Chinchilla , Silver- and Golden Shaded British shorthairs
Chinchilla, Golden- and Silver Shaded.
The black Chinchilla
The black chinchilla Silver British is an almost pure white cat with a sprinkling of black tipping that gives it a sparkling silver appearance. They are significantly lighter in colour than the Shaded Silver British. The Black Chinchilla should have a tiny amount of black fairy dust tipping on the face, back and legs. True Black Chinchilla s are becoming rarer every day as many Silver and Golden breeders add other color British pedigrees to their breeding programs. There are many factors that complicate the correct identification of the Chinchilla Silver. Real black chinchilla s are rare.
On this picture: our Magic Alphonso a real black chinchilla
These include:
* The "neither/nor" or "spoiled" that are often registered and shown as shaded silver because most judges feel a silver with a good amount of tipping on the back is shaded rather than chinchilla, even if the face has little or no tipping and there is little or no tipping on the legs or feet
*A kitten can be born nearly a pure white with only a trace amount of tipping, then later at one year of age change to a significant tipping on its back, then at three or four years of age, the kitten will again be clearly chinchilla. There has been quite a bit of debate for years about whether both colors of silver should be combined. The color differences are so subtle and are subject to change. A kitten might be registered as shaded silver, then turn to a definite chinchilla as an adult. This is very unlike any other solid British that is most definitely "black," or most definitely "white," or "blue." Some organisations combine the two, but others will judge them in separate categories. The normal standard for a Black Chinchilla Silver British is:
Undercoat pure white
Coat on back, flanks, head and tail sufficiently tipped with black to give the characteristic sparkling silver appearance
Legs may be slightly shaded with tipping
Chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest pure white
Rims of eyes, lips and nose outlined with black liner
(our experience tells us that not outlined nose bricks are the real almost pure white chinchilla’s)
Nose leather brick red
Paw pads black or very dark brown.
Eye colour is green or blue-green Silvers are disqualified for incorrect eye colors such as:
Copper, Yellow, Gold, Amber and any other color other than green or blue green.
The Silvers and golden agouti cats have the green or blue-green eye colour that is unique to them and helps to set them apart from all other British. They are cherished highly for their beautiful eye colour. Their expression is very open.
Sivers are beiing disqualifyd when the eye color is incorrect: yellow, copper, gold and all other colors than green our blue green. Green is prefered.
on this picture: Sundust's Magic "Alphonso"
The black shaded silver
By contrast, the black shaded silvers have a white undercoat rather than the "pure" white undercoat seen on the Chinchilla. They also have a even black tipping on their backs and tail, more shading on their foreheads, cheeks and legs. This shading should be even and free of barring (Tabby stripes) for the show ring. The overall effect of a Shaded Silver should be considerably darker than the Chinchilla. The eye colour ranges from green to blue green. A first sight a chinchilla looks pure white. Shadeds have most of the time spores on the backside of the legs and the coat collor between the paws is not white like in pure chinchilla cats.
on this picture you see the difference between a shaded and a chinchilla cat:
They are more domesticated and dependent upon their human companions
They like to follow you around from room to room and love to help you do whatever you are doing, they are also more talkative and love to communicate with humans!
Some are lap cats, others just prefer to be sitting near you.
It is felt the silvers and goldens are more intelligent and have more of an inquisitive and playful nature
They may also have the tendency to pick out a special person in their home to be their favourite person.
Silver kittens may be born: Patterned Striped Or even with a mackerel tabby pattern depending of the genotype
The palest kittens are not always the palest adults
Both chinchilla and shaded often occur in the same litter. They go through many colour changes as they mature. These cats are really at their best after about 3 years of age.
Using a solid colour out cross to improve the type can have disappointing results. Often the first and most important result will be eye colour loss. By the time you have improved the eye colour you tend to lose the type you were aiming for in the first place. Many silver Breeders have had to wait for a few years and due the selective breeding they produced typed silvers that are competitive in the show ring. Darker cats with more heavy barring can turn out to be Silver Tabbies., particularly if there are solids or Tabbies in the lines.
on this picture: our Paquita for my opinion a beautiful black silver shaded
Golden shell (Chinchilla) and Golden Shaded.
The Golden shell (Chinchilla) or Golden Shaded is a more recent development, Goldens had been seen in Silver litters and were initially considered to be spoilt coloured silvers, but interest in this colour variety increased till breeders began to breed Goldens as a separate variety to the Silver program. The standard for the Golden calls for
An undercoat of rich apricot warm cream,
Coat on the head, back, flanks and tail tipped with black to give a Golden appearance.
Legs may be shaded with tipping,
Chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest are creamy in colour NOT white.
