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Well, as I promised, here's some more growing up pictures of the kittens.

Per Gail's excellent description, I know I have 3 blue lynx point mitted kittens - two with blazes. Aren't they so cute? I can't believe how fast they're growing.


Girl #1 - she's the biggest of the bunch, and likes to be held.


Girl #2 - this little gal is spunky!! She loves to play.


Boy #1 - this guy is the first to run to me when I come in the room. He loves to sit on my feet. He's also a talker




They're just starting to eat kibble, but they still enjoy their "mommy time."

Hope you enjoy the photos.

They're beautiful!! I love girl #1!

Hi,

They are so cute! At this age they look at the camera and you start to see the personality develop. Thanks for sharing.

Out of 9 kittens (2 litters) I have 8 lynx. Genetics does not always obey statistics.

I do not remember about the parents, but keep in mind that a homozygous lynx parent will produce ALL lynx kittens. (If the only lynx parent is the father of both litters, then your outcome does happen too with a single heterozygous parent. ; ) )

What cute little kitties -- and growing so fast too...

they are amazing.
i bet your a proud mama

Megailee Wrote:Hi,

They are so cute! At this age they look at the camera and you start to see the personality develop. Thanks for sharing.

Out of 9 kittens (2 litters) I have 8 lynx. Genetics does not always obey statistics.

Thank you Gail!! Thanks so much for the excellent tips on identifying lynx. And you are so correct, odds are a very funny thing. (How fun for you - 8 out of 9 lynx babies!!! )

JanH Wrote:I do not remember about the parents, but keep in mind that a homozygous lynx parent will produce ALL lynx kittens. (If the only lynx parent is the father of both litters, then your outcome does happen too with a single heterozygous parent. ; ) )

You are correct, Jan. If a lynx carries two copies of the lynx gene (homozygous) which is dominant, all the babies WOULD be lynx. In this case, my male is a blue colorpoint, and my girl is a blue lynx point bicolor (high mitted) - and HER parents are a blue lynx point mitted mom and a seal point mitted dad (so she's heterozygous for lynx.) I just got funny odds this time. Not that I'm complaining - they are as cute as can be.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments!!

They're all so beautiful, Debbie. Mama is really gorgeous herself too.

They are all so gorgeous, my favourites are the first two though