Olandsk Dwarf plumage genetics

[brandonstokley]

Theyre most likely based on eb, that’s what Millie Fleurs should be based on/more typically are. Down color will be the best tell, probably.

what am I looking for in the down color to confirm? what would duckwing as opposed to eb look like?

 

[I Like Turkeys]

what am I looking for in the down color to confirm? what would duckwing as opposed to eb look like?

Plucking photos from the facebook group for Olandsk Dwarf for this, none are mine. Lucky find lol. It's just got good examples. Only place I've personally seen Olandsk Dwarf chickens before this was greenfire, which show an e+ hen with mottling, then a few millie fleurs in their photos for the breed, so I was guessing that both genes are present within the breed. The group seems to line up with this, there is a lot of variation in the birds present on that group.

I wasn't expecting solid white chicks, haha, but that's because of the mottling, and I'd presume those chicks to be the more excessively mottled specimens as adults, like your hens.

The two dark brown chicks in this photo, i think, are eb based. That's the color millie fleur d'uccles come in, also eb based birds. I can't tell on the white chicks, too much of their pattern is camouflaged. eb can also present with broken head stripes and a whole lot of extra eye stripes, it's got a lot of variation.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7070814342982154&set=g.178654882329474

These chicks are e+. Strong head stripe, clear eye stripe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2747671675372623&set=g.178654882329474

 

[Amer]

Plucking photos from the facebook group for Olandsk Dwarf for this, none are mine. Lucky find lol. It's just got good examples. Only place I've personally seen Olandsk Dwarf chickens before this was greenfire, which show an e+ hen with mottling, then a few millie fleurs in their photos for the breed, so I was guessing that both genes are present within the breed. The group seems to line up with this, there is a lot of variation in the birds present on that group.

I wasn't expecting solid white chicks, haha, but that's because of the mottling, and I'd presume those chicks to be the more excessively mottled specimens as adults, like your hens.

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The two dark brown chicks in this photo, i think, are eb based. That's the color millie fleur d'uccles come in, also eb based birds. I can't tell on the white chicks, too much of their pattern is camouflaged. eb can also present with broken head stripes and a whole lot of extra eye stripes, it's got a lot of variation.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7070814342982154&set=g.178654882329474


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These chicks are e+. Strong head stripe, clear eye stripe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2747671675372623&set=g.178654882329474

@nicalandia Different allele of mottling?

 

[brandonstokley]

Plucking photos from the facebook group for Olandsk Dwarf for this, none are mine. Lucky find lol. It's just got good examples. Only place I've personally seen Olandsk Dwarf chickens before this was greenfire, which show an e+ hen with mottling, then a few millie fleurs in their photos for the breed, so I was guessing that both genes are present within the breed. The group seems to line up with this, there is a lot of variation in the birds present on that group.

I wasn't expecting solid white chicks, haha, but that's because of the mottling, and I'd presume those chicks to be the more excessively mottled specimens as adults, like your hens.

View attachment 3709390

The two dark brown chicks in this photo, i think, are eb based. That's the color millie fleur d'uccles come in, also eb based birds. I can't tell on the white chicks, too much of their pattern is camouflaged. eb can also present with broken head stripes and a whole lot of extra eye stripes, it's got a lot of variation.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7070814342982154&set=g.178654882329474


View attachment 3709392
These chicks are e+. Strong head stripe, clear eye stripe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2747671675372623&set=g.178654882329474

Found the pic of mine when they arrived!