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This is the full index: every reference article on Chicken Color Standards, grouped and linked from one page. If you're looking for a specific colour or gene and don't want to hunt through the homepage or the nav bar, start here.

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Genetics Guide How the whole system works Glossary Every term and colour locus Chicken Anatomy Comb, wing, tail, saddle & cushion explained FAQ Common questions, answered About & Methodology Who writes it, and the sources Links & Resources Open standards, breed associations & tools

Patterns & mechanisms

Pattern genes Lacing, pencilling, spangling Linked genes Db, Ml & Pg travel together Sex-linked genes Sexing chicks by colour Chick down sexing Pullet or cockerel at hatch Mottling The white tip, many standards Barred & Cuckoo The sex-linked barring gene Brown vs Wheaten Base Same look, different Extension allele

Colours & varieties

Partridge & Duckwing The wildtype base Salmon The Faverolles wheaten colour Blue, Splash & Black One gene, three looks Lavender Self-blue, and how it hides Isabel Lavender on a gold base Chocolate Sex-linked warm brown White Dominant vs recessive Mille Fleur The tricolour pattern Porcelain Lavender-softened mille fleur Tollbunt Laced and mottled together Buff Columbian Black, Blue & Splash Columbian markings Buff White Columbian Often called "lemon pyle" — why it isn't true pyle

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