Hello from New Zealand!
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Hello from New Zealand!
by JuniperBerry55 Thu 22 Feb 2018, 7:27 pm
Hi everyone,
I live in NZ where we don't have any show-type mice, and varieties are very limited. I currently have 5 does:
Aurora, 2-year-old dove pied.
Berlin, 8 week old black spotted tan (Pied)
China, 8 week old chocolate pied
Kenya, 8 week old champagne pied
Fiji, 8 week old long haired chocolate dutch
I'm just starting to get into genetics and breeding as I really want to develop better quality mice in NZ. I don't have any bucks yet but plan on breeding in the near future. I'm looking forward to meeting new mousey people and learning lot of new things!
I live in NZ where we don't have any show-type mice, and varieties are very limited. I currently have 5 does:
Aurora, 2-year-old dove pied.
Berlin, 8 week old black spotted tan (Pied)
China, 8 week old chocolate pied
Kenya, 8 week old champagne pied
Fiji, 8 week old long haired chocolate dutch
I'm just starting to get into genetics and breeding as I really want to develop better quality mice in NZ. I don't have any bucks yet but plan on breeding in the near future. I'm looking forward to meeting new mousey people and learning lot of new things!
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by Rodents rock! Thu 22 Feb 2018, 7:55 pm
Welcome!!! Happy to have you here! Would love to see all your girls and your set up. 
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by Blessed Thu 22 Feb 2018, 8:20 pm
Hi! 
Glad to have you here!! 
x2 to what Rodents Rock said. 
Your mice sound beautiful, and I like the one in your avatar! 
Glad to have you here!! x2 to what Rodents Rock said. Your mice sound beautiful, and I like the one in your avatar! _________________
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. - Psalms 119:1-2.
Oh, aren't we blessed? =)
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by JuniperBerry55 Thu 22 Feb 2018, 8:38 pm
Thanks! 
This is Kenya
Fiji
Berlin
China
My old girl, Aurora.
This is Kenya
Fiji
Berlin
China
My old girl, Aurora.
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M I C E: Berlin, Odessa, Fiji, Kenya, Nairobi, Xanthi, Arizona, Denver, Cyprus, George.
Remembering: Fey, Aurora, and Dahlia
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by Blessed Fri 23 Feb 2018, 12:07 pm
Beautiful, Juniper! Especially Fiji and Berlin! 
(But I'm partial to the red eyes, too ).
(But I'm partial to the red eyes, too ). _________________
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. - Psalms 119:1-2.
Oh, aren't we blessed? =)
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by AppleCheeks Sun 25 Feb 2018, 7:42 pm
I need to come on here more often lol.
Welcome! Also from NZ, Whangarei specifically - use to breed mice for many years, attempting to breed towards show-type (eh, I made a lot of progress but they were still so far!).
If you want to chat genetics etc, Im more than happy too!
Welcome! Also from NZ, Whangarei specifically - use to breed mice for many years, attempting to breed towards show-type (eh, I made a lot of progress but they were still so far!).
If you want to chat genetics etc, Im more than happy too!
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by JuniperBerry55 Mon 26 Feb 2018, 12:11 am
Hi AppleCheeks!
Nice to see someone else from NZ; I'm from Rotorua.
I'm researching lots about genetics as I want to breed mice in the future too. Oh how I wished we had show-type mice over here, as well as mouse shows would be fantastic!
Nice to see someone else from NZ; I'm from Rotorua.
I'm researching lots about genetics as I want to breed mice in the future too. Oh how I wished we had show-type mice over here, as well as mouse shows would be fantastic!
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M I C E: Berlin, Odessa, Fiji, Kenya, Nairobi, Xanthi, Arizona, Denver, Cyprus, George.
Remembering: Fey, Aurora, and Dahlia
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by AppleCheeks Mon 26 Feb 2018, 1:10 am
I was.. getting there. Larger, lower set ears, decent face shape, a definite improvement in tail set. I did end up getting a bit side-tracked by my ruby-eyed/odd-eyed line that cropped up though hahaJuniperBerry55 wrote:Hi AppleCheeks!
Nice to see someone else from NZ; I'm from Rotorua.
I'm researching lots about genetics as I want to breed mice in the future too. Oh how I wished we had show-type mice over here, as well as mouse shows would be fantastic!
Some clubs do include mice in their shows - the local rabbit and cavy club up here includes mice and rats in their shows and they're working on judging it more towards a standard than just pets
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by JuniperBerry55 Mon 26 Feb 2018, 2:14 am
Wow I love the ears on her, I can tell you've worked hard. Oh thats good to know, I'd love to go to one one day
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M I C E: Berlin, Odessa, Fiji, Kenya, Nairobi, Xanthi, Arizona, Denver, Cyprus, George.
Remembering: Fey, Aurora, and Dahlia
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Re: Hello from New Zealand!
by AppleCheeks Mon 26 Feb 2018, 9:53 pm
There were so many fantastic breeders around a few years ago, all with great knowledge of genetics and all with similar goals of improving the quality of mice here in NZ. Sadly, just like myself, we all ended up leaving the mouse breeding scene and our lines have long since been lost.JuniperBerry55 wrote:Wow I love the ears on her, I can tell you've worked hard. Oh thats good to know, I'd love to go to one one day
This was the guy who I started with, horrible traits to be honest but a beautiful temperament and he lived til he was 4 so I knew health wise, it was a good start. Though like I said, he had some horrible traits - one of which was an incredibly high set tail which along with his previous owner providing him with a incredibly small wheel caused him to have some pretty bad wheel tail (his tail curled over his back). Definitely not where I should have started off haha.
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