Genetics how did this happen?

[JedJackson]

I think there's wheaten in play and not recessive white myself.
Recessive white covers everything so I wouldn't expect that black on it's head.
The recessive white chicks I've had were never the bright yellow either. Most were closer to white with a grey tinge

I think so, too. Time will tell.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Cool i'll post more pictures once it's feathered out.

 

[Rose Quartz]

This is the same chick taken today, it looks like she has wheaton colors coming in. I have 3 other chicks hatched from my eggs with yellow down now too. I have several stagger hatches going.

Google said that wheaton is dominant over black so that explains what happened i guess.

I also looked at other breeds with wheaton feather coloring and it showed females as having a black head spot and males not. I'm hoping that means this baby is a girl. It of course is my daughters favorite chick since it stands out.

 

[Slothinc]

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This is the same chick taken today, it looks like she has wheaton colors coming in. I have 3 other chicks hatched from my eggs with yellow down now too. I have several stagger hatches going.

Google said that wheaton is dominant over black so that explains what happened i guess.

I also looked at other breeds with wheaton feather coloring and it showed females as having a black head spot and males not. I'm hoping that means this baby is a girl. It of course is my daughters favorite chick since it stands out.

Oooh that is very cool! I’ve never had Wheaton before, that does make sense if it’s dominant over black! What a cute chick

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay yes, not dominant white for sure! I’d bet recessive white! I had some questionable chicks this past year that turned out to be recessive white (at the time I didn’t have any white chickens so I was confused.) It’s crazy how it can pop up!!

The chick isn't Recessive White, looks like what some of my wheatens, or wheaten Splits.
Here's Recessive White.

Wheaten, or Wheaten Split.

 

[Slothinc]

The chick isn't Recessive White, looks like what some of my wheatens, or wheaten Splits.
Here's Recessive White.View attachment 4042801Wheaten, or Wheaten Split.View attachment 4042807

Thanks! Yeah I had some really weird colored recessive whites this past year so that is why I thought it could be a possibility. Wheaten makes much more sense!!

 

[Rose Quartz]

It's been a while but here is is all grown up.

 

[Pigeony]

It's been a while but here is is all grown up.


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Wow she's lovely!

 

[ChickenGal14]

It's been a while but here is is all grown up.


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She sure turned out beautifully!! I’m wondering if you have any insight (or anyone in general) about covering solid blue hens with a Wheaton roo (Ameraucanas) I’ve only ever worked with bbs and I’m wondering how the Wheaton “works” to put it simply

 

[CascadiaRiver]

She sure turned out beautifully!! I’m wondering if you have any insight (or anyone in general) about covering solid blue hens with a Wheaton roo (Ameraucanas) I’ve only ever worked with bbs and I’m wondering how the Wheaton “works” to put it simply

Do you know punnet squares well? (No shame if not!) You're working with two genes there, base pattern & dilute. Base pattern determines what the bird looks like (without any added genes like barring, etc) and Dilute will, well dilute a bird! (ie make a black bird blue)

Black: EE/BB
Blue: EE/Bb
Wheaten: EwhEwh/BB
Blue Wheaten: EwhEwh/Bb

Wheaten is recessive to Solid black, so when breeding them together all of the chicks would be Solid black, carrying Wheaten (Ewh/Ewh+E/E = E/Ewh).

Obviously you know how dilute work, BB is black, Bb is blue, bb is splash. Black + Blue (BB+Bb) gives a ~50% chance of diluted, or blue chicks, the other ~50% not diluted, or black. Since your wheaten is not diluted, it'd be considered "black wheaten" in context of breeding him with blues