Two litters, foster or not?

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I think it may might just be a fawn colored kit, it looked more yellow in person but now it's looking like Toffee from the previous litter.
 

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Am I losing my mind or are these kits different colors? I know I have two castors and an opal, I think a fawn, and this dark one. It's similar to the opal but it doesn't look like it's got the same highlights as the opal. Are they both opal or is it a different color?? Pictured with the opal to the right.
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Without checking the undercoat, looks like blue on the left and lilac on the right. These are dilutes of black and brown respectively. The undercoat will tell you a lot and coat colors can change slightly as bunnies age. you will know better around 2-3 months old.
 

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Love that pale grey color.
I'm pretty sure it's sable agouti (A-, B-, cchl c, D-, E-), Cinnamon has thrown one each of the last two litters. Previous litter also had dilute sable agouti too, which is what I think the other fostered kit is.

Picture of the other kits from Cinnamon, she had a good mix of colors this time, only one repeat. Do you think the dark kit could be seal? I don't know if both parents have the self gene, but both have grandparents who had/carried it.
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Paprika's kits refuse to stay in the nest box: I discover them out, remake the nest hollow, put the kits in, come back at next check and they are ALL out. Once the little chunkers started hopping back out while I was still standing there. Cinnamon's kits have been staying in the nest box so far. All their eyes are open though so they will probably start hopping anytime too.

I weaned 3/5 of Pepper's kits today. I wanted to wean some of Coffee's kits too, but the grow out cage was discovered to have a hole. I should be able to patch it tomorrow morning and move the kits. I'm going to see if I can make a bunny bag so I can tattoo the ears as I separate for weaning. That way I can start to track their weight. I tried to gender Pepper's kits a few days ago and I think they might be 4 does 1 buck.
 

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