In Jennifer Isaacs' book 'Bush food' she says
"The Moreton Bay Chestnut tree bears large seeds that are processed to yeld a saponin-free flour....
...though not relished, provide some protein, fat and fibre in the traditional Aboriginal diet. The nuts are soaked, pounded and made into cakes after which they are roasted."
Marron is brown but is also a chestnut (not the edible horse chestnut)
Chestnut
Its nutts
Black, Bay, Dark bay or brown, Gray, or Chestnut.
The buckeye, or horse chestnut, is toxic to most animals (do not confuse it with the edible chestnut).
Colt has no matter. A chestnut horse, has a chestnut colored body with the same colored mane. A bay horse, Has darker brown (bay) body with generally a black mane.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital was created in 1965.
Its depending on the mare's color before it turned gray! And on the dominant genes. But these colors can be possible: - Chestnut/Sorrel/Red Mare (Before it turned gray) 50% Chestnut that goes gray 50% Chestnut that stays chestnut - Bay mare (Before it turned gray) 29.17% Gray out of bay 29.17% Bay 16.67% Gray out of chestnut 16.67% Chestnut 4.17% Gray out of Black 4.17% Black - Black Mare (Before it turned gray) 16.67% Gray out of Black 16.67% Gray out of Bay 16.67% Black 16.67% Bay 16.67% Gray out of chestnut 16.67% Chestnut
it can vary but some times it can be a liver chestnut or a bay or a normal chestnut. the colour could be any but i would suggest you go on a proper horse website
Chestnut - 29% Flaxen Chestnut - 15% Cherry Bay - 6% Flaxen Liver Chestnut - 2% Liver Chestnut - 21% Black - 3% Bay - 10% Dark Bay - 8% Light Grey - 1% Dapple Gray - 2% Dun - 3%
It depends on the mother and father. For example: The Sire was chestnut and the Dam was Bay. The choices are going to be only Bay or Chestnut from her sire and dam. If he/she has the dark points it's a Bay.
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