Ebony carrier

[Anne-Lise]

Do you consider everything born from an ebony a carrier? Yesterday I got 2 standards out of a beige mom and a medium eb dad. Lucky me, I was crossing my fingers for tans..... :wacko:

 

[Rickman]

My first thought was "yes", but to be sure, I checked with the 'chin cross calculator' at Silverfall Chinchillas in Michigan.
Says 'no' as far as carriers.
Have fun with that websight!

 

[Anne-Lise]

Yeah but that calculator is not always right regarding ebony I think. That's what I was told.

 

[Spoof]

I mark them if I keep them for breeding, otherwise they are shown or sold as whatever color they are at the time.

Most breeders who buy for breeding will ask if a chin has ebony in it's background or look at the pedigree. Pet people don't care. )

 

[lauralynne]

I say yes. I would always ask if there's ebony in the background, but I think it should be noted anyway.
I've heard people refer to Danko (I think that's the name) lines of standards having ebonies in the background way back when and having a sudden eb or dirty belly pop up. Can someone provide more detail on that?

 

[aznmexaggie]

I would at least make a note of it as a possible e/c. It may not show it phenotypically but it could potentially pass it onto its offspring.

When breeding white-bellied animals, the last thing you want is dirty-bellied babies popping up because there was ebony a couple generations ago that wasn't noted on the pedigree.

 

[Anne-Lise]

Yeah it was for personal info or if I were to sell it to someone who planned to breed the kits. Thanks a lot, that's what I thought.