Bronze

Bronze is a factor that affects different areas of the bird depending on the breed and type of Bronze.
This first set of pictures are some different variations of Modena Bronze.
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Bronze Modena

This is a classic Modena Bronze on T-Pattern Check.  Always distinguished by a solid colored wing shield.

Picture courtesy of Steve Ceasar

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Bronze-Tri Modena

This is Modena Bronze on a Checker pattern.  The Check pattern is always visible on Bronze-Tri birds.

Picture courtesy of Steve Ceasar

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Another variation of Bronze-Tri

These birds can sometimes appear similar to Dominant Opal.  Notice the Black tail bar which rules out Dominant Opal.

Picture courtesy of Steve Ceasar

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Milky Bronze Modena

A beautiful combination of Milky and Bronze on a Check pattern.

Picture courtesy of Steve Ceasar

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Blue Gazzi Modena hen

This is Modena Bronze on a Blue Bar basis.  In Modenas, this is often called just "Blue".  Note the Bronze colored bars that distinguish this color from regular blue bars.

Picture courtesy of Joel Smith -- Malibu Loft

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Sulphur Bronze Gazzi Modena

This bird shows a combination of  Bronze and Dilute.  Sulphur in Modenas is the Dilute of Bronze.

Picture courtesy of Steve Ceasar

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Blue (Bronze) Grizzle Modena

This is a combination of Modena Bronze and Grizzle on a Blue Bar basis.  As in the Blue Gazzi right above, notice the Bronze colored bars.

Picture courtesy of Lazy R Loft

 
Archangel Bronze affects the head, neck, breast, and undersides of the bird.  There is basically only one Bronze colorations in Archangels:  Copper and Gold.  Copper is based on wild-type and Gold is in combination with Pale.  These can be on Black Wings, Blue Wings, and White Wings.
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Gold Blackwing
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Copper Whitewing
Tippler/Roller Bronze affects the entire body of the bird, giving it a rich copper coloring.
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Tippler Bronze

Picture courtesy of Susie Neal

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Bronze Mottle Show Tippler

Picture courtesy of Susie Neal

Following are some other variations of Bronze coloring on other breeds.
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Ochre Catalonian Tumbler cock

Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)

 

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