Trying to figure out if these guys are dun or SL chocolate. They looked like SL chicks but some were very light colored. I got the hatching eggs from a local hobby breeder before knowing about Dun vs SL. She does not know what they are. I have 1 pullet and 3 Roos. I initially put the one that was most clearly a Roo early on and seemed sweet in with the girls and the others into a bachelor flock. He is definitely the bigger of the 3, and honestly a bit of a jerk. He is incredibly rough with the girls too. I also have a 2 white (cream?) color pullets that hatched from her "mixed orp pen." They arent a bright white but a dirty white pale cream. Not sure if they are recessive white or thrown from Dun - were both super pale yellow chicks.
If they are in fact Dun, I would love to play with breeding for Khaki. Each one has slightly different coloring, with 2 having more red-brown (mahogany, right?). #3 is darker chocolate, but scrawnier and has funky toes. Basically including him just for color reference.
I have tried researching but I dont think I understand enough of the genetics yet. My pullets are chocolate from the same hatch, pure buff orp, a blue/buff mix orp, RIR, speckled sussex, OE, and the 2 white/cream. I am thinking that if I hatch the chocolate orp (and white/cream orp?) eggs, I should be able to tell if they are SL or not - right?
Attaching a few pics of the boys now and as chicks, and the white one.
If they are in fact Dun, I would love to play with breeding for Khaki. Each one has slightly different coloring, with 2 having more red-brown (mahogany, right?). #3 is darker chocolate, but scrawnier and has funky toes. Basically including him just for color reference.
I have tried researching but I dont think I understand enough of the genetics yet. My pullets are chocolate from the same hatch, pure buff orp, a blue/buff mix orp, RIR, speckled sussex, OE, and the 2 white/cream. I am thinking that if I hatch the chocolate orp (and white/cream orp?) eggs, I should be able to tell if they are SL or not - right?
Attaching a few pics of the boys now and as chicks, and the white one.
