Guess That Gender - Hubble’s Growth

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The chick has enough red that he should be genetically gold, which should not come from a Salmon Faverolles rooster (who is genetically silver.)

That amount of red is actually to be expected from a salmon faverolles cross, since they have an excessive amount of autosomal (non-sexlinked) red. This chick is either genetically silver/silver or gold/silver, since his white feathering cannot be due to dominant white because of his black feathers. Also, a gold/silver split cockerel can definitely appear mostly gold.

He is a salmon faverolles x Easter egger. The faverolles is not pure for the white skin gene and EEs, being mixed, can easily produce yellow-skinned chicks. (Green legs are actually yellow legs with a dark wash over them, and many of the potential EE mothers have green legs.)

 

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That amount of red is actually to be expected from a salmon faverolles cross, since they have an excessive amount of autosomal (non-sexlinked) red. This chick is either genetically silver/silver or gold/silver, since his white feathering cannot be due to dominant white because of his black feathers. Also, a gold/silver split cockerel can definitely appear mostly gold.

He is a salmon faverolles x Easter egger. The faverolles is not pure for the white skin gene and EEs, being mixed, can easily produce yellow-skinned chicks. (Green legs are actually yellow legs with a dark wash over them, and many of the potential EE mothers have green legs.)

Do you think these are his parents? I’m not good with genetics or anything, but for some reason I think Peaches is the most likely EE mother.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Do you think these are his parents? I’m not good with genetics or anything, but for some reason I think Peaches is the most likely EE mother.

Peaches has dominant white, so she’s less likely to be the mom than these other two EEs.

However, there’s still a chance Peaches is the mother if she isn’t pure for dominant white.

 

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So, the general consensus voting wise is “cockerel” but discussion wise is “maybe pullet”

 

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but still probably cockerel because of course the only two chicks I kept from this year’s hatch can’t be both girls

 

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Hopefully better pictures

 

[Painted Calls]

Hopefully better pictures

Looks like a pullet to me.

 

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Looks like a pullet to me.

Oh wow, maybe I am lucky.

 

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Because here’s the only other chick I kept from this year’s hatch. Oppie is younger than Hubble, though. 6 weeks.

 

[Silkie Princess]

Because here’s the only other chick I kept from this year’s hatch. Oppie is younger than Hubble, though. 6 weeks.

Pullet