Post Phoenix Pics Please

[shay20]

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That is so weird, that is a golden right?
mine is lighter than that.

Yes, he is a Golden Duckwing, but I got him from MPC, so he is hatchery quality. He has a great personality and will perch on my shoulder. That is the only reason why I still have him.

LOL i think phoenix have great personalitys.
so is that why he is darker?

 

[shay20]

I am working on makeing me some blacks and mottled or splash phoenix.
so far pretty good.
i am crossing my phoenix with my white faced black spanish,
so far the chicks are comeing out looking like mottled, so i am hopeing they dont carry the white face , lol

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

If you really want to out cross to make new phoenix colors, the dutch will be your best bet to use. There will be less stuff to correct for with them in the long run.
Let us know how the mottled turn out, that would be beautiful in a phoenix. Just hatched a few black and blue cuckoos myself as well as about 6 other colors, cant wait to see them all grown up!

 

[RAREROO]

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Just wondering were the mottling gene is coming from in the cross, the WFBS arent mottled are they ? And what color phoenix are you using to cross with them ?

 

[shay20]

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Just wondering were the mottling gene is coming from in the cross, the WFBS arent mottled are they ? And what color phoenix are you using to cross with them ?

nope she is not mottled, she is pure black.
my phoenix that are in with her are
white
golden
bb red
but i think my white is the only one tagging her.

 

[shay20]

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hmmm dutch.
whats funny is i did not plan on doing this, i had put her in with my phoenix for another lady until i get more phoenix hens and then i sadi you know what lets give this try. so we will see once they get older, i will take pics of them on monday to show you guy sthe white and black comeing in on teh feathers.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

please do that would be cool to see.
And yep, Dutch is what most of the "big guy" phoenix breeders use in their flocks to create their new colors, takes about 3 generations to work out the ducth is all instead of 4-8 like other breed crosses.
Cant wait to see what you ended up with though!!

 

[RAREROO]

Yes I would love to see as well. Though I dont think you can get true mottling since the parents arent mottled or even carry the gene, but it may be an interesting cross none the less.

 

[shay20]

Ok so we showed 3 of phoenix today at the boston poultry expo, and they very well.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

very nice birds, what's that gold roo look like, looks solid color? That would be a very nice additon if so