Discussing details of mottled chicken genetics

[MysteryChicken]

This is Bigfoot at about 4-5 weeks old.

Here's Bigfoot at 6-7 weeks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

He was feathering out like a regular golden partridge, with the reddish brown feathers, but all the sudden started turning white in about 3 weeks. He had no white on him.

Here's Bigfoot as a 1 day old chick.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Other stuff caught up with me today, so no pictures.

 

[Kiki]

This is Bigfoot at about 4-5 weeks old.
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That cat...looks ready to kill.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That cat...looks ready to kill.

, I never noticed her in the background.

 

[electrycmonk]

He was feathering out like a regular golden partridge,.........

May I suggest......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/snapshot-version-2-0.76149/

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Sounds good.

I do have a video of the First Mille Fleur D'uccle X OEGB cross I did for my sister. I don't have the pictures on this phone, but I do on my old phone. He died due to cold weather, so I didn't have a chance to see him grow up the rest of the way, but he clearly shows the mottling gene.

The video was a little silly.
I can try to recover the photos, there were more then that.

I wouldn’t say that he clearly shows the mottling gene. He could have mottling, but it’s not obvious or even easy to tell whether he does or not. Just because he has a lot of white doesn’t mean mottling. It also looks just like messy columbian, which would come from the d’uccle (but with the silver gene).

 

[Mmanist]

I’m not sure if you’re aware of it, but there’s a variety of d’uccle that is silver and mottled (called silver mille fleur or just silver) https://www.google.com/search?q=silver+d'uccle&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii7Im_0YDtAhWSrp4KHdy_CaIQ_AUoAXoECCEQAQ&biw=375&bih=553.

A lady local to me breeds them! Let me find the picture she sent!

 

[Mmanist]

I’m not sure if you’re aware of it, but there’s a variety of d’uccle that is silver and mottled (called silver mille fleur or just silver) https://www.google.com/search?q=silver+d'uccle&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii7Im_0YDtAhWSrp4KHdy_CaIQ_AUoAXoECCEQAQ&biw=375&bih=553.

These are not my birds! This is from Cain Family Farms in Ohio! Shr has beautiful flock!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I wouldn’t say that he clearly shows the mottling gene. He could have mottling, but it’s not obvious or even easy to tell whether he does or not. Just because he has a lot of white doesn’t mean mottling. It also looks just like messy columbian, which would come from the d’uccle (but with the silver gene).

I'm still sure he was carrying the mottling gene, because usually mottled birds have the white belly. He didn't get passed 4 weeks old, because my grandpa forced me to put him outside because he started crowing. He died due to cold weather.

I'm gonna hatch more for study.