Sable Saanen

[kstaven]

Anyone own or breed sable saanen?

 

[Roll farms]

I'd love to get some....but I gotta talk DH into getting rid of the wooly mammoths...er....Toggs...first.
I did a lot of research on them a few years ago when I was looking at getting a few.
I've always liked Saanens but have never been a fan of solid white animals. Sables would give me the best of both worlds...

 

[kstaven]

I have a few here. Not registered but I really don't care about that anyways.

Wooly mammoths makes me laugh. I have Toggs also.

Both breeds have been great milkers. But I have to say the Toggs have more attitude.

 

[Mammawannagoat]

I work on a farm with dairy goats and one of our white Sanaans had a sable baby. She's lovely, the baby. She's the youngest of our babies born this year. Genetically speaking, I don't know that you can breed specifically for the Sable. We have many Sanaans of the white variety and this was our only sable this year out of nearly 40 does. It's a recessive gene and both parents have to be carriers in order for the offspring to have a chance of being sable (we have 2 Sanaan bucks). You'd have to know the family histories on your buck and doe.

 

[kstaven]

You can breed for Sable. Not that much different than selecting for poultry characteristics if you know the lineage well enough.

 

[Chaty]

You can breed 2 Saanens and get a Sable. The only difference is the color but when you register them you state they are Sable as they arent white.

 

[kstaven]

You can breed 2 Saanens and get a Sable. The only difference is the color but when you register them you state they are Sable as they arent white.

That works if both parents carry the recessive gene. This modifier effects structure and a few other factors besides color.

 

[arabianequine]

Anyone own or breed sable saanen?

Can I see pictures of your sable saanens? I have a friend that wants to breed her sable doe to my white saanen buck this fall. I don't think I have ever seen what the sables look like.

 

[willow_top_farm]

Here's a photo of my doe Betsie that was a sable saanen. (Atleast I think so...)

She had an almost cream/ginger color to her. She was a bit more stocky than my other doe that was not a sable. Hope this helps.

 

[wannacow]

I was looking at my 2 saanens tonight. The older is definitely creamier in color than the younger. I'll have to check with the woman that has the buck to breed with her. My saanens came out of her stock, 2nd generation. they aren't registered, but can be. You've got me thinking...