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| Genotype | Variety | Phenotype Adults |
|---|---|---|
| bb ee (e-) | Auburn |   |
| Bb Bb’ | Barred Black |   |
| Bb ee (e-) Bb’ ee (e-) | Barred Chocolate |   |
| Bb Rr slsl Bb’ Rr slsl | Barred Rusty Recessive Slate |  |
| Bb nn (n-) Bb’ nn (n-) | Barred Silver-Tipped Black |  |
| Bb Dd Bb’ Dd | Barred Slate |  |
| BB | Black |   |
| b’b’ | Black Winged Bronze |   |
| b’b’ pnpn | Black Winged Bronze Pencilled |  |
| b’b’ Pnpn | Black Winged Bronze Semi-Pencilled |  |
| b’b’ nn (n-) | Black Winged Narragansett |   |
| b’b’ nn (n-) Pnpn | Black Winged Narragansett Semi-Pencilled |  |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd nn (n-) Rr | Blue Calico |  |
| b’b’ Ccg Dd | Blue Cornish Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd Rr pnpn | Blue Fall Fire Pencilled |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd Rr Pnpn | Blue Fall Fire Semi-Pencilled |   |
| bb Dd nn (n-) | Blue Narragansett |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd nn (n-) | Blue Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd nn (n-) pnpn | Blue Palm Pencilled |   |
| bb Dd Rr | Blue Red Bronze |   |
| b’b’ Ccg Dd Rr | Blue Red Phoenix |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd rr | Blue Red Sweetgrass |  |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd | Blue Sweetgrass |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd pnpn | Blue Sweetgrass Pencilled |   |
| b’b’ DD | Blue-Winged Lilac |   |
| b’b’ Dd nn (n-) | Blue-Winged Narragansett |  |
| b’b’ Ccg Dd nn (n-) | Blue-Winged Narragansett Semi-Gray |  |
| b’b’ Dd | Blue-Winged Red Slate |   |
| bb nn (n-) rr | Bourbon Buff |   |
| bb rr | Bourbon Red |   |
| bb | Bronze |   |
| b’b’ nn (n-) Rr ee (e-) | Brown-Winged Golden Silver Auburn |  |
| b’b’ nn (n-) ee (e-) | Brown-Winged Silver Auburn |   |
| b’b’ nn (n-) ee (e-) | Brown-Winged Narragansett |  |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) Rr | Calico |  |
| BB ee (e-) | Chocolate |   |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) ee (e-) | Chocolate Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgcg ee (e-) | Chocolate Sweetgrass |  |
| b’b’ Ccg | Cornish Palm |   |
| b’b’ Ccg Pnpn | Cornish Palm (semi-pencilled) |   |
| bb cgcg Dd nn (n-) | Dark Blue |   |
| bb cgcg nn (n-) | Dark Gray |   |
| bb cgcg nn (n-) rr | Dark Red |  |
| bb DD nn (n-) Rr | Dilute Lilac Semi-Red |  |
| BB cgcg nn (n-) Rr Bb cgcg nn (n-) Rr | Dilute Rusty Black |   |
| BB cgcg Dd nn (n-) Rr Bb cgcg Dd nn (n-) Rr | Dilute Rusty Slate |  |
| b’b’ cgcg Rr | Fall Fire |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Rr pnpn | Fall Fire Pencilled |   |
| bb cgcg nn (n-) Rr | Frosted Dark Gray |  |
| bb cgc nn (n-) Rr | Frosted Oregon Gray |  |
| bb nn (n-) Rr | Golden Narragansett |   |
| bb’ nn (n-) Rr | Golden Narragansett (split b’) |   |
| bb nn (n-) Rr Dd | Golden Narragansett Slate |  |
| bb rr ** | Harvey Speckled |   |
| BB rr | Jersey Buff |  |
| Bb rr Bb’ rr | Jersey Buff (split base color) |   |
