Young Dutch at Blackthorn Stud

Here are some of the many young Dutch I have running on at the moment...

This young black Dutch lady is from a self outcross I did to try and improve the size, shape and saddle coverage. She has a lovely high saddle (although a bit raggedy) but unfortunately too much on her face. The cheek markings are supposed to stop before the whisker bed. She has a much nicer head and better ears and tail than the Dutch x Dutch mice I have though:





This is a buck from a different self outcross. He's ony 8 weeks old at the moment but he's huge, the same size as his Dutch sire already. Not so good with the saddle but better cheek markings. He's very friendly :



(I'm loving those huge bold eyes!)


This is a doe from a Dutch x Dutch mating. Not the best picture, but she's got pretty cheek markings and a good under, but her saddle slips back over the spine:



And these are chocolate Dutch does from Dutch x Dutch, aged 5 weeks. I love my chocolate Dutch; the colour combination is so pretty:







ETA: Here are some shots of the young Dutch bucks chilling while I clean their cage out. All but one of these are from self outcross litters. The black buck with the widest blaze is from a Dutch x Dutch litter:









Sarah xxx