Grey and/or Buckskin?
greenlich
January 26, 2011 February 22, 2011
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Hi, I am going to see 2 fillies on Monday.
Filly 1 is 3 years old, a very pale buckskin. Dam is grey (could be heterozygous grey), sire is buckskin. Breeder has been breeding for 19 years and can't tell if she is going grey. She has no obvious signs such as goggles. What signs could I look out for?
Filly 2 is less than 3 months old, dam is bay, sire is buckskin, according to my husband who saw them yesterday she could be buckskin (but he is not really 'up' on colour), breeder is unsure on her too. She has had foal coat change. What signs could I look for to see if she could be buckskin?
As I am after a buckskin filly I will probably get them tested and will put pics up on Monday.
Thanks for any help.
This is a pic of filly 2 before foal coat change.
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and this is filly 2 with her dam.
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credit to bitfoto
This is the sire of both fillies.
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Re: Grey and/or Buckskin?
A fairly good indicator of whether or not the foal will go gray is their foal color at birth.
Foal 2 is bay IMO.