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Tony D
at Wed Jun 22 21:36:58 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tony D ]
Sorry for the poor focus but I just couldn't wait to post this fella because of the colors! This is an f1 cross between two independent F1 crosses.
The sire was the result of breeding a male Calvert County MD hypo to a Virginia coastal; the dame was the result of breeding a Calvert County MD hypo to a select Tyrrell County NC female. Genetically, that makes this guy 50% Calvert, 25% Virginia and 25% NC.
Color saturation and extreme reduction of black pigment are exceptional. Every now and then I wonder if I was wrong to go against the "locality" grain and seek to refine this strain by outbreeding to other coastal lineages. When I see neonates like this come out my doubt evaporates.
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 Hypo Coastal - Tony D, Wed Jun 22 21:36:58 2005 
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