a go at making a new site, just in case my Webs one disappears after 28th January, hope you like it.
I am having a go at making a new site, just in case my Webs one disappears after 28th January, hope you like it.
3/1/12
Oh dear not a good start to the year, I found Jack dead this morning!! He seemed a bit quiet yesterday and had lost a bit of weight, but nothing much. RIP lovely Jack, you have been a super boar and produced me some lovely babies, especially lots of lovely sows, including being dad of my RBIS argente sow Lizzy!!
Oh dear not a good start to the year, I found Jack dead this morning!! He seemed a bit quiet yesterday and had lost a bit of weight, but nothing much. RIP lovely Jack, you have been a super boar and produced me some lovely babies, especially lots of lovely sows, including being dad of my RBIS argente sow Lizzy!!
20/12/11
Bit of a sad day today, found poor Mandy dead this morning, great shame. She gave me some super babies, one especially my lovely show boar Mozart, so her line continues in my chinchillas. RIP lovely Mandy.
Bit of a sad day today, found poor Mandy dead this morning, great shame. She gave me some super babies, one especially my lovely show boar Mozart, so her line continues in my chinchillas. RIP lovely Mandy.
11/12/11
I had a lovely day at the Fareham Trophy show. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety, with Merlin 2nd and Miracle 3rd. Lizzy won Best Argente and also went on to do really well in the Best 5/8m Non Self Challenge, coming 3rd out of 56! Sherbert won a trophy, but unfortunately the best argente trophy was missing!! Here is a pic from Lyndon of my 3 chins, though they have put them in the wrong order, as Merlin was 2nd!
I had a lovely day at the Fareham Trophy show. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety, with Merlin 2nd and Miracle 3rd. Lizzy won Best Argente and also went on to do really well in the Best 5/8m Non Self Challenge, coming 3rd out of 56! Sherbert won a trophy, but unfortunately the best argente trophy was missing!! Here is a pic from Lyndon of my 3 chins, though they have put them in the wrong order, as Merlin was 2nd!
Here is Sherbert with her prizes from Dorking and Fareham.
Here also is Lizzy with her prizes from Dorking and Fareham.
Though a disaster when I got home, I found that Sugar had aborted her babies
that were due on lst Jan, really don't understand why, a total shock! She
seems fine though, so I hope she will be ok. What with losing Grace
as well this week, not been my time for getting baby chins!!
9/12/11
Not good news today, Grace had 2 still born babies in the hutch this morning and still has one inside her, and contractions have stopped!!! I have taken her to the vet to try to start the labour contactions again with some Oxytocin, but she does not look great, I think she has lost a lot of blood, poor Grace. I am waiting for news from the vet. Such a shame as the babies were 2 lovely big chins! Why do they always have them in the night!!!! Update, I decided to have her PTS, the vet said she passed one more baby, but was extremely weak, and there probably more. RIP lovely Grace. :(
Not good news today, Grace had 2 still born babies in the hutch this morning and still has one inside her, and contractions have stopped!!! I have taken her to the vet to try to start the labour contactions again with some Oxytocin, but she does not look great, I think she has lost a lot of blood, poor Grace. I am waiting for news from the vet. Such a shame as the babies were 2 lovely big chins! Why do they always have them in the night!!!! Update, I decided to have her PTS, the vet said she passed one more baby, but was extremely weak, and there probably more. RIP lovely Grace. :(
30/11/11
I had a lovely day at the Dorking Cavy Club show on Sunday. My 3 chins did very well, with Sherbert coming lst again, but this time Miracle was 2nd and Merlin 3rd in the Best New & Emerging Variety. Also my argente sow Lizzy had a great show, she won Best Argente and went on to come 2nd in the BIS 5/8m Grand Challenge out of 34!!! Well done Lizzy. I came home with 2 lovely shields to keep and some lovely rosettes. Here is a photo of Miracle and Merlin on the judging table.
