lillie07
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Is it possible for a dark brown/ black stallion and a bright bay mare to produce a grey?
Breeding Question- colour genetics
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MillionDollar
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According to the colour calculator ( http://www.horsetesting.com/CCalculator1.asp?Error=1 )
No, you'd get either-
70.31% - Bay
23.44% - Black
6.25% - Chestnut
But TBH i'm not great at colours. All i know is, is that grey is a dominant gene so it may depend with their sires/dams were grey or not.
No, you'd get either-
70.31% - Bay
23.44% - Black
6.25% - Chestnut
But TBH i'm not great at colours. All i know is, is that grey is a dominant gene so it may depend with their sires/dams were grey or not.
sallyf
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You cant get a grey foal unless one of the parents is grey.
lillie07
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Thats what I thought but everyone told me I was talking rubbish so I thought I would check it out. Thank you
lillie07
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At the moment he is chesnut and my guess is he will stay that way but might go Bay I guess
airedale
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if there is grey in their pedigree - particularly the one that is 'black' then there is a chance of a grey - but don't ask me the % chance - not good at colour genetics
I do know that e.g. connemara if you use a dun stallion you need him to not have grey for a few generations back to make sure you don't end up with a grey. Grey will carry down the generations.
I do know that e.g. connemara if you use a dun stallion you need him to not have grey for a few generations back to make sure you don't end up with a grey. Grey will carry down the generations.
TGM
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Grey is dominant - so it means that if the horse carries the grey gene it will be shown in it's coat colour. If it is not grey in colour it does not carry the grey gene and cannot pass it onto it's offspring, therefore two non grey parents cannot produce a grey foal. However, the only complicating factor would be if you were breeding from quite young horses that grey out late - then you may think you were breeding from non grey horses, but in fact they are genetically grey but just late in showing their true colours! I think there are complications as well with more unusual colours like roan, as it may be difficult to tell if a horse is a normal roan, or a greying roan!
fruity
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Sorry to take over the thread but i am looking to breed my own foal sometime in the future,my mare is black would i have to send her to a grey to get a grey foal that would stay grey too???? Any help appreciated
Clodagh
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Sorry to take over the thread but i am looking to breed my own foal sometime in the future,my mare is black would i have to send her to a grey to get a grey foal that would stay grey too???? Any help appreciated
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Do you mean stay grey as in not go green or brown like mine??
Sorry to take over the thread but i am looking to breed my own foal sometime in the future,my mare is black would i have to send her to a grey to get a grey foal that would stay grey too???? Any help appreciated
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Do you mean stay grey as in not go green or brown like mine??
fruity
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V.funny! I know i must be madddddd!