Black gold

[Holly Frosch]

Our hands are pretty full with the brown reds, but the black golds do sound interesting. I'd say take heart! Don't give up! But ... I understand that it is a lot of work. Lol.

Do we have something along these lines in this pullet (she's from this year's March hatch)? Lighter than our brown reds, she's pretty striking - would like to see a black beard, though.




One of our 'oopses', her mom's out of brown reds and I believe dad's a blue birchen (Andalusian in his background - pea comb, but beardless with white earlobes). Here's her brother:


No plans on using these guys, just curious.

[John W Blehm]

These photos are of a couple pullets that were close to black gold 10 years ago.  I had one that was very nice, but died.

[Mike Gilbert]

All the above birds appear to be black golds.   Black gold is just the gold version of Silver Sussex coloring, and there will always be some variability in its' expression.

[Suki]

They are pretty but the way the APA has gone because of its own mistakes, none of that is going to happen anytime soon.  What a shame.  A pity that there is isn't another poultry standards body.