Hello! and welcome to the OEGB thread.

[sjarvis00]

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There are 4 genetic versions of white, and all exist in OE. I happen to have recessive silver white and I use them frequently for type improvement as it so easy to get back to color on. (Usually 3 generations) The silver whites don't sun brass as bad either. Some use Blue to cross with white or Silver Duckwing, Silver wheaton, and some even use Black then breed back to white there are many ways to help reduce the yellowing but black and blue that carry gold in teh hackle are bad choices.

 

[Celtic Hill]

Hummm, Interesting! How can you tell if a bird is ressive silver white?

 

[sjarvis00]

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Here is what I like and breed for, he is not a youngster anymore but still looks good, wng carriage a little low and long but here you go,
Matt, do you have the pic of that little Brown red cock bird? That would be better.
Male:

Hen: High Tail Carriage

hen: Better,

 

[sjarvis00]

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there are differeneces in chick down color and just time working with them and know what went into them to get them this way.

 

[Celtic Hill]

Thanks! That helps! I wish I had good pictures of my blacks to show you, I think their a nie pair. When they are looking better I will get some!

 

[GotGame]

ignore the hens...

 

[GotGame]

Tighten his wings up a little and make them a little higher, and this is what Im breeding for. He always drops them every time I get near him or his hens. You do want to watch for the lower wing carriage like this bird shows. He isnt as bad as the picture shows, but it is a common problem with oegb cockbirds. That brown red is an awesome little bird

 

[sjarvis00]

celtic,
You notice the wing carriage on that brown red cock bird? That is more of what you want to see, higher held tight to the body and good wide deep breast, and a tail that is proportion to the body. That Brown red is no youngster either but he is one nice little bird.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Something like this? He is 7 but still looked good, lost him this spring but had a nice one out of him ready to step up.

 

[Celtic Hill]

Okay I see! Thanks! Next show im going to try and talk to the breeders that win, most of them seem really nice and always willing to talk. How hard is it to learn to dubb? Ive seen it done once.