Hi all.. well Rayne's foal was born black as coal, in my experience a foal born jet black foal greys out (if 1 grey parent), as i went through that lastyear & the year before.
Anyhow, Zam's parents are not grey.
Dam is black tobiano (S: black tobiano, D: black solid).
Sire is black? (S: buckskin, D: black solid).
Now, the sire has *possibly* thrown 1 dilute foal (pali) to a chestnut white mare.... please bear with me, its gets interesting.
For 4mths, my stallion (the black sire of Zam) had access to the chestnut tobiano mare, i saw him serve her once.
This mare was a friends & kept in the same paddock with no worries, as she was meant to be infertile, she was an older mare & never feel preg, till then!
She foaled (off the property) a pali colt, his due date was exactly spot on, from when the mare was at my place & served.
The mares owners say my boy isnt the sire, ok, fair enough. OH!
So, could my stallion whom is black as black, be a smokey black?
Im 99% sure he's the sire of the dilute foal..... are smokey blacks, as black as coal?
Zam is black but i noticed today the hairs around his muzzle are lighter, almost a "dirty gold" colour, same around his eyes.... could he be a dilute?
Is it worth color testing the stallion, even though no other foals (that i know of), are dilutes?
I dont mind if dad & son are *just* blacks, im 100% happy with that, but its playing on my mind..... im curious!
Pics of sire.
Natural coat.
Clipped coat.
Zam. Doesnt show the lighter muzzle hair, also, his eyes arent brown, they are more hazel.
Any advice welcome. Thanks.
Anyhow, Zam's parents are not grey.
Dam is black tobiano (S: black tobiano, D: black solid).
Sire is black? (S: buckskin, D: black solid).
Now, the sire has *possibly* thrown 1 dilute foal (pali) to a chestnut white mare.... please bear with me, its gets interesting.
For 4mths, my stallion (the black sire of Zam) had access to the chestnut tobiano mare, i saw him serve her once.
This mare was a friends & kept in the same paddock with no worries, as she was meant to be infertile, she was an older mare & never feel preg, till then!
She foaled (off the property) a pali colt, his due date was exactly spot on, from when the mare was at my place & served.
The mares owners say my boy isnt the sire, ok, fair enough. OH!
So, could my stallion whom is black as black, be a smokey black?
Im 99% sure he's the sire of the dilute foal..... are smokey blacks, as black as coal?
Zam is black but i noticed today the hairs around his muzzle are lighter, almost a "dirty gold" colour, same around his eyes.... could he be a dilute?
Is it worth color testing the stallion, even though no other foals (that i know of), are dilutes?
I dont mind if dad & son are *just* blacks, im 100% happy with that, but its playing on my mind..... im curious!
Pics of sire.
Natural coat.
Clipped coat.
Zam. Doesnt show the lighter muzzle hair, also, his eyes arent brown, they are more hazel.
Any advice welcome. Thanks.
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