[Loganberry]

Maybe PEW?

I started with Rump whites which I've found really difficult but I've made some progress and been able to show a bit although I started breeding blue and blacks recently and have had more success at shows than I have yet to have with the rump whites. Selfs are easier but marked are more rewarding, it depends what you want out of showing. I would recommend picking a variety which you would enjoy seeing every day for the forseeable future.

Selfs aren't easier! I think marked are easier - all you have to do is produce millions and wait for a well marked one to pop out, and as long as it's the best marked on the day it wins! Selfs are far more difficult in my opinion. Marked are more down to luck of the draw.

 

[Loganberry]

Good points! From a breeding point of view, i think marked are easier, as you have to wait for nature to give you the marking you require and there's not a lot you can do to make it happen. Selfs need loads of work to get them good, but when you're got it, it works brilliantly. Then again, a couple of generations later and you can loose it. Also, selfs are bred for type, whereas marked aren't on the whole, as if you improve the type you loose the markings. This means that on the final table at a show, with all things considered, the best overall mouse wins, and that is usually the self as they have the colour, plus the type, wheras marked tend to mostly have colour and not really the great type. In conclusion, marked are easier to breed, but selfs are easier to win with. In my opinion, of course