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Cockerel. Most likely a recessive white.Can anyone tell me how these genetics came to be? My EE mom and Black Copper Marans roo produced this pure white chick. I am also still questioning the sex of the chick. Born early July, is VERY tall like her dad, has (as far as I can see) no saddle feathers and no wattles, has feathered feet like her father also and a beard like mom. Any ideas? First photo is her/him with dad.
Thank you. Is his recessive gene a bad thing and if mated back to an EE would he likely produce an Olive Egger hen? Thanks again for the time.Cockerel. Most likely a recessive white.
Recessive white is not a bad thing. It's just a modifying gene for black patterning. Some breeds are dominant white, some are recessive white. Since your boy came from two, non-white parents, he is recessive white. It requires two copies of the gene to express, one from each parent.Thank you. Is his recessive gene a bad thing and if mated back to an EE would he likely produce an Olive Egger hen? Thanks again for the time.
Thanks again. Great info. I think I will keep him around for a while and see how he turns out. If he is anything like his father in temperament, he is a keeper.Recessive white is not a bad thing. It's just a modifying gene for black patterning. Some breeds are dominant white, some are recessive white. Since your boy came from two, non-white parents, he is recessive white. It requires two copies of the gene to express, one from each parent.
No idea what his female chicks will lay. There is chance for olive green, but there is also a chance for brown or blue. The only way to tell what egg color genes he has is to breed him and grow out his female offspring.
I just bought 3 waster Eggers today! They called them Ameracaunas but guessing they aren't since I bet them from a feed store. Any guesses of what they'll be as adults? One has markings that look like eyebrows. So funny haha.