| BB rr Dd | Jersey Buff Slate |  |
| BB DD | Lavender |  |
| bb rr DD | Lavender Edged Bourbon Red |  |
| b’b’ cgcg DD Rr pnpn | Lavender Fall Fire Pencilled |  |
| bb DD Rr | Lavender Red Bronze |   |
| b’b’ Ccg DD Rr | Lavender Red Phoenix |  |
| b’b’ cgcg DD Rr | Lavender Red Sweetgrass |  |
| b’b’ cgcg DD pnpn | Lavender Sweetgrass Pencilled |  |
| b’b’ nn (n-) rr | Light Buff |   |
| b’b’ Ccg rr | Light Red |  |
| b’b’ Ccg rr pnpn | Light Red Pencilled |  |
| bb DD | Lilac |   |
| BB cgcg nn (n-) | Marbled Black |  |
| BB cgcg Dd nn (n-) | Marbled Slate |  |
| Bb’ cgcg nn (n-) | Mottled Black |   |
| Bb’ cgcg nn (n-) ee (e-) | Mottled Chocolate |   |
| Bb’ cgc nn (n-) ee (e-) | Mottled Chocolate Dapple |   |
| Bb’ cgc nn (n-) | Mottled Silver Dapple |  |
| Bb’ cgcg DD nn (n-) | Mottled Lavender |  |
| Bb’ cgcg nn (n-) Rr | Mottled Rusty Black |   |
| Bb’ cgcg nn (n-) Rr | Mottled Rusty Slate |  |
| Bb’ cgcg Dd nn (n-) | Mottled Slate |   |
| bb nn (n-) | Narragansett |   |
| bb cgc Dd nn (n-) | Oregon Blue |   |
| bb cgc nn (n-) | Oregon Gray |   |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) pnpn | Pencilled Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgc nn (n-) pnpn | Pencilled Palm Semi-White |  |
| b’b’ cgcg slsl | Recessive Blue Sweetgrass |  |
| bb slsl | Recessive Slate |   |
| bb rr slsl | Recessive Lilac |   |
| bb Rr | Red Bronze |   |
| BB rr slsl | Red Lilac |  |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) rr | Red Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) rr pnpn | Red Palm Pencilled |   |
| b’b’ Ccg Rr pnpn | Red Phoenix Pencilled |  |
| b’b’ Ccg Rr Pnpn | Red Phoenix Semi-Pencilled |   |
| bb Dd | Red Slate |  |
| b’b’ cgcg rr | Red Sweetgrass |   |
| b’b’ rr | Regal Red |   |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) | Royal Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgc nn (n-) | Royal Palm Semi-White |  |
| BB Rr Bb Rr | Rusty Black |   |
| BB ee (e-) Rr Bb ee (e-) Rr | Rusty Brown |  |
| BB cgc nn (n-) Rr Bb cgc nn (n-) Rr | Rusty Dapple |   |
| BB DD Rr Bb DD Rr | Rusty Lavender |   |
| BB Dd Rr Bb Dd Rr | Rusty Slate |   |
| b’b’ nn (n-) rr ee (e-) | Self Buff |   |
| bb nn (n-) ee (e-) | Silver Auburn |  |
| BB cgc nn (n-) Bb cgc nn (n-) | Silver Dapple |   |
| BB nn (n-) | Silver Tipped Black |   |
| BB nn (n-) Dd | Silver Tipped Slate |  |
| BB Dd | Slate |   |
| bb spsp | Spotted |   |
| b’b’ cgcg | Sweetgrass |   |
| b’b’ cgcg pnpn | Sweetgrass Pencilled |   |
| b’b’ Ccg pnpn | Tiger Bronze |  |
| Bb’ Ccg nn (n-) | Tri Color Mottled Black |   |
| Bb’ cgcg | Tri-Color Mottled Black |   |
| Bb’ cgcg Rr | Tri-Color Mottled Rusty Black |   |
| Bb’ cgcg Rr Dd | Tri-Color Mottled Rusty Slate |  |
| Bb’ cgcg Dd | Tri-Color Mottled Slate |   |
| b’b’ cgcg nn (n-) Rr pnpn | Tri-Color Pencilled Palm |   |
| b’b’ cgcg Dd nn (n-) Rr pnpn | Tri-Color Pencilled Blue Palm |   |
| bb cc b’b’ cc BB cc | White |   |
More Information
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