Blue Trout, Apricot & Brown Trout

 The following information is for genetic research only, these birds are not owned by K&S Waterfowl Farm but by friends and fellow waterfowl breeders. We are no longer breeding Trout patterned birds but love the color pattern and find it very interesting from a breeding starting point.

 

After the previous post, I was doing more research and came across some other interesting birds, all in the same "trout" series, but variations on the same.

 

Blue Trout is the same as regular Trout with the addition of one (heterozygous) Blue gene, making them 'BLUE Trout'

Male: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ Blbl⁺ C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ D⁺D⁺ Bu⁺Bu⁺
Female: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ Blbl⁺ C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ D⁺- Bu⁺-

 

 

Blue Trout Drake and Blue Trout Hen (background), Trout Hen Foreground. Photo from Geese Wranglers LLC. Thanks Kathy!!! **This was our original source of the Trouts we bred from.**

http://www.geesewranglersllc.com/

 

 

Apricot is the same as regular Trout with the addition of two (homozygous) Blue genes, making them 'SPLASH Trout'

Male: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ BlBl C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ D⁺D⁺ Bu⁺Bu⁺
Female: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ BlBl C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ D⁺- Bu⁺-

 

 

Photo from Quacky Acres Gamebird Farm

 

 

Then these I ran across just looking for pictures to better explain some things. These birds are owned by Keystone Waterfowl Farm and are Brown Trout. Without seeing them in person I think they are regular Trout with the Brown dilution gene added in making them brown where they would be black. (Like a Gold Welsh Harlequin.)

Male: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ bl⁺bl⁺ C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ dd Bu⁺Bu⁺ 
Female: M⁺M⁺ lili e⁺e⁺ bl⁺bl⁺ C⁺C⁺ B⁺B⁺ r⁺r⁺ d- Bu⁺-

(I think these are the correct genotypes for them.)
 

 

Photo from Keystone Waterfowl Farm

http://www.keystonewaterfowl.com/