Question for Color Experts!

We had a Welsh/TB foal born Friday, sire is a palomino and dam (the TB) is a bay.
Foal appears to be a very pale palomino, but has blue eyes and pink skin (muzzle, around her eyes, under her tail). Do we think she’s a palomino and eyes/skin will darken up or could she be something else?
I don’t know much about color genetics, but as I understand it, there’s no way a cream gene could have come from her
bay dam so she can’t be cremello/perlino.

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All red-based colors (that will stay red, not go gray) are born with pink/salmon skin. It darkens within a few days. The blue eyes look like normal baby blues from what I can tell. And yes, definitely palomino, and omg I want to see more of her!

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I definitely thought palomino, I just haven’t seen one that pink before. Thanks JB! And more than happy to oblige with pics!

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:love-struck::love-struck::love-struck: She is just beautiful, and those ears!

She is adorable! And she looks palomino to me.

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Wow, looks like you hit the jackpot with her :slight_smile: congrats she’s beautiful

What a cutie. Congratulations!

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Her momma is not too shabby either. Beautiful mare.

Thanks so much everyone! We are very happy with this filly.

What a GORGEOUS filly! She will be a special one, congratulations!! :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

May I ask who the sire is? Gorgeous filly by the way.

Thanks! Sire is Cadlan Valley Bodacious.

http://www.brooksidewelsh.com/frames.html

He sure stamps his foals with those ears!

Congrats on an adorable foal!! She’d be lovely in ANY color!!

Precious!!! Be sure to post updates with pictures every once in a while! :slight_smile:

Wow. so interested in whats going on! Very lovely foal.

she is stunning