all this talk lately about tolbunt I had to go look them up. They are pretty but I was wondering what would the color/pattern be called? Is there any place that explains the coloring of them? thanks
In most Tolbunts it is a Gold Laced feathering with white tips - Can be done with a Millie Fleur type pattarn over a Gold Laced pattern. However, the desired color for Tolbunts is actually the Mille Fleur/Brown Partridge type, where there is no lacing but instead the feather should be 50% reddish brown, then with a 25% black blob, then a 25% white tip.
Since the genetic and physical diversity of Tolbunts is so slim in the US, though, most Tolbunts have a very "mish-mash" type coloring where each feather or region of feathers holds a different percentage, and in most cases the feathers have black lacing, not "blobs."
The hobby name is Tolbunt, it is fairly common in Europe.
Genetically it is a Mottled Gold Laced bird. eb/eb Co/Co Ml/M/ Pg/Pg mo/mo
Many people mix it up with the Mille Fleur which is similar but not the same.
Crossing to Mille Fleur creates major problems.
David