Powder Blue
Pale blue doe bred by Alpha Centauri owned by Hawthorn, copyright Hawthorn
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| Other names: | American blue, sky blue, slate blue, powder blue, pale blue |
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| Genetics: | Non-agouti with the blue gene (aadd). The dilute gene gives many different shades of blue, from very pale with a white undercoat (sky/powder) to a deep slate (British, slate). The different shades are normally due to modifiers, not different genes, and it is not uncommon for the palest shades to have ruby eyes. |
| Description: | To be a pale dove blue colour, with pale silver base fur. Pale silver underbelly. Should be distinctively different to that of the slate colour of the blue rat. Colour to be as even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes Black or Ruby. |
| Status: | This colour is unstandardised in the UK with the name powder blue |