The Lovlies

fionasteel · 06-23-2012, 08:34 AM

Honey had a small litter of 5 last time which she raised beautifully, without losing any condition herself. I was really pleased with her last litter and retained a gorgeous mink, who won her class at Topcliffe. So I decided to repeat the mating. Last time Honey did not really show at all, this time she had obvious baby bumps, so I thought I was in for a bigger litter, but no, Honey obviously likes a more easily handled brood, because she had 3! Mind they were 3 woppers!
Honey is a long haired BEC and has lovely type and temperament, Oscar a long haired, satni, sable roan, is also a nice boy, very sweet.
We have a satin BEC roan male, a sable female and a satin BEC female. One of these babies was reserved before it was born, to go to a family who had met the brother from the last litter. I love both of the girls and it will be a very hard decision to decide who will stay, to go showing! The spare one will be rehomed privately!

Sandti · 06-23-2012, 08:40 AM

Awww wow! They are stunning!! Their fur looks so soft. You are so lucky!! x
It's better to have few healthy ones than loads though <3

cathface · 06-23-2012, 08:41 AM

what gorgeous little chunky hams! I love the satin BEC roan. how old are they? they look huge already!

samzyzg · 06-23-2012, 08:52 AM

Oh my they look amazing. Choosing who should go and who should stay is one of the reason i don't think i'll ever breed (others are time and well I know nothing of it at the moment so it'll take a long time to get on top of everything, plus with almost no good breeders near me its going to take lots of time/money and journeys to source good lines).

cathface · 06-23-2012, 09:03 AM

samzyzg, Fiona's only at the Borders so that's not too far from you! so if you wanted a breeder ham, there's always that. if that's a bit too far, perhaps we could do a hamtrain? I have a friend who lives in the Borders, near Melrose, who studies in Edinburgh with me, and I could always pop across the bridge to Fife.

**Silver** · 06-23-2012, 09:06 AM

As you probably know I am not a Syrian girl, dwarfie girl through & through. But the first picture has melted my heart.

Such a pretty face!

Silver xxx

fionasteel · 06-23-2012, 09:10 AM

They are 4 weeks old and yes they are chunky! Mum is a Tristar ham and is around 235 - 240g and such a sweetie! I much prefer these small litters, as I find rehoming quite stressful. It is so nice when they go to forum members and you know they will be well cared for! I do try to get to a few of the Northern Hamster club shows, so if anyone ever wants me to train something up over the Border, you can always see if I'm going to a suitable show.

Sandti · 06-23-2012, 09:13 AM

I can imagine finding a home for 10+ pups would be a nightmare...I can't remember who it was on the forum but they had 18 baby syrians!! It would be amazing to care for them but a nightmare to find decent homes for ALL of them !!

suga · 06-23-2012, 09:38 AM

Such gorgeous colours and their fur looks amazing! Great that it was a successful litter.

Lynternette · 06-23-2012, 03:33 PM

They're little stunners!!!. I'd want to keep them all.