We have been breeding the silvers for ten years and have just started last year with the double silver double blue.
If you take a look at the last 2 birds in this article it will show you what they should look like.
https://www.barnevelders.net/poultry/What-do-show-barnevelders-look-like
The blue gene mutation of the black and you always have 2, either black/black - blue/blue - black/blue or blue/black
depending on the breed you start with other genes effect the outcome, sometimes considerably.
Buff is a colour, as in buff orpington and is sometimes used incorectly
Makes sense now. How close you get back to barnevelder depends on how good the male is to start with.
Do marans in the USA have feathery legs. It's a dominant trait. Also certain leg colours are dominant and you may not be able to reproduce the yellow legs of the barnevelder. Have you got a...
Am I correct in thinking that you are trying to breed true barnevelders.
Using a legbars is a very bad idea as the crest is dominant as is the egg colour. Also barnevelder males are single laced and the ccl is barred. Barred hens line bred to a single male are more likely to produce a...
I have spent quite a while documenting how undercolour affect offspring and the quality of the lacing in adults.
Barny chicks undergo 3 partial and 1 full moult before maturity and the feathers of the chicks don't really tell you much.
It is way to long to publish here but if you take a...
The lacing is indistinct and I can see why you asked about peppering. But the bird is a lovely shape with nice legs and a good stance. The comb is medium to fine which is good for a barnevelder. 5 points is preferred. Remember it depends on where in the world you are. The standards are different...
Mossy ( more like smudges) and peppering ( best described as spots) are similar
It is the way the lacing breaks down, particularly in the tail, often show as a series of spots rather than clean lacing. Shafting is when the line in the middle of the feathers is a different colour. 7 months is...
Black barnevelders are solid black with no lacing visible. Double laced are either silver gold or blue. Partridge is allowed in some breed standards.
I am guessing that you are in USA. You may need to get a copy of the breed standard for the American poultry association
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