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other than by J. Stone? And did that Roylance male Motley prove out?
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Nick

Nick,
We have a female due Aug 6th. This will be our first chance to prove out the Roylance Motley. We had an ultra-sound done on her and it looked like she was carrying between 16-20 good babies. I have attached a pic of the females ovulation.
I will make sure to post as soon as I prove him out.

We also had a litter of 5 motleys produced last week. It was out of one of my females that was down at Jeremy's for a breeding loan. Here is a photo of those animals.

Jon R

Nice looking babies...Good luck in August!!!
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Nick

I wish she was only 4 1/2 weeks away!!

Jon R

if your female was at jeremys house for breeding, and those are normal motleys, then that means you just sent a normal female, right? so are those motleys pictured even yours? or should I call jeremy, because I'm interested in one?

Jon had a Normal female that he brought to my house that had big egg follicles when we ultrasounded her. He didn't have any of his 2 Motley males that would breed it so he asked me to breed her with my Motley. Of course a Normal female bred to a Motley wouldn't split Motleys, and I would say if we had a lot of Mots, I would give him 1 or I would give him the Normals out of the litter, but he had other females he could breed at his house. So we decided that I would breed this female and give him 1/2 the Mots if he would give me 1/2 of the Mots of one of his litters if he got one. So, This 1/2 came and we ultrsounded his female last night to see if he would get a litter. It was inconclusive becuase it was way too early to see any heartbeats but the follicles looked good and they were definatley ovulated. So, I will hold onto 1/2 the litter for Jon and see what happens with his female. If that female gives a litter, I will give Jon 2 and he'll give me 2 of his. That is the way we worked it. Usually on a litter like that since there were so few Motleys, I would give him the Normals from the litter, but we'll wait for the other litter, and Jon and I may work something else out. The wierd thing about this litter is my Hypo Motley male was the Father. That is why these Motleys are very abbearant. Even the Motleys that come from a Salmon Motley are very abbearant. There were 6 Motleys 1 Dead and 5 Salmons. 2 Slugs. The female was a very small Columbian, but VERY pretty. The reason I explain this is because I have had a lot of people ask how I work breeding loans. It is all depending on what the 2 want to accomplish and how they set it up. Sometimes breeding loans can get very confusing and you really have to trust those you do the loans with. I hope for Jons sake that his "Roylance" bloodline will prove out to be the same as my Bloodlines. The Argentine Motley seems to work in a recessive way if genetic at all. Jons was produced the same way that the Argentine Motley was produced. It just popped up in a litter. So, there is a slight possibility that the Motley he has may not be the same. I am thinking it is, but After hearing about the Argentine Motley, I wouldn't be Shocked if it wasn't Dominant like the Motleys I have. Anyway, The Motleys are by far my favorite Morph, and there is a Ton you can do with them. Alex At Boarepublic may also have some Motleys this year. Hope this answered questions, and to explain the breeding loan, I wouldn't do this unless I trusted them, and I know Jon keeps his animals in top condition, and he and I have been friends for years so we worked it out, and it should be a win/win. Jeremy Stone