What's the rarest breed or variety you have?

[BigBlueHen53]

Ugh, arthritis. Typos. I got excited and forgot to check my spelling. Sorry!

 

[MeanCheek]

Whereabouts in MT are you? I lived for a year in Hamilton. Beautiful country, 3 months of the year!

Just outside of Missoula. Somtimes I drive to Hamilton.

 

[Cynthia12]

I had a pretty girl.. Cuckoo Bluebar.

 

[MeanCheek]

I had a pretty girl.. Cuckoo Blubar. View attachment 3111415View attachment 3111416

Blubar?

 

[Cynthia12]

Nn .. not rare, but the ones with a nice full front beard is hard to find. I hatched her.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I had a pretty girl.. Cuckoo Blubar. View attachment 3111415View attachment 3111416

What do you call that kind of comb? She's very pretty.

 

[Cynthia12]

Bluebar..left the .. e out .. sorry.

 

[Cynthia12]

What do you call that kind of comb? She's very pretty.

. lol

 

[kurby22]

No, Khaki is to Fawn as Splash is to Blue. You will get a certain portion of Khakis from breeding Fawns just because of how the gene works. Basically, if your bird carries one copy of dun (I^d / i+), they are Fawn (or Dun, depending on the breed, but it's the same genetically), and if they carry two copies (I^d / I^d), they are Khaki.

Here's one of my Fawn Silver Duckwing boys and one of my Khaki Silver Duckwing boys as a comparison. The Khakis do have a faint hint of a sort of brownish-gray off-white to the parts that the Fawns have brown, but it's hard to see unless you're looking closely so they mostly just look white.

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Khaki Silver Duckwing hens are a little bit more colorful because of the touch of salmon in their chests. This is a Fawn Silver Duckwing hen and a Khaki Silver Duckwing pullet:

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Sadly, those are the two girls that a hawk got, so I no longer have them here. Both boys are still around, though, of course.

They are super gorgeous!! Where do you find these colors?? I think I need them

 

[BigBlueHen53]

. lol

Lol. Looks like she wouldn't be able to see past it very well. ..