Chortle Chook Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'm still trying to get to grips with the names for all the different feather patterns. The books I've found just show an individual feather for any given pattern and not what you see on the overall hen. If anyone knows of a book that really shows the different patterns I'd love to know what it is as I could do with it in my reference library. . . or failing that please post a pix of any differently patterned chook you may have. I've been trying to think of all that there are and have so far come up with: millfleur, barred, cuckoo, splash, chamois, lemon, . . . do please add to the list for me. If we got a good list then perhaps it could be made into a sticky for general advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Chamois and lemon are colours not a pattern To add to your list Mottled, spangled, double laced, triple laced, pencilled, tolbunt, speckled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 and to make it easier for you the patterns are called differently when they come in different colours. I have 2 wyandottes with the same pattern feathers one is partridge the other is pencilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh wo I'd been wondering exactly what a partridge is I had sort of decided it must be 'neck one colour and body another' but then what is a typical black and white Sussex or a typical brown and black Vorwerk I have a chamois Poland and in the picture books a black and white version of her is called a 'silver laced' so is my Chamois Poland actually a 'buff laced'? Talk about confused.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Different shades of buff are called different things - lemon and chamois are shades of buff So your Poland is a chamois laced To confuse you even more the laced varieties are called different things - buff, silver and gold laced refer to the background but blue laced refers to the lacing The white with black neck classic light sussex type feathering is called light in Sussex and Brahma, Ermine in Faverolles and Columbian in Wyandottes Sometimes its best not to think too hard about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 No wonder the books kinda skip over this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
