Discussing details of mottled chicken genetics

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I have Black Sumatras which are solid black.

I was told to avoid silkies.

I have a Birchen EE, that's gold split to silver, but I don't think he'd be much use.

Hmm. Black sumatras could have silver. Do you have any silkie roosters that you know carry two gold genes? I think it was discussed in this thread that silkies come in mottled, but it isn’t common.
I don’t think the rooster needs to be mostly solid colored as long as he doesn’t have silver or anything else that could imitate mottling. Like barring, for instance.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hmm. Black sumatras could have silver. Do you have any silkie roosters that you know carry two gold genes? I think it was discussed in this thread that silkies come in mottled, but it isn’t common.
I don’t think the rooster needs to be mostly solid colored as long as he doesn’t have silver or anything else that could imitate mottling. Like barring, for instance.

I have a partridge silkie rooster, & a black silkie rooster with gold leakage.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's the partridge rooster.
I also have blue partridge.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I also have this Easter Egger who's red.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I’d use the EE. I’ve never seen an EE with mottling before. Though there is the risk of him hurting the d’uccle. How is he with hens?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’d use the EE. I’ve never seen an EE with mottling before. Though there is the risk of him hurting the d’uccle. How is he with hens?

He's abit rough, he's still young. I can do AI, just need to get some Pipettes.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I was talking to someone who saw Bigfoot, & they said he looks like a bird with Mo^w, mottling mutation. They said it requires only 1 copy to show, & the mutation is seen in longtail breeds.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He's abit rough, he's still young. I can do AI, just need to get some Pipettes.

Alright. How do you believe the theoretical dominant mottling works genetically?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I was talking to someone who saw Bigfoot, & they said he looks like a bird with Mo^w, mottling mutation. They said it requires only 1 copy to show, & the mutation is seen in longtail breeds.

That’s interesting. Does that gene show up on gold chickens and hens?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Alright. How do you believe the theoretical dominant mottling works genetically?

I'm not sure, yet. Just need to do some experimentation. Who knows, could possibly end up being something gender related, like sex linking.