Chicken Genetics Blog

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a Dun Duckwing/Wheaten Split chick.

Dun Duckwing/Wheaten Split Cinnamon Chick.

 

[Amer]

Here's a Dun Duckwing/Wheaten Split chick. View attachment 3904305Dun Duckwing/Wheaten Split Cinnamon Chick.View attachment 3904308

The cinnamon color is interesting.
Ok, so I have a picture of a white crested dun hen and white crested khaki hen.
I guess a dun silver partridge male photo could be nice.
I prefer using adult photos but I’d like to see the gold dun birchen chicks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The cinnamon color is interesting.
Ok, so I have a picture of a white crested dun hen and white crested khaki hen.
I guess a dun silver partridge male photo could be nice.
I prefer using adult photos but I’d like to see the gold dun birchen chicks.

Cinnamon is interesting. Got a couple adult Cinnamon birds.

Will get the Birchens pictures in a few. Gotta bring them out after breakfast.

I've got Gold/silver Split Dun Partridge Male. But Silver Dun Partridge Hen.

 

[Amer]

Cinnamon is interesting. Got a couple adult Cinnamon birds.

Will get the Birchens pictures in a few. Gotta bring them out after breakfast.

I've got Gold/silver Split Dun Partridge Male. But Silver Dun Partridge Hen.
View attachment 3904349View attachment 3904350View attachment 3904351View attachment 3904353View attachment 3904363

Gold/silver split is good as well, thank you!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Gold/silver split is good as well, thank you!

You're welcome.

 

[NagemTX]

I can get some very good pictures of some washed out female silver duckwings of Phoenix EE parentage. Sometimes in the Phoenix you can get completely silver white brest on females.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Hmm, does this help with your search for gold-based dun? They're Fawn Reds, so dun red duckwing rather than dun gold duckwing, but it does show that the phaeomelanin doesn't dilute like it does with blue or lavender dilutions. Page 2 has some decent close up pictures of males in side profile. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fawn-red-old-english-bantams.1224417/

I have some dun silver duckwing and khaki silver duckwing pictures I could share if it helps as well. I'm not sure if the gold pigment adds to the dun gene and the silver gene lightens it or what, but the fawn silver duckwings are a much paler brown than many other dun-diluted varieties.

Also, I'm told my Dorkings are autosomal red on silver duckwing, I can dig through my files and see if I have any halfways decent pictures to share of them if you'd like. What it seems to cause is red shoulders and patchiness of brick red across the back while remaining pure silver in the hackles of the males, and it sort of extends the reddishness of the breast in the females out to the shoulders.

Regardless, definitely following this thread!

 

[Amer]

I can get some very good pictures of some washed out female silver duckwings of Phoenix EE parentage. Sometimes in the Phoenix you can get completely silver white brest on females.

Oh, I already have pictures of Phoenix with silver white breast
It doesn’t help me understand the genetics behind it though

Hmm, does this help with your search for gold-based dun? They're Fawn Reds, so dun red duckwing rather than dun gold duckwing, but it does show that the phaeomelanin doesn't dilute like it does with blue or lavender dilutions. Page 2 has some decent close up pictures of males in side profile. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fawn-red-old-english-bantams.1224417/

I have some dun silver duckwing and khaki silver duckwing pictures I could share if it helps as well. I'm not sure if the gold pigment adds to the dun gene and the silver gene lightens it or what, but the fawn silver duckwings are a much paler brown than many other dun-diluted varieties.

Also, I'm told my Dorkings are autosomal red on silver duckwing, I can dig through my files and see if I have any halfways decent pictures to share of them if you'd like. What it seems to cause is red shoulders and patchiness of brick red across the back while remaining pure silver in the hackles of the males, and it sort of extends the reddishness of the breast in the females out to the shoulders.

Regardless, definitely following this thread!

Haha, I already know how to steal pictures off the internet, I just feel bad about it, even though I cite my sources.

 

[Amer]

The photos I didn’t cite were all mine, pictures I took at different shows.

 

[NagemTX]

Oh, I already have pictures of Phoenix with silver white breast
It doesn’t help me understand the genetics behind it though

Haha, I already know how to steal pictures off the internet, I just feel bad about it, even though I cite my sources.

I need to find the write up from a Phoenix breeder that discusses the silver hens. It basically says the clear silver hens are better to breed from as you get better color males out of them. Any way I'll help where I can with pictures.

Also on chocolate there are the two versions and I'm not sure they effect everything the same way as one us sex linked.