Champagne Blond

Introduction to the mutation that is described on this page. Allele symbol Cb.

Etymology and Discovery

B&H 1965

Status

Consensus and personal opinions^Henk69. Discussions can be summarized here, including personal findings^Henk69.

Degree of dominance

Dominance order; see also Heterozygosity.

Phenotypic effect

general effects on both genders

Heterozygosity

• The typical champagne blonde heterozygote chick down pattern is wild type.
• The adult male is like the "golden duckwing" of the fancier, with a light buffy hackle with some of this buffiness also evident in the tips of the saddle feathers.
• The adult female shows almost "silver" phenotype, with very light buff replacing the red areas of the plumage. Apparently only the red areas are affected.

Role in certain complex phenotypes

Buff