New foal color question...*New pics added on post 20 on 3/23*

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  1. CalSportHorses

    CalSportHorses Senior Member

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    We had a filly born on March 12th...
    What color do you think she is? She doesn't have any grey goggles, eye lashes, or other indications that I have seen on other foals that have greyed out.

    I look forward to hearing what all of you have to say!

    Mom is a grey by a Black and out of a Grey
    Moms pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/flames+fanttasy
    Dad is a dunskin by a perlino dun out of a bay
    Dads pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/csh+dun+in+gold

    Pics of foal (these pics were taken at about 4 hours old):
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  2. ACCphotography

    ACCphotography Senior Member

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    She's a black who will turn gray. Gray foals are born their adult color instead of typical foal coloring. In her case she was born black as night. A non gray black foal should be born a mousy silvery color.
     
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  3. RiddleMeThis

    RiddleMeThis Senior Member

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    Yep ditto ACC completely.
     
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    GingersMum Senior Member

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    ACC I'm wondering if this is just different in friesans-I've foaled a few out and they are born that dark
     
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  5. ACCphotography

    ACCphotography Senior Member

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    Yes it is different in Friesians and sometimes Fells. Not sure why.
     
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  6. CalSportHorses

    CalSportHorses Senior Member

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    Thank you so much! All the greys I've had to date were born with either goggles or grey eyelashes. So this filly was a bit different for me.
     
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  7. JBandRio

    JBandRio Senior Member

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    ACC, I gotta get you pictures of a friend's foal/mare. She was born an adult brown, and is still seal brown, no signs of graying. Granted she's just 3, but I TOTALLY expected her to have started graying by now! I know they can start late, but sheesh.
     
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  8. ACCphotography

    ACCphotography Senior Member

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    Seals seem to be an exception. They can be born very dark. It's one of the ways to tell between seal and bay early on.
     
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  9. Fancy That

    Fancy That Senior Member

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    Grey.

    I think it's a black that will grey. She is so pitch black, that I think she will grey (even though I agree, I don't see obvious goggles/eyelashes)

    Blacks that ARE NOT grey, are born MUCH lighter.

    Cute!
     
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  10. gsagain

    gsagain Senior Member

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    There was a Welsh filly born a couple years ago that was black black. Both sire and dam were grey and I swore she would turn gray. But she's still black black.
    Dansa Fade to Black: http://www.dansaranchwelsh.com/thegirls.htm
    I don't see anything that shows she'll gray.
     
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