How do you know what colors to call your goats? I have heard of buckskin, roan, cou blanc, etc. But I don't know what they all mean. What if you have one that doesn't fall into one of those categories? I have a doeling that I am not sure what to call her. I suppose I could just call her tan or brown, but that doesnt' really fit, and she had a dorsal stripe and some stripes on her face. I had a color suggestion on another board, but I thought I would ask here as well. What color would you call her?: *I find horse colors so much easier!
she's got pretty close markings to my kabooki ( see picture posted below) and they say kabooki is a broken chamoisse
OK Heather. Where are you located at? I ask because what is that green stuff? Is that Grass? WOW I have not seen that in a while. We are so dry here and have been for a few years. You goats are very cute.
Ok, I found this site and in looking at their chart, perhaps she could be considered light sable...? http://members.cox.net/foxcroft/genetics.htm
ok so i forwardede it to my ex-dairy judge friend and she said its a red based chamoisee. she said the red makes the dorsal and points faded, kind of like a dilute of the original chamoisee giving her a solid appearing color.. after i read this i went duoy!! i have a red based chamoisee!! lilbit
chamoisee can really be any shade of brown red ar tan. With black white cream or red points. At least in alpines...All of these animals are some form or another of a chamoisee.
With alpines, most colors have french names, cou blanc is french for white neck, meaning they have a white front half and black back half. But if the back is any shade of brown or red this makes them a chamoisee. Cou clair is basically the same as cou blanc but the front half is any color other then white, usually gray tan saffron or brown. Cou noir means black neck, and they are black in the front and white in the rear. Pied means spotted, usually white with spots of color. broke is patches of white, like fire is above. Belted refers to a white patch that goes around the entire barrel of the animal. Hopes this helps a little beth
This thread is exactly why I am working on a webpage for MDGA that explains the colors. There are so many different variations and patterns. It can be difficult to determine your goat's color! I still have a ways to go on the page, but I'll try to post to TGS once I get it finished.