Rims of eyes, lips and nosebrick lightly black outlined
Nose leather brick red or deep rose.
Eye colour is green or blue green. Any other eye colour calls for disqualification.
The difference between a Golden Chinchilla and Golden Shaded is in the amount of tipping, those with more black tipping are classified as Shaded. Colour can also change greatly with the Goldens as they can change colour according to the season, sometimes seeming greyish as kittens. As with the silvers, this variety is at its best at around 3 years of age. Selecting of the right polygenes is necessary to breed top coloured goldens.
undercoat warm abricot but we know that it is even possible to breed goldens with a golden undercoat
Genetics:
Golden.
The Golden is recessive to silver, so a Golden will only be produced from 2 Goldens, Two Silvers both carrying the Golden gene, or one Golden Parent and one Silver parent carrying Golden. Golden Tabbies can also be produced as the Golden is also genetically very similar to the Brown tabby. (biggest difference is the eye colour)
on this picture Sundust s golden "Casanova" a black golden shaded
Dilute.
Introducing the Dilute gene (blue) into the golden program has led to the development of the Blue Shaded Goldens. The same dilute gene in the Silver programme has led to the development of the Blue Shaded Silvers. Both these colour varieties are still rather new and as such are not accepted by some major organisations. However, breeders of these varieties are pressing for their full acceptance for Championship classes. Blue chinchilla’s and blue golden shells are the rarest colours in the silver-golden breed. They even probably are one of the rarest colours in the British breed.
on this picture: our blue chinchilla "Dusha"
on this picture 2 blue golden shaded cats: our Bizou and Gusev van de Pronkse Schonen
Offshoots of the Chinchilla Silver and shaded silver breeding programme can include: Cameos and Smokes ( when bred to solids) Both Silver and Golden british may not be as extreme as other British when colour bred ( not out crossed to solids) They tend to be smaller in size and lighter in weight when compared to other British varieties. Common weight: between 3 kg and maximum 7 kg.They are not profilic breeders, with litter sizes of 2-4 being considered as average. Females on heat tend to yowl loudly and persistently!
All silvers and goldens are more or less recent ancestors from the Persian breed. The developpement of goldens is still develloping, outcrossings to golden Persians our exotics will be necessarry to keep them healty.
All breeders need to think about the mean goal.
““Breeding healty and beautifull green eyed teddybears.””
Chinchilla, Golden- and Silver Shaded.
The black Chinchilla
The black chinchilla Silver British is an almost pure white cat with a sprinkling of black tipping that gives it a sparkling silver appearance. They are significantly lighter in colour than the Shaded Silver British. The Black Chinchilla should have a tiny amount of black fairy dust tipping on the face, back and legs. True Black Chinchilla s are becoming rarer every day as many Silver and Golden breeders add other color British pedigrees to their breeding programs. There are many factors that complicate the correct identification of the Chinchilla Silver. Real black chinchilla s are rare.
On this picture: our Magic Alphonso a real black chinchilla
These include:
* The "neither/nor" or "spoiled" that are often registered and shown as shaded silver because most judges feel a silver with a good amount of tipping on the back is shaded rather than chinchilla, even if the face has little or no tipping and there is little or no tipping on the legs or feet
*A kitten can be born nearly a pure white with only a trace amount of tipping, then later at one year of age change to a significant tipping on its back, then at three or four years of age, the kitten will again be clearly chinchilla. There has been quite a bit of debate for years about whether both colors of silver should be combined. The color differences are so subtle and are subject to change. A kitten might be registered as shaded silver, then turn to a definite chinchilla as an adult. This is very unlike any other solid British that is most definitely "black," or most definitely "white," or "blue." Some organisations combine the two, but others will judge them in separate categories. The normal standard for a Black Chinchilla Silver British is:
Undercoat pure white
Coat on back, flanks, head and tail sufficiently tipped with black to give the characteristic sparkling silver appearance
Legs may be slightly shaded with tipping
Chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest pure white
Rims of eyes, lips and nose outlined with black liner
(our experience tells us that not outlined nose bricks are the real almost pure white chinchilla’s)
Nose leather brick red
Paw pads black or very dark brown.
Eye colour is green or blue-green Silvers are disqualified for incorrect eye colors such as:
Copper, Yellow, Gold, Amber and any other color other than green or blue green.
The Silvers and golden agouti cats have the green or blue-green eye colour that is unique to them and helps to set them apart from all other British. They are cherished highly for their beautiful eye colour. Their expression is very open.
