Melanotic

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Is 'Melanotic' the correct term for black-skinned birds?

Thanks!

Lisa

 

[Happy Chicken Mama]

mel·a·no·sis

n. pl. mel·a·no·ses
Abnormally dark pigmentation of the skin or other tissues, resulting from a disorder of pigment metabolism. Also called melanism.


mela·notic (-ntk) adj.


The dictionary dosen't refer to chickens... usualy refers to darkening of the skin like a freckle. Of a dark melanin tumor...



***Funny, I think only like you, me, and three other people would care about what this term is in chickens! I saw a whole flock of buzzards on the side of the road and laughed so hard thinking about your 'build a buzzard project'! I thought, "If dipsy & I were friends I would call her up right now and see if she wants me to wrastle a couple of them for her & bring them over! Ha Ha! ***

 

[Old Rando]

Fibromelanosis, I believe is the term you seek.

 

[Happy Chicken Mama]

Brilliant Old Rando!

You are a gem... and truly a lifelong learner.

Here is a post with our own WClaurance asking a question... here somone talks about how to 'make' a black skinned chicken (Even how companies have engineered a glowing chicken)! How cool is that!??!

http://www.the-coop.org/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=001358

 

[KattyKillFish]

uses of the word

the bird is melanistic
the bird has melanosis
this bird is an example of melanism

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi Eshanne! That made me laugh! It's never been a goal of mine that someone sees a flock of buzzards and thinks of me, but thanks

I have so many great buzzard stories. We used to find at least one wounded on the road-side every weekend while on horseback and you just haven't lived til you've been upchucked on by a wounded buzzard. They are really cool birds. But anyway...

What made me ask is, I have these great really black-skinned chicks popping out from a project that wasn't directed toward dark/black-skin.
I was trying to think of a term for black-skinned birds that didn't make it sound like they were suffering from disease.

Thanks! Fibromelanosis sounds like an even more serious disease.
Is there a 'common term' for that?
Thanks!

Lisa

 

[Henk69]

Melanotic is a different gene => Ml.
It is a black enhancer/melanizer that pushes black pigment towards rim and top of the feather, so it helps lacing, spangling etc...
A quail is a melanotic columbian.

It might have effect on skin (and legcolor) too.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

While we are on the subject.... anyone know what the most "melanistic" breed of chicken is? Its not the langshan, sumatra, or java... I can't seem to figure it out, and someone has challenged me with a trivia question on another forum.

 

[KattyKillFish]

black silkies would be my guess. don't silkies have black skin and bones? PouletsDeCajun, i KNOW you'd be the one to ask about silkies! the more pigment in the skin and feathers, the more melanin.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Yes, but apparently they aren't the blackest.