Chilled himis?

[TF3]

Speedwell had her first litter~ bred to Royal, our Cali buck (chch)
She flipped the nest and the whole litter was chilly when my husband got to them.
I am assuming the two kits that look greyish/ lilac-y are chilled himis?

(first and third light coloured kits from the left)

the kits at 2 and 4 o'clock on the dial

(poor little skinnies! They had a special feeding after these pics!)

(there are fawns in the litter so there *could* be lilac, but seems more likely to be chilled?)

Speedwell Aa B_C_ Dd eje
Royal aa B_ chch Dd Ee

 

[Dood]

Judging by the other white kits it is likely they are chilled himis

But...

Wait till their eyes open.

They could be frosty, sallander or sable points, or even magpies since you don't know if Speedwell carries chin or sable on her C-locus

 

[TF3]

Always a but.... LOL
She had a very colorful litter, and her daddy is unknown, so we'll see.. I guess red eyes (or not) will tell the tale...

 

[akane]

They could be chilled himi but it looks like there are a lot of recessive genes in that pair. The silvery blue is often the kit color of a sable based rabbit.

 

[TF3]

Does the chilled coloring stay until they grow out their baby fur?
I'm trying to be patient for eyes opening up in the next few days

 

[Miss M]

Yes, if they are chilled himis, the color will stay until they molt out their baby coat.

 

[TF3]

And... they have red eyes
They will be pointed whites like their dad as he is a chch Californian.

 

[Tiny Buns]

Sorry maybe a dumb question but what is a chilled himi?

Our blue doe x himi buck had 7 kits--4 blue and 3 himi but how do I know if they are chilled?

 

[Dood]

The himilayan colour is temperature sensitive so the cooler parts of the body (nose, feet, ears,tail) will have dark pigment.

A baby that get "chilled" will have darker fur over its entire body and not be white with just the points darker

The darker fur will eventually grow out as they moult

 

[Tiny Buns]

Dood.....thank you. I've googled but couldn't find an explanation.

 

[macksmom98]

So colorful! Pretty babies

 

[TF3]

At 4 weeks they have lost all their darkened hairs... they looked like they were covered in soot as it grew out