The Drabardi Donkey

Ivorie

Ivorie is a recessive gene, if there is only one copy of the gene, there is no effect on either red, black, or bay/brown base coats. If there are two copies of the gene it lightens the pigments on the donkey. It is common for ivorycolored foals to have a darker coat color (like dark cream or a tan-like color) with visible cross (if carrying the dun gene), although some foals are born very light. As a foal this donkey will be born with pink skin, its eye color will be slightly lighter than usual, and it will have a moderately diluted coat color.

As the donkey matures it will develop freckles much like chardonnai freckles on its muzzle and around its eyes. The coat may lighten even more with maturity, but will never be as light as a double-cream (ie. perlino or cremello). This gene will also make the eye color a few shades paler. This gene should not be confused with cream or chardonnai. It should be easily distinguished from chiffon because it is so much paler.

If a donkey is a ivorie carrier the gene doesn't show visually on the donkey at all. This means that two donkeys which don't look ivorie at all can still produce an ivorie foal providing they both carry the recessive ivorie gene.

Black Ivorie - carrier (nIv) Doesn't show visually on the donkey at all. Instead it acts as a carrier. This means that two donkeys which don't look ivorie at all can still produce an ivorie foal providing they both carry the recessive ivorie gene.	Black Ivorie - expressing (Iv Iv) A black coated donkey with two ivorie genes turns black into a pale muted black uniform color.
Red Ivorie - carrier (nIv) Doesn't show visually on the donkey at all. Instead it acts as a carrier. This means that two donkeys which don't look ivorie at all can still produce an ivorie foal providing they both carry the recessive ivorie gene.	Red Ivorie - expressing (Iv Iv) A red coated donkey with two ivorie genes turns red into a pale red uniform color.
Bay Ivorie - carrier (nIv) Doesn't show visually on the donkey at all. Instead it acts as a carrier. This means that two donkeys which don't look ivorie at all can still produce an ivorie foal providing they both carry the recessive ivorie gene.	Bay Ivorie - expressing (Iv Iv) A bay coated donkey with two ivorie genes turns red into a pale muted bay uniform color with greyish legs.

Together with cream

Ivorie can also react together with the cream gene, adding another level of dilution. In this case it manifests as a 'double dilution' - ivorie cream (ivorie + cream). The donkey has one cream and one ivorie gene. This donkey will look similar to a double-cream or chardonnai color when it's born. It will have a paler eye color and pink skin. As it matures its base coat will change slightly. This combination can also develop freckles, similar to chardonnai, but the freckle color will be duller and not as contrasting.

Redbase Ivorie+Cream On red base creams the donkey will end up looking like a very pale palomino.

Blackbase Ivorie+Cream On black/agouti creams the donkey will end up looking like a very pale buckskin with tan or brown points instead of black. A smokey black with an ivorie gene will look similar but more muted and darker in color.

Don't forget - The examples shown are without a Drabardi hue added.The illustrations are simply examples, for more inspiration on different shades etc, look up this color (Ivory) in real donkeys