I had a lovely day at the Dorking Cavy Club show on Sunday. My 3 chins did very well, with Sherbert coming lst again, but this time Miracle was 2nd and Merlin 3rd in the Best New & Emerging Variety. Also my argente sow Lizzy had a great show, she won Best Argente and went on to come 2nd in the BIS 5/8m Grand Challenge out of 34!!! Well done Lizzy. I came home with 2 lovely shields to keep and some lovely rosettes. Here is a photo of Miracle and Merlin on the judging table.
14/11/11
I had another super day at the Mid Sussex Cavy Club show yesterday. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety, Merlin came 2nd and my new young boar Miracle came 3rd!! Also Lizzy did well and won Best Argente and came home with a rosette. A lovely show. Here is a photo that Sharon took for my of my chins, lst Sherbert (middle), 2nd Merlin (right) and 3rd Miracle at his first show (left).
I had another super day at the Mid Sussex Cavy Club show yesterday. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety, Merlin came 2nd and my new young boar Miracle came 3rd!! Also Lizzy did well and won Best Argente and came home with a rosette. A lovely show. Here is a photo that Sharon took for my of my chins, lst Sherbert (middle), 2nd Merlin (right) and 3rd Miracle at his first show (left).
Here is Sherbert with recent trophy wins and rosettes.
And here also is Lizzy with her recent wins.
30/10/11
I had a lovely day at the North Herts Cavy Club show yesterday, Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety and Merlin came 2nd. Also Lizzy did well and came 2nd in the 5/8m Best Marked and Ticked. A lovely show as always. Here is a picture of Sherbert. Thanks for the photo Paula.
I had a lovely day at the North Herts Cavy Club show yesterday, Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety and Merlin came 2nd. Also Lizzy did well and came 2nd in the 5/8m Best Marked and Ticked. A lovely show as always. Here is a picture of Sherbert. Thanks for the photo Paula.
11/10/11
Katy had her babies this afternoon, a few days early, so I was not expecting them. I went out in the garage about 3pm and found she had had them, but 2 were DOA. I must have just missed them being born, so sad, as one was still warm!!! She had 4 in total, and the 2 alive are both cinnamon chins I think, 1 boar and 1 sow.
Katy had her babies this afternoon, a few days early, so I was not expecting them. I went out in the garage about 3pm and found she had had them, but 2 were DOA. I must have just missed them being born, so sad, as one was still warm!!! She had 4 in total, and the 2 alive are both cinnamon chins I think, 1 boar and 1 sow.
6/10/11
Came back from the shops this afternoon to find 3 really lovely baby sows in the hutch with Lorna, she had just had them around 4 pm. Two very lovely golden/lilac argentes and one self lilac with a really cute stripe of gold up her nose. Lorna seemed very attentive, so I hope she is going to be a good first time mum!
Came back from the shops this afternoon to find 3 really lovely baby sows in the hutch with Lorna, she had just had them around 4 pm. Two very lovely golden/lilac argentes and one self lilac with a really cute stripe of gold up her nose. Lorna seemed very attentive, so I hope she is going to be a good first time mum!
3/10/11
I had a lovely day at the Epsom Cavy Club show on Sunday. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety and beat her dad Merlin, and my argente sow Lizzy won her class and went on to win the Marked & Ticked Challenge. Also my dal pet Fudge had his best ever result, he was in the final line up for Best Pet. He did not get placed but was in the last 7 out of 77 pets entered, well done Fudge. Here is a picture of Sherbet and Merlin on the judging table.
I had a lovely day at the Epsom Cavy Club show on Sunday. Sherbert won Best New & Emerging Variety and beat her dad Merlin, and my argente sow Lizzy won her class and went on to win the Marked & Ticked Challenge. Also my dal pet Fudge had his best ever result, he was in the final line up for Best Pet. He did not get placed but was in the last 7 out of 77 pets entered, well done Fudge. Here is a picture of Sherbet and Merlin on the judging table.
Here is a picture of Sherbert with her Epsom trophy and also her rosette from the Real London Show.
26/9/11
I had a lovely day at the Kent Cavy Club show yesterday. I had lst and 2nd Best New & Emerging Variety with chins Merlin and Sherbert and came home with more lovely rosettes and a trophy, for Merlin. My argente sow Lizzy won her breed class and my dal pet Fudge won his first rosette and won the best u/5m smooth adult ex pet. So a super day. Here is a picture of Fudge.
