Orcborn Rattery

04/01/2023

01/19/2023

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01/07/2023

Happy new year! I decided to post an update to give you all an idea of how things have been going so far, and my plans for 2023.

A couple of people have inquired about availability. Right now I'm still keeping all critters I breed. I ran into some fertility issues with my best line, so I'm going to be trying very hard to revive it and/or outcross. There might be a bit of a bottleneck there, and I'll want to go a few more generations after that to ensure they're the best they can be. I tend to wait until they're older to breed them so I can ensure they are healthy before I commit to offspring from them. So this may take a couple years unfortunately.

As I've mentioned, I've been working on some new lines as well, and there have been good things and bad. They seem to have great fertility and keep large litters fed and healthy. There are some fun coat colors and varieties I'm eager to work with, such as dwarf. However, I've had issues with timidness and maternal aggression. This will definatly take me years to work on, while i also make sure I'm maintaining healthy lines with good lifespans. It's an expensive and time consuming task for my small rattery, but I love the rats and the hobby and want to ensure I'm sending out the very best pets to homes.

I've had a couple of other projects besides the rats, such as mice, asfs, and chickens. The mice are beautiful, I've been reaching many of my goals. I may eventually have 2 lines of mice if I'm ever able to come across abyssian, but right now I'm just working on a tan banded hairless line. I still have temperment goals to work towards, as well as size and conformation.

My asf project has been more difficult than expected. One of my lines has made excellent progress with temperment, and the other seems to have gone backwards. I may disband the colonies and try again when i have less on my plate.

It's been so much more work, so I've spent less time taking pictures and using social media, and more time cleaning cages. I know I need to update my websight, sorry about that. More updates to come this spring or summer.
Happy 2023 everyone!

08/18/2022

Three weeks ago, three beautiful litters were born. The rest didn't take, but we will be trying again. I'm not the best at keeping up with social media, especially with all I've had going on, but here are some photos I've taken over the last couple weeks.
They are so very friendly, and I am looking forward to getting to know them all as they grow.

07/26/2022

So excited, I have babies day now! It's been a while since I've had any litters, but I have a big baby boom coming up this week. All will be staying here of course. I should have harley harley carriers, velveteen, hairless carriers, marble, downunder, agouti, more of my lovely burmese line, and if I'm super lucky, Patchwork carriers. I'll try to post photos soon, but with so many projects going on this year, social media has been tough. I built maternity caging.

03/29/2022

This group is happy to be out of quarentine! So great to see them playing around in the critter nation.

03/17/2022

It's been a while, but my breeding moratorium is almost up. I've got a bunch of pairings planned for later this month! So very excited for what is to come. Enjoy some pictures of my fluffy harley bucks in the meantime!

01/22/2022

Bad news. Most of my rats are showing symptoms of SDAV. I've lost several sweet older rats this week. My younger rats have been a bit sneezy, and many have mandibular swelling. A couple swollen glands are quite extreme. I'm going to be going through a breeding moratorium as my rattery pushes through this, and get testing done before I resume.
I thought my quarantine procedure was adequate but will need to rethink my process for the future.

01/12/2022

We made a big trip last week and picked up some new rats! Introducing some of the new does from Sinner and Saint Rattery
1. Burmese dumbo harley doe
2. Black DU doe named Gluten-free Oreo
3. Agouti dumbo rex named Canada
4. Burmese Harley doe
5. Marble satin? Doe named Marble

Oreo and Canada are quite cuddly, even though Oreo is a bit shy and likes to hide. Marble just wants to explore.
Can't wait to work with Harley, it's going to be a big project. More updates, and more pictures of my other new rats later!

12/15/2021

I am so excited to announce the new line we will begin working on next year! Tonkinese is a color I've loved since I first got into breeding, and it's a variety coming to me from Oregon later this month. 2 Lovely Tonkinese does, A blue and a sable. 1 sable Tonkinese buck. They will be coming from J & J ' s Willamette Valley Rodentry , the same place my beautiful, cuddely roan boys are from. I've also got a possible tonkinese carrier buck(Behemoth) on hold from Clifford Sisters Rattery & Exotics . Even if he doesn't carry tonk, his super sweet personality should make him an excellent possible outcross for the line.
I'll be holding back every litter for several generations until I'm satisfied with their temperament. This may be a few years since I spend as much time as I can between each generation observing health.
In addition to the tonkinese, I also await pickup of well-tempered silver mane buck from J&J, and a nice dark agouti buck(Boston) from Clifford Sisters.

12/13/2021

Loving these sweet babies from my current litter! They're already acting so outgoing and curious. Fluff is starting to show, and at least one is looking silvermane. One of them has a lovely little heart on her belly.