AFRMA Fancy Mice

AFRMA FANCY MICE

Marked

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BANDED - Banded mice may be shown in any recognized color. The distinctive feature is the white band around the body to occupy ¼ length of body positioned at the third quarter of body length from head excluding tail. Sharpness of demarcation prime importance. Feet white.

BROKEN MARKED - Broken Marked mice may be shown in any recognized color. They have as many colored spots or patches as possible on a white background, even in size, sharply defined, and distributed irregularly over the body. A spot of some size is preferred on the head.

BROKEN MERLE - Broken colored Merles are a white mouse with roan and solid patches added to give areas of pure roan, dark patches, and white patches. The different patched areas to show balance between the three different “colors.” Eye color to match base color.

DUTCH - Dutch marked mice may be shown in any recognized color, and will have markings like those of a Dutch rabbit. The forward half of the body will be white, with the exception of the cheek patches. These are located on either side of the head, and are to include the ears, upper jowls, and the area immediately forward of the eyes. The cheek markings should be well rounded and balanced, and clear of the whiskers. A wedge shaped blaze of white should run from muzzle to neck, running between colored ears. The saddle on the rear half of the body should be of solid color, and the dividing line between color and white should be as straight and clean-cut as possible, above and under as well. The color should extend well into the tail, and the remaining area should be flesh-colored. The white stops on the hind feet should be uniform in length, and their dividing line should be about halfway between the toes and the hocks. The white portion of the Dutch should be a clean, pure white, and all markings should be clear and sharp. Dutch mice are normally cobby and smaller in body type.

EVEN MARKED - Even marked mice may be shown in any recognized color. They should be of any uniform pattern other than Dutch markings, and should have as many clear-cut and balanced spots or patches as possible.

HEREFORD - Eye color to be as in standard variety. The body color shall be that of any standardized color. The face shall be white, extending to a V shape that terminates just beyond the line of the ears, the white going under the chin and be clean cut, but not extending down the throat. The ears and tail shall be of standardized color with the latter half of the tail being white. The belly shall have a uniform white marking, starting between the front legs and ending at the vent with the white not to extend up the sides of the body or down the legs. The feet shall be white. Any other markings on the top shall be considered a fault. The white areas shall be pure and devoid of any color or staining. This is more in line with the breed of cattle and less like the self colored mouse with a white face and feet. The belly mark is generally thought to be best as a rectangle shaped bar or line starting between the front legs and ending at the vent. Originator E. Jukes 2003. (English, N.M.C.; accepted 6-7-08)

RUMP WHITE - Rump White is any standard color having a white rump. The line of demarcation should be straight and encircle the body so that the lower third of the mouse, including the hind feet and tail, is completely white. The remaining color must be without any white markings at all and should conform to the standard laid down for that variety. (English, N.M.C.; accepted 6-7-08)

SPOTTED TANS - Spotted tans may be shown in any recognized color, and may include Banded, Even Marked, Broken Marked, Dutch, Variegated, Broken Merle, Hereford, and Rump White. Where the spotting pattern runs into the stomach, the color should be a rich golden-red tan. Color patches should be clear-cut, showing no brindling or intermingling or white hairs. Preferable, several colored spots should be low on the body, to show as much contrast as possible with the top color and the tanning.

Spotted Tan (Broken Merle) owned by Virginia Pochmann. Photo © Virginia Pochmann. Note the orange by the back leg. This is where the top color “ran” onto the bottom and because of the Tan gene, was changed from the Black to the orange of the Tan.

VARIEGATED - Variegated mice may be shown in any recognized color, splashed on a white background, and free from any solid, clear-cut markings. The splashes should be small and numerous, ragged in outline but approximately equal in size, and well distributed over the entire body.

For complete details of the Standards, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.

Updated June 8, 2008.

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