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I could see the cuckoo hen being chocolate cuckoo, but the other hen does not look chocolate to me. The rooster does look similar to other dun roosters I’ve seen. Here are a few examples:I think the first pulled might be a Chocolate with leakage and the last one I think is a chocolate cuckoo. The rooster is the one I'm confused about he is brown on the top and white on the bottom
So is Chocolate darker? It is kinda hard to tell the difference between dun and chocolateI could see the cuckoo hen being chocolate cuckoo, but the other hen does not look chocolate to me. The rooster does look similar to other dun roosters I’ve seen. Here are a few examples:
A dun hen
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/khaki-dun-platinum-sumatra.553397/post-21224124
Duns and chocolates, including seramas
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/post-your-chocolates-dun-khaki-platinum-bird-pics.456039/
Chocolate is a kinda rich, dark brown, while dun can be lighter and can have different shades.So is Chocolate darker? It is kinda hard to tell the difference between dun and chocolate
The white belly typically happens in juvenile plumage of chickens with mottling. My guess would be that the rooster will either molt into full mottling or loose the white completely.I think the first pulled might be a Chocolate with leakage and the last one I think is a chocolate cuckoo. The rooster is the one I'm confused about he is brown on the top and white on the bottom
His entire underside is white been like that ever since he was bornThe white belly typically happens in juvenile plumage of chickens with mottling. My guess would be that the rooster will either molt into full mottling or loose the white completely.
Then he'll most likely molt into his mottling when he's a bit older. When we had Mottled Cochins, they were the same way. Started as black with white bellies, juvenile plumage was the same, and their adult molt resulted in their breed's classic look.His entire underside is white been like that ever since he was born