Hatchling is not what i expected

[Mlf9791]

I had a broody girl recently and gave her some of my starlight green egger, and black copper marans eggs to hatch. Five of the six hatched. I expected all of them to be black as my entire flock is covered by Black Copper Marans roos. Four of them were black, 3 full black copper marans, and one of the starlight green eggs. This little one popped out of the other green egg that hatched. What color pattern can I expect? Pics of egg layer and chick attached.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had a broody girl recently and gave her some of my starlight green egger, and black copper marans eggs to hatch. Five of the six hatched. I expected all of them to be black as my entire flock is covered by Black Copper Marans roos. Four of them were black, 3 full black copper marans, and one of the starlight green eggs. This little one popped out of the other green egg that hatched. What color pattern can I expect? Pics of egg layer and chick attached.

The chick looks paint. The hen has dominant white, which you can see in her tail, & hackles.

Can you add pictures of the rooster?

 

[Mlf9791]

The chick looks paint. The hen has dominant white, which you can see in her tail, & hackles.

Can you add pictures of the rooster?

 

[MysteryChicken]

He your only rooster?

 

[MysteryChicken]

@Amer, can Red Copper/Birchen produce paints when crossed to dominate white?

Asking cuz I'm not totally sure if birchen acts the same as extended black.

 

[Mlf9791]

He your only rooster?

Yes. Only roos I have are black copper marans

 

[Amer]

@Amer, can Red Copper/Birchen produce paints when crossed to dominate white?

Asking cuz I'm not totally sure if birchen acts the same as extended black.

I mean basically but there will be more leakage.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I mean basically but there will be more leakage.

Okay, had to ask.

 

[Ridgerunner]

A Starlight Green Egger is made from a Prairie Bluebell Egger mixed with other genetics. The Prairie Bluebell Egger has mixed genetics to start with. These are not breeds, just marketing names, and the genetics are totally mixed. You don't know what genetics they have. What they do have is really going to be mixed up with dominant and recessive genes.

Dominant White acts with what would have normally been a black feather to give you white feathers. Since it is a dominant gene you only need one copy of it at that gene pair for it to act.

When you cross crosses of crosses like your starlight green egger (even with a breed) you can get all kinds of different results. My guess is that that chick got Dominant White and Silver from its mother and mostly black from its father. Silver is dominant over gold that the Marans would has. You wind up with what should be a white chick with leakage. Leakage is common with crosses. And don't be too surprised if the hackle feathers turn out to have a yellowish tint if it is a boy. Silver does that.

@Mlf9791 welcome to the world of crossing crosses. It's like opening a mixed box of chocolates, you never know what surprises you might find.

 

[Mlf9791]

A Starlight Green Egger is made from a Prairie Bluebell Egger mixed with other genetics. The Prairie Bluebell Egger has mixed genetics to start with. These are not breeds, just marketing names, and the genetics are totally mixed. You don't know what genetics they have. What they do have is really going to be mixed up with dominant and recessive genes.

Dominant White acts with what would have normally been a black feather to give you white feathers. Since it is a dominant gene you only need one copy of it at that gene pair for it to act.

When you cross crosses of crosses like your starlight green egger (even with a breed) you can get all kinds of different results. My guess is that that chick got Dominant White and Silver from its mother and mostly black from its father. Silver is dominant over gold that the Marans would has. You wind up with what should be a white chick with leakage. Leakage is common with crosses. And don't be too surprised if the hackle feathers turn out to have a yellowish tint if it is a boy. Silver does that.

@Mlf9791 welcome to the world of crossing crosses. It's like opening a mixed box of chocolates, you never know what surprises you might find.

Thank you. I'm trying to learn but my goodness it's a lot to understand.