I had a lovely day at the Kent Cavy Club show yesterday. I had lst and 2nd Best New & Emerging Variety with chins Merlin and Sherbert and came home with more lovely rosettes and a trophy, for Merlin. My argente sow Lizzy won her breed class and my dal pet Fudge won his first rosette and won the best u/5m smooth adult ex pet. So a super day. Here is a picture of Fudge.
Here also is a picture of Merlin with his trophies from Worthing and from Kent.
19/9/11
I had a great day at the Worthing & Eastergate show yesterday. I got lst and 2nd Best New & Emerging Variety with chins Merlin and Sherbert and came home with some lovely rosettes and a trophy. My argente sow Lizzy did well and won best argente and did well in the marked & ticked challenge behind Jo's lovely choc dal. Here is a photo of Merlin and Sherbert from Lyndon.
I had a great day at the Worthing & Eastergate show yesterday. I got lst and 2nd Best New & Emerging Variety with chins Merlin and Sherbert and came home with some lovely rosettes and a trophy. My argente sow Lizzy did well and won best argente and did well in the marked & ticked challenge behind Jo's lovely choc dal. Here is a photo of Merlin and Sherbert from Lyndon.
Also my de cream sow
Lemon Drop won best cream and also came home with a trophy, so a very good
day!! Here she is with her trophies.
13/9/11
I have just seen Glitter have the most gorgeous litter of 5 chinchillas at lunchtime today. All are lovely and chunky and super colours. Four sows and 1 boar, and one of the sows in a cinnamon chinchilla the others are silvers. Mozart really does produce the most stunning babies. This will be Glitter's final litter, she is a really super mum.
I have just seen Glitter have the most gorgeous litter of 5 chinchillas at lunchtime today. All are lovely and chunky and super colours. Four sows and 1 boar, and one of the sows in a cinnamon chinchilla the others are silvers. Mozart really does produce the most stunning babies. This will be Glitter's final litter, she is a really super mum.
11/9/11
I had a brilliant day at the Real London show, Merlin won Best New & Emerging Variety and Sherbert his daughter came 2nd. Came home with a super large rosette and a lovely trophy. And keeping it in the family, Merlin's brother Dan that I sold to Heather came 3rd!!! Here is a photo of Merlin with his rosette and trophy.
I had a brilliant day at the Real London show, Merlin won Best New & Emerging Variety and Sherbert his daughter came 2nd. Came home with a super large rosette and a lovely trophy. And keeping it in the family, Merlin's brother Dan that I sold to Heather came 3rd!!! Here is a photo of Merlin with his rosette and trophy.
5/9/11
Saffy has had 2 really chunky babies this morning about 11am while I was in the garage cleaning out. I think they are both sows and a good size!!! They look like cream/grey chinchillas. Merlin is the dad, so they will carry white. I just love chunky babies!!!
Saffy has had 2 really chunky babies this morning about 11am while I was in the garage cleaning out. I think they are both sows and a good size!!! They look like cream/grey chinchillas. Merlin is the dad, so they will carry white. I just love chunky babies!!!
24/8/11
A very sad today, unfortunately I have lost my lovely dalmatian sow Minstrel, I found her dead in the hutch this morning. This is a big surprise, she had been fine, I had not seen anything obviously different about her, all I can think of it was just old age, she was my oldest pig, getting on for nearly 6. I will miss her lots, RIP lovely Minstrel!!
A very sad today, unfortunately I have lost my lovely dalmatian sow Minstrel, I found her dead in the hutch this morning. This is a big surprise, she had been fine, I had not seen anything obviously different about her, all I can think of it was just old age, she was my oldest pig, getting on for nearly 6. I will miss her lots, RIP lovely Minstrel!!
15/8/11
I had a lovely day at the Dorking show yesterday. I won Best Argente with Lizzy, with Ricky coming second, so she came home with a lovely rosette. Also a surprise with the chins, lovely little Sherbert one Best New & Emerging, beating Sugar into 2nd and Merlin 3rd. So very pleased, her best result so far, she is a very pretty little pig.
