Choc Orp X Choc Orp Produced this??

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Here's my Khaki. Well, she's platinum. I'll get an updated picture tomorrow if the weather is good.
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I can't find helpful pictures online of what khaki is supposed to look like (except for a lot of khaki ducks who deserve snacks)

Which part is the khaki/platinum part?
It almost looks like if you dilute a Rhode Island Red with peachy body and wings, and tan-grey tail?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I can't find helpful pictures online of what khaki is supposed to look like (except for a lot of khaki ducks who deserve snacks)

Which part is the khaki/platinum part?
It almost looks like if you dilute a Rhode Island Red with peachy body and wings, and tan-grey tail?

Platinum is the blueish gray color.

This picture(Screenshot) is an example of Platinum without the Autosomal Red.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Platinum is the blueish gray color.

Didn't know I needed to add more colors to my future flock, but here we are.

 

[SouthernParadise]

Dun confuses me
I tried to look it up. I didn't find a chart (which makes it easier to visualize) but somewhere on here somebody did say that's how dun works.

It got even more confusing when people started talking about "platinum" which is khaki x blue or something? and my brain is not ready for this information.

>.>

The other chocolate is sex-linked.
Chocolate rooster x non-chocolate hen = all daughters chocolate, sons split to chocolate (so the sons don't look chocolate)

Almost got a chocolate cockerel for that reason. But opted to not, because some of my pullets were going to be small and I could only find orpingtons advertised as 10+lb

... more confusingly...sex-link chocolate can mix with blue.
Choc x blue = mauve
and you can also get a chocolate version of splash.

And I feel like I used to understand all of it but my brain is like "naaaaah not today I'm erasing it all"

This is a really old thread, its the best explanation of dun that I could find.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dun-genetics-help.510755/

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

This is a really old thread, its the best explanation of dun that I could find.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dun-genetics-help.510755/

=p funny enough, that's one I looked at (that confused me when it mentioned platinum existed)

Crazy how difficult this info is to find, right?

 

[SouthernParadise]

=p funny enough, that's one I looked at (that confused me when it mentioned platinum existed)

Crazy how difficult this info is to find, right?

From how I understood it, platinum, khaki are phenotypes. The genotype is dun and the different names are how it is expressed. Here’s a long AI generated explanation. Not sure if it’s all correct. Maybe someone who is better at explaining it can chime in.

• Khaki = Dun Dun (Dun Splash): Two copies of the dun gene (written as I^D/I^D or homozygous dun) lead to the khaki color.
• Breeds True: When you breed two khaki chickens together (khaki x khaki), all offspring will also be khaki.
• Incompletely Dominant: The dun gene is described as incompletely dominant because one dose of it gives a dark brown color (often called chocolate), while two doses produce the khaki color.
• Affects Eumelanin: The dun gene works by diluting eumelanin (black pigment) to brown.
• Recessive to Dominant White: Dun is recessive to the dominant white gene, meaning dominant white will cover up the khaki color if present.

In simpler terms:

• Black + dun = Dark brown dun (chocolate)
• Black + Dun Splash (two copies of dun) = Khaki

Example pairings and results:

• Khaki x Khaki: 100% Khaki offspring
• Khaki x Black: 100% dark brown dun (chocolate) offspring
• Khaki x dark brown dun: 50% Khaki, 50% dark brown dun offspring

Interestingly enough, my roo and hen that produced my khaki, are both choc dun.