Well, after much discussion this evening, we have decided we will be adding 3 new maine coons to our rapidly expanding family. The breeder who we got Princess Delilah from is having to give up due to her husbands asthma. So here are the pictures she's sent me. Lexi is Delilah's mum, the other 2 are none related. They will be arriving in a couple of weeks or so when we've prepared for them :D

Lexi
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/SpeedDemon73/Lexi.jpg

Bella
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/SpeedDemon73/Bella.jpg

Claude
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/SpeedDemon73/Claud.jpg

Oh my they are absolutely the cutest things EVER!
the middle one is the cat I have always dreamed of having!

As if I'm not jealous!!

Bet you're soooo excited! They are beautiful:)

Wow! Aren't they so gorgeously fluffy?! :love:

wow lisa, they really are lovely. I'm going to have to come and look in your shed before all your bunnies go though!!

Oh my word they are so beautiful and Claude is... oooh give him to meeeee :love:

Oh my they are absolutely the cutest things EVER!
the middle one is the cat I have always dreamed of having!

She is pregnant to Claude :D Should produce more like her and some like Claude in about 6 weeks

They are gorgeous! Will you continue breeding them?

If I were their owner I think I would have given up the husband and kept the cats :D

Yes, when i first got Delilah, i planned to take her back to the breeder for stud. But now the stud is coming to me :D I plan to breed and show eventually. I would have probably given the husband up too lol. Mind you, the breeder has a big menagerie of other animals that don't affect hubby. She's got 7 dogs which she breeds and she has chickens, ducks, rabbits, and is having all my remaining rabbits!

OH MY GODDDDDDDDD! Claude :love: Just out of curiosity how much do they sell for? *prepares for a heart attack*

It depends - for show or pet ie; on the none-active register, she sells them for £350 but on the active register for breeding, like Delilah, she sells them for £500 (Queens) and around £700 for Toms. I'm pretty sure that's with no restrictions, which a lot of breeders won't do at all.

:o

Faints

I was quite surprised as a friend of mine breeds persians, and they sell for upwards of £750 just for PET!!

aww so lovely , i would love one , I just can't spend that kind of money now though lol Hubby would leave home too as he said 2 cats 2 dogs etc well we have 2 cats and 3 dogs lol

They are beautiful you're so lucky to be getting them.

thankyou - we've been very lucky to have been given this opportunity. She has hung onto them for me until my hubby got back into work, as she knows that I will love them like she does. Unfortunately, something has to give, so I have to give up my rabbits if I want to follow my dream of breeding and showing posh cats. But, I can always visit them, as she can visit her cats here, so everybody's happy :D

We're looking forward to all the pics to come. Especially the kittens :D - you'll have to hold me back!!!

hahaha - she reckons Bella is about 3 weeks pregnant and now she tells me Lexi could be pregnant also as they've had to live in the outside run with the tom for the last few weeks :o

hahaha - she reckons Bella is about 3 weeks pregnant and now she tells me Lexi could be pregnant also as they've had to live in the outside run with the tom for the last few weeks :o

Oh god, don't be telling me that!!!:hihi:

You'd better get saving then :hihi: Lexi should produce silver tabby's and red n whites also

Lisa how much would you sell one for? shh don't tell Dave

I'll be selling them at roughly the same price as the breeder does now. ie: pet or show £350 males & females or breeding £500 / £700 ish. I THINK that's what she said - I've got so much info going round in my head at the moment, and the conversion of the new cattery, my brain is getting puddled lol. That is fully vaccinated, wormed, flead and vet checked. I think some breeders sell at 9 or 10 weeks without all that package, for about £250.

I love kitties, but not that much :hihi:

I've always loved pedigree cats but have always had moggies. I surprised myself at how much I paid for Delilah really but I knew I would want to breed her some day, hence getting her on the active register. It was "suggested" that I rehome my moggies to concentrate on the coons :o Not my babies, no way! The coons will come and the moggies will stay :D

Please don't post baby kitty pics or I really will be in trouble :help:

You'll have to wait a few weeks for those peaches, but I'm sure I'll be posting some :hihi: and some more of the adults when they arrive :)

thankyou - we've been very lucky to have been given this opportunity. She has hung onto them for me until my hubby got back into work, as she knows that I will love them like she does. Unfortunately, something has to give, so I have to give up my rabbits if I want to follow my dream of breeding and showing posh cats. But, I can always visit them, as she can visit her cats here, so everybody's happy :D

How rude, I thought I was your dream:love:

hhhhmmmmm! :loopy: and me and my cats are your worst nightmare! :hihi:

Seriously cute cats - gets me all goose pimpley when I see lovely cats like that. I mean everyone goes "awww cutie" when you see a kitten - but those are seriously groovy cats.

I really must stop drooling over other peoples cats and get myself a new furry friend.....ho hum :help:

Mick x

Can you warn me before you post them lisa, so I can avoid the pets group for a while :hihi:

No, I'm gonna text them straight to your phone Peaches ;)

ohhhhhhhh you wouldn't be so cruel