I had a lovely day at the Dorking show yesterday. I won Best Argente with Lizzy, with Ricky coming second, so she came home with a lovely rosette. Also a surprise with the chins, lovely little Sherbert one Best New & Emerging, beating Sugar into 2nd and Merlin 3rd. So very pleased, her best result so far, she is a very pretty little pig.
4/8/11
Not a good morning today, I found poor Melody looking very sorry for herself with 4 dead babies in the hutch and 2 just alive, but very cold. Poor Melody, she had not been looking very happy for a couple of days, I think due to the heat. I am not surprised with 6 babies inside her!!! I think I was lucky not to lose her to the dreaded tox! Anyway the babies are both chins, and I think both boars, but tiny as they were born early, they were not due till 9th August. Update on the baby boars from Melody, after a very shakey start, they started feeding from her and are growing rapidly into really cute baby boars. So pleased as I thought I was going to lose them.
Not a good morning today, I found poor Melody looking very sorry for herself with 4 dead babies in the hutch and 2 just alive, but very cold. Poor Melody, she had not been looking very happy for a couple of days, I think due to the heat. I am not surprised with 6 babies inside her!!! I think I was lucky not to lose her to the dreaded tox! Anyway the babies are both chins, and I think both boars, but tiny as they were born early, they were not due till 9th August. Update on the baby boars from Melody, after a very shakey start, they started feeding from her and are growing rapidly into really cute baby boars. So pleased as I thought I was going to lose them.
30/7/11
I had another lovely day at the SCC stock show in Fareham. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety this time with Merlin 2nd out of 16, so a big class. Also my little self cream sow Lemon Drop won best u/5m cream and came home with a lovely rose bowl trophy. Very surprised with this as it was her first show. Nothing special for the argentes, but this time Ricky beat Lizzy in the u/5 argente class. Here is a picture of Sugar in her pen.
I had another lovely day at the SCC stock show in Fareham. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety this time with Merlin 2nd out of 16, so a big class. Also my little self cream sow Lemon Drop won best u/5m cream and came home with a lovely rose bowl trophy. Very surprised with this as it was her first show. Nothing special for the argentes, but this time Ricky beat Lizzy in the u/5 argente class. Here is a picture of Sugar in her pen.
Also a picture that Lyndon took, for the SCC website. I love this photo of her, she looks like my perfect example of a good silver chinchilla!!!
24/7/11
I had a brilliant day at the Kent Coast show today, my best ever result. My little golden/lilac argente sow Lizzy won Reserve BIS out of 95 pigs, I am amazed!!! Also Merlin won Best New & Emerging Variety, so very pleased with him also. A great show!! Here is a picture of Lizzy (one the right) with the best agouti and best dutch when she won best Marked and Ticked. (Thanks Lyndon for the photo).
I had a brilliant day at the Kent Coast show today, my best ever result. My little golden/lilac argente sow Lizzy won Reserve BIS out of 95 pigs, I am amazed!!! Also Merlin won Best New & Emerging Variety, so very pleased with him also. A great show!! Here is a picture of Lizzy (one the right) with the best agouti and best dutch when she won best Marked and Ticked. (Thanks Lyndon for the photo).
Also a photo with all her prizes!
10/7/11
I have had another lovely day showing at the Mid Sussex Cavy Club show this time. Mozart won Best New & Emerging Variety and Merlin came 2nd out of 8. Well done boys! Also I took a couple of golden/lilac argentes along for the first time, Ricky and his sister Lizzy. Ricky won Best Argente and came home with a lovely rosette and also won the Any Other Variety Non Self u/5 months challenge. Well done Ricky for his first show!
I have had another lovely day showing at the Mid Sussex Cavy Club show this time. Mozart won Best New & Emerging Variety and Merlin came 2nd out of 8. Well done boys! Also I took a couple of golden/lilac argentes along for the first time, Ricky and his sister Lizzy. Ricky won Best Argente and came home with a lovely rosette and also won the Any Other Variety Non Self u/5 months challenge. Well done Ricky for his first show!
