Chocolate gene sexlink info needed

[monarc23]

I can't find info on this but I've read it a few times that theres a chocolate gene that's sexlinked. What does the chicks and adults look like in these colors? Does any one have any picture examples?
Also is chocolate a type of red?

 

[Rootball]

Read Grant Brereton's 21st century poultry breeding



He has a whole section on clive carefoots discovery of the choc gene and the breeding of chocolate orpingtons.

 

[blackdotte]

It is also covered in detail in Genetics of Chicken Colours see chickencolours.com

 

[monarc23]

well looks like i'll just have to keep searching until my friend buys that book

thanks

 

[Krys109uk]

About a third of the way down this page there is a picture of Dr Clive Carefoot's chocolate wyandottes. What a shame the are no more.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyand.html

And here are some pics of Chocolate Orps.

http://chirpychicks.com/chocolate_orpingtons.htm

 

[monarc23]

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absolutly stunning

 

[blueoval1]

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How could someone let such beautiful and rare birds like that go extinct

 

[blackdotte]

They didn't, but you will have to go to the UK to find them.
David

 

[blueoval1]

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I was talking about the chocolate partridge, feathersite said they were extinct

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Mybe just a lack of care. It wouldnt be too hard to make dun partridge that would look similar.