English Chocolate Orpingtons and a Dun Gene?

[ColtHandorf]

If it is Dun, and I do not think it is, it will behave just like the Andalusian blue gene. Or at least that is my understanding. Right, @Amer?

 

[ZooPro]

If it is Dun, and I do not think it is, it will behave just like the Andalusian blue gene. Or at least that is my understanding. Right, @Amer?

So if it’s not a dun, what do I have? And what should I do with what I do have?

 

[Amer]

If it is Dun, and I do not think it is, it will behave just like the Andalusian blue gene. Or at least that is my understanding. Right, @Amer?

Right

So if it’s not a dun, what do I have? And what should I do with what I do have?

If it is not dun then you have sex linked chocolate.

 

[ColtHandorf]

It's possible the parents are carrying Blue and the chicks are Mauve. I think letting them feather out for a few weeks will make it easier to tell though.

 

[Amer]

It's possible the parents are carrying Blue and the chicks are Mauve. I think letting them feather out for a few weeks will make it easier to tell though.

Do the parents look muave to you?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Do the parents look muave to you?

They could be really dark mauves. That’s what I thought originally. I’ve seen blues that were so dark they were repeatedly mistaken for blacks, so I imagine it could happen with mauves too.

 

[nicalandia]

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or is this about the backslashes? If it makes you feel better I can add them. I just find it easier to skip them on an IPhone.

Forward Slash, I^d/i+,

 

[Amer]

They could be really dark mauves. That’s what I thought originally. I’ve seen blues that were so dark they were repeatedly mistaken for blacks, so I imagine it could happen with mauves too.

Good point.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Do the parents look muave to you?

Not to me, but their legs/feet aren't the same color. Which is odd.

 

[gunslinger33]

I was told he is Dun but I do not know