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I picked up Kitty this morning. She's the doe who I'm going to mate with Diggory. She is absolutely stunning! Russian Blue Essex, not the colour I was after but I was initially wanting to breed Essex and then couldn't find any. I was also told that it would be simpler to start with self and then add in any extras, but with my colour blindness I think I will always find working with markings simpler than working with colour. Kitty's mum, Glitter, has come along as well to keep her company, and as a second option if Kitty doesn't become pregnant.
Kitty was mated to Diggory last night, staying with him overnight. She and Glitter are on our version of the Shunamite diet, with plenty of fresh vegetables such as kale and dandelion to make sure Kitty stays in top condition right from the outset.
Kitty and her mum have settled in really well. They're actually coming back for teatime when I call them after their evening freerange. I've managed to block their cage off so the others can't bother them, which has helped a lot. Fingers crossed that Kitty is pregnant! We should know tomorrow night as that is when she would come in season.
Well I'm fairly sure that Kitty is pregnant. She's looking increasingly round and hasn't been in season since I mated her with Diggory. She should be due on the 24th or 25th. I'm trying not to get too excited but it's difficult.
There's no doubt now. She's lovely and round.
9am. Kitty looks too big to be true. She does honestly, as they say, look as if she's swallowed an orange. She's made not one, but two nests, in each back corner of the cage, and she's wandering from one to the other. I reckon by the time I get home from work I should have extra rats. Asked my 'kids' to text me if it happens.
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