Meggilew123
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My mare foaled last night, she is Blue Blagdon and the stallion is Grey. Is it quite rare for a foal to actually be born grey?
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Blagdon is another name for Sabino type white flecks or roaning in the coat that is not caused by the true, dark headed Roan gene.
I suspect that the white hairs you see on the body are Blagdon colouring. However the grey goggles around the eyes are typical of a foal that is starting to grey out. I think your foal is both grey and Blagdon.
My chestnut/grey was born with white hairs around her eyes, so yes they can be born with signs of greying out.
Thank you, this fills me with hope ?I'm guessing blagdon , can only speak from my experience with Dales ponies, if they are going to be grey they they are born jet black.
I currently have a foal who I'm 99% sure is going to be blue roan, he is currently dark, not jet black but has a lovely inky blue bloom to his coat and if you look very carefully he has white hairs over his rump
Mum blue roan dad grey