eclectic-em
Songster
Hello! I have a lovely 12ish week old pullet, Sophie, that I got about 6 weeks ago. She is a Delaware x White Leghorn from a gal who wanted to see what that cross would be like. Sophie has 3 brothers from the same mom and dad and I recently was talking to the girl I got her from and she's surprised by how different Sophie looks. She joked that she wondered if the father was a different Roo but she guarantees that the father was a Delaware (which doesn't matter to me, I love Sophie, she's a sweetheart but chicken genetics are fascinating). So here are pictures she sent me of Sophie's relatives and then recent ones of her:
Sophie and her dad checkin each other out.
Mother who is a white leghorn.
Sophie and one of her brothers around 6 weeks old when I got her. As you can see she's almost all white with black spots, but the white is a bit tan or something.
Another angle of her at that time with 2 of 3 brothers in the picture.
This is the brothers currently. Two look like a Delaware and the other one on the right looks like a leghorn.
And now this is Sophie:
She's still molting but the darker striped feathers are what's new. I think she's a mash up of the parents but the gal said it's weird since those aren't what a typical Delaware feather stripe looks like.
Now I know genetics isn't as simple as 2+2 but if anyone can add insight onto her new pattern or how to even describe it that would be awesome! And if not, I'm just excited to have a place to post this and discuss hehe!
Thank you,
Emily & Sophie
Edit: lol jk the girl I got her from said she just found out the dad is not a Delaware. He's something that has white boys and red girls crossed with a blue egg layer. Maybe.
Sophie and her dad checkin each other out.
Mother who is a white leghorn.
Sophie and one of her brothers around 6 weeks old when I got her. As you can see she's almost all white with black spots, but the white is a bit tan or something.
Another angle of her at that time with 2 of 3 brothers in the picture.
This is the brothers currently. Two look like a Delaware and the other one on the right looks like a leghorn.
And now this is Sophie:
She's still molting but the darker striped feathers are what's new. I think she's a mash up of the parents but the gal said it's weird since those aren't what a typical Delaware feather stripe looks like.
Now I know genetics isn't as simple as 2+2 but if anyone can add insight onto her new pattern or how to even describe it that would be awesome! And if not, I'm just excited to have a place to post this and discuss hehe!
Thank you,
Emily & Sophie
Edit: lol jk the girl I got her from said she just found out the dad is not a Delaware. He's something that has white boys and red girls crossed with a blue egg layer. Maybe.
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