Awwwww, thats adorable! Neat striping on that one, I don't think I have seen that coloration before!
Thanks she is from mypetchicken and her name is zoey
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Awwwww, thats adorable! Neat striping on that one, I don't think I have seen that coloration before!
Quote: Chicks with this down pattern are E based. The white wing feathers will go away with adult plumage.
Quote: Dutch is the original language of the Chicken Calculator. It's author, Henk, is from the Netherlands. However there are several different languages present in the calculator. There are several French silkie sites.
Most of them relate to some actual word--although not all are common. Upper case indicates a dominant gene; lower case a recessive one, a + indicates wildtype.Thanks...yes he actually turned all black..
For the genetic site it a great reference...just me that have to understand all the meannings of the different "letters" of the genetic code...
Isabelle
Quote: B = barring
Bl = blue
By = brachydactyly
c = colourless
Ch = charcoal
choc = chocolate
Cr = crest
Cp = creeper
D= duplex comb
Db = dark brown
Di = dilute
E = extended black
E^R = birchen
E^Wh = wheaten
e^b = brown
Fm = fibromelanosis
h = hookless
Ha = hard feather texture
I = Inhibitor of colour
I^S = smoky
I^D = dun
Id = inhibitor of dermal melanin
ig = inhibitor of gold
Mh = mahogany
Ml = melanotic
P = pea comb
Po = polydactyly
Pti = ptilopody
R = rose comb
...
etc.
I left out a bunch, including all the ones such as K where I don't know what word(s) the letter stands represents. FWIW, K is slow feathering.