Chocolate Orpingtons have been a great desire of mine for the past few weeks. There so, I've done a lot of research of this mutation and have found several dead ends. My first question is...Is there a difference between Chocolate Orpingtons and Brown Orpingtons? I know true Chocolate Orpingtons come from a gene in Blacks called CHOC, that when pure, dilutes black to the Chocolate color. But I've also found many reports of "Browns" coming from blue and buff parents. Would this bird still be considered a Chocolate Orpington even though It doesn't really Carry the CHOC gene? Also, would this color be inforced by crossing it with a white or Black orpington? If people start Pushing this color variation, would they be striving for a deep, dark brown...Or will people be striving to perfect a lighter shade of brown?
Feel free to discuss Chocolate Orpingtons as you please, though I really hope this helps clear some questions many of us have.
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Feel free to discuss Chocolate Orpingtons as you please, though I really hope this helps clear some questions many of us have.
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^Thanks, knjinnm for gathering this information for us!^
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