Banty crosses (mille fleurs and...)

[FlockEweFarm]

Ohhh!!! So cool! I was just wondering about what a cross between my little Mille Fleur Duccle Roo and my SLW hens would look like, especially since I might be finding out because the little fella is very determined to show his affection to those gals no matter how much they laugh at him. Also, how about him and a BO and very amusing to watch, Jersey Giant. He is a very busy little man and very, very determined, so I am considering hatching some of the eggs out, just to see what I get.

 

[onthespot]

the mottled gene is recessive. If you wanted mille fleur colored silkie crosses you would do best to start out with a buff silkie hen to cross him on, even better if she had a mottled or mille parent.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Ahhh... that explains that.
Really I was just curious what would happen with the mix. The mille fleur is resident rooster in there. Truthfully I'm not likely to hatch out anything other than pure mille fluer d'uccles out of that flock. But broodies happen, you know.

Now if I could get little dalmation silkies I would totally have to hatch out a few!

 

[birdnutz]

I just happen to have 2 little mistaes that were milli fluer and blue silkie crosses. I'll take pics and post them for you. 1 is black with gold hackle feathers,the other is a lemon blue color. Both have pea combs and 5 toes

 

[lauralou]

CityGirl, Love the pics!

So, Dot has a lot more spangling than Spot has. Raises questions in my mind. Is that a hen/rooster thing? Or does it imply that the genes involved have a cumulative effect, and maybe Dot has more of them? Hmm... Must find articles on Mille Fleur coloration.

Edit for spelling.

 

[New2Peeps]

CityGirl I love your chicks! They are just absolutely beautiful

Where did you buy your Millies?

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Birdnutz- Well, aren't they interesting birds?! So the spangling doesn't cross through in the first generation, but some of the coloring does. Huh.

New2peeps- both came from My Pet Chicken. They were hatched in early May. They were a late addition to my choice mix, but I must say they have become my favorites.

Lauralou- I think the females have more spangling than the males. Based on some of the pics I've seen on here I think there is then even more variation within the gender. Plus, I believe they get more spots with each progressive molt. Certainly my two did not start with spots and the number has increased as they have aged.
Anyway, most of the males I've seen on here don't seem to have many spots at all. That's okay. I think little Spot is beautiful. His body shape is great and that erect tail is so cocky! His tail feathers look black in photos, but they are actually this really amazing irridescent green color. He's a cutie pie!

I'm so glad someone posted pictures of a silkie x mille fleur mix! How fun!

 

[lauralou]

I think Spot is a very handsome fella, too. And sweet to his ladies.

I haven't found out much about the Mille Fleur color, but I haven't had a lot of time to look, either. What I did find said that the Mille Fleur color is caused by mottling rather than spangling, which is a whole different group of genes, apparantly.

Also the gene for mottling is recessive, so both male and female birds must have 2 copies of the mo gene to be Mille Fleurs.

It may be much more complicated than that though. Seems like everything is...