Mixed breed opinions?

[CrazyCochin]

Let me tag you to my thread.

Yay! Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yay! Thanks!

You're welcome.

 

[CrazyCochin]

I got some more photos of my sweet little girl, (hopefully), her feathers are more developed, and you were right, she is losing the mottling!

I also came up with a name, Yuzu! Meaning citrus fruit!

 

[CrazyCochin]

I got some more photos of my sweet little girl, (hopefully), her feathers are more developed, and you were right, she is losing the mottling!

I also came up with a name, Yuzu! Meaning citrus fruit! View attachment 2732350View attachment 2732349

Are we still going with Bootsie as the father, or perhaps the Red cochin?

By the way, I had a question: I now know that the mottling becomes more visible as you breed more generations, is it the same with the red color? Will the red color become more visible being that her possible father, Bootsie, has the red genes from the cochin?

 

[CrazyCochin]

@youngwildfreefamilyfarm?
You might be interested, this is the chick that's father is possibly Bootsie!

 

[CrazyCochin]

@MysteryChicken, I am starting to wonder who Yuzu's parents really are?
Could Bootsie still be her father? She seems to be becoming redder, but she has the black marks that Bootsie has, and in normal outside lighting, she has almost the lightish rusty-colored feathers on her thighs.
Would it suggest anything is that we have an old RIR hen in our flock? I checked her vent and it was moist, so I assume she is still laying?

And I am also beginning to question her gender....
(sorry for the lighting)
And if there is any more info you need, feel free to ask!

 

[MysteryChicken]

@MysteryChicken, I am starting to wonder who Yuzu's parents really are?
Could Bootsie still be her father? She seems to be becoming redder, but she has the black marks that Bootsie has, and in normal outside lighting, she has almost the lightish rusty-colored feathers on her thighs.
Would it suggest anything is that we have an old RIR hen in our flock? I checked her vent and it was moist, so I assume she is still laying?View attachment 2794327
View attachment 2794328
And I am also beginning to question her gender....
(sorry for the lighting)
And if there is any more info you need, feel free to ask!

Now that you mentioned RIR, it makes more sense with her redness.

Looks like a pullet, so what are you seeing that makes you question?

 

[CrazyCochin]

Now that you mentioned RIR, it makes more sense with her redness.

Looks like a pullet, so what are you seeing that makes you question?

So it could have been likely that Bootsie had an affair with the RIR?

The face. Especially the redness in her wattle and comb, and she is getting dark red shiny feathers on her neck.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So it could have been likely that Bootsie had an affair with the RIR?

The face. Especially the redness in her wattle and comb, and she is getting dark red shiny feathers on her neck.

Yep, it could have happened.

Redness can happen with excitement. I wouldn't worry.
Dark red shiny neck feathers are normal with the mahogany color.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Redness can happen with excitement. I wouldn't worry.
Dark red shiny neck feathers are normal with the mahogany color.

Phew!
Okay, thank you!
Our RIR has quite a bit of black mixed in her feathers, so would she get black from both Bootsie and the RIR? And what can I look out for to confirm that Bootsie is the father?