Progress in Satins

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Progress in Satins
Progress in Satins by Frank Hawley First printed in August 1984 The introduction of the Satin mouse was solely due to the efforts of our former President, Tony Cooke, who noticed the mutation in laboratory stock and had the foresight to appreciate its potential. Since...

From the Archives

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From the Archives
Are your mice telepathic? by Roger Hutchings First printed in January 1983 Considering that many thousands of mice bred by fanciers, and considering that wild mice will instinctively bite to escape from being handled, the Fancy encounters remarkably few biters. Mice...

Who’s who in the mouse fancy

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Who’s who in the mouse fancy
Bernard Longbottom Bernard Longbottom was born on June 10, 1913. In the early thirties he and his brother, Edward, kept rabbits, cavies and budgerigars on a fairly large scale. It was not until 1953 that Bernard joined the mouse Fancy in his own right. Starting up...

Facts & Figures

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Facts & Figures
I was not able to go to Bradford Championship Show this year, but my first attendance was in 1983. The show was at Doncaster Racecourse, as now, but before the big refurbishment and reorganisation took place. It was a very different place back then. The cafeteria was...

A Trophy with a Mystery

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A Trophy with a Mystery
As we all know, Sarah Cudbill has rats as well as mice, and is equally successful with them. On 15 December she won Best in Show at the NFRS Annual Cup show at Meldreth with a Hooded., beating a very good entry of 84 varieties, 8 Provisional and 77 pets. Heading her...

From the Archives

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The following piece comes from Fur and Feather, 14 May 1958. EdThe Latest FashionIs it responsible for many Best in Show awards?A thing which has intrigued me ever since I joined the Fancy is the way a certain variety has a run of taking best in show and other premier...

From the Archives

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I spoke to David Montgomery recently—he can’t get to shows now, so it was lovely to catch up with him. He misses his mice! David was a regular contributor to NMC News, particularly with items from the archives. Here is one he provided 20 years ago, in July 2004. Ed A...

Tan Varieties and Their Problems

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(Original article by R Hutchings) The Tan varieties have a remarkable capacity for improving their strength of tanning in successive generations, even without selection. This has often been commented upon by fanciers who have observed the effects of outcrossing, but...