Arizona Chickens

[starri33]

went back out to the coop after giving them about a hour's privacy to lay and found one egg..lol.. they just didn't want me in there.

 

[cactusrota]

2 out of the 3 that hatched are the nn with the bib's. The 3rd one has a fully feathered neck.

I'm not sure what color that your boy will end up being, as the parents I have were still young when I got them, and they were hatched from a pen of all colors of nn's and such over at @cactusrota I don't think that it will really show what color he will actually be until his adult feather's come in. Most white color's of chicken's will be carrying another color gene under the white from my understanding.

ALL white birds are hiding something underneath the white. Whether anything shows through depends on how strong their white genes are. They can utilize dominant white, recessive white, and silver, and any combination of those three.
Pale yellow showing through, I "believe" is indicative of silver. Random colored feathers showing through like some of the chicks I'm raising right now are supposed to mean they only carry one copy of dominant white instead of two. I think flecked whites like Austrawhites are recessive, but I'm not sure. I suspect Bresse carry both dominant white and silver, so any crosses with them could inherit either/or/both...

 

[cactusrota]

Added a tarp to the side of the roosts to block that chilly wind outside today! And got some cute pictures of my ladies. They're 13.5 weeks now. Amelia, the almost dog snack, is doing just fine. She wasn't in the mood for pictures, but I managed to get one of my other EE, Candice. Also my Blue Orp that I was so worried was a cockerel for so long (she's very curious of the phone), and Agatha, one of my two Buff Orps (also quite curious). We're going to put nest boxes in before the end of December, because it's getting close to possible egg time! So exciting. View attachment 1615195 View attachment 1615197 View attachment 1615198 View attachment 1615199

Awesome pics!!!!

 

[BlueBaby]

ALL white birds are hiding something underneath the white. Whether anything shows through depends on how strong their white genes are. They can utilize dominant white, recessive white, and silver, and any combination of those three.
Pale yellow showing through, I "believe" is indicative of silver. Random colored feathers showing through like some of the chicks I'm raising right now are supposed to mean they only carry one copy of dominant white instead of two. I think flecked whites like Austrawhites are recessive, but I'm not sure. I suspect Bresse carry both dominant white and silver, so any crosses with them could inherit either/or/both... View attachment 1615601

Interesting how that seem's to work! When I crossed the White Nn roo with the CCLB hen's, I have a couple pullet's that I kept from the hatch. They both have black feet and leg's and they have the crest, but they are white with some black scattering of feathers. I guess time will tell exactly what colors that they will end up being when they get the adult feather's in, right? Oh, and they both are nn with the bib's.

 

[igorsMistress]

ALL white birds are hiding something underneath the white. Whether anything shows through depends on how strong their white genes are. They can utilize dominant white, recessive white, and silver, and any combination of those three.
Pale yellow showing through, I "believe" is indicative of silver. Random colored feathers showing through like some of the chicks I'm raising right now are supposed to mean they only carry one copy of dominant white instead of two. I think flecked whites like Austrawhites are recessive, but I'm not sure. I suspect Bresse carry both dominant white and silver, so any crosses with them could inherit either/or/both... View attachment 1615601

Thank you for this. The yellow is so pale that I can't get it to show in a pic. It's on his shoulders, wing bows and about half way down his back. I'll try to get some updated pics later today of him since he looks like a real boy now.

 

[City farm]

Added a tarp to the side of the roosts to block that chilly wind outside today! And got some cute pictures of my ladies. They're 13.5 weeks now. Amelia, the almost dog snack, is doing just fine. She wasn't in the mood for pictures, but I managed to get one of my other EE, Candice. Also my Blue Orp that I was so worried was a cockerel for so long (she's very curious of the phone), and Agatha, one of my two Buff Orps (also quite curious). We're going to put nest boxes in before the end of December, because it's getting close to possible egg time! So exciting. View attachment 1615195 View attachment 1615197 View attachment 1615198 View attachment 1615199

They look so spoiled..

 

[DesertChic]

Thank you for this. The yellow is so pale that I can't get it to show in a pic. It's on his shoulders, wing bows and about half way down his back. I'll try to get some updated pics later today of him since he looks like a real boy now.

My lone, white NN has feathered out from her most recent molt with the most beautiful 'skull cap' fade from blue to pale silver to white. It honestly looks like she spent a fortune at the hair salon. I'm actually kinda jealous.

 

[igorsMistress]

My lone, white NN has feathered out from her most recent molt with the most beautiful 'skull cap' fade from blue to pale silver to white. It honestly looks like she spent a fortune at the hair salon. I'm actually kinda jealous.

 

[cactusrota]

Thank you for this. The yellow is so pale that I can't get it to show in a pic. It's on his shoulders, wing bows and about half way down his back. I'll try to get some updated pics later today of him since he looks like a real boy now.

I know the yellow you're talking about. I've gotten it on a couple cockerels. It is really hard to get to show up in pics. I would try, but I actually just sold off all my pure Bresse, and only have my crosses now.

 

[SonoranChick]

@Geranium those photos are awesome!! Nice job