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A
Auburn
Genotype:
Male: b/b e/e
Female: b/b e/-
B
Barred Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b or B/b1
Female: B/b or B/b1
Barred Chocolate
Genotype:
Male: B/b e/e or B/b1 e/e
Female: B/b e/- or B/b1 e/-
Barred Rusty Recessive Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b R/r sl/sl or B/b1 R/r sl/sl
Female: B/b R/r sl/sl or B/b1 R/r sl/sl
Barred Silver-Tipped Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b n/n or B/b1 n/n
Female: B/b n/- or B/b1 n/-
Barred Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b D/d or B/b1 D/d
Female: B/b D/d or B/b1 D/d
Black
Genotype:
Male: B/B
Female: B/B
Black-Winged Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1
Female: b1/b1
Black-Winged Bronze Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 pn/pn
Black-Winged Bronze Semi Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 Pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 Pn/pn
Black-Winged Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 n/n
Female: b1/b1 n/-
Black-Winged Narragansett Semi Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b’/b’ n/n Pn/pn
Female: b’/b’ n/- Pn/pn
Blue Calico
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d nn Rr
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/- R/r
Blue Cornish Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg D/d
Female: b1/b1 C/cg D/d
Blue Fall Fire Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d R/r pn/pn
Blue Fall Fire Semi Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d Rr Pnpn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d R/r Pn/pn
Blue Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/d n/n
Female: b/b D/d n/-
Blue Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/n
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/-
Blue Palm Recessive Blue
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n sl/sl
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- sl/sl
Blue Palm Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/n pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/- pn/pn
Blue Red Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/d R/r
Female: b/b D/d R/r
Blue Red Phoenix
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg D/d R/r
Female: b1/b1 C/cg D/d R/r
Blue Red Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d r/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d r/r
Blue Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d
Blue Sweetgrass Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d pn/pn
Blue-Winged Lilac
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 D/D
Female: b1/b1 D/D
Blue-Winged Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 D/d n/n
Female: b1/b1 D/d n/-
Blue-Winged Narragansett Semi Gray
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg D/d n/n
Female: b1/b1 C/cg D/d n/-
Blue-Winged Red Slate
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 D/d
Female: b1/b1 D/d
Bourbon Buff
Genotype:
Male: b/b n/n r/r
Female: b/b n/- r/r
Bourbon Red
Genotype:
Male: b/b r/r
Female: b/b r/r
Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b/b
Female: b/b
Brown-Winged Golden Silver Auburn
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 n/n R/r e/e
Female: b1/b1 n/- R/r e/-
Brown-Winged Silver Auburn
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 n/n e/e
Female: b1/b1 n/- e/-
Brown-Winged Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 n/n e/e
Female: b1/b1 n/- e/-
C
Calico
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n R/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- R/r
Chocolate
Genotype:
Male: B/B e/e
Female: B/B e/-
Chocolate Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n e/e
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- e/-
Chocolate Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg e/e
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg e/-
Cornish Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg
Female: b1/b1 C/cg
Cornish Palm Semi Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg Pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 C/cg Pn/pn
D
Dark Blue
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/cg D/d n/n
Female: b/b cg/cg D/d n/-
Dark Gray
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/cg n/n
Female: b/b cg/cg n/-
Dark Red
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/cg n/n r/r
Female: b/b cg/cg n/- r/r
Dilute Lilac Enhanced Red
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/D n/n R/r
Female: b/b D/D n/- R/r
Dilute Rusty Black
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/cg n/n R/r or B/b cg/cg n/n R/r
Female: B/B cg/cg n/- R/r or B/b cg/cg n/- R/r
Dilute Rusty Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/cg D/d n/n R/r or B/b cg/cg D/d n/n R/r
Female: B/B cg/cg D/d n/- R/r or B/b cg/cg D/d n/- R/r
F
Fall Fire
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg R/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg R/r
Fall Fire Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg R/r pn/pn
Frosted Dark Gray
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/cg n/n R/r
Female: b/b cg/cg n/- R/r
Frosted Oregon Gray
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/c n/n R/r
Female: b/b cg/c n/-R/r
G
Golden Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b/b n/n R/r
Female: b/b n/- R/r
Golden Narragansett Semi Black-Winged Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b/b1 n/n R/r
Female: b/b1 n/- R/r
Golden Narragansett Slate
Genotype:
Male: b/b n/n R/r D/d
Female: b/b n/- R/r D/d
H
Harvey Speckled
Genotype:
Male: b/b r/r **
Female: b/b r/r **
Harvey Speckled Slated
Genotype:
Male: b/b r/r D/d **
Female: b/b r/r D/d **
J
Jersey Buff
Genotype:
Male: B/B r/r
Female: B/B r/r
Jersey Buff Semi Bronze
Genotype:
Male: B/b r/r or B/b1 r/r
Female: B/b r/r or B/b1 r/r
Jersey Buff Slate Semi Bronze
Genotype:
Male: B/b r/r D/d
Female: B/b r/r D/d
L
Lavender
Genotype:
Male: B/B D/D
Female: B/B D/D
Lavender Edged Bourbon Red
Genotype:
Male: b/b r/r D/D
Female: b/b r/r D/D
Lavender Fall Fire Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D R/r pn/pn
