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

[Upper Brook House Farm]

Which bit are you confused about?

I am thoroughly confused.
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[Upper Brook House Farm]

Spot.

I am also confused by the name "spotty"
When you say spotty do you mean spot? Or spotted?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

That’s a blue fawn.

Ok. . lol. That was going to be my next question. . looked blue fawn to me But I thought we were talking about snowy spot or silver lol.

 

[Upper Brook House Farm]

No, someone just wanted the standard for a blue fawn.

Ok. . lol. That was going to be my next question. . looked blue fawn to me But I thought we were talking about snowy spot or silver lol.

 

[Upper Brook House Farm]

Ok. . lol. That was going to be my next question. . looked blue fawn to me But I thought we were talking about snowy spot or silver lol.

What other bits are you confused about?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Which bit are you confused about?

In my call duck breed book it refers to silver in England as being "our" snowy.
And spot or spotted as a different color. . resembling snowy.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

what color would you call this?

 

[Upper Brook House Farm]

Silver in the US is Spot(ty), abacot in the US is snowy.

In my call duck breed book it refers to silver in England as being "our" snowy.
And spot or spotted as a different color. . resembling snowy.

 

[Upper Brook House Farm]

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That isn’t a pure colour, it doesn’t form part of our standard. It would be classed as a cross.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I wish we all had the same names for each color.
I've never heard the use of abcot until now.