I'm trying to identify the genotype of this mongrel pullet of mine.
My best guess is that she's got Silver (S/-) and mottled (mo/mo), which would account for the eumelanin patterns, but what mutation(s) would be responsible for the pheomelanin here?
So, I got an incubator this year, and here's what hatched:
Most of them are about two days old, with a three day old and a four day old (hatched on day 19).
That's 17 chicks from 56 eggs. About half the initial number turned out to be infertile (only one rooster, but 10+ hens, making all of...