Yellow Spangled?

[graciel57]

I'm curious what others would call this colour. The second photo is of the bird perched on the blue pail in the first photo. I have four or five pullets like her, but most of them have variations on this colour. The cockerels tend to be more of a spread on their appearance.

Ten years ago or so I became obsessed with figuring out what made Pumpkin Hulseys that gorgeous colour of orange. Never did figure it out, and because I lost the rooster the first winter, I ended up breeding a wheaten Marans rooster to the hens I had left. After that, I bred these into some project Mille Fleur Leghorns, which is where the mottling gene came from. These birds are at least ten years away from the originals, and this particular look has only cropped in the last three years or so. I really like the look, but since they aren't really any particular breed, I don't know what to call that colour. Any ideas? And btw, if anyone knows what makes up the Pumpkin colour, I'm all ears.

 

[nicalandia]

I would call them Buff Mottled, or Buff Speckled

 

[graciel57]

Thanks for the input. I don't see calling them buff because they didn't come from buff, that look came from Pumpkin, and the roosters are nothing like the hens when they come out in this colouration--they are more white with dark pumpkin (and there is no recessive white or dominant white in them, which is so odd about the Pumpkin colour). I didn't get any roosters of that look last fall (these were hatched last November). The original Pumpkin Hulseys I used were ones called Butterscotch Pumpkin Hulseys, and I don't know if that is an official name of them or not. They could come out very white. BTW, here is the Google search for images of Butterscotch Hulsey. They look mottled even though I don't think the mottling gene is in there. https://www.google.com/search?lr=&n......0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.gGdqNY-AAZY

I didn't think before posting, I hope it's OK to put that link in. If it's not OK, please will one of the Moderators remove it. Thanks!

 

[The Moonshiner]

I would call them Buff Mottled, or Buff Speckled

Agree
The ones pictured are mottled buff.
Your more white on roosters is just the mottling. The darker buff is because they're roosters. Rooster feathers tend to look darker and shine more.
A better example of that is a blue rooster compared to a blue pullet.

 

[graciel57]

Thanks, Moonshiner. Do you meant that mottle expresses more on males than females? Or is it simply an individual thing depending on modifiers that different birds might have?
I had always thought it varied from bird to bird never minding the sex.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Thanks, Moonshiner. Do you meant that mottle expresses more on males than females? Or is it simply an individual thing depending on modifiers that different birds might have?
I had always thought it varied from bird to bird never minding the sex.

No not the mottling but the buff.
My buff males always look darker then the females. Especially hackles, saddle and backs.
Other colors are the same. Most obvious is blues.
Yes mottling doesn't matter male vs female but does individual to individual.