Can Anyone Explain the difference in a "Wild" and a "Partridge" color?

[MNKris]

Especially in males? I have these OEG BB Bantams (wild pattern or partridge?). I've had them for years and I love their look so I decided that maybe I should get some standard birds with this feather pattern. I go to this website and look at the colors http://www.kippengrabbelton.be/engels/ I can't tell the difference on some of them. And all the variations...I thought Partridge Rocks might be a good one, but then I realized they don't have a salmon colored breast. So, I am thinking salmon colored breast=wild pattern, then I look at the color chart, and wrong. Partridge has salmon color breast. As you can see, I am thoroughly confused.

Help!

 

[countryentertainment]

i'm just learning so I can't answer your question but this is a forum that talks about that kinda stuff and has really good info......... They should be able to help

http://www.the-coop.org/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=3

 

[tiki244]

The game birds Blackbreasted red are very pretty- I have modern bantams, and the famales have the salmon breasts- but,dont quote me on this,but I think the color patterns and names of the game birds are not all the same color/names of the other breeds. The lt brown leghorn female has color like the salmon breast. Feathersite has some good labeled pictures. good luck

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feathersite.com go to poultry page and click on chickens and you can look up any breed they will have colors and pics and all labelled

 

[seedcorn]

roosters look a lot alike but hens:

partridge have brown feathers w/black lacing.

Wild look is a darker color w/black striping some times.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Ok, here in the U.S. partridge refers to a red bird with black pencilling. In the U.K. and most of Europe, partridge is what we call Black Breasted Red or Light Brown. BBR/light brown is known as wild type color. Partridge is a variant of BBR.
The cocks look the same but the partridge hens have a dark brown/red feather with a fine black pencilling. The BBR/Wild type/light brown hens are brown with a salmon breast.
I also suggest becoming a member on the-coop.org, they can help with all of your genetic questions.