2/7/1
What a brilliant day I have had at the North Herts Cavy Club show in Sandon today. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety and beat the boys this time and Munchie won Best Super Pet in show!!!! My best pet result in years and the best result Munchie has had so far. Well done Sugar and Munchie. They both came home with lovely rosettes and a trophy each. Here is Munchie with his rosettes and trophy.
What a brilliant day I have had at the North Herts Cavy Club show in Sandon today. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety and beat the boys this time and Munchie won Best Super Pet in show!!!! My best pet result in years and the best result Munchie has had so far. Well done Sugar and Munchie. They both came home with lovely rosettes and a trophy each. Here is Munchie with his rosettes and trophy.
22/6/11
Not great news today, Tess had her babies in the afternoon, I found her just has she was trying to give birth to a very, very big baby. It was a bit stuck, so I helped her with it, but it was unfortunately dead. Such a shame as it was enormous, I think the biggest baby I have every seen, it weighed 222g!!! It was a pink eyed white sow. Anyway, she has one other white sow alive, but she is not looking very happy, as you can imagine, I hope Tess will be ok, she looks a little shell shocked and I am sure will be a quite bruised!! I have given her lots of fluid and some Osteocare and pain relief, which think will help her.
Not great news today, Tess had her babies in the afternoon, I found her just has she was trying to give birth to a very, very big baby. It was a bit stuck, so I helped her with it, but it was unfortunately dead. Such a shame as it was enormous, I think the biggest baby I have every seen, it weighed 222g!!! It was a pink eyed white sow. Anyway, she has one other white sow alive, but she is not looking very happy, as you can imagine, I hope Tess will be ok, she looks a little shell shocked and I am sure will be a quite bruised!! I have given her lots of fluid and some Osteocare and pain relief, which think will help her.
19/6/11
I had a lovely day at the Worthing & Eastergate show at Parham Park yesterday, even if the rain and mud was awful!!! Merlin won Best New & Emerging and Mozart came 2nd out of 11, so well done boys a brilliant result. Here are a couple of pictures from Lyndon.
I had a lovely day at the Worthing & Eastergate show at Parham Park yesterday, even if the rain and mud was awful!!! Merlin won Best New & Emerging and Mozart came 2nd out of 11, so well done boys a brilliant result. Here are a couple of pictures from Lyndon.
Merlin.
1/6/11
I had a lovely surprise this afternoon, I found 4 very cute little chin babies looking at me in the hutch. I checked Silver at about 1.30 pm and found them in there. All silver chins and they all look quite large.
I had a lovely surprise this afternoon, I found 4 very cute little chin babies looking at me in the hutch. I checked Silver at about 1.30 pm and found them in there. All silver chins and they all look quite large.
30/5/11
I had a great day at the Kent Cavy Club show yesterday. Merlin won Best New & Emerging, Mozart came 2nd and Sugar came 3rd. On the Southern Cavy Club show side, Sugar came 1st, Merlin came 2nd and Mozart came 3rd, so a brilliant result for all 3 of them at the double show. Munchie did well in the pets and also came home with a rosette, so a very good show. Here is a photo of the 3 chins.
I had a great day at the Kent Cavy Club show yesterday. Merlin won Best New & Emerging, Mozart came 2nd and Sugar came 3rd. On the Southern Cavy Club show side, Sugar came 1st, Merlin came 2nd and Mozart came 3rd, so a brilliant result for all 3 of them at the double show. Munchie did well in the pets and also came home with a rosette, so a very good show. Here is a photo of the 3 chins.
24/5/11
Saffy has had her babies early this morning, unfortunately 1 DOA dal boar real shame but she has had 2 huge golden/lilac argente dalmatian boars, and I think one is the biggest baby I have ever had. He weighs in at 150g!!! Both really cute and a lovely colour. Well done Saffy!
Saffy has had her babies early this morning, unfortunately 1 DOA dal boar real shame but she has had 2 huge golden/lilac argente dalmatian boars, and I think one is the biggest baby I have ever had. He weighs in at 150g!!! Both really cute and a lovely colour. Well done Saffy!
