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Silver Persians

Silver persian Division is  divided into 2 groups, the chinchilla silver persian and the shaded silver persian The CFA breed standard for the CHINCHILLA Silver reads as : undercoat pure white. Coat on back, flanks, head and tail sufficiently tipped with black to give the characteristic sparkling silver appearance. Chin, ear tufts, stomach, and chest are pure white Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined in black. Nose leather: brick red Paw pads: black Eye colour: green or blue green Disqualify for incorrect eye colour, incorrect eye colour being copper, yellow, gold, amber or any colour other then green or blue green.

CH San Luis Dakota of the Bird & I Chinchilla silver persian male 7 pounds Dakota is typical size for a silver chinchilla male Most colourbred silvers  males are 6-9 pounds and silver  females range from 3.5 pounds -6.5 pounds, with the chinchillas usually being in the smallest size and weight range in silvers and the shadeds,  a little larger in size. What is the norm for solid persians is definitely not the norm for colourbred silver persians. Colourbred silvers usually fit within the range that has been called "toy", "mini " or "teacup" persians.

CH Chasshir Cignet Blanc of the Bird & I Chinchilla silver persian female, grandpointed in CFA 8.5 pounds

Cigi was huge for a silver persian female, let alone a chinchilla. Her size is not the norm as most silver persians especially chinchillas are very small. Her size, type and coat factor made Cigi a wonderful showcat.

The Bird & I Winter Ice is another show quality silver chinchilla male in type. He has beautiful large eyes and lovely colour Unfortunatley, he also had the typical small size and much finer boning of the colourbred silvers Ice would reach  5.5 pounds as an  adult

CH San Luis Comstock Shaded Silver Male persian Stocky was around 8 pounds

The Bird & I Salem  is show quality in type  She is a silver chinchilla female Sadly she has the typical small size and much finer boning of the silvers Salem would be a  3.5 pound to 4 pound girl as an adult

The CFA breed standard for the SHADED  Silver reads as : undercoat  white with a mantile of black tipping shading down from sides, face and tial from dark on the ridge to white on the chin, chest, stomach, and under the tail. Legs to be same tone as face. The general effect to be much darker then a chinchilla. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined in black. Nose leather: brick red Paw pads: black Eye colour: green or blue green Disqualify for incorrect eye colour, incorrect eye colour being copper, yellow, gold, amber or any colour other then green or blue green.

CH Ver Halen Bayou Babe Shaded silver persian female, grandpointed in CFA 6.8 pounds BB again is a very good weight for a silver persian

CH Chasshir Brutus of the Bird & I Shaded silver persian male, grandpointed in CFA 16 pounds Brutus is massive by silver standards. He was a giant amongst silvers.

CH Zee O Six Underfire Shaded Silver persian female 5 pounds Grace is typical size for a silver persian female. A dainty little cat, Grace is the epitome of silver elegance

The Bird & I Little Bit of Grace Shaded Silver female persian 3.5  pounds

The Bird & I Vanilla Sky Shaded Silver female persian Sky is 5.5 pounds full grown.

The Bird & I Sheridan Beautiful blue green eyes Shaded Silver male persian 8 pounds

INT CH The Bird & I Samsara Shaded Silver female persian 6 pounds

Premier The Bird & I Shadow Chaser Shaded Silver female persian 4 pounds

Badly coloured "silver" persians Because show standards require heavier boning  and bigger size then is the norm for colourbred silver persians, we have crossed our tiny little silvers to solid persians to  get better type and boning A sad part of doing this is that we lose the gorgeous colouring of the colour bred silvers. It takes years of perserverance to get both colour and type to meet show standards for the lovely silver persian. In other cases, silver persians are simply crossed to solids with no breeding goal in mind and what we get are badly coloured "silvers" This page is devoted to silver persians and a tribute to the gorgoeus elegance of a silver persian and our attempt to show what true silver persian colouring is like.