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Chocolate Orpington Rooster!!!!!!!!

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by Nathan2002nm, Jul 18, 2016.

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  1. Jul 18, 2016 #1
    Nathan2002nm

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    Hi, I have a Chocolate Orpington Rooster and Hen and I want to have some chicks but the rooster has some red neck feathers and I want the babies to be pure chocolate so if I breed the pair will all the babies have red neck feathers or just some? Thanks So Much!!!!!!!
     
  3. Jul 18, 2016 #2
    junebuggena

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    Males with red 'leakage' should not be used for breeding.
     
  5. Jul 18, 2016 #3
    Nathan2002nm

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    Okay Thanks, He is Such A Great Rooster So I will just keep him for a pet, but would all the chicks have red leakedge? Thanks ~ Nathan
     
  7. Jul 18, 2016 #4
    junebuggena

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    It does get passed on. His sons will likely express the red coloring, while the females will carry it and pass it on to their male offspring.
     
  9. Jul 18, 2016 #5
    drumstick diva

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    Out to pasture
    what a shame :(
     
  11. Jul 19, 2016 #6
    Nathan2002nm

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    Does this look like red leakedge because to me it kinda does? [​IMG]
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  13. Jul 19, 2016 #7
    junebuggena

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    Could just be fading from the sun. Wait till he goes through a molt before you decide to keep or rehome him.
     
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2016
  15. Jul 19, 2016 #8
    Nathan2002nm

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    I hope it's just the sun, I may go ahead and hatch the chicks and keep them and not sell them but at least I have some chocolate chicks that aren't from him!!!!!!!
     

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