d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Next Question.

Are these the colors I am looking to keep in young, (single factor white) goldnecks?

pretty much it, just need a bit more mottling to come in

 

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And another.

Are these close enough to Birchen to make some more?

the hens about perfect the cockerel need a lot more color, but that's exactly what my brown reds looked like too when I first started them. ones from this year are pretty close. So yes cross those over til the color gets right on the males. Basically silver duckwing just with a all black wing

 

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Last one.

Is this the right color for a crele pullet, the goldish head or the darker one behind?

you can get either. Just like in bb red some hens have dark hackles, some a more goldish tone to it, but they are all bb reds, so a barred version will be the same... those are looking nice by the way

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Now my silver duck wing project.


Still see a little quail influence on its back.




And a whole lot more on the breast. But I think I am closer than I was.

yep, that's the way all my "sdw" looking chicks have feathered out too and always end up just being silver quail...BUT there's something else floating around in them too. Ive never had the space or time to try it, but if you do, breed those over the bb reds... it will help add the duckwing genes needed to finish them off and Lord forbid you get a gold duckwing d'anver in the process.... haha

it will help narrow down what is under this color too. In the pics he looks exactly like my silver ginger long tails. Never really noticed it on mine, but look at a pic, he's colored just like them...

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

Quote: I got all of them marked and was planning to go back to the bb's. Got a couple younger ones that look like they are going to have a spotted breast.

 

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Quote: Thanks, I know this guy in Georgia that got me started in them. Don't know if I will ever make a good breeder but I can replicate.

 

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Got another question. This bird came out of my lavender silver quail project. It looks like his saddles are coming in like his hackle. the question is Quailish or just red leakage?

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

Ok, just one more question. This bird here has a white breast but no white at all in primaries, secondaries or tail. I was wondering if he wouldn't be better to use in my birchen project?

 

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Thanks, I know this guy in Georgia that got me started in them. Don't know if I will ever make a good breeder but I can replicate.

haha looks to me like you got it down now

 

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Got another question. This bird came out of my lavender silver quail project. It looks like his saddles are coming in like his hackle. the question is Quailish or just red leakage?

hard to tell off those pics, but sounds like he will carry quail .... would be a good back breeding bird for lavender quail looks like. Certainly has something coming threw, leakage is just usually a sign of something else being under the color anyway, so lavender carrying quail at least... I say