wow. thats a very strange bird. never seen lavender leak black at all, its genetic freak, you should keep it and see if you reproduce its effect and maybe pin down what causing this effect
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I have my first bunch hatching from this year and I just had a solid white chick hatch - I think someone else had this, but rather than go back and read it all, I thought I'd just post and see if someone has had a white chick pop up. I'm going to let it grow out and see what it feathers out like - but is this one I should even bother keeping?
it could be recessive white, but will know for sure if it turns out to be fully white when adult.. have you try to introduce Fibromelanotic to the mix? I believe the same gene inhibiting Id and Barring allowing for light slate shanks could allow Fibromelanotic to enhance the shank color to a True Dark slate shank color. and the Id and barring link would prevent their skin and face turning black at all..Niclandia - could this be a recessive white that would help in finally getting the slate legs??? this chick has white legs, solid white feathering -
do the Fibromelanotic cross with your lavender and report to us ok, we will all learn from youthanks, I'll see how it feathers out and what sex it is, then make a decision as to what to do with it
sorry, please clarify what Fibromelanotic is again, I'm not sure I completely understand. Are you saying if this bird feathers out solid white, cross it with the Lavender cuckoo and see what happens?do the Fibromelanotic cross with your lavender and report to us ok, we will all learn from you
ok seems you got lost on one of my post.. you see the two birds I posted? they are not supose to have Black/slate shanks, first because Id and Barring prevents it...BUT both birds have white silkie mothers, seems like recessive white and Lavender are able to partially inhibit Id(responsible for white shanks) now why Barring birds cant have slate shanks, because Id and Barring are linked by 1 or 2 centimorgan which is very very close you would need to hatch 1000 chicks for the link to be broken and expect around 10 birds to hatch with black/slate shanks...BUT seems like recessive white and lavender inhibit(prevent) Id from fully expressing and therefore show some pigment on the shanks....sorry, please clarify what Fibromelanotic is again, I'm not sure I completely understand. Are you saying if this bird feathers out solid white, cross it with the Lavender cuckoo and see what happens?
LOL! That is great news though.the mystery of the white chick has been solved..... umI forgot I had some blue wheaten eggs in the incubator
what a dummy I am
keep us updated on their progressthe mystery of the white chick has been solved..... umI forgot I had some blue wheaten eggs in the incubator
what a dummy I am