Quote: I believe if a bird is really Partridge the pattern will show up on the younger birds, even the males. If there is no patterning on the boys when they are young then they are not Partridge and they will not throw properly patterned females. Partridge, BB Red and Wheaten all have exactly the same colored males in other breeds, but only Partridge shows the pattern gene on the females - and to use a boy that doesn't show the patterning when young would not be wise. If we want to actually breed Partridge, we need to look for the patterning in their feathers.
Wait on the comb - I noticed when my boy's comb started to grow it looked like horns - now it is smoothing out to look like the big walnut comb. And yes, sometimes bearded birds have small wattles. Hopefully they won't grow too big, the SOP does allow for small wattles on the bearded males - but they must stay small. If they get bigger then you don't have a Walnut comb (that suppresses the wattles along with the beard) and his comb may end up being odd.