Is this filly a buskin?

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Hi, is my friends filly a buskin? She has 2 blue eyes , sire was palomino and mums bay. Is it unusual for 2 blue eyes? Thanks
 

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I am pretty sure all mammals are born/develop with blue eyes just some darken very quickly others take a long time
 
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_gene :

"Buckskin and Bay dun vs. Amber champagne: All three of these genetically distinct coat colors feature a lighter bronze or tan coat with darker points. As adults, the pinkish freckled skin and hazel eyes indicate amber champagne, while gray or black skin and light or dark brown eyes indicate buckskin or bay dun. Duns do not exhibit unusually colored skin, though buckskins, like palominos, may be born with blue eyes that darken within days or weeks.[27] In the adult, the points of a buckskin or bay dun will be black, not chocolate as in the amber champagne.[28] Bay dun horses also exhibit primitive markings, especially a dorsal stripe, though amber duns will also possess these marks. The eyes and skin remain the best identifying feature. Buckskins, like palominos, will a parent that is palomino, buckskin, smoky black, or blue-eyed cream. Bay duns will have a parent that is bay dun, red dun, or grullo. Champagnes will have a champagne parent."

From that description I think she could be champagne, mostly because her lower legs aren't very dark and her skin pinkish.
 
Thanks, I was believing the parents colours too much it would seem, now they point out that skin colour it seems obvious!
 
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_gene :

"Buckskin and Bay dun vs. Amber champagne: All three of these genetically distinct coat colors feature a lighter bronze or tan coat with darker points. As adults, the pinkish freckled skin and hazel eyes indicate amber champagne, while gray or black skin and light or dark brown eyes indicate buckskin or bay dun. Duns do not exhibit unusually colored skin, though buckskins, like palominos, may be born with blue eyes that darken within days or weeks.[27] In the adult, the points of a buckskin or bay dun will be black, not chocolate as in the amber champagne.[28] Bay dun horses also exhibit primitive markings, especially a dorsal stripe, though amber duns will also possess these marks. The eyes and skin remain the best identifying feature. Buckskins, like palominos, will a parent that is palomino, buckskin, smoky black, or blue-eyed cream. Bay duns will have a parent that is bay dun, red dun, or grullo. Champagnes will have a champagne parent."

From that description I think she could be champagne, mostly because her lower legs aren't very dark and her skin pinkish.

Thank you, that makes perfect sense. She does have pink skin so she is 100% champagne.

Think the owner of mare as seen stallion and assumed he is palomino but knowing the person who owns him it'll be a quarter horse or along those lines.
 
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