Chamoisee & Chamoise

(Badgerface or Oberhasli)

Tan with black belly, back stripe, lower legs and face. The Brown Gene will dilute all black areas of the pattern to chocolate brown.

BUCKSKIN

(San Clemente)

Black front half, tan rear half, light stripes on dark head, pale legs. In the Nigerian, can be very variable in how far back the black extends, but the black chevron on the rear legs is distinctive. The tan areas can be any shade, Cream to Gold. The Brown Gene will dilute all black areas of the pattern to chocolate brown.

Swiss Marked

(Toggenburg)

Dark body, dark belly, pale legs, ears and facial stripes. This is one of our favorite patterns. Brown versions of Swiss Marked are called Toggenburg.

Light Belly

(Black & Tan, Sundgau, Striped Light Belly & Light Eyebar)

Black & Tan and Sundgau are dark with light belly, striped legs, light inside ears and facial stripes. Striped Light Belly & Light Eyebar have facial striping like the Swiss marked pattern. Sundgau have white markings instead of tan. Similar to the markings of a Doberman pinscher.

Black

Solid Black, this is a Recessive Pattern. Both the Visible & Hidden Patterns must be Black to express solid black. Solid Brown goats are genetically Black. We currently have 3 Black does & 5 does are confirmed to carry Black. Three of my bucks also carry Black, so we should always have a few Black kids.

Goats expressing more than one Pattern?

Chamoisee - Buckskin

Kastor is a combo of Chamoisee & Buckskin. Her sire is Chamoise/Black. Her dam is Buckskin/Black? Chamoisee does not always trump Buckskin, often a combination of the two expresses. When this occurs, all Tan parts of both patterns express. She does have a strange non-roan darker spot on one side that seem like it wanted to be a broken belt, it's been there since birth. Well we gave Kastor a show clip for 2021 LA's and that non-roaned spot is actually big a moonspot. She has several other too. They are not visible without a clip. Her sire has moonspots. Would love to breed her to a black buck to see exactly what she produces.

So what about Brown?

Eumelanin (Bd, Bl, B+, b)

The Brown Gene is not a pattern but produces Dark Chocolate Brown (Bd), Light Brown/Milk Chocolate (Bl) or Liver Red (b) pigment in areas that would otherwise be Black (B+). Chocolate & Light Brown are dominant, and a goat only needs 1 copy for it to show. Liver Red is recessive and needs 2 copies to show. It is very rare. Chocolate-Brown (Bd), Light Brown (Bl) or Liver Red will not be visible on the Gold (No Black) Pattern, but gold goats may pass it on to its offspring.

I have 1 doe & 1 buck with the brown gene. I have found the Brown Gene is vexing when comes time to register young kids. Some brown kids are born black, which genetically they are, and then lighten to brown. Most of my brown kids are born expressing a normal color pattern. These kids have their Black slowly lighten to brown by 3-5 months.

Color Possibilities for Our Goat Breedings

Below is a chart of our kid's color possibilities. Bucks are listed across the top & Does down the left side. Each Buck & Doe has the following listed: Name, ADGA Linear Score (if available), Color Patterns, Brown Gene, White Patterns, Eye Color. We do not list the kids possible White Patterns as there are just too many variables. We do list if the match as previously produced Abundant White kids.