Mottled Chicks

[Poultrybonkers]

If a chick is gonna be mottled is the chest always white? Really hoping my chicks will be mottled. Also if a rooster was mottled and lost his mottled would he still be called mottled or split?

 

[-Isla June-]

Hey! I don't know much about this stuff, but here are some great mentions! @Eggcessive @Dr Evy @Kiki

 

[Eggcessive]

I don’t know.

 

[Amer]

No mottled chicks go through many molts, first starting with white on the bottom and black on top, then blotchy black and white on the bottom, then blotchy black and white, and finally mottled.
Your bird will turn out mottled.

 

[pekin queen]

No mottled chicks go through many molts, first starting with white on the bottom and black on top, then blotchy black and white on the bottom, then blotchy black and white, and finally mottled.
Your bird will turn out mottled.

agreed! here is some photos of mottled (black mottled) chicks/before they go throe there moult (the one where they get there mottled plumage)

(these are mottled pekin/Cochin bantams)

and here is a hen (with to much white on her for the standerd) after her moult

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Am I seeing white tips?

 

[pekin queen]

Am I seeing white tips? View attachment 3071449

yes....but that,s not a mottled chick it could be one of meany other colours tho

 

[Poultrybonkers]

yes....but that,s not a mottled chick it could be one of meany other colours tho

It would be mottled and laced a tolbunt this is the father as a chick

this is him now

hes paired with a split mottled hen her

 

[pekin queen]

It would be mottled and laced a tolbunt this is the father as a chickView attachment 3071860this is him now View attachment 3071861 hes paired with a split mottled hen her View attachment 3071862

okay but (at least in my experience with breeding mottled chickens) the mottling dose not come in at that age it starts at 5-6 months of age, you have some very pretty chickens

 

[Poultrybonkers]

okay but (at least in my experience with breeding mottled chickens) the mottling dose not come in at that age it starts at 5-6 months of age, you have some very pretty chickens

Mottling comes in way before 5-6 months this one was mottled

the mottling is suppose to get better after every molt is what I heard
This is that same pullet now