Black To White Experiment

[MysteryChicken]

The boys are getting more and more white!

Thanks for the tag!

The darker boy, hasn't gotten much more white on him, yet.

You're welcome.

 

[MysteryChicken]

They're now officially 8 months old.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Still surprised the girls are showing no change yet. But time, & patience will eventually tell.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The Bearded Chameleon boy gets culled today. Along with 2 Brahma Cockerels, & 2 Easter Eggers cockerels.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The Chameleon boy had zero depigmentation of the skin, which would be something I'd expect to see with a creature with Vitiligo. He had a nice even yellow carcass.

I saved some of his hackle feathers.

 

[MysteryChicken]

View of his feathers.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I just read that a black light makes Vitiligo fluoresce bright white, luckily I've got a black light pen. Tested my boy's feathers(white areas), no fluorescents.

Of course the article had to do with vitiligo in humans, but the light trick would've worked on a chicken with the same Autoimmune Disease if they had it, I'd assume.

 

[NanaK]

I just read that a black light makes Vitiligo fluoresce bright white, luckily I've got a black light pen. Tested my boy's feathers(white areas), no fluorescents.

Of course the article had to do with vitiligo in humans, but the light trick would've worked on a chicken with the same Autoimmune Disease if they had it, I'd assume.

Black lights were "a thing" when I was a teen. They were used at dances, teens bedrooms, etc.

If you light up a room (which would other wise be pitch dark) with black lights all white will look illuminated. If you have on a white t-shirt it will glow. Pancake white makeup (think clown make up) it's eerie looking!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Black lights were "a thing" when I was a teen. They were used at dances, teens bedrooms, etc.

If you light up a room (which would other wise be pitch dark) with black lights all white will look illuminated. If you have on a white t-shirt it will glow. Pancake white makeup (think clown make up) it's eerie looking!

But different things fluoresce different colors which is neat. My white socks fluoresce bright blue, Fresh eggs- bright purple, fungus on toenails-bright green.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Dog Bones fluoresce under black light also. Usually finding a blend of purple, blues, & greens.