The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[kwarren6271]

Can you explain what Dun is? I mean appearance, where it comes from, and what's it's effect on offspring color. I've seen threads where it appears white, khaki, or mauve. I'm so confused.

I bred chocolate Orps for a while, great lines. My girls were aging out so I bought some replacement girls from another line. The new line matched up perfectly with mine, type, color etc. Well to make a long story short....all hell broke loose. I have white(females only) with the same eye and shank color as my chocolate. The males looked chocolate but had a few splashes of white here and there. They're beautiful and in my general flock because I don't have a clue what they are. I had to revamp my whole breeding program.

 

[The Moonshiner]

 

[troyer]

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You"ll make a "splash" with these!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

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Blue silver duckwing?

 

[The Moonshiner]

All from blue/blue mottled project so blue or splash with or without mottled.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

All from blue/blue mottled project so blue or splash with or without mottled.

That's what I figured for the hen, but I couldn't tell woth the rest. She's lovely though, like snowfall

 

[The Moonshiner]

That's what I figured for the hen, but I couldn't tell woth the rest. She's lovely though, like snowfall

That's Shabby. She's a blue mottled.

 

[Amer]

All from blue/blue mottled project so blue or splash with or without mottled.

How do you know which ones are blue mottled, splash, or splash mottled?

 

[The Moonshiner]

How do you know which ones are blue mottled, splash, or splash mottled?

I clearly didn't think that part through. Some are gonna be difficult so I'll test breed when needed.

 

[Amer]

I clearly didn't think that part through. Some are gonna be difficult so I'll test breed when needed.

For my d'Anvers I just don't breed from blue quail cockerels, then I don't have to deal with splash quail, since they're not recognized. It might be a waste of a cockerel, but oh well.