Color Question.

[Winggedheart]

Stupid question, though I feel like it would be a idea to get it cleared up for me...is self blue (let's use silkies as a example) the same or similar to lavender? Or is it like B/B/S?

Thanks guys

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Journee

 

[Casey76]

Self blue (lavender) is expressed from a different set of genes (denoted lav; opposed to Bl) Unlike Blue, lavender is recessive and you need two copies of it to be expressed, lavender will aso dilute both black and gold, blue will only dilute black (E/E)

 

[TurtleFeathers]

Self blue is the same thing as lavender - same gene, just 2 different names. BBS is totally different.

 

[Winggedheart]

Okay, thanks a ton guys.

I just couldn't figure it out. I would think there would just be one name...but welcome to the world, eh?

Lol.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote:
There are many examples of multiple different names for what is essentially the same variety, as well as one name for two entirely different varieties.

Light and columbian are essentially the same thing. Spangled in Old English is entirely different than spangled in Hamburgs. Buff in brahmas is actually buff columbian, whereas buff in orpingtons is actually self-buff; but the name of the variety for each is simply buff.

Why is brown red not gold birchen?

There are a lot of inconsistencies in the naming of varieties.

 

[Winggedheart]

Quote:
There are many examples of multiple different names for what is essentially the same variety, as well as one name for two entirely different varieties.

Light and columbian are essentially the same thing. Spangled in Old English is entirely different than spangled in Hamburgs. Buff in brahmas is actually buff columbian, whereas buff in orpingtons is actually self-buff; but the name of the variety for each is simply buff.

Why is brown red not gold birchen?

There are a lot of inconsistencies in the naming of varieties.

Okay, I'll be sure to look more into each, and keep all of that in mind. Thank you.

 

[RAREROO]

Quote:
There are many examples of multiple different names for what is essentially the same variety, as well as one name for two entirely different varieties.

Light and columbian are essentially the same thing. Spangled in Old English is entirely different than spangled in Hamburgs. Buff in brahmas is actually buff columbian, whereas buff in orpingtons is actually self-buff; but the name of the variety for each is simply buff.

Why is brown red not gold birchen?

There are a lot of inconsistencies in the naming of varieties.

And why are Dark Brahmas Multiple laced Siver Partridge and Dark Cornish are Double laced Gold Partridge.