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[JacinLarkwell]

I have a female mix that looks like a reverse wheaten. Cream body and reddish chest

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Oooh, sounds pretty! Any pictures of her?

All of my mixes are either Easter-eggers, so all over the place, or have pretty tame colorations. But one of my mixes could pass for a hatchery-quality Partridge Silkie even though she's actually half Silkie and half silkied Cochin.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yup, exactly. Sometimes the more subtle is the most beautiful. I agree, silver duckwings are very pretty. I've heard that a lot about the white. Personally, I dislike a white bird with red leakage way more than I do a white bird. What I don't love as a colour is lavender, especially on the Orpingtons. I do have a colour that I don't like at all, but I can't remember it right now to be honest

 

[fluffycrow]

I have a female mix that looks like a reverse wheaten. Cream body and reddish chest

You have some really really pretty ones. Can't remember his name, but I distinctly remember one boy. Funny enough, I think he was a white with some kind of leakage

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oooh, sounds pretty! Any pictures of her?

All of my mixes are either Easter-eggers, so all over the place, or have pretty tame colorations. But one of my mixes could pass for a hatchery-quality Partridge Silkie even though she's actually half Silkie and half silkied Cochin.

I'll try to grab one today or tomorrow

 

[fluffycrow]

That was for pip's first comment, for some reason it didn't quote the post

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You have some really really pretty ones. Can't remember his name, but I distinctly remember one boy. Funny enough, I think he was a white with some kind of leakage

That was probably Giggles or Bowie. I don’t have either of those boys anymore though. I have a barred with leakage though, Kuzco

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Yup, exactly. Sometimes the more subtle is the most beautiful. I agree, silver duckwings are very pretty. I've heard that a lot about the white. Personally, I dislike a white bird with red leakage way more than I do a white bird. What I don't love as a colour is lavender, especially on the Orpingtons. I do have a colour that I don't like at all, but I can't remember it right now to be honest

With solid white plumage, interestingly enough, I've found that I actually don't mind it if the bird has slate legs that are not feathered so you can actually see the slate color on them. I don't like it with white or yellow shanks. I guess my eyes just want a little more contrast on my birds. Then again, solid black doesn't bother me like that, so maybe that's not why.

I don't necessarily disagree on the Lavender Orpingtons, but for me it's primarily because a lot of them here have that awful feather shredding that's associated with the lavender gene. But I did really love the one I had while she was still with me. She was the absolute sweetest bird.

 

[ShrekDawg]

With solid white plumage, interestingly enough, I've found that I actually don't mind it if the bird has slate legs that are not feathered so you can actually see the slate color on them. I don't like it with white or yellow shanks. I guess my eyes just want a little more contrast on my birds. Then again, solid black doesn't bother me like that, so maybe that's not why.

I don't necessarily disagree on the Lavender Orpingtons, but for me it's primarily because a lot of them here have that awful feather shredding that's associated with the lavender gene. But I did really love the one I had while she was still with me. She was the absolute sweetest bird.

I loved my lavender

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You have some really really pretty ones. Can't remember his name, but I distinctly remember one boy. Funny enough, I think he was a white with some kind of leakage

I do have one thats stuck around though for a bit that's a white/cream with gold leakage. He isn't staying as far as I'm aware, but he's probably been in a pic or three