I put my buff Brahma bantam roo over my silver spangled spitzhauben hen and got a black chick. I assumed this would be a sex linked hatch with gold pullets or silver based roos, am I missing something? 100% certain on parents, only roo was the Brahma and the only other hens are Seramas and their...
Thank you so much, you’ve been so helpful!! I’ve been trying to figure this out on facebook chicken groups, Reddit, etc and you’ve given me the best detailed answers. Really appreciate it 🥰
Sorry one more thing- the mottled pattern- is there any way to know how that is passed down? Is it recessive? I’ll post photos of the gold columbian pullets tomorrow for reference but they all are showing partridge patterns in their new plumage, but it looks less stripey than the hens I have...
That makes sense!! The black cockerel has started showing gold leakage and the silver has some of that yellow color coming through on his hackles as well. Thank you so much!!
Thank you!! This explains everything I was confused about. So one last thing- silver columbian- is that what white columbian is called? As in, the white base with black tail and hackles is silver/white, the gold base with black is gold/buff?
I have some questions about my recent clutch of bantams. The Roos are gold based buff Colombian Brahma bantams. The hens I think are either Wheaton or also buff Columbian with some diluters? And other feather patterns: mottled, partridge and one I’m not sure about. Also one birchen hen.
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