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Chinchilla Mini Rex are one of the oldest, and in my eyes, most beautiful
of all the Mini Rex colors...when done correctly! Good Chinchilla's should
be a sparkling blend of black and pearl surface color with good luster and contrast,
resembling the animal their variety is named for. I started my venture in
improving the Chin in 1993, and with a rocky and slow start, have
not only developed a line that shows promise in keeping this variety alive, but a
pleasure to work with. I select stock primarily on Type, followed by
Color, but only when the condition of coat is prime. I have incorporated
Chinchillas showing a lighter surface color when I noticed that these
animals, and their normal colored offspring, tended to have much more
correct resilience to the fur. If you have read the *article* on Breeding
Chinchilla, I have chosen to breed in a few undesirable genes that are
easily removed through selective breeding, to "fix" problems found in the
variety. Chins are genetically compatible with Self Chin, Silver Marten,
Himalayan, and REW that are genetically black based agouti animals. One of
the recessives that I have been getting a lot of recently are Self
Chinchilla, due to the addition of some Himalayan stock to rid the line of
the "c(chl)" gene. This is genetically a Chinchilla rabbit, but with the
self coat pattern. Self Chinchilla appears to be a "Black OR Seal" rabbit in all
aspects, and can be also shown as the variety it closest resembles. The asset to this color rabbit, is
that it will breed true with normal Chinchilla, without the worry of
producing "Shaded Chins", which have the lighter body color approaching mocha, with he ruby glowing pupil and black ear lacing. I
present for your approval, Midori no Daichi bred Chinchilla Mini Rex,
pedigreed under the the surname "Kelly's".
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