What is the proper Color called on this rooster?

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I know what breed he is but what would his coloring be called?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Fudgie]

wheaton maybe?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Columbian?

 

[Dustin Biery]

The closest you will get is probably columbian.

 

[whatthecluck]

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shows you how much I know! I thought wheaton was "wheat" colored or golden yikes...off to google wheaton images

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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shows you how much I know! I thought wheaton was "wheat" colored or golden yikes...off to google wheaton images

You're right. Don't be so hard on yourself.

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Hmmm I had never even heard of columbian coloring


He is just known as 'the white chicken' around here lol

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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He doesn't have a "clean" columbian pattern, but he's close. Click on the link to see an example of the true columbian pattern. You'll have to scroll down a ways.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyand.html

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Thanks, I found it.

Is columbian a good coloring to have? Is it a popular color?


I was thinking of breeding him to my EE hen and hatching out a few chicks.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

There is no "good" or "bad" colour. There are recognised colours/varieties, and for showing and breeding for sale this can be important, but for breeding your own birds for your backyard flock, do what makes you happy.


Wheaten males have a mostly black body; females have a wheat-coloured body: (from feathersite)