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[Chid 6,603]

Don't know an awful lot about merles but is it the double merles that need culling ? If you was to breed 2 merles?

yes but how do you tell whats a double merle or normal merle ? It wouldnt be an easy task

[D Lloyd 2,790]

 

Don't know an awful lot about merles but is it the double merles that need culling ? If you was to breed 2 merles?

yes but how do you tell whats a double merle or normal merle ? It wouldnt be an easy task

 

cheers roy and chid21.any one ells now how to tell if thay are double merles as pups

[markdog 18]

Novice question, what's the problem with double merle? Why would solid colours out of the same breeding be ok?

[Chid 6,603]

 

 

Don't know an awful lot about merles but is it the double merles that need culling ? If you was to breed 2 merles?

 

yes but how do you tell whats a double merle or normal merle ? It wouldnt be an easy task

cheers roy and chid21.any one ells now how to tell if thay are double merles as pups

double merles generally come out mostly white with patches of merle light in colour ... but dont know if thats a safe way of determing which are normal merles

[D Lloyd 2,790]

could put sp to this bitch only young here shes 4 now and will pick up rabbits on any fast land but thay could well be to fast for the ruff ground

Edited November 21, 2014 by D Lloyd

[roybo 2,873]

Chid like I say I'm no expert but he little I've read"generally " I thought they had a lot more white on them,but that's just general internet stuff I've no experience of breeding merles at all

Edited to say,must have read your mind chid lol

[Chid 6,603]

Novice question, what's the problem with double merle? Why would solid colours out of the same breeding be ok?

double merles are carrying the merle gene twice , which can cause deahness and blindness .. solid colours wont be carrying the merle gene

[D Lloyd 2,790]

 

 

 

Don't know an awful lot about merles but is it the double merles that need culling ? If you was to breed 2 merles?

yes but how do you tell whats a double merle or normal merle ? It wouldnt be an easy task

cheers roy and chid21.any one ells now how to tell if thay are double merles as pups

double merles generally come out mostly white with patches of merle light in colour ... but dont know if thats a safe way of determing which are normal merles

 

thats about as much as i could fined out

[Chid 6,603]

Chid like I say I'm no expert but he little I've read"generally " I thought they had a lot more white on them,but that's just general internet stuff I've no experience of breeding merles at all

aye more white is what they say , but mochara on here had a merle that was all white apart from the head , so thats not set in stone ...

[D Lloyd 2,790]

 

Chid like I say I'm no expert but he little I've read"generally " I thought they had a lot more white on them,but that's just general internet stuff I've no experience of breeding merles at all

aye more white is what they say , but mochara on here had a merle that was all white apart from the head , so thats not set in stone ...

 

i bred a litter 20 years ago i yoursed handcocks red merle dog goose it was a half cross out of a red merle collie called roffus my bitch was black and i had 2 all wight pups with jest a few merle patches on thayer eyes and thay were healthy

[roybo 2,873]

Yea I se that could happen if they carry a lot of white anyway,also a read a red dog with no black can be merle but not show it ,as it obviously only affects black /blue/chocolate ,and as has been said not all double merles will be unhealthy ,but not a thing to breed for purposely ,

[D Lloyd 2,790]

 

 

Chid like I say I'm no expert but he little I've read"generally " I thought they had a lot more white on them,but that's just general internet stuff I've no experience of breeding merles at all

aye more white is what they say , but mochara on here had a merle that was all white apart from the head , so thats not set in stone ...

 

i bred a litter 20 years ago i yoursed handcocks red merle dog goose it was a half cross out of a red merle collie called roffus my bitch was black and i had 2 all wight pups with jest a few merle patches on thayer eyes and thay were healthy

 

that litter

[D Lloyd 2,790]

 

 

 

Chid like I say I'm no expert but he little I've read"generally " I thought they had a lot more white on them,but that's just general internet stuff I've no experience of breeding merles at all

aye more white is what they say , but mochara on here had a merle that was all white apart from the head , so thats not set in stone ...

 

i bred a litter 20 years ago i yoursed handcocks red merle dog goose it was a half cross out of a red merle collie called roffus my bitch was black and i had 2 all wight pups with jest a few merle patches on thayer eyes and thay were healthy

 

that litter

 

[roybo 2,873]

The double merle just means they carry a merle gene from both parents,if they are unhealthy it is down to chance ,possible to be deaf and have

Under developed eyes. ,but not every time,but if one parent carried a lot of white the could be an ordinary merle that is pied

[Chid 6,603]

If it was me and i had access to a none merle bitch out of the same stock id be lining her wih the merle , if there wasnt a none merle available id be doing the merle x merle and be prepared to cull hard