Calls and Cayugas 2021

[shawluvsbirds]

The latest

 

[shawluvsbirds]

And,

For now.
Incubator is empty again.

 

[duluthralphie]

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Oh @Pyxis...
Come hither please so I can bug you about colors again.
So this color down isn't right for blue fawn is it?

I'm thinking this is the color you told me might be "chocolate Mallard" the dark down is more of a chocolatey color then a normal blue fawn gray color.
Here she is today, I'm having a hard time seeing just yet what will set her apart from a Blue fawn?

 

[duluthralphie]

Oh @Pyxis...
Come hither please so I can bug you about colors again.
So this color down isn't right for blue fawn is it? View attachment 2680354
I'm thinking this is the color you told me might be "chocolate Mallard" the dark down is more of a chocolatey color then a normal blue fawn gray color.
Here she is today, I'm having a hard time seeing just yet what will set her apart from a Blue fawn?

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Poor dux!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Poor dux!

 

[Pyxis]

Oh @Pyxis...
Come hither please so I can bug you about colors again.
So this color down isn't right for blue fawn is it? View attachment 2680354
I'm thinking this is the color you told me might be "chocolate Mallard" the dark down is more of a chocolatey color then a normal blue fawn gray color.
Here she is today, I'm having a hard time seeing just yet what will set her apart from a Blue fawn?

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Potentially she is both blue fawn AND chocolate That color would be called Lilac mallard.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Potentially she is both blue fawn AND chocolate That color would be called Lilac mallard.

Very interesting!
I've got another younger one out there like it. I may have to be it back as well so I can see what this looks like.
I'm pretty sure I've had one like this before way back with duck and Jane. But I didn't notice the difference back then, I think I just assumed it was pastel or blue fawn.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Potentially she is both blue fawn AND chocolate That color would be called Lilac mallard.

So what makes a nutmeg?
I can't tell the difference in pics between nutmeg and blue fawn females.

 

[Pyxis]

So what makes a nutmeg?
I can't tell the difference in pics between nutmeg and blue fawn females.

Nutmeg is chocolate mallard. That's it, it's just chocolate on mallard base. Blue fawn is one blue dilution gene on mallard base.

Nutmeg is more brown. Lilac is a combo of the two.