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[thedragonlady]

Heres a picture of my bantam orp that I just showed at the Illinois State Fair

He is lovely! I just may be prejudiced though...look at Monty at 5 mos 3 wks. I'd love to be able to photograph them together! What does that boy weigh? Monty is at 12 1/2 lbs already. He's 100% English.

 

[Don Chandler]

that looks just like my cochin bantam heres a pic of mine you tell me

Check the top line, you can't see the difference.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Walt, Do you think the Standards Committee will accept the term Chocolate or will they assign a different term. These do breed different than the Dun.

 

[aveca]

hes a stunner Vickie! osuman congrats on your win with that wonderful bantam..

He is lovely! I just may be prejudiced though...look at Monty at 5 mos 3 wks. I'd love to be able to photograph them together! What does that boy weigh? Monty is at 12 1/2 lbs already. He's 100% English.

 

[OSUman]

There is no other bird with this coloring accepted to the standard. So what else would it be called? It cant be Brown because that's already accepted as a different variety

Walt, Do you think the Standards Committee will accept the term Chocolate or will they assign a different term. These do breed different than the Dun.

 

[fowlman01]

There is no other bird with this coloring accepted to the standard. So what else would it be called? It cant be Brown because that's already accepted as a different variety

It's not brown. The committee will have to talk about it, but so far I see no reason why chocolate won't work. I have done a little investigating and the APA does have a chocolate and I'm surprised Jim didn't mention this. Chocolate Muscovy. It would seem as if the choc chickens are a darker brown than the Muscovy, but I don't think there will be a problem. I don't even have a color description yet, so some of this is premature speculation.

Walt

 

[Nelson-90]

Check the top line, you can't see the difference.

not really except that mine has the feathery feet

 

[OSUman]

Also Chocolate Runner and Call. I was just looking at the chicken part of things for similar varieties and there are none.

It's not brown. The committee will have to talk about it, but so far I see no reason why chocolate won't work. I have done a little investigating and the APA does have a chocolate and I'm surprised Jim didn't mention this. Chocolate Muscovy. It would seem as if the choc chickens are a darker brown than the Muscovy, but I don't think there will be a problem. I don't even have a color description yet, so some of this is premature speculation.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

Also Chocolate Runner and Call. I was just looking at the chicken part of things for similar varieties and there are none.

Correct.

w.

 

[DaveK]

You need to make em how you like em. I know I talked to Don regularly and he likes the longer backs. I am partial to that look myself. But after going to Crossroads last fall and seeing Fred's Buffs, he is doing very well with his Britt line and with more help from folks like Mr. Jones I expect Fred to be one of the best out there for some time in the Midwest.

Here's how I like them and what I believe is and still should be correct. I would put the headgear from a nice black on him though.