Line Purity

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Developing one’s own line of any particular variety, to me is one of the central elements of showing and breeding fancy mice. Apart from applying careful inbreeding and rigorous selection, one of the most important qualities of a line of show mice is line purity. If...

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...