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Record of our litters born to date

LITTER

DAM

SIRE

DOB

NO.

DETAILS

NAME

OWNER

1

HERBY

HORATIO

19.01.09

2

CINNICOT BOY

SPIKE

DAWN

         

CHOCOLATE BOY

LITTLE HARRY

SUE

2

HATTIE

HENRY

10.04.09

3

ALBINO BOY

HORACE

JOHN

         

ALBINO GIRL

TIGGY

SARAH

         

BROWN GIRL

ROSIE

ELISA

3

HERBY

HORATIO

15.07.09

3

BROWN MALE

KONKER

ELLE

         

BROWN GIRL

SPYRO

CASEY

         

BROWN GIRL

SEDGE

VICKY

4

HONEY

HENRY

09.08.09

2

SEE NOTES BELOW

   

5

BUFFY

HORATIO

27.08.09

4

ALBINO GIRL

SNOWY

MICHELLE

         

GREY GIRL

SNUFFLES

MICHELLE

         

GREY BOY

CHIP

SERBAN

         

CINNICOT BOY

CHARLIE FUDGE

SUZANNE

6

HATTIE

HENRY

09.09.09

3

ALBINO GIRL

DALE

SERBAN

         

BROWN GIRL

PUMPKIN

ELLE

         

CINNICOT BOY

HERBIE

TANYA

7

HONEY

HORATIO

10.10.09

5

CINNICOT BOY

SIDNEY

SUZANNE

         

ALBINO BOY

POLO

CLARE

         

ALBINO BOY

CASPER QUILTON

JENNY

         

CHOCOLATE GIRL

HALLIE

BECKY

         

CINNICOT GIRL

RUBIE

JENNIFER

8

HOLLY

STUART

 

0

SEE NOTES

   

9

HERMIONE

HORATIO

 

0

SEE NOTES

   

10

ROSIE

STUART

13.12.09

4

SEE NOTES

   

11

HERMIONE

HENRY

DUE DATE
06.01.09

0

SEE NOTES

   

12

HOLLY

HORATIO

08.01.09

0

SEE NOTES

   

13

HERBY

HORATIO

08.02.10

0

SEE NOTES

   

14

HATTIE

HENRY

11.02.10

1 MAYBE MORE

SEE NOTES

   

15

ROSIE

STUART

16.02.10

1

GREY GIRL

GRACE

JULIE SMITH

16

HERMIONE

BOSS HOG

11.04.10

THREE

ONE SURVIVED

ALGERIAN DARK GREY
GIRL

BABY HAND REARED FROM FOUR WEEKS
AND WILL BE STAYING WITH US AS A
MUCH LOVED PET

17

HOLLIE

HENRY

26.02.10

THREE

BROWN GIRLS

EVE

AMBER
LARA CROFT

ANNE MIDDLETON
MELANIE

SHARON

18

HERBY

BOSS HOG

02.04.10

1

ALBINO GIRL

   

LITTER

DAM

SIRE

DOB

NO.

DETAILS

NAME

OWNER

19

BUFFY

BOSS HOG

11.04.10

2

Chocolate Girl
Albino Girl

Tuppence
Angel

Jan Clarke
Talia

20

HATTIE

HENRY

11.04.10

2

BROWN BOYS

FINN
EMILIO

VICKY
LENKA

21

HONEY

HARRY

24.04.10

4

GREY GIRL
CHOCOLATE GIRL
CHOCOLATE BOY
BROWN BOY


KISTEN
LIZZIE SUNBEAM
BJ

CHRIS DABBS
YVONNE JENKS
BECKIE WEAKLEY
SHELAGH WEAKLEY

22

DAISY DUKE

LITTLE HARRY

20.05.10

3

A. GREY BOY
A. GREY BOY
A. BROWN BOY

OLLIE
HERBIE
COCO

DOUG
HOLLY
NIKKI

23

HERMIONE

HENRY

28.07.10

2

CHOCOLATE GIRL
GREY BOY

TALLULAH
GEORGE BEST

LOUISE
CHRIS

24

HOLLY

HENRY

25.09.10

5

1 Albino Girl
2 Brown Girls
2 Brown Boys

Tilly
Biscuit
Barley
Chuck
Humphrey

Fiona
Claire
Elise
Beth
Wendy

25

HERBY

HORATIO

Day 50

No Litter

       

26

HONEY

HARRY

Day 50

No Litter

       

