What colors are my D'anvers chicks?

[SarahLadd]

Hope you have a successful hatch with the Barbu De Watermael.

Please post chick picks.

Oh you know it.

 

[SarahLadd]

They are lovely! Porcelain, mille fluer, and lavender gold Columbian.
They are still pretty young, but I think they lack some in type. Shorter backs, thicker necks, and a more upright stance with a high tail angle (which helps shorten the appearance of the back) would be preferable. They appear to have nice full, upright breasts with good coloring. A fuller beard with a wider head would be preferable, the heads are supposed to be large and owl-like in appearance.
Some of the things I mentioned can be improved with age when they get the muscles and bones to "fill" that coat of feathers.
It sounds like all bad news, but don't be discouraged, you're not behind anyone else. They seem like good specimens for their colors. Any color other than quail really needs attention in d'Anvers and hasn't met the same level of perfection.

I finally got it. A picture of my porcelain holding up her butt

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