Help ID this clutch, please!

This clutch was produced on a loan and for the most part we’ve agreed to what we have, with a couple of discrepancies. If anyone with more experience would like to weigh in I would welcome the suggestions!

Sire: Butter Mojave (BEL) het Hypo, possible Pastel, Black Pastel, and Enchi
Dam: Pastel Hypo

And, the clutch:


I am going to hold off on posting our own thoughts so I don’t influence anyone’s thinking one way or another.

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Sire does not have BlkPastel, I can guarantee you that

Centre: Butter Enchi
Top right: Mojave Pastel
BotTom right: Hypo Butter Enchi Pastel
Bottom left: Hypo SuperPastel Butter
Top left: SuperPastel Mojave

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Right because that would mean the sire was an als. So all the babies would have had enchi or black pastel which is clearly not the case here.

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als? Black Pastel and Enchi are allelic? I haven’t heard that before… But I agree on not seeing Blk Pastel on any of these kids.

Correct they are.

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Alright, after much discussion between myself and my friends who supplied the girl for the pairing, we are still a little hung up on the identity of this little one. This photo is outdoors and is a much better representation of the true coloration. I also included the rest of the clutch for comparison purposes

Can anyone explain to me what you see and why/how?
Guesses so far:
Hypo Super pastel Mojave Enchi
Hypo Super pastel Butter
Hypo Butter Pastel Enchi


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Hypo - The general “ghostly” look to the animal
Butter - Colour and patterning are consistent with Butter and not a Mojave
Enchi - Patterning and vibrancy added to the Butter trait
Pastel - The butterfly headstamp and the colouring

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