8/5/11
Another lovely show today, this time at Dorking Cavy Club. Mozart won Best New & Emerging this time, Sugar was 2nd and Merlin came 3rd. I also took some different pets today. Pickle won her smooth pet sow class and Munchie won his smooth pet boar class. Puff had a brilliant show and went through to the final 6 on the table for Best Pet in Show out of 50, but did not get a place, but a great result for her, well done Puff. Here is a picture of Puff in the final line up for the pets on the judges table, she is the big fat teddy in the middle!!
Another lovely show today, this time at Dorking Cavy Club. Mozart won Best New & Emerging this time, Sugar was 2nd and Merlin came 3rd. I also took some different pets today. Pickle won her smooth pet sow class and Munchie won his smooth pet boar class. Puff had a brilliant show and went through to the final 6 on the table for Best Pet in Show out of 50, but did not get a place, but a great result for her, well done Puff. Here is a picture of Puff in the final line up for the pets on the judges table, she is the big fat teddy in the middle!!
23/4/11
I have had another lovely day at Sandon, North Herts Cavy Club show today. Great result too, Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety again, Merlin came 2nd and Mozart came 3rd, so a clean sweep with my chins. Munchie also did very well in the pets and won 7th Best Pet in Show. I think his best result. Here is a picture of Merlin and Sugar on the judging table.
I have had another lovely day at Sandon, North Herts Cavy Club show today. Great result too, Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety again, Merlin came 2nd and Mozart came 3rd, so a clean sweep with my chins. Munchie also did very well in the pets and won 7th Best Pet in Show. I think his best result. Here is a picture of Merlin and Sugar on the judging table.
22/4/11
Honey had her babies in the night. I went out to check her at 12.30 am, and she had just had 3, and then she had 2 more while I was watching. Really surprised though, only 1 chinchilla and 4 self creams!! The chin is very cute though and is a cream/beige chin, which is what I had been trying to get. They all seem fine, and have been feeding today, lovely cute chunky babies.
Honey had her babies in the night. I went out to check her at 12.30 am, and she had just had 3, and then she had 2 more while I was watching. Really surprised though, only 1 chinchilla and 4 self creams!! The chin is very cute though and is a cream/beige chin, which is what I had been trying to get. They all seem fine, and have been feeding today, lovely cute chunky babies.
17/4/11
I have had a lovely day at the Epsom show today and a super result again. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety again out of 6, brilliant result. Only her second show and her second win!!! Merlin came third. Here is Sugar.
I have had a lovely day at the Epsom show today and a super result again. Sugar won Best New & Emerging Variety again out of 6, brilliant result. Only her second show and her second win!!! Merlin came third. Here is Sugar.
16/4/11
Sparkle has had her babies in the night, I found them this morning, a litter of 5 all golden/lilac argentes like Jack. All seem fine, but one is very, very small.
Sparkle has had her babies in the night, I found them this morning, a litter of 5 all golden/lilac argentes like Jack. All seem fine, but one is very, very small.
4/4/11
Well I had a brilliant day at the Fareham Cavy Club show yesterday. Milly did well and won Best Adult smooth pet sow, and my little chin sow Sugar won Best New Variety out of 14 at her first show!!! She beat both Merlin and Mozart who also did very well and came 2nd and 3rd Best New Variety so they all came home with a rosette. A lovely show, but very busy. Here is a picture of the 3 of them taken by Lyndon.
Well I had a brilliant day at the Fareham Cavy Club show yesterday. Milly did well and won Best Adult smooth pet sow, and my little chin sow Sugar won Best New Variety out of 14 at her first show!!! She beat both Merlin and Mozart who also did very well and came 2nd and 3rd Best New Variety so they all came home with a rosette. A lovely show, but very busy. Here is a picture of the 3 of them taken by Lyndon.
29/3/11
Goodness me, more bad luck for me today, I found Molly with 5 dead babies this morning, all still in their sacks. Cannot believe it, she had them in the night and just left them, such a shame. Three were dals and 2 were agoutis (I think).
Goodness me, more bad luck for me today, I found Molly with 5 dead babies this morning, all still in their sacks. Cannot believe it, she had them in the night and just left them, such a shame. Three were dals and 2 were agoutis (I think).