Lavender Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D n/n
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D n/-
Lavender Red Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/D R/r
Female: b/b D/D R/r
Lavender Red Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D R/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D R/r
Lavender Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D
Lavender Sweetgrass Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/D pn/pn
Light Buff
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 n/n r/r
Female: b1/b1 n/- r/r
Light Red
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg r/r
Female: b1/b1 C/cg r/r
Light Red Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg r/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 C/cg r/r pn/pn
Lilac
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/D
Female: b/b D/D
M
Marbled Black
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/cg n/n
Female: B/B cg/cg n/-
Marbled Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/cg D/d n/n
Female: B/B cg/cg D/d n/-
Mottled Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg n/n
Female: B/b1 cg/cg n/-
Mottled Chocolate
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg n/n e/e
Female: B/b1 cg/cg n/- e/-
Mottled Chocolate Dapple
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/c n/n e/e
Female: B/b1 cg/c n/- e/-
Mottled Silver Dapple
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/c n/n
Female: B/b1 cg/c n/-
Mottled Lavender
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg D/D n/n
Female: B/b1 cg/cg D/D n/-
Mottled Rusty Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg n/n R/r
Female: B/b1 cg/cg n/- R/r
Mottled Rusty Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg n/n R/r
Female: B/b1 cg/cg n/- R/r
Mottled Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg D/d n/n
Female: B/b1 cg/cg D/d n/-
N
Narragansett
Genotype:
Male: b/b n/n
Female: b/b n/-
O
Oregon Blue
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/c D/d n/n or b/b1 cg/c D/d n/n
Female: b/b cg/c D/d n/- or b/b1 cg/c D/d n/-
Oregon Gray
Genotype:
Male: b/b cg/c n/n or b/b1 cg/c n/n
Female: b/b cg/c n/- or b/b1 cg/c n/-
P
Painted
Genotype:
Male: coming soon
Female: coming soon
Painted Recessive Blue
Genotype:
Male: coming soon
Female: coming soon
Pencilled Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- pn/pn
Pencilled Palm Semi White
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/c n/n pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/c n/- pn/pn
R
Recessive Blue Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg sl/sl
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg sl/sl
Recessive Slate
Genotype:
Male: b/b sl/sl
Female: b/b sl/sl
Recessive Lilac
Genotype:
Male: b/b r/r sl/sl
Female: b/b r/r sl/sl
Red Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b/b R/r
Female: b/b R/r
Red Lilac
Genotype:
Male: B/B r/r sl/sl
Female: B/B r/r sl/sl
Red Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n r/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- r/r
Red Palm Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n r/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- r/r pn/pn
Red Phoenix Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 C/cg R/r pn/pn
Red Phoenix Semi Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg R/r Pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 C/cg R/r Pn/pn
Red Slate
Genotype:
Male: b/b D/d
Female: b/b D/d
Red Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg r/r
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg r/r
Regal Red
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 r/r
Female: b1/b1 r/r
Royal Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/-
Royal Palm Semi White
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/c n/n
Female: b1/b1 cg/c n/-
Rusty Black
Genotype:
Male: B/B R/r or B/b R/r
Female: B/B R/r or B/b R/r
Rusty Brown
Genotype:
Male: B/B e/e R/r or B/b e/e R/r
Female: B/B e/- R/r or B/b e/- R/r
Rusty Dapple
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/c n/n R/r or B/b cg/c n/n R/r
Female: B/B cg/c n/- R/r or B/b cg/c n/- R/r
Rusty Lavender
Genotype:
Male: B/B D/D R/r or B/b D/D R/r
Female: B/B D/D R/r or B/b D/D R/r
Rusty Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/B D/d R/r or B/b D/d R/r
Female: B/B D/d R/r or B/b D/d R/r
S
Self Buff
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 e/e n/n r/r
Female: b1/b1 e/- n/- r/r
Silver Auburn
Genotype:
Male: b/b e/e n/n
Female: b/b e/- n/-
Silver Dapple
Genotype:
Male: B/B cg/c n/n or B/b cg/c n/n
Female: B/B cg/c n/- or B/b cg/c n/-
Silver-Tipped Black
Genotype:
Male: B/B n/n
Female: B/B n/-
Silver-Tipped Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/B D/d n/n
Female: B/B D/d n/-
Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/B D/d
Female: B/B D/d
Spotted (Nebraskan)
Genotype:
Male: b/b sp/sp
Female: b/b sp/sp
Sweetgrass
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg
Sweetgrass Pencilled
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg pn/pn
T
Tiger Bronze
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 C/cg pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 C/cg pn/pn
Tri Color Mottled Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 C/cg n/n
Female: B/b1 C/cg n/-
Tri-Color Mottled Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg
Female: B/b1 cg/cg
Tri-Color Mottled Rusty Black
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg R/r
Female: B/b1 cg/cg R/r
Tri-Color Mottled Rusty Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg R/r D/d
Female: B/b1 cg/cg R/r D/d
Tri-Color Mottled Slate
Genotype:
Male: B/b1 cg/cg D/d
Female: B/b1 cg/cg D/d
Tri-Color Pencilled Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg n/n R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg n/- R/r pn/pn
Tri-Color Pencilled Blue Palm
Genotype:
Male: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/n R/r pn/pn
Female: b1/b1 cg/cg D/d n/- R/r pn/pn
W
White
Genotype:
Male: b/b c/c or B/B c/c or b1/b1 c/c
Female: b/b c/c or B/B c/c or b1/b1 c/c
More Information
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