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The thing with 'incomplete' patterns is that they often come from heterozygous gene pairs. Basically because they are from a mix of patterns and may only have one 'correct' gene out of each possible plumage gene pair that would make up a specific pattern. In this case rather than having Co/Co...

I'm not NatJ, but as I recall, mille fleur is basically gold Columbian with mottling. Mottling is a recessive gene, so none of the first generation cross will be mille fleur, but all of them will carry mottling. You should see some individuals that are incomplete quail like the hens and some...

This sounds like they have one pea comb gene and one not-pea-comb gene. They often look like small, fat single combs that make s-shapes. Inbreeding really isn't as big of a problem with chickens as it can be with mammals...

Leg feathering is actually caused by several genes that produce feathering on different parts of the leg, most dominant but some recessive. Crossing feathered legs to clean legs over generations can result in a whole spectrum of different leg feathering amounts, and those recessive genes can pop...