Genetics Oddities Thread

[MysteryChicken]

When You involve Fibromelanosis (Silkie/Cemani x Barred Rock) males will show dark shanks but otherwise light/clear skin. he is still sex linked for the Dermal Inhibitor Id from mother(and gets a id+ from sire). What you see it's The effect of Fibromelanosis on Epidermal Melanin(which Id has not effect on)

But does barring have effect on the epidermal melanin? Curious.

His skin is white, so he's not fibro. Only thing dark on him is his dark green shanks.

Trying to learn everything I can as I haven't seen this happen in my fibro sex-links before.

 

[nicalandia]

But does barring have effect on the epidermal melanin? Curious.

His skin is white, so he's not fibro. Only thing dark on him is his dark green shanks.

Trying to learn everything I can as I haven't seen this happen in my fibro sex-links before.

It's fibromelanosis(from Silkie) depositing melanin on The Epidermis, if you were to cull him(send him to freezer Camp) and boil his shanks, you can remove the Epidermis and The skin bellow the Epidermis will be yellow/clear/white. Extended Black from Barred Rock is also boosting this effect.

Basically Fibromelanosis(Fm/fm+) + Extended Black(E/eb) overrides Sex Linked Barring(which is a Epidermal diluter in it's own right)

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Not an odd color like a lot of the entries here, but this is Lightning. She’s technically the last known survivor of her brood, but was raised alongside another, one of whom I still own. She is a hatchery quality Plymouth Barred Rock that I bought from my local feed store. I’ve told her story many times, but the gist is that she had five siblings, 4 who died at a young age (probably due to improper breeding, that led to poor nutrition in the egg, and greater sensitivity to shipping stress.) and one who was left out one night and never seen again, because it happened to be when five wild animals discovered my birds. Anyway, the focus here is her tiny runty wings, which I don’t think I’ve seen in any other chicken before.

 

[nicalandia]

Not an odd color like a lot of the entries here, but this is Lightning. She’s technically the last known survivor of her brood, but was raised alongside another, one of whom I still own. She is a hatchery quality Plymouth Barred Rock that I bought from my local feed store. I’ve told her story many times, but the gist is that she had five siblings, 4 who died at a young age (probably due to improper breeding, that led to poor nutrition in the egg, and greater sensitivity to shipping stress.) and one who was left out one night and never seen again, because it happened to be when five wild animals discovered my birds. Anyway, the focus here is her tiny runty wings, which I don’t think I’ve seen in any other chicken before.

That's pretty interesting, perhaps it's genetics and could lead to a flightless Chicken?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

That's pretty interesting, perhaps it's genetics and could lead to a flightless Chicken?

I’d suggest bringing back the dodo, but they’re more related to pigeons and doves

 

[MysteryChicken]

It's fibromelanosis(from Silkie) depositing melanin on The Epidermis, if you were to cull him(send him to freezer Camp) and boil his shanks, you can remove the Epidermis and The skin bellow the Epidermis will be yellow/clear/white. Extended Black from Barred Rock is also boosting this effect.

Basically Fibromelanosis(Fm/fm+) + Extended Black(E/eb) overrides Sex Linked Barring(which is a Epidermal diluter in it's own right)

I would have to check that out with the next one I get. It's interesting.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Not an odd color like a lot of the entries here, but this is Lightning. She’s technically the last known survivor of her brood, but was raised alongside another, one of whom I still own. She is a hatchery quality Plymouth Barred Rock that I bought from my local feed store. I’ve told her story many times, but the gist is that she had five siblings, 4 who died at a young age (probably due to improper breeding, that led to poor nutrition in the egg, and greater sensitivity to shipping stress.) and one who was left out one night and never seen again, because it happened to be when five wild animals discovered my birds. Anyway, the focus here is her tiny runty wings, which I don’t think I’ve seen in any other chicken before.

I've got a couple silkies with short wings like this.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I've got a couple silkies with short wings like this.

Cool.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cool.

Will have to get good pictures to share.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cool.

Tiny winged silkies.