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Breeding / Shafting in silvers
« on: April 23, 2012, 11:18:23 AM »
Jean, Yes I am using the ABA silver description. Should be the same as the APA silver dutch color. I have not seen LF other than in pictures. Actually have only seen a few bantams in this color. Just appears that the black stripes go almost to the head from what I have seen.
I guess I was thinking that the Ar was always in the background and this was why so many folks had trouble when they crossed different lines. The cross disturbed the different melanizers. Glad to know that there are lines that are clean of Ar to try to use.
So the birchen are solid black when hatched? I would be interested in hearing how the cross with the whites carries thru.
I have heard the old barn/paint adage many times. From other posts, is it fair to say that color comes from the male, type and maybe size from the female? I was hoping that the body was there on the bantams, now we can focus more on the color.
I guess I was thinking that the Ar was always in the background and this was why so many folks had trouble when they crossed different lines. The cross disturbed the different melanizers. Glad to know that there are lines that are clean of Ar to try to use.
So the birchen are solid black when hatched? I would be interested in hearing how the cross with the whites carries thru.
I have heard the old barn/paint adage many times. From other posts, is it fair to say that color comes from the male, type and maybe size from the female? I was hoping that the body was there on the bantams, now we can focus more on the color.