Blue or black tort?

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Savannah.e.c

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Ok I had a litter on 6/30 and mom had six kits all six survived four black and two that are torts I am pretty sure dad is a black tort mom is a solid black but has a red patch on her hip I know nothing of background on parents either so are these kits light colored black torts or blue torts?
 

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They look like black torts to me. It isn't until they are about 6 months old that you can see their true (not baby coat) color though. Here's a picture so you can see the difference between black and blue tort (the black is on the right, blue on left):
genetics-black-vs-blue-tort.jpg


And this page goes into the details of the genetics behind the blue and black colors: http://www.thenaturetrail.com/rabbit-genetics/dilute-dense-d-series-coat-color/
 
I can tell by the nose if its more grayish blue or blue its a blue if it's a black or really dark brownish color its a black
 
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Savannah.e.c said:
Ok I had a litter on 6/30 and mom had six kits all six survived four black and two that are torts I am pretty sure dad is a black tort mom is a solid black but has a red patch on her hip I know nothing of background on parents either so are these kits light colored black torts or blue torts?
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Are the 4 blacks or seals
 
Those kits in the first pics are definitely blk tort blue tort can be seen easily at a young age they don't have to be 6 months old blue tort makes their coat look like it has a slate blue hue to it and this can be seen at 4 or 5 weeks old
 
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