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My Flaxen observations...

Fledgesflight December 01, 2009 February 22, 2011

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#1. (visual) Flaxen X Flaxen = 100% Flaxen...no exceptions! #2. (visual) Flaxen X Chestnut = 50% Flaxen and 50% Chestnut. #3. Flaxen only needs one copy to express- see above. #4a. Chestnuts X Chestnut = 100% Chestnuts-will never produce Flaxen, no exceptions! #4b. Flaxen is only hidden in Black-based bases- otherwise it is expressed. What do you think?

Fledgesflight Tue, 12/22/2009 - 22:12

[quote="rabbitsfizz"]Could account for some of the possible flaxen on Bays that we've seen in the past (in theory, that is) it may have to be F/F to express on Black base........[/quote]

I came across a few Bays from (one) Flaxen parents, however I did not save those searches as I believe it is merely just coincidence!

You wouldn't believe how many searches brought up Flaxen Chestnut x Palomino breeding's!! I wonder if they think they'll get whiter Flaxen Chestnuts out of it or something...lol.

Daylene Alford Wed, 12/23/2009 - 00:20

*chuckles* Palomino is dilute chestnut, cross chestnut to creme and viola 100% palomino! I don't understand crossing flaxen/chestnut with palomino and hoping for a lighter shade. If I have this correct with such a cross one could only get chestnut and palomino, not a lighter shade of flaxen. Hmmm, can a creme carry the genes necessary to produce a flaxen?

Please explain the bay/flaxen a bit more. Is this saying that a bay could have a flaxen mane and tail or that they could simply carry the genes to produce a flaxen? *blinks*

~"...and I whispered to the horse; trust no man in whose eye you don't see yourself reflected as an equal." - Don Vincenzo Giobbe~

lillith Wed, 12/23/2009 - 08:29

Yup palimino is ee chestnut and Crcr cream

I guess a palimino with flaxen as well might....not look much different cos any effect from the flaxen is covered up by the pali anyway.....

I think where they are refering to bay + flaxen may be tentativly in relation to the silvertail bays you sometimes see esp in arabs, no Z gene present in them. But yes a Bay could also carry flaxen and not express it.

vneerland Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:05

[quote="Third Peppermint"]I know this probably doesn't mean anything, but I found a grullo stallion that produced two chestnuts from two separate black mares, and both are VERY flaxen.

http://www.grullablue.com/stallions/raw…" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;[/quote]

But if flaxen does not express on black (or bay) then a black could easily carry whatever it takes to get a flaxen chestnut. Grullo is of course black(plus dun)