Rural Gardening: Midwest Funny Farm Hatch Commencing..., 1 by DrDoolotz

DrDoolotz wrote:
Hi Miss Jestr!

Partridge markings can occur in many different breeds - it is a color definition. The mature feathers will be brown with mottled markings of darker brown and almost black. I think it is a very pretty marking. I have partridge silkies, partridge rocks (like barred rocks but they are not black and white, they are partridge), and there are partridge cochins too. I think quite a few other breeds come in the partridge color type.

Here is a picture of a mature partridge rock hen, so you can see what the coloring looks like. Partridge birds should all be some variation of this kind of coloring.

Claire


This message was edited Feb 3, 2009 9:45 AM