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    ♥ ♥ ♥ Show Off Your Call Ducks ♥ ♥ ♥

    Thanks.
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    ♥ ♥ ♥ Show Off Your Call Ducks ♥ ♥ ♥

    Just a few!!! what does everyone think? Most of the photos were taken at the National, Telford.
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    That is correct, yes. This is why their is much confusion over the two colours. Would you like to know anything else?
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    Yes, you see, abacots used to be allowed in the silver class, as there wasn't a proper standard for a good silver call duck. That website hasn't been updated for 7 years, and the Abacot standard was created in 2013. I've included a photo of the silver and abacot standards. Would you like the...
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    I don’t have a source for you. The silver appleyard duck can have an extra gene, the harlequin. I went to the National Show 3 weeks ago and 4 of the 7 drakes on show had the extra harlequin gene. Ours was one of the only ones which didn’t which is why we were awarded a prize card, even though...
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    Yes, they are!!
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    Personally, I think silver and abacot sounds better, but I’m just biased...
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    No, I think you misunderstood. When 2 harlequin genes mix together, it forms a completely new gene, which can mess up EVERYTHING about a bird, or make it 10 times better. THIS is the ACG. The ACG can appear in any breed, such as the silver appleyard duck, abacot ranger duck, and abacot snowy...
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    Hope this helps?
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    Yep, the chocolate gene is recessive.
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    So, basically: 1 harlequin gene = Harlequin gene 2 harlequin genes = Abacot gene The abacot colouration gene is created when 2 harlequin genes are present. You would say they are carrying ACG when there are 2 copies of the gene present.
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    No, I think it does have a light phase.
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    Abacot and Silver (Spotty and Snowy) Call duck Thread - Genetics, etc...

    And that’s a chocolate BIBBED, the chocolate gene WILL be recessive because the white gene also came out in that specimen.
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