Mysterious ayam mix..

[Ab1010]

I hatched out two ayam mixes recently and they have a weird feather pattern I haven't seen before. Any ideas?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Because they are mixed. Im assuming different parents or who knows. All I want to know is what are these little guys and why are their tail feathers doing this? And the ones wing feathers?

It’s caused by a mishap in the shedding of the keratin sheaths, I’d guess.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I hatched out two ayam mixes recently and they have a weird feather pattern I haven't seen before. Any ideas?

It isn’t a pattern, it’s something happening to the feathers. And they don’t look like AC mixes.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Unless the ayams were very poor quality or mixes themselves, I wouldn't think those have auam in them. Nothing looks like it has ayam, and even their Clark skin should be passed on a generation at least with a mix

 

[Ab1010]

Here is them near hatch

 

[Ab1010]

Ok.
I guess I always thought the FM gene was dominant.

If you saw the picture of when they were closer to hatch they were alot more black. They have the black eyes too. Idk why the black has diluted as they have grown.. im not knowledgeable about chicken genetics but really want to learn! I did see another thread on here from ayam mixes and there were many with grey skin and a few with yellow skin.. maybe it just has to do with if they are a double carrier or single carrier of a gene?

 

[Painted Calls]

I will also agree that there is likely no Ayam in these chicks. Not close up anyway.

As far as the feathers go, that is super strange. Maybe the genetics forum would be better suited to help figure it out.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Two of my leghorn chicks had that tail feather thing going on when they were younger. One had only the top two and it looked like two little flags waving from her tail. They look normal now so I guess when their feathers come in they will be alright

 

[Ab1010]

Well thanks everyone! I think I figured it out some and once they grow a bit more some theories may or may not come to light! Good suggestion on the genetics page, it helped alot

 

[sourland]

It will be interesting to see what their adult feathers look like.