Sivers are beiing disqualifyd when the eye color is incorrect: yellow, copper, gold and all other colors than green our blue green. Green is prefered.
on this picture: Sundust's Magic "Alphonso"
The black shaded silver
By contrast, the black shaded silvers have a white undercoat rather than the "pure" white undercoat seen on the Chinchilla. They also have a even black tipping on their backs and tail, more shading on their foreheads, cheeks and legs. This shading should be even and free of barring (Tabby stripes) for the show ring. The overall effect of a Shaded Silver should be considerably darker than the Chinchilla. The eye colour ranges from green to blue green. A first sight a chinchilla looks pure white. Shadeds have most of the time spores on the backside of the legs and the coat collor between the paws is not white like in pure chinchilla cats.
on this picture you see the difference between a shaded and a chinchilla cat:
They are more domesticated and dependent upon their human companions
They like to follow you around from room to room and love to help you do whatever you are doing, they are also more talkative and love to communicate with humans!
Some are lap cats, others just prefer to be sitting near you.
It is felt the silvers and goldens are more intelligent and have more of an inquisitive and playful nature
They may also have the tendency to pick out a special person in their home to be their favourite person.
Silver kittens may be born: Patterned Striped Or even with a mackerel tabby pattern depending of the genotype
The palest kittens are not always the palest adults
Both chinchilla and shaded often occur in the same litter. They go through many colour changes as they mature. These cats are really at their best after about 3 years of age.
Using a solid colour out cross to improve the type can have disappointing results. Often the first and most important result will be eye colour loss. By the time you have improved the eye colour you tend to lose the type you were aiming for in the first place. Many silver Breeders have had to wait for a few years and due the selective breeding they produced typed silvers that are competitive in the show ring. Darker cats with more heavy barring can turn out to be Silver Tabbies., particularly if there are solids or Tabbies in the lines.
on this picture: our Paquita for my opinion a beautiful black silver shaded
Golden shell (Chinchilla) and Golden Shaded.
The Golden shell (Chinchilla) or Golden Shaded is a more recent development, Goldens had been seen in Silver litters and were initially considered to be spoilt coloured silvers, but interest in this colour variety increased till breeders began to breed Goldens as a separate variety to the Silver program. The standard for the Golden calls for
An undercoat of rich apricot warm cream,
Coat on the head, back, flanks and tail tipped with black to give a Golden appearance.
Legs may be shaded with tipping,
Chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest are creamy in colour NOT white.
Rims of eyes, lips and nosebrick lightly black outlined
Nose leather brick red or deep rose.
Eye colour is green or blue green. Any other eye colour calls for disqualification.
The difference between a Golden Chinchilla and Golden Shaded is in the amount of tipping, those with more black tipping are classified as Shaded. Colour can also change greatly with the Goldens as they can change colour according to the season, sometimes seeming greyish as kittens. As with the silvers, this variety is at its best at around 3 years of age. Selecting of the right polygenes is necessary to breed top coloured goldens.
undercoat warm abricot but we know that it is even possible to breed goldens with a golden undercoat
Genetics:
Golden.
The Golden is recessive to silver, so a Golden will only be produced from 2 Goldens, Two Silvers both carrying the Golden gene, or one Golden Parent and one Silver parent carrying Golden. Golden Tabbies can also be produced as the Golden is also genetically very similar to the Brown tabby. (biggest difference is the eye colour)
on this picture Sundust s golden "Casanova" a black golden shaded
Dilute.
Introducing the Dilute gene (blue) into the golden program has led to the development of the Blue Shaded Goldens. The same dilute gene in the Silver programme has led to the development of the Blue Shaded Silvers. Both these colour varieties are still rather new and as such are not accepted by some major organisations. However, breeders of these varieties are pressing for their full acceptance for Championship classes. Blue chinchilla’s and blue golden shells are the rarest colours in the silver-golden breed. They even probably are one of the rarest colours in the British breed.
on this picture: our blue chinchilla "Dusha"
on this picture 2 blue golden shaded cats: our Bizou and Gusev van de Pronkse Schonen
Offshoots of the Chinchilla Silver and shaded silver breeding programme can include: Cameos and Smokes ( when bred to solids) Both Silver and Golden british may not be as extreme as other British when colour bred ( not out crossed to solids) They tend to be smaller in size and lighter in weight when compared to other British varieties. Common weight: between 3 kg and maximum 7 kg.They are not profilic breeders, with litter sizes of 2-4 being considered as average. Females on heat tend to yowl loudly and persistently!
All silvers and goldens are more or less recent ancestors from the Persian breed. The developpement of goldens is still develloping, outcrossings to golden Persians our exotics will be necessarry to keep them healty.
All breeders need to think about the mean goal.
““Breeding healty and beautifull green eyed teddybears.””
