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Gumbii, I agreed with you totally on breeding for the variety....that is why I have 2 breeding pens of F1xF1 going right now, these are the offsprings from the pair I sold to Ken. In addition, I use the wht mottled cockerel x with the cocopop gene carrier hen in my 3rd pen to improve the type along with the tail setting. My plan is to isolate and eliminate the undesire genes in my flock. To answer your question on culls, there is no writen standard for the cocopop variety so you only cull your birds on type not color and at the same time they are show able. White is the only color got accepted by the ABA and blk will be next.
Pics of my shires & dams in my cocopop project, I don't have pic of the second hen....
He is a cocopop gene carrier, his dad is a laced cocopop silverduckwing and mom is a silver ginger (Jerry S. told me she is also carrier of the cocopop gene).
He is a double laced cocopop silver duckwing same parents as the one above.....his dad is a single laced and he came out double. I believe the one I sold to Jose is also a double laced.
He is a wht mottled, I use him in this project to improve type and tail setting. He is not related to anyone on my cocopop project so his contribution will be valuable in the long run.
She is a chocolate ginger, sister to both cockerels above.
The second hen is a silver ginger, she looks about the same as her mom. Sorry, I don't have the picture of my second hen.......I single mate all these to see what they produce.