Chick coloring

[r_o_o_s_t_e_r]

Hi! i just hatched 5 baby chicks and i have a question about 1-
shes completely healthy, but her mum is a golden comet (red chicken) and her dad is a black crested polish.
the baby- (her name is bean) she is a pale yellow and is growing all white feathers with the occasion of one black one.

im just curious how this happened- as im positive there’s no white genes.

 

[Cecisflock]

Mama is a sex link so anything can happen

 

[Cecisflock]

Hi! i just hatched 5 baby chicks and i have a question about 1-
shes completely healthy, but her mum is a golden comet (red chicken) and her dad is a black crested polish.
the baby- (her name is bean) she is a pale yellow and is growing all white feathers with the occasion of one black one.

im just curious how this happened- as im positive there’s no white genes.

and because mama is a sex link there IS white genes. that is how it works

 

[VeryHappyHens]

Hi! i just hatched 5 baby chicks and i have a question about 1-
shes completely healthy, but her mum is a golden comet (red chicken) and her dad is a black crested polish.
the baby- (her name is bean) she is a pale yellow and is growing all white feathers with the occasion of one black one.

im just curious how this happened- as im positive there’s no white genes.

Picture would help..

 

[r_o_o_s_t_e_r]

Mama is a sex link so anything can happen

ah ok. thanks

 

[r_o_o_s_t_e_r]

Picture would help..

here she is.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Sexlinks and EEs are potluck chickens. Who knows what they heck they'll give you

 

[FuzzyCritters]

RSLs have a dominant white gene that changes black pigment to white but not red pigment. That's why RSLs have white tails instead of black.

The black coloring of the polish is dominant over the red coloring of the RSL. If the RSL didn't contribute a dominant white gene, you would have a black chick.

Since the RSL did contribute a dominant white gene, your chick became white instead of black. The black spots on your chick is because the dominant white gene is "leaky", so some black will show through the white.

 

[VeryHappyHens]

View attachment 2595031here she is.

She is so pretty.

 

[r_o_o_s_t_e_r]

RSLs have a dominant white gene that changes black pigment to white but not red pigment. That's why RSLs have white tails instead of black.

The black coloring of the polish is dominant over the red coloring of the RSL. If the RSL didn't contribute a dominant white gene, you would have a black chick.

Since the RSL did contribute a dominant white gene, your chick became white instead of black. The black spots on your chick is because the dominant white gene is "leaky", so some black will show through the white.

thanks! that makes a lot of sense, since all the other chicks are black.