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at the moment that's the case(the type of columbian buff, not the more complex self buff found on buff leghorns) , but work has begun on producing nicer Peach/Pinkish color by adding red enhancers and removing any type of diluters(except Lavender).. so a R.IR type of Red mixed with...
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the difference is Lavender.. and adding mahogany to it will only enhance red pigment, making it more peach colored..
So champagne has buff and lavender?
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Chocolate is certainly hot, and expensive, in Orpingtons, so it very well may become hot for other breeds.
How does the champagne differ from buff? Won't adding more mahogany make it buff?
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If I'm not mistaken, barred rocks and other heritage breeds didn't spring fully formed from the breeders' heads like Athena. They started out as mutts, someone bred to suit their own purposes. Those purposes fit other people's needs, and they spread. The only truly pure bred chickens...
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If I'm not mistaken, barred rocks and other heritage breeds didn't spring fully formed from the breeders' heads like Athena. They started out as mutts, someone bred to suit their own purposes. Those purposes fit other people's needs, and they spread. The only truly pure bred chickens...
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X2 GGF is planning on importing some Appenzeller Spitzhaubens to improve the gene pool here. The gene pool could really use some new genetic material.