Adult or chick? Pullet/Cockeral, both? I can take some tomorrow.
Birds in their adult plumage.
But . . . do not go into any trouble on my account.
For whatever reason I am drawn to black tailed varieties. The Catalana, the New Hampshire, the Delaware, etc. Balancing the qty of black seams to be the most challenging part of these varieties. If they have not already been refined.
I know there is the build the barn before you paint it, but this is something to be careful with in the mean time. It is not hard to get in a hole on this point. There is a definite correlation between wing color, under color, and surface color concerning whether or not the black is where it should be or not. In the colored varieties (at least in the buff), there is also a connection to the depth of surface color in un refined birds.
I am just thinking out loud and trying to get a better feel for this point. I understand it in theory, but confidently putting into practice is still something I am trying to get a grip on.
I suspect that as I try to clean up the Catalanas, I will have to keep a reserve of color or two, along the way.
