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Songster
- Nov 26, 2018
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New baby hatched today!
Besides being adorable, I have no idea who the parents are!
This spot pictured is the most notable black spot, though it does have a couple smaller ones on its back. I raise Paint Silkies and this sure looks like a Paint!
Dad is very likely a Barred Rock rooster. No feathered feet so the only other option would be a White Laced Red Cornish but he is not the dominant roo and all the other babies we have hatched from these eggs have been barred.
If this chick is truly Paint (has one copy of dominant white), then this would mean I believe that the mom would have to be the carrier. I have two white hens:
White Rock
Delaware
So question 1, who are the parents??
Question 2, if the dad is the barred rock, can Dominant white and Barring both play a part of the phenotype, making this chick’s adult plumage white with barred black spots?
Besides being adorable, I have no idea who the parents are!
This spot pictured is the most notable black spot, though it does have a couple smaller ones on its back. I raise Paint Silkies and this sure looks like a Paint!
Dad is very likely a Barred Rock rooster. No feathered feet so the only other option would be a White Laced Red Cornish but he is not the dominant roo and all the other babies we have hatched from these eggs have been barred.
If this chick is truly Paint (has one copy of dominant white), then this would mean I believe that the mom would have to be the carrier. I have two white hens:
White Rock
Delaware
So question 1, who are the parents??
Question 2, if the dad is the barred rock, can Dominant white and Barring both play a part of the phenotype, making this chick’s adult plumage white with barred black spots?