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Blakie83

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Hi Everyone! And the past I used to keep Continental Harlequin magpies. I love them so much and had a great line but I took 5 months off and I had a chance to get D'argent, which are extremely rare that stumbled upon in mind of the woods I've been wanting to sleep for over 10 years! Well I finally procured a buck and a Doe, unrelated of course that come from pretty good lines nothing to show but for pleasure and for meat. I'm guessing they are around 4 months old I was told they were around that age and some research and pictures I seen and their weight I'm guessing they're right. They do look like they have finished silvering but they're about 6 lbs each more or less the female slightly smaller than the buck at this point starting to develop a tiny Dewlap. I just need some information from people who've had this breed before. When is a good time to breed how many months? Also what are expected litter sizes or is it like usual.. luck of the draw. I had silver fox in past. Also do they do well in cold weather as I am in Connecticut they do have plenty of second cup hay and shings under. Hutches used to be for Continentals so they're nice and roomy 3 ft wide 5 ft long with a bedroom compartment for nesting in the back all closed in and then a part that's open on two sides in the front and the fencing at the bottom from the front side. I do have a picture of the female I will upload a picture of the buck later!. That is the female. Also I feed Show hutch 17 buy Blue seal / Kent.; and they get kale other goodies. Anything I need to onow from the pros?

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Woahh do you have any pictures of the Continentals?
I did I'll try to look if I can find those but I always clear my phone every few months. And one way I regret getting rid of the Continentals because I had perfected the breed the females would have liters of 10 were wonderful moms had lots of milk never lost a baby. Colors by way of breeding we're always a mix of magpie and Harlequin. They would reach 13 lb by almost 4 months and if people use them for me after bones they were left with at the least 8 lb of meat. But they were just too gigantic and ate so so much LOL.
 
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