What breeds have this coloration?

[Chicken317]

Have some roosters with this beautiful golden yellow color

I wish to get more like this but I don't know what breeds have this. Most of my chickens are mix breeds, with makes for beautiful bird variety. What breeds have this beautiful golden yellow?

 

[WingItRanch]

@MysteryChicken might be able to help

 

[MysteryChicken]

Have some roosters with this beautiful golden yellow color
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I wish to get more like this but I don't know what breeds have this. Most of my chickens are mix breeds, with makes for beautiful bird variety. What breeds have this beautiful golden yellow?

Some varieties of American Gamefowl, & Easter Eggers will have these colors.

These guys should be able to pass it down to their Offspring though as they're dominant.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Since those are mixed breeds, it's hard to exactly replicate.
But, here's a more silvery version, for example. The Silver Barnevelder:

I actually find the hens even more beautiful than the roosters of this breed.
Another mixed breed that often has color patterns like this is the Easter egger mutt-breed, which is commonly sold and easy to get. However, you'll never have a total guarantee of what they'll look like.

And, just for fun, there's a rather exotic longtailed breed called the Phoenix that comes in this color. (It's called gold duckwing.)

 

[TheOddOneOut]

And also, you can probably just replicate it if you breed the birds you already have! If you choose hens with similar colorations (darker bodies, lighter/golden necks, for example) and cross them with the roosters pictured, many off their offspring will likely share that golden leakage trait. (Leakage is what you call the brighter shoulder/saddle feathers on a solid-colored bird.)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

And also, you can probably just replicate it if you breed the birds you already have! If you choose hens with similar colorations (darker bodies, lighter/golden necks, for example) and cross them with the roosters pictured, many off their offspring will likely share that golden leakage trait. (Leakage is what you call the brighter shoulder/saddle feathers on a solid-colored bird.)

Thank you for explaining leakage! Now will you explain duckwing please?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Thank you for explaining leakage! Now will you explain duckwing please?

I can give it a shot!
As your point may have been, they're not so different. But while leakage is generally a more random pattern popping up in mutts, duckwing is a pattern specifically bred for and is also widely considered the "wildtype" coloration. I don't know a ton about the genetics of the pattern, but for looks: Females will generally be an ombre of brown, with darker wings/tail and lighter neck/chest. Males will be solid black on their chests, undercarriage, and tails, but will have bright gold necks/saddles and more russety shoulders. There is also a silver variation of duckwing, where the males would have silvery white feathers in place of the gold or russet. And the females will still be brown but with a silver neck and a fawn chest.
Here are some Gold Duckwing OEGBs:

I believe the coloration got its name from the fact that the primary wing feathers are black, while the secondaries aren't, giving their wings an appearance similar to some ducks.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you so much! I feel so much smarter already!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Thank you for explaining leakage! Now will you explain duckwing please?

Also, golden duckwing can only truly be present in males. Females are either gold or silver. Males have two copies so have the ability to be both. Golden is the combination of a gold and silver gene (plus possibly other diluters). This means golden duckwing doesn’t breed true unlike silver or black breasted red (gold duckwing). I believe the counterpart for a golden duckwing is a silver duckwing female (at least that’s how the hatcheries often sell sell them meaning they’re using silver males over gold females)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Also, golden duckwing can only truly be present in males. Females are either gold or silver. Males have two copies so have the ability to be both. Golden is the combination of a gold and silver gene (plus possibly other diluters). This means golden duckwing doesn’t breed true unlike silver or black breasted red (gold duckwing). I believe the counterpart for a golden duckwing is a silver duckwing female (at least that’s how the hatcheries often sell sell them meaning they’re using silver males over gold females)

Okay now my head is spinning. I just wanted enough info to be able to say, That chicken is a this or a that by looking at it ... not to know its DNA back several generations!