How she came to be, anyone?

[lilwanderer]

well could it be that maybe whatever wasn't an ameraucana was mottled, so she's just got some type of off brand mottling?

heres a close-up of her for a better look, if that helps any.

 

[NatJ]

I have this amazing lil ee hen, and although I've always been curious about where she got her features, mainly in coloring, I've never actually asked about her, until now. Anybody got a clue of what her parents may have looked like?

Her parents might have looked like her

It is common for Easter Eggers to be bred with each other to produce more Easter Eggers.

For genetics, I think she might have Dominant White (which turns black into white, but pretty much leaves the gold alone.) If her white areas were black instead, I think she would look like many other Easter Eggers. A single gene can make a big change in appearance!

well could it be that maybe whatever wasn't an ameraucana was mottled, so she's just got some type of off brand mottling?

Mottling is caused by a specific gene.
Either she has it or she does not have it.

Many EEs are wanna-be Ameraucanas, so they often have colors found in Ameraucanas, which mostly do not include mottling.

Examples of chickens that do have the mottling gene: Mottled Ancona, Speckled Sussex, Mille Fleur d'Uccle, Golden Neck Old English Game Bantam. You can google for images, if you want to compare appearances-- almost the only thing they have in common is the white tips on the feathers

I don't know whether your hen has the mottling gene or not. If she has it, of course she got it from her parents, who got it from theirs, and I have no idea what breed(s) it ultimately traces back to.

 

[lilwanderer]

Her parents might have looked like her

It is common for Easter Eggers to be bred with each other to produce more Easter Eggers.

For genetics, I think she might have Dominant White (which turns black into white, but pretty much leaves the gold alone.) If her white areas were black instead, I think she would look like many other Easter Eggers. A single gene can make a big change in appearance!


Mottling is caused by a specific gene.
Either she has it or she does not have it.

Many EEs are wanna-be Ameraucanas, so they often have colors found in Ameraucanas, which mostly do not include mottling.

Examples of chickens that do have the mottling gene: Mottled Ancona, Speckled Sussex, Mille Fleur d'Uccle, Golden Neck Old English Game Bantam. You can google for images, if you want to compare appearances-- almost the only thing they have in common is the white tips on the feathers

I don't know whether your hen has the mottling gene or not. If she has it, of course she got it from her parents, who got it from theirs, and I have no idea what breed(s) it ultimately traces back to.

Well if that's so I agree with her not being mottled, i have some mottled chickens and there are differences, was just wondering if she might have an off-brand type, I suppose not. In my opinion she looks like she may have some lacing or something, but I don't really know.

 

[NightingaleJen]

No idea, but she's very pretty!

 

[lilwanderer]

No idea, but she's very pretty!

That's what I'm getting, I suppose she's just a very mysterious, yet unique chicken. Thank you though

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'll go with splash partridge.
I don't see anything that points to mottled and ya it wouldn't make sense to me.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

well could it be that maybe whatever wasn't an ameraucana was mottled, so she's just got some type of off brand mottling?

She would have to get the gene from both parents (mottling is recessive), and most EEs are EE x EE crosses anyway.

 

[lilwanderer]

She would have to get the gene from both parents (mottling is recessive), and most EEs are EE x EE crosses anyway.

Yes, I've realized that now. I honestly don't think she has enough of it to be considered mottled, so I'm off that conclusion now.