What is an Almond Tippler?
Author: Compiled by Wayne Frampton Date Written / Published: Tuesday 5/24/2005 9:43 PM Category: General Info Classical Almond: A rich yellowish, buff, burnt-orange colored ground, the body liberally sprinkled with dark flecking, with the flight and tail feathers showing three distinct colors, black (kite) buff (ground), and white a distinct patch work ensemble. It is also possible to create the exact dilute of this color. Spread Almond: These are the almonds referred to as “sprenkels”. The ground color resembles a washed out gray or gun metal type base, with rich dark, black flecking, The flight and tail feathers will only show two distinct colors. It is also possible to create the dilute of this color, resulting in a dun almond, with dun break. DeRoy: A DeRoy is a recessive red almond. Its body color resembles a shade in between red and yellow, (darker or lighter, the intensity varies), and may or may not exhibit darker red break here and there. The dilute of this color is something