Genetics Oddities Thread

[JacinLarkwell]

Do you have any white or mostly white birds that could’ve concealed the barring? I’m assuming his father is clearly unbarred?

Her father was either two mixes (with no barring in the background) or a hatchery white orpington (Not sure where the barring would have come from there either though).

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Her father was either two mixes (with no barring in the background) or a hatchery white orpington (Not sure where the barring would have come from there either though).

(Oops about the pronoun switch)
If the orp is recessive white, he could potentially be hiding barring, though that seems a bit unlikely unless the hatchery also carries cuckoo orps. The only other explanation I can think of is that a barred rooster somehow had access to the mother at some point. Keep in mind that hens can store sperm for a surprisingly long time.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

(Oops about the pronoun switch)
If the orp is recessive white, he could potentially be hiding barring, though that seems a bit unlikely unless the hatchery also carries cuckoo orps. The only other explanation I can think of is that a barred rooster somehow had access to the mother at some point. Keep in mind that hens can store sperm for a surprisingly long time.

Would have had at least a few feathers on the legs If it had been the cochin. Plus he never was able to go and breed with the Spitzhaubens.

Hatchery the orpington came from doesn't carry barred or cuckoo orpingtons

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's Smarty Pants's Daughter, Sassy Pants.

Timeline:
2020-2021

2022
(Always had white in wings, never had white under-fluff, just a note)

Pictures Continued: 2022

Almost done

Complete transformation

 

[Cold-Blood]

Here's Smarty Pants's Daughter, Sassy Pants.

Timeline:
2020-2021View attachment 3363451View attachment 33634532022
(Always had white in wings, never had white under-fluff, just a note)View attachment 3363456View attachment 3363462View attachment 3363463View attachment 3363465Pictures Continued: 2022View attachment 3363468View attachment 3363469View attachment 3363470View attachment 3363471View attachment 3363473View attachment 3363475Almost doneView attachment 3363476View attachment 3363478Complete transformationView attachment 3363481

That's quite interesting! How old is she?

 

[MysteryChicken]

That's quite interesting! How old is she?

She's 2 this year. Will be 3, next year in either May, or June.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Mother (I wish I had a better picture):

Daughter:

Each have one gold eye and one brown eye. Out of the three daughters we hatched from Coco, the mother, this girl is the only one that it passed down to.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Mother (I wish I had a better picture):View attachment 3363489

Daughter:View attachment 3363490

Each have one gold eye and one brown eye. Out of the three daughters we hatched from Coco, the mother, this girl is the only one that it passed down to.

That's neat looking.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Anymore oddballs out there?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Not really apart from just fun colors and mixes here. But I'm not hatching right now either so I won't have growout birds for a few months