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...

The Tricolour That Was Not

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The Tricolour That Was Not
Interesting read in last month’s magazine about a spontaneous mutation in Ruth’s shed. I have indeed had a similar thing occur in my strain of red brokens. One of the breeding trios that I had given to Lewis Russell had produced a mouse with a red patch...

The Challenge of Dutch

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The Challenge of Dutch
As I have mentioned before, producing a well marked Dutch mouse is a real challenge. The more I breed Dutch, and also from what I know and have experienced with other varieties of fancy mice, the more I realise they are the hardest and most challenging of all. Other...