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Quote: So wouldn't that then be considered dun and NOT chocolate???

Quote: I have been told by a friend in KY that he can tell the difference in a Brown Dun and a Brown Chocolate. I agree with nicalandia. There is no visual difference. IF you had a well bred Dun and a well Bred Chocolate, an APA judge would treat them the same. Sorta like Self Blue vs...

Not to stir the pot but what makes this Dun different than the chocolate that we are seeing everywhere as the two seem to look exactly the same??? As stated by some that you have to keep breeding chocolate back to black or you will loose the color (it fades) would that not make it dun and not...

Yes dun can be made to look like choc but from what I have read isn't that is made by crossing blue & wheaten birds and don't they have a blueish kind of hue to them??

We have an American chocolate bantam project going, no Imported blood. I'm on F3's two years in being very selective along the way. Just hatched several more New Years day, two chocolates and one split with 7 more in LD today. Will post pics once they've had a chance to settle in. PS - Paul...

I decided to take her back to her father and see what I get. I am pretty positive it will produce chocolate offspring. I am setting her eggs Dec. 15th as my bator is full up at the moment. Once I see the results and if good I will proceed with some splits.

She is home grown as I own her father and mother. I am also 90% sure her father does carry the choc gene. I will be setting her eggs within the month so I should know for sure then.

I agree that black orps before molting can look brown. My lav split hens could have passed for chocolates before they molted and now their new feathers coming back in are black. They looked just like Lildinkems hen. For mine I believe it is just a molt thing and nothing more, wish I would have...