Color?

[laylabunny]

My most recent litter is very interesting, as it has 4 different colors in it! I'm not sure about the one though, it's either Chinchilla or Squirrel, but I'm having a hard time finding pictures of either one. I'm leaning towards Squirrel, since it is the exact same shade as the blue kit.

Opinions? The kit in question is in the upper right corner. Mom is Orange, dad is Siamese Sable. (and btw I about had a heart attack when I saw that vienna marked blue lol) Assuming again that that is a blue, not a siamese sable. Ugh. Dad carries dilute, but this is Mom's first litter, so I'm not sure. She has it on her ped 2 generations back. The vienna markings were 3 generations back, and as far as I knew, dad didn't carry it at all...
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[woahlookitsme]

Are these Lionheads? I have no answer of either squirrel or chin but I do have descriptions of both colors for you

This is from the AFL color descriptions.
Chinchilla: Color is to be alternating bands of medium slate blue and pearl with black tipped guard hairs(non wool is to have a blue undercolor with an intermediary band of pearl and black at the tips). Ears are to be laced with black. Eye circles are to be well defined, narrow, and light pearl in color. Underside of tail and belly is to be white with the top of the tail is to be black with interspersed with white hairs. Eyes- Brown or blue-gray.
DQ is no black lacing on ears
http://meadowbrookrabbitry.com/files/chinchilla-lop-rabbit-smoke.jpg

Squirrel: Color is to be alternating bands of blue and pearl, with blue tipped guard hairs. Ears are to be laced with blue. Eyes circles are to be well defined, narrow, and light pearl in color. Underside of tail is to be white with the top of the tail blue interspersed with white hairs. Eyes- blue-gray.
DQ is black ticking

Sorry if this is no help to you. It is hard finding pictures of squirrel.

http://www.freewebs.com/northeastlionhead/kitcolorguideplus.htm

http://www.geocities.com/hoppinherdofhares2003/agoutikitcolor.html

 

[laylabunny]

Thanks for the links. Yes they are lionheads. Here's a little newer pic. It was the only way I could hold him still long enough lol.

 

[woahlookitsme]

because of the black on the ears im thinking chin

 

[mistyjr]

I agree with Sarah!

 

[TinysMom]

If its squirrel it will have gray eyes (dilutes don't have dark eyes). If its chinchilla then it will have the darker eyes.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Looks like our boy Petey--a Chin. But, a little more time will tell. All Very cute too. Will like to see more as they progress.

 

[laylabunny]

Yes, time usually does tell. I just get impatient lol. I was very excited about this litter. Hopefully they get daddy's mane and mom's size ray:

 

[CCWelch]

Looks like dark eyes, I am going to say Chin.

 

[laylabunny]

I took a good look at her today and there is definitely black lacing on the ears, so it must be a chin