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I want some PIE! I really would like some fertile eggs from him. Later though. The other guy does look like he may have some mottling.
I don't know the cause, but I can tell you if you want it, use RED solid NN's to get it.
Color howed up easily after an infusion of New Hamspshire Red.
Breeds easily!
I can confirm that using solid Buff birds *did not work* well at all.I've been reading a little bit on mille pattern. So far as I understand it... the lack of the black bar is due to genes that repress the black pigments. I suspected it but someone brought up the fact if you use buffs in a mille project it will cause a lot of problems in a mille project because buff is a very genetically complex color with lots of genes, including some that repress black pigments.. causing mottles without or poor amount of black bars.
Your New Hampshire comment seems to confirm this as they are supposed to be solid colored except for black tail.. and lighter than RIR, even the 'poorly red' hatchery RIR.
German line seem to even more clear bodied- their hackles saddles and wings usually are so clear of any black, Probably extra useful for the goal of mottles without the black. Hmm.
I think Pie may carry Mottling. Just hard to tell with the Barring.I want some PIE!
I really would like some fertile eggs from him. Later though.
The other guy does look like he may have some mottling.
I think Pie may carry Mottling. Just hard to tell with the Barring.
I can confirm that using solid Buff birds *did not work* well at all.
Anyway, point is - LOOK FOR BUFF COLUMBIAN NN HENS - and breed to (in order of best results) Aloha, really well spotted Speckled Sussex, or possibly Juibilee Orp or maybe Swedish Flower. That will get you this color.
His great gma was Thing One or Two, both had mottled houdan for one parent (not sure if it was father or mother) anyway, they did not show anything, they were solid black, so I know there is mottling POSSIBILITY in his ancestry. I know he descends from one of the Things b/c of his split comb. There is also lots of barring in my current flock b/c of a bottle necking of genetics a couple of years ago due to catastrophic loss of most of my flock. Either way something genetically is "screwing" w/ his barred patterning, which in my opinion can only be good, lol. Mottling would be a cool and welcome patterning that I would encourage genetically, I know for sure one hen is definitely mottled and am sure I have other "carriers" in the flock. But my main goal is size and good dark fm skin color. Kev pointed out that bichen enhances my ability to get good fm skin color. And Draye mentioned (or maybe Kev) birchen and mottling don't play well together so I may be tilting at the wind.