Harlequin markings question

[RR MiniSatins]

I know you can get coppers with light harlequin markings but does anyone know if that would be Eej or just some modifiers at work? I am working on getting tri's and need to know if that copper carries ej or if it's freezer camp material. Thanks

 

[Zass]

I just got a tri from a broken harlequinized chestnut (I think that would be the same as a copper with harli markings E ej) , and a rabbit with just one copy of non-extension (Ee), producing a tri kit that is ej e...I think.

The harliquinized chestnut just looked like any other with some smudgy black markings. I guess I'd seen enough pics online to recognize it when I saw it.

 

[skysthelimit]

A little of both. A harlie way back in my peds. Brindling on feet and spots on the ears, but the herd is so close, now father to dau, if it was Eej I'd assume I'd have gotten some harlies or tries at some point, at least one statisical ejej pairing there somewhere over 200 plus odd kits. Some I blame some residual modifier. Only one way to tell..

 

[Dood]

Coppers are just the Satin breeders term for chestnuts (or castor in Rex :roll: ) they don't look like typical chestnuts due to other modifiers and lots of Rufus factors so the banding you've noticed could be caused by these un-identified modifiers and not the harlequin gene.

You can test breed to a red (or tort) or frosty/ermine (or sable point) and if you get more obvious harlies or magpies then you know it's definitely the harlequin gene.

 

[RR MiniSatins]

Thanks, I was wondering because the dad was a tri (eje) and the mother was a copper that definitely carries an (e). Kit is copper with spotty banding on the white belly, still too young to tell if any light brindling on ears or body. Guess if the type is good it's worth a try. Thanks again!

 

[Dood]

Kit is copper with spotty banding on the white belly,

highly likely that it is a harlequinized copper as the modifiers dont effect the white areas but can create "sooty" or "tort" like darkening

 

[RR MiniSatins]

Ok, that makes sense, thanks