color question

[Jane=P]

I have a colt ,that I am trying to figure out his color when he was born, he looked chestnut and then I clipped head neck and noticed the gray above his eyes, and I finished clipping and he has gone roany looking and has gray rings on eyes and light around mouth, he is almost two months old. He dam is silver dapple ( she has had two red foals before) and sire was born bay, went gray and he has both red and black based foals before. I thought the red gene wasn't affected by the gray gene? what color do you think he is ..JANE

JUST BORN PIC

HERE IS HEAD/NECK CLIP

AND BODY CLIPPED (lower legs not done)

 

[painthorselover]

The pics are not showing up???

 

[Jill]

The pictures are not working for me but reading your description, it for sure sounds like the foal is turning grey

Red is not visually effected by the SILVER gene (though reds may carry it and pass it down). SILVER has nothing to do with the GREY gene. Many silver dapples are incorrectly registered as "grey" which adds to the confusion. Absolutely any color horse may turn grey IF it has a grey parent and received the grey gene.

The description of the changes to the color sound just like my black colt, sired by my grey stallion. He's 3mos now and going grey in the way you have described.

 

[Jane=P]

the pictures are coming up for me, I will put in links..JANE

just born pic

head/neck clip

body clip

body clip

 

[Jill]

This is what shows up for the pictures and when I click the links:

 

[Jane=P]

ok, I have been having problems with posting from freeservers, so I moved the pic's to photobucket, lets see if this works..JANE

just born

head/neck clip

body clip-legs not done

His sire is pictured in avatar

 

[Bonny]

I think he may be going gray....

 

[Jill]

Yes, I think so too now based on your pictures and description. I love greys

 

[Miniv]

I think he may be going gray....

I think so too.......

 

[Magic]

Looks to be going gray to me too. Darling boy!!