Alicia Manolas
Chirping
- Feb 24, 2022
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If you went via the path of Silver Wheaten, you would still need something to 'white out' the neck hackle. I'm a traditionalist trained, not a geneticist trained, so I bow to expertise in gene theory. I know the colours that come out that way still don't have a pure white hackle, and that means using something with a pure white hackle as your 'carrier agent' in the mix, preferably with a red or fawn secondary color, so any bleed through isn't in the wrong colour. And I'm not sure about using pure, self whites, (as there aren't any in 5000 miles of me, so I've never gotten to work with them!!) so perhaps ask a geneticist trained person whether the body white would dominate? If it would be worth trying them for their white hackle?I just did a google search of silver wheaten and this was the result.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/silver-duckwing-x-wheaten-pullet.6278141/
Indeed a beautiful bird! The male version is a bit lacking from what I could gather :/
Maybe the introduction of the Dun/Fawn gene would make the male a more interesting color.
I’m still sticking to the buff color btw, I just love seeing all these other cool colors!
One thing I've learned with these bantams is there are a few ways to reach the same colour if you have patience! I love spending time doing exactly that sort of thing, and by the sounds of your project, mixed breed or single breed, you will too!