lady, post pics of ur birds mabe we can tell ya what breed they r.
grow, no prob always happy to help if i can.
love the pics, what beauties u all have!!!
Duckwing!?!
All be dang Claire....ours roo looks almost exactly like the one in your pic, but less than half that size. Maybe ours are not full grown yet? But crowing...hmmm. Purty trio Claire! Our little pullet is white, not sure about the others. I'm hopping around so fast these days I don't even have much time to sit and enjoy watching all our birds. : (
Sorry, no pics Silkie. Sure with I had some. No dig camera and none on film yet. I hope to be able to post some soon though. Thanks for the offer.
I'm glad to find out that duckwing refers to coloring and not breed as I had originally thought. I know quite a bit about heavy breeds, but not many others. With my sons love for smaller breeds though, I sure am learning. The funniest thing....my dh and I have never really seen a 'purposeful' use for smaller breeds, just as far as smaller eggs and meat production, but with my son buying them now and having them around we are all falling for them. My favorite so far? The golden Seabright....ohhh, so pretty. Isn't life funny? It took a 7 year old to get us to see that. lol
Christy
Duckwing refers to the pattern of various colours on the wing. In some cases it is literally a part of the variety name, in others, it is a genetic and phenotypic trait of a variety, but not included in the actual name.
First, primary patterns refer to different colours of plumage on different parts of the body. Secondary pattern refers to different colourings/markings on different parts of individual feathers. With primary colour patterns, there are usually significant pattern differences between males and females.
Colour in the feather shaft is called shafting, and depending on the variety can be a bad thing or a required thing.
http://beta.communities.fr.msn.ca/ModernGame/crossingduckwingvarieties.msnw gives a far more detailed description.
Thanks very much Suze. Nice-n-clear!
Okay thats cleared up now i want to know what "Wheaton" Means?
"Wheaton:
Male: Predominantly shiny greenish black plumage on breast, body, and tail, with bright golden red feathers on head, neck, and back and over saddle. Beard and muffs are black. Wings have a reddish brown stripe on shoulder and bow.
Female: Plumage in shades of wheat (tans to golden yellow) over most of body, with some black in tail."
Ekarius, "Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds".
What we really need is a chicken coloring book so we can practice putting the colors in the right places.
LOL!!!