Hi I'm Jan. I am a NMC member and I live in North West England.
My main breed is Longhaireds (Satin and normal coat) I've had them for about six years. I also have Variegateds, Brindles and a couple of other on-going projects.
This is my second 'incarnation' in mouse breeding. I started in 1987 but had a break in the late '90s-2000s. I go to the occasional NMC show (usually if it coincides with a cavy show) but my main interest is in 'projects' and genetics. I'm not seen as a very serious exhibitor
Some projects don't get far (like the Blue Brindles) but I've had one success. - I bought a 'trio' of black & white smudgy little mice from one of the early 'pet superstores' (Jolleys). I selectively bred them for four years introducing only self mice from other sources until I had my own strain of Variegateds and won Best Marked at the NMC Centenary Show.
Unfortunately my current Variegateds are not from this strain, but again 'bred up' from a pet variegated. Not brilliant yet, but getting the occasional showable youngster. With the less common varieties I believe that it is always useful if there are 'back-up' strains to the main show ones in case a problem arises.
One of my current projects is PE Creams (to match the PE Cream cavies that I show). Unfortunately the genetics are far more complex than PE Cream cavies because of gene linkage.
My main breed is Longhaireds (Satin and normal coat) I've had them for about six years. I also have Variegateds, Brindles and a couple of other on-going projects.
This is my second 'incarnation' in mouse breeding. I started in 1987 but had a break in the late '90s-2000s. I go to the occasional NMC show (usually if it coincides with a cavy show) but my main interest is in 'projects' and genetics. I'm not seen as a very serious exhibitor
Some projects don't get far (like the Blue Brindles) but I've had one success. - I bought a 'trio' of black & white smudgy little mice from one of the early 'pet superstores' (Jolleys). I selectively bred them for four years introducing only self mice from other sources until I had my own strain of Variegateds and won Best Marked at the NMC Centenary Show.
Unfortunately my current Variegateds are not from this strain, but again 'bred up' from a pet variegated. Not brilliant yet, but getting the occasional showable youngster. With the less common varieties I believe that it is always useful if there are 'back-up' strains to the main show ones in case a problem arises.
One of my current projects is PE Creams (to match the PE Cream cavies that I show). Unfortunately the genetics are far more complex than PE Cream cavies because of gene linkage.
