A White Gold Laced Wyandotte chick

[zunruffled]

Are Gold Laced Wyandottes carriers of the white gene? Out of 11 GLW chicks, one came out white. Did anyone else have this happen to their GLW hatch? They're from a reputable source, and there was zero possibility of mingling of the parents with any of the other chicken breeds.
I was gifted the white one, though I would've happily paid for her (I do hope is a pullet.)
They're 10 days-old in the pics.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I suppose if they're a recessive white, it's possible. The parents would each need a gene and wouldn't show it. I don't know if white Wyandottes are dominant or recessive though

 

[zunruffled]

I suppose if they're a recessive white, it's possible. The parents would each need a gene and wouldn't show it. I don't know if white Wyandottes are dominant or recessive though

I think that's right - it appears to be a recessive white. This is what I've found:

White in Wyandotte is described as being developed from sports within the breed and is presumed to be cc (recessive white). While not a true genetic albino (no pink eyes), the cc genotype eliminates all eumelanin and phaeomelanin from the feathers and so can mask any other genes. Chickens in general also have a 'dominant white' gene (I). White Wyandottes of uncertain origin (or from recent crossbreeding) may be have the I genotype instead.

Crossing a recessive white (cc) into the lace flock genepool will result in the occassional white whenever two c alleles realign to form cc. But, once introduced, it will be nearly impossible to remove this gene from the pool.

Crossing a dominant white (I_) into the Wyandotte flock genepool will result in many white birds. But since the gene doesn't hide, it's relatively easy to cull the gene back out of the flock.

Source: https://minifluffsrabbitry.weebly.com/wyandotte-chicken-color-genetics.html