Alicia Manolas
Chirping
- Feb 24, 2022
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Hi,My wife and I came across this photo on Instagram and we were wondering how we’d achieve this color?
Notice how the tail remains blackish, I thought that dominate white was responsible for such a light color. Also has some penciling? Dilute and cream genes?
Either way, amazing bird!
I would start with Old English Game Bantam breed, and use the colours Clay hen or Black tail Wheaten hen, and cross them under a Blood Pyle cock, aka Red Pile (basically cock bird is white with blood red wing patches) to get that colour.
Also try in reverse, Cock bird black breasted, black red (the standard pair to the wheaten/clay hens) over a Blood Pyle / Red Pile hen.
No idea what kind of bitsa the accompanying rooster would look like that you would of course breed, statistically speaking, in order to get the gorgeous hens you want, some kind of mixture black, white and red Party Splash at a guess? But, you would be able to name the new colour, and possibly register it with your National OEG Club If no one has done it before, properly.
Only other closest natural colouration I know of is the super rare Butterscotch- taken from 1800s manuscript description, for cock bird see my thumbnail, hens not far off that pic of yours.
Wishing you the best of luck, an please keep us updated on your project!
Hoping this has helped.
Dr Alicia Manolas
(OEG Bantam Breeder) Avian Specialist Trainer
Pics-
1x Butterscotch vs
1x Black Tail Wheaten
I think you will need the Pyle colour crossed in, to bleach out the hackle white. Just choose your starter hens carefully for their suitable colour, for the Pyle cock to cover.