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Color Differences Between BBR Red Brown And Wheaton Roosters

post #1 of 4
12/4/11 at 11:02am
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These are OEGB. I wish I could pictures but can't .  My main confusion is between the BBR and the Wheaton. I'm pretty sure the Red Brown has the solid black wing except up at the shoulder. I'm having trouble distiguishing the other 2.

Raising Old English Game Bantams in lemon blue, brown red, ginger red and gold duckwing; Belgian Bearded D'Uccles in black mottle, porcelain, mille fleur, golden neck, black and self blue; and Call Ducks in gray, snowy and white. Fertilized eggs, chicks, and juveniles for sale when available. Peachstatepoultry@gmail.com
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Raising Old English Game Bantams in lemon blue, brown red, ginger red and gold duckwing; Belgian Bearded D'Uccles in black mottle, porcelain, mille fleur, golden neck, black and self blue; and Call Ducks in gray, snowy and white. Fertilized eggs, chicks, and juveniles for sale when available. Peachstatepoultry@gmail.com
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post #2 of 4
12/4/11 at 11:32am

I believe you can't distinguish between BBR and Wheaten in the roo, only in the hens.  However the standard of perfection shows the wheaten roos as being more golden of saddle and hackle, while the bbr is more red.

Lanae


Edited by cashdl - 12/4/11 at 11:35am
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Цыпля́т по о́сени счита́ют. - (Don't count your chicks before autumn) - especially if their Araucana
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post #3 of 4
12/4/11 at 12:17pm
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Ok. I'll go have another look at them. I thought maybe I was missing something obvious.

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post #4 of 4
12/4/11 at 1:04pm
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Originally Posted by Gagirly 

These are OEGB. I wish I could pictures but can't .  My main confusion is between the BBR and the Wheaton. I'm pretty sure the Red Brown has the solid black wing except up at the shoulder. I'm having trouble distiguishing the other 2.


Black breasted red hens can be wheaton and/or partridge color. In my experience wheaton hens will usually throw a lighter red colored rooster, but don't get me wrong it is possible to get a dark red from them as well. I raise black breasted red gamefowl and I prefer the darker red hackles(for males) so the hens I use
are partridge colored. It has a lot to do with the breed though and the history of the bloodline or breed.
An interesting example that differs from my outcome of gamefowl is the red jungle fowl(black breasted red color pattern). Look at the hens.... Partridge color, and the roos..... Light red.

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