KingdomChinchillas established 1991. Aileen Cook this groups was started in May 2001
Let me show you some of the colours and mutations now available at Kingdom Chinchillas. It takes many years to breed standards and mutation you strive for, genetics play a big part. Oh yes, you can go out there and buy some nonetheless it's what you breed them to and with which matters more than anything. This takes time and skill and more important a good eye for spotting a special chinchilla who will stand out from all others on the show bench. These standards of breeding must be maintained otherwise you will breed 'out' the good qualities and lose what you achieved. I am of course well know for my pure bred standards many of whom are champion award winners and top ribbon winners. Also my Violets, Ultra violets and Violet carriers.
This is a dark standard. he won show champ
This is medium and has won four majorawards.
2003 Floppy 2005 Rocky2 These are also award winners They won the big NCS National Show champ awards 2003 & 2005
The basis of all strength and colour/mutation. They are usually more bulky and slightly biggar than mutations. It is the standard who gives strength to your herd. They are the strongest of the all the colours Many people say they don't like the standard, without the grey standard, you have no strength in your bloodline. Never underestimate the need to have them in your pedigree bloodline. Description, they vary from very dark to lightgrey under belly white, black eyes and may be bred to any colour. A good showbench quality standard chinchilla should always have a blueness to their fur. With an expert eye this is instantly spotted and it is this factor with seperates the champion awards winners from the other standards who never do well on the main show bench. what the judges are looking for in a std is that lovely blue/grey fur as seen below in one of my youngsters
The black velvet chinchilla is black on the back,graduating to gray on the lower sides, we strive to breed one where the black comes well down. has a black head, black tail. The eyes are black, the ears are greyish in color. The paws are mainly black but can be either white or half and half. At birth if you look at the paws you can see what we call spats(this is a black line running along the paws). The under belly is white. This truly is a beautiful animal. Worthy of the name velvet
This is a pic of one of my silvers, friendly and a bit cheeky too. I make a point of handling all my baby chinnies a few days after they are born. Thus ensuring that they are tame and sociable. I have one of his grand-daughters coming to board with me while her owners go on a short break. Look forward to seeing her.
ultra violet [tov violet in US] Note the beautiful white underbelly. Ultra violet are often slower to grow with a spurt developing nearer the age of one year. However it should be noted the are smaller than standards.. Violet (or afro violet) This baby is a violet, lovely white under belly, pinkish tinge to ears. They originated in Africa and then were introduced into the US and thence to UK. If you live in UK I suggest you try to get your hands on a copy of the January 2001 NCS gazette. In that you will find an excellent record of where the afro violet first started and how it was eventually brought to UK. The article is by Fred and Joan Duggins the well know breeders. It for obvious reasons of copyright material cannot be copied by me. However back copies of the gazette may be bought by members
Mosaic with her babies. This mosaic is Mathew's (my son) chinchilla name Cuddles. he now has quite a few and is a member himself in the NCS and does indeed show his chinchillas on the top bench too. Like me, he never ever showed as a novice. ( other names for mosaic, depending on which country you are from are. silver/white, white and grey, white/mosaic. This a mix of half white and half grey. Sometimes it can be strong half big patches as above, or mixed with more smaller patches. Patches of colour are distributed on the back, sides, paws and tail. The under belly is usually white. The eyes may be red or black depending on genes. The ears as can be seen here are greyish with sometimes a pink tinge. As regards breeding they should not really be bred with other white or mosaic chinchillas. Mosaics are quite common nowadays. Mosaics like the standards are very stocky large animals (or should be)
beige baby.  A beige should have no orange tinge to it. On the show bench the judge looks fora lovely beige colour with no orange tinge in the fur, The one above has so far won three awards. (Now sold to a well known English breeder)
This is a beige white cross, she has the usual red colour eyes. Brown velvet is also a colour associated with beige Beige/white kit
Silver youngster My son mathew's chin Tipper many awards)This is the son Of Cuddles the mosaic above
Ebonies. Beauty & Liquorice son
Other mutation colours sapphire Charcoal and Pastel and relateded colours
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