Joshua's Cavies (American tan pattern)
In January of 2010, the state 4H Rabbit and Cavy show was held together with the swine show (the two buildings connected by the concession area). My son spent a huge part of the day over with the pigs. Tired of losing him, mom took him over to see the 'little pigs' that were in our building. He bought Alvin (RIP) at the auction later that day. Minutes later, friends told us that guinea pigs really shouldn't be kept alone - we picked up Theodore to be Alvin's buddy. They lived side-by-side in two cages where they could see and talk to each other all day (and where Josh could watch them from his bed until he fell asleep each night). A few months later, our friend Ally called to say someone had a free pig that needed a home - and so we picked up Simon. He and Alvin did not want to share the little cage, so we picked up a third cage and the three (plus Josh) chatted happily all day and night. Josh 'won' Chip and Dale (his first tans) at a silent auction at a show in the spring of 2011. We had our first litters in the fall of 2011 - Phoenix, Blaze, Tazzy, Speedy, Sneaky, Whitefoot, Nibbles and Sail. ... To everything there is a season... Josh made the decision to sell out of his American herd in 2025 ... by year's end we will be down to just a few older males that will live out their lives here as pets.
Fernando
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Black tan boar born 11/14/2021 to Pascal and Flurry
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Nightshade
Black tan boar born 6/10/2023 to Rocket and Eureka
Thunderous
Black tan boar born 6/10/2023 to Rocket and Eureka
Apollo
satin black tan boar born 8/27/2023 to Dazzle and Athena
Grove
Admiral
SATIN Slate Marten boar born 5/28/2024 to Flash and Hestia. Probably slate-sable marten (by one judge, other judges have considered him just slate with uneven color but his daughter is definitely sabled).
Carnation
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Black tan satin boar born 12/2/2024 to Admiral and Dahlia. Carries slate and marten.
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