25/3/11
Not a good day today, I had to make a horrible decision, to have Leia PTS, very very sad, my first gorgeous chinchilla that I bred myself and she set the standard for me for my future chins! RIP lovely Leia. :(
Not a good day today, I had to make a horrible decision, to have Leia PTS, very very sad, my first gorgeous chinchilla that I bred myself and she set the standard for me for my future chins! RIP lovely Leia. :(
15/3/11
Glitter has had a litter of 6 this morning!!! 3 chins, 1 white/lilac argente, 1 de white and a small pe white. They all seem fine. It was lovely to find them all clean and dry in the hutch, as I have been waiting for ages, I thought she would never have them!!!
Glitter has had a litter of 6 this morning!!! 3 chins, 1 white/lilac argente, 1 de white and a small pe white. They all seem fine. It was lovely to find them all clean and dry in the hutch, as I have been waiting for ages, I thought she would never have them!!!
6/3/11
I have had a brilliant day at the Worthing & Eastergate show, I had 1st and 2nd Best New & Emerging out of 11 with Mozart and his son Merlin, so a brilliant result for both of them. Well done boys. Here is a photo taken by Lyndon of the pair.
I have had a brilliant day at the Worthing & Eastergate show, I had 1st and 2nd Best New & Emerging out of 11 with Mozart and his son Merlin, so a brilliant result for both of them. Well done boys. Here is a photo taken by Lyndon of the pair.
12/2/11
I have another great day showing at North Herts Cavy Club show today. Mozart won Best New & Emerging Adult and Merlin won Best New & Emerging u/5m and then Merlin went on to win the Best New & Emerging Challenge Any Age out of 4. So he beat his dad again, well done Merlin and he came home with another rosette and his first trophy!!
6/2/11
I had a lovely day at the Mid Sussex Show today and took young Merlin for his first show. Well he did really well and won the Best New & Emerging Variety Challenge and beat his dad Mozart.
Milly also did very well in the pets, she won her smooth pet class and then I saw her in the final line up for Best Pet in Show (8 pigs on the table), but she did not get placed, but still a great result.
I have another great day showing at North Herts Cavy Club show today. Mozart won Best New & Emerging Adult and Merlin won Best New & Emerging u/5m and then Merlin went on to win the Best New & Emerging Challenge Any Age out of 4. So he beat his dad again, well done Merlin and he came home with another rosette and his first trophy!!
6/2/11
I had a lovely day at the Mid Sussex Show today and took young Merlin for his first show. Well he did really well and won the Best New & Emerging Variety Challenge and beat his dad Mozart.
Milly also did very well in the pets, she won her smooth pet class and then I saw her in the final line up for Best Pet in Show (8 pigs on the table), but she did not get placed, but still a great result.
20/1/11
Crunchie has had her babies this morning. She has had 6 in total, 4 babies alive all chins, unfortunately 2 DOA (1 chin, 1 pe white). I think there are 3 sows and 1 boar, one of the sows looks a bit small, so I hope she will be ok. The others are very large!!
Crunchie has had her babies this morning. She has had 6 in total, 4 babies alive all chins, unfortunately 2 DOA (1 chin, 1 pe white). I think there are 3 sows and 1 boar, one of the sows looks a bit small, so I hope she will be ok. The others are very large!!
4/1/11
Well mixed feelings for the start of the new year, the good news is I sold a couple of the baby boars, but the sad news is I also found Tim dead this morning. A real shame, another casualty of the cold weather I think, he had been fine, but perhaps a bit quiet. I think it was just old age. I hope I gave him a good life, as I bought him back from the breeder I originally sold him to, and had to treat him for mange and mites for quite a while, (with the help of my friend Jackie). RIP lovely Tim. :(
Well mixed feelings for the start of the new year, the good news is I sold a couple of the baby boars, but the sad news is I also found Tim dead this morning. A real shame, another casualty of the cold weather I think, he had been fine, but perhaps a bit quiet. I think it was just old age. I hope I gave him a good life, as I bought him back from the breeder I originally sold him to, and had to treat him for mange and mites for quite a while, (with the help of my friend Jackie). RIP lovely Tim. :(
