Color genetics discussion lionhead

[Pintorfamily]

I recently bred my black tort doe to my sable point buck pretty much everything in their pedigree is black tort on both sides but here and there there's a sable point a Siamese sable one lilac point but not much else my main question is and I know it's a little early but I've got two little kits barely a week and a half old but from day one one was darker and I've seen it stay consistently darker I believe they are just a pair of black torts but just curious since one was darker also I'm a little new to breeding only in my second year and haven't had tons of babies yet but I noticed that their ears are completely dark and I've heard people mention some kind of lacing or having a light inside of their ear I don't know going to just keep watching these two babies but if you can post any pictures or information I would greatly appreciate some education from personal experience of others

 

[bunnylove2024]

Yeah, that is lacing. It can happen when a sable point isn't fully completed before they born... it can also just be a full on lacing that was like that and still will be like that. They are so cute though!

 

[SableSteel]

Both of those babies are black torts, and neither of them have ear lacing. Some black torts are just darker than the others.
Here is an example of one of a very similar color (tort otter) except it has white inside the ears (which goes hand in hand with ear lacing) Not my picture but I forgot who I got the picture from. You can see here how it literally has white inside the ears, starkly contrasting against the body.

 

[bunnylove2024]

Huh, I was sure it was lacing but that makes sense I guess.

 

[Pintorfamily]

Updated pic from yesterday

 

[bunnylove2024]

They are soooooo cute!