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That dark wash will not disappear. It needs to be bred out. It's excessive melanin that needs to be bred out of the gene pool. Hens express it more than cocks. Some "wash" on front of legs is ok for many breeds. Some breeds simply gave up and dark legs are the standard- Australs and such. I'm...

That's exactly what you'd do. Intentionally select a breeder then cull offspring, weed out the undesired traits. Rinse and repeat. Your main goal is to eliminate the dark pigment on legs but there will be other characteristics selected for or weeded out in offspring every generation.