Partridge Questions

[Sonoran Silkies]

okay, so the salmon are wheaten based, but you get what i'm talking about now a bit better. My distinction between blue penciled and blue partridge (with lacing) is that blue partridge (with lacing) is gold/wildtype and blue penciled is silver. Like partridge and silver penciled. Now, the breeder's birds were not gold/wildtype but silver, plus the mahogany gene which changed the white areas from the silver gene to sometimes have red streaks and smudges or sometimes just a dirty, red brown cast that was obvious in good light. Or so they said. I don't know about the autosomal red, maybe that was their problem.

My question: Is the difference between those partridge wyandottes of my past posts all in my head and if not what is the difference, genetically speaking? I am suggesting it could be the mahogany gene.

here are the pics again:


Dark red ones:

light gold/brown ones:

Issa is a cute name, perfect for a silkie.

not sure why, but the photos did not come through.

 

[Coopacabana]

hmm here's the link for some dark ones: http://www.wyandottebreedersofamerica.net/partridge.htm

and some of the light ones, click on the little pics of the partridge wyandottes and you get BIG ones:http://www.sedgwickcommon.co.uk/varieties bred.htm

or just do an image search and you will see.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Yes, the really red ones carry mahogany; the more diluted buffish ones do not.

 

[Coopacabana]

Thanks!

 

[Cynthia12]

Here's a fun picture of my Pencil baby I got from Dick H. Maybe two..)
Pretty sure it's a girl. I posted on another partridge thread. Wondering the same, but the boys combs and wattles are a lot bigger/thicker, and starting to turn red already.