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    Harlequin runners

    Hello My Dear! What a lovely surprise. I decided to check out the site because I am slowly getting back to thinking about the birds (long story, but life has been really rough the last 5-6 years especially). It's just been too hard mentally to be here with some of what's been going on, but I'm...
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    Snowy Mallard vs. Mini-Silver Appleyard or Silver Bantamn

    They are essentially almost identical. They are the same color genotype, harlequin phase dusky (Holderread finally agrees with this genotype in his new edition and describes the Mini Appleyard as the same genotype as Snowy). They are also almost identical in size. The Mini Appleyard is...
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    trout or grey color difference

    Hey Guys, I hope you're all well. I try to check out the board every now and then for color questions, but have been sick for several months and getting ready to have yet another surgery. It's nice to see people posting about the Grays and Trouts. I bought out several of the last of the...
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    New Call Duck Colors... what do you think?

    LOL, one of these days duckluck! I have been so snowed under lately I don't even have time to keep up with emails, so the book will have to wait until I have some down time. Thank you for the encouragement though! It is nice to know that some people here do appreciate the advice and the time...
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    New Call Duck Colors... what do you think?

    Kate... without me reading back through the whole thread, what are you looking for an answer to? I'm sorry, I have been sick the last few months and not able to keep up with the board as much as I have in the past. There really shouldn't be much to research (breeding test wise) as the genes...
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    Another - What's His Breed? thread

    He definitely looks like a Runner mix to me or just a production quality Runner. As far as the color and genetics, I definitely agree with Kansas Kid and Omni Silkies. Most of the other crosses mentioned would be very improbable unless he is a second (or beyond) generation mix (meaning his...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    You're welcome. The Gray x Silver Appleyard would produce the same thing I said above minus the information for Pied. Presuming your bird does not carry restricted Mallard (as I said, a lot of Appleyard Calls do not) you should get all Gray in the first generation. If you mate those birds...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    Duckluck- Sorry for the late reply... yes, I have thought of maybe doing a book or booklet. I just have not taken the time to seriously pursue it. Maybe some day! MrsTurbo- The reason you sometimes get Apricot Silver in a line of Butterscotch would be because some of the breeder birds must...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    Quote: Anyone, anyone??? Where's Turbo? I need to know what's gonna hatch out of this egg? If it has half the personality of it's mother, it's gonna be a keeper! It depends on a couple different factors, but probably all Gray or Gray Pied. It depends on whether or not your Gray Pied is...
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    Anyone familiar with Abacot Rangers a.k.a. Streicher? Pics?

    I don't think they have ever been imported into the United States as "Abacot Rangers" or "Streichers", but they are virtually the same genotype as our Silver Welsh Harlequins.
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    Bantam Ducks?

    Wow, this is an old thread! We breed most of the bantam ducks here (Silver bantams, Mallards, Overbergs, Aussies, etc..). On average depending on the breed, they range from slightly above Call size to about a third the size of full size ducks (the birds themselves). Egg size can vary quite a...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    Hey Guys! I haven't been able to keep up with the board the last several weeks, as my health has not been good this winter. I will try to answer some of the color questions. I have been seeing a lot of very mixed color Calls lately (like colors that could have only been created by multiple...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    Quote: NO! Whatever you do, don't do that! LOL. The US Miniature Silver Appleyards, including from Holderread's, are the Snowy color/genotype- harlequin phase dusky. That is why in Europe they call them the Silver bantam. They are not at all the same color as the large fowl Silver...
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    Pastel Rouen Purity? Updated with Pictures

    Yes, no, and not exactly. The brief explanation as I am heading out right now is... No, none of the genes mentioned are sex-linked. The only sex-linked genes for feather color in the Mallard derived breeds are Buff dilution and Brown dilution. We use m+ or m+/m+ basically as "shorthand"...
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    Pastel Rouen Purity? Updated with Pictures

    Quote: Not exactly. Blue dilution is incompletely dominant, so if a bird carries it, it will always show in its' outward appearance (phenotype). You need two copies of the Blue dilution though to create Pastel, one from each parent. That would be impossible unless both parents carried Blue...
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