khaki and chocolate color

[abengel]

I bought khaki polish hatching eggs last year which produced khaki, chocolate, black, and solid gray birds. I don't know much about these colors but is that possible, or were there other colors in the pen? I know the breeder doesn't keep blues. Thanks!

 

[Illia]

Khaki, Chocolate, and Black - Yes. Solid gray - Not really, but pictures help. What kind of solid gray are we talking about here? Are there ANY white feathers in the crest?

 

[GotGame]

Very possible. Khaki, chocolate and black are what u get from a choc to choc breeding, and what u are calling gray is likely just another shade of choc.

 

[sjarvis00]

may be a young bird as well, the lighter phases often have a steeley gray color when young that later molts through to khaki / dun color

 

[chickendales]

i get black blue dun and kakhi out same breeding pens

 

[sjarvis00]

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That must be a chore having birds that carry two different genes to dilute Black, what do the one look like that carry Blue and dun?

 

[wclawrence]

They are beautiful. I do not have any pictures of any, but they call the color "pewter" if it is one copy of each and 'platinum' if it is two copies of each.
Two copies of each washes it out to almost white.

 

[chrisf]

I think this is Khaki.......on my Ohiki pullet.............................................................chrisf

 

[wclawrence]

yes Chris that is Khaki (or Dun as I call it)
that is a nice looking pullet.

 

[Illia]

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You shouldn't be getting blue at all.