27

HATTIE

HENRY

16.12.10

3

2 Killed at Birth
1 Albino Girl


TBC

Mark - Ireland

28

BUFFY

BOSS HOG

14.12.10

4

ALGERIAN
Grey Boy
Chocolate Girl
R.E. Cinnicot Boy
R.E. Champagne Girl

Rodolphus

Quillow

Dougal

TBC

Claire Ellis

Mark Pike

US

TBC

29

HERBY

BOSS HOG

13.02.11

1

Baby Abandoned 14.02.11
Mum Retired from Breeding

   

30

HERMIONE

HENRY

15.02.11

4

Chocolate Girl
Brown Boy
Brown Boy
Brown Girl

Cola Rose

Herbert
Archie
Pixie

Lyn Shaw

Jessica
Fiona
Caroline

31

HONEY

HARRY

Day 50
No Litter

       

32

DAISY

STUART

28.02.11

1 +

See Notes

   

33

BELLE

BOSS HOG

Day 50
No Litter

       

34

HENRIETTA

MILLIGAN

15.04.11

2

Champagne Boy
Cinnicot Girl

   

BREEDING THESE WONDERFUL CREATURES SOMETIMES DOES HAS ITS DOWNFALLS. 

HONEY A FIRST TIME MUM DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER LITTER AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE KILLED ONE JUST AFTER BIRTH AND ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO HAND REAR THE OTHER CHOGLET IT DID NOT SURVIVE.

THIS WAS STUART'S FIRST MATCH AND I THINK THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OVER WHELMED HIM AND HE COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO!

HERMIONE'S FIRST MATCH AND SHE MUST NOT HAVE LIKED THE LOOK OF HORATIO OR PERHAPS HORATIO WANTED A REST!

SADLY SINCE ROSIE HAS GIVEN BIRTH SHE HAS KILLED TWO, ABANDONED ONE AND NOT FED IT AND AT THE MOMENT IT IS DOUBTFUL SHE WILL SETTLE WITH THE REMAINING BABY. ROSIE DID NOT SETTLE WITH THE REMAINING BABY AND SHE WILL HAVE A REST FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE TRYING WITH HER AGAIN.

HERMIONE DID NOT PRODUCE A LITTER - WITH THE RECENT BAD WEATHER I HAVE WONDERED IF THIS HAS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS BUT I AM NOT SURE.  HOPEFULLY THIRD TIME LUCKY

HOLLY DID NOT PRODUCE A LITTER - MAYBE THE WEATHER IS AFFECTING THEM BUT WHATEVER THE REASON, BREEDING IS NOT ALWAYS AS EASY AS IT SEEMS.

HERBY DID NOT PRODUCE A LITTER - WITH ALL THE RECENT BAD WEATHER, PERHAPS MUM KNOWS IT WOULD NOT BE THE BEST TIME TO GIVE BIRTH.

HATTIE A PREVIOUSLY GOOD MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO HER LITTER BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE CULLED ALL OF THEM AND ALL THAT REMAINED WAS ONE DEAD BABY.  SERIOUS THOUGHT IS BEEN GIVEN TO WINTER BREEDING AS OTHER BREEDERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. 

DUE TO THIS RUN OF BAD LUCK I SHALL HAVE SERIOUS THOUGHTS BEFORE WINTER BREEDING AGAIN - DOES GO TO SHOW THAT BREEDING DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME.

DAISY - SHE GAVE BIRTH ON TIME BUT TWO DAYS AFTER I FOUND HER CRAWLED UP IN A BALL IN THE CORNER OF HER HOME WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR. I MADE THE DECISION TO LIFT HER OUT AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THAT SHE WAS NOT WELL AS IT LOOKED LIKE SHE HAD PROLAPSED AFTER GIVING BIRTH.  FIRST THOUGHTS WERE FOR MUM WHO WAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY VETS WHO GAVE HER LIFE SAVING TREATMENT.  THIS WAS THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ONCE THE TREATMENT BEGAN TO TAKE EFFECT THE VET WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THAT A FOETUS HAS BROKEN UP INSIDE HER UTERUS CAUSING A MASSIVE INFECTION AND THAT THE "PROLAPSE" WAS THE REMAINS OF A BABY THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO PASS.  WITH MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT DAISY PULLED THROUGH AND IS BACK TO HER NORMAL, LOVING SELF.

Interesting Web Sites to Visit

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