Chocolate Orpingtons?

[Heather08]

Maybe I misread this somewhere but ,didnt dr carefoots article mention "breeding true" ? Then to me that would be it looks the same generation after generation. NO?

 

[nicalandia]

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it only means the gene will Always be present and expressed , but that does not mean it will not be affected by the lack or presence of Melanizers

 

[nicalandia]

Grant Brereton Chocolate Partridge

 

[lildinkem]

I might be wrong on this, but as I remember the story Dr. Carefoot bought his starter flock from some one who had them on his farm in either Austria or Australia can't remember which country. And from what I was told that farmer had other Chocs that Dr. Carefoot did not purchase. Which may mean there are some others who have the original Choc Bloodline and still MAY have them. As said it is a mutation of Blacks. So, the possibility of recreating the gene is possible.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

That was mean to put that picture of chocolate partridges on here. Lol! I need a rooster like that!

 

[nicalandia]

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the Choc gene also appeard on the Seramas...


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well you can recreate the Phenotype by using Dun instead of choc...

look how nice chocolaty color this polish look..

 

[nicalandia]

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Sonoran is Working with Dun based chocloate partridges.. so is possible with lots of hard work..

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[nicalandia]

Rob worked extremely hard to recreate the Chocolate Orpington Bantam. He began in 2004 with what was believed to be the last remaining ‘Chocolate Orpington Hen’ belonging to Dr Carefoot. It was the intention of Rob, along with Grant and Rich to assist Dr Carefoot and reinvigorate his strain. However, sadly Dr Carefoot passed before the project was finished​

 

[turbo]

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The true sex linked Chocolates will breed true, but you are going to hatch some chocolate birds that are darker or lighter than others..they will still be chocolate. I experienced the same thing with my chocolate call ducks...they are waterfowl, but you had to bred them to a black call duck to darken the chocolate every now and then...I would guess picking up a
Melanizer that would darken the chocolate.

There are actually 5-6 sources of the bantam chocolate orps here in the States that have been legally obtained, I suspect there will be plenty of chicks available in the spring.

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

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that is a beautiful hen