can a chicken change colors?

[Georgia Boy 1970]

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This guy started out a black tailed red,now is turning white.Was told it could vitilgo,rare in chickens.

 

[TShelton54]

Spontaneous Amelanosis in chickens is basically the same as Vitaligo in humans Tim

 

[Blooie]

Deleted to start a new thread...

 

[MysteryChicken]

Amelanosis is not the same as Vitiligo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanism#:~:text=Amelanism (also known as amelanosis,birds, and mammals including humans.
Just to clear this up.

 

[Coops Dad]

My mottled Java rooster developed more and more white patches as he got older... until he got the attention of a hawk, which ended his "happily ever after". This increase in white feathers is typical of MJs.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My mottled Java rooster developed more and more white patches as he got older... until he got the attention of a hawk, which ended his "happily ever after". This increase in white feathers is typical of MJs.

Yes, for mottled birds it's normal for white to increase.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm looking for clues to what's the cause for my two hens color change. One is 2yrs, the other is 1yr old. The only thing they have in common are Barred parents. Except one had only one Barred parent.

 

[Coops Dad]

Yes, for mottled birds it's normal for white to increase.

My onee New Hampshire hen went from red to strawberry blonde after her molt. She looks like a sunbleached RIR.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My onee New Hampshire hen went from red to strawberry blonde after her molt. She looks like a sunbleached RIR.

That's interesting. How old is she?

 

[Coops Dad]

That's interesting. How old is she?

She's two years old last September. Hatchery bird fro Atwood's farm store.