Pied Chickens

[Amer]

Saw this. The phenotype is clearly pied, but what is the genotype? Are they plucked or is this another gene on the mottled locus?

 

[WhySayWhat]

They look like white chickens wearing "black chicken" costumes for Halloween. I have no idea on the question you asked, I just find these really interesting to look at!

 

[nicalandia]

Its clearly an allelic mutation on the mottling allele just another of the many that have been found and documented

 

[nicalandia]

You can check this thread I made about Mottling and it's known and possible allelic mutations.

Observations on Mottling and its many allelic mutations​

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...tling-and-its-many-allelic-mutations.1331859/

 

[MysteryChicken]

Saw this. The phenotype is clearly pied, but what is the genotype? Are they plucked or is this another gene on the mottled locus?View attachment 2888503

It could possibly be pied. What's the eye color? I have a theory that it maybe linked to Albinism rather then mottling.

 

[ColtHandorf]

To my knowledge, there is no evidence of the pied/piebald gene being discovered or expressed in Gallus gallus domesticus. So while a bird may look that way (phenotype), genetically (genotype) it's just some form of mottling that appears like pied.

 

[nicalandia]

It could possibly be pied. What's the eye color? I have a theory that it maybe linked to Albinism rather then mottling.

There is no Pied mutation in Chickens, Mottling and Vitiligo(which looks very much like Mottling but on a different allele)
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...n-in-Smyth-line-and-Brown-line_fig3_268690314

 

[Amer]

There is no Pied mutation in Chickens, Mottling and Vitiligo(which looks very much like Mottling but on a different allele)
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...n-in-Smyth-line-and-Brown-line_fig3_268690314

What’s the difference between pied and mottled? Is it that pied pigments an animal from the embryo and the pattern doesn’t change.

 

[The Kooky Kiwi]

What’s the difference between pied and mottled? Is it that pied pigments an animal from the embryo and the pattern doesn’t change.

Not sure if it's the same in chickens - but in parrots:

Mottled - Feathers exhibit both black and white (or colour) on the one feather. Often white tipped. The pattern is usually relatively uniform over the body of the bird (not taking into account other genetic modifiers)

Pied - The entire bird exhibits patches of colour. Patches of White and Patches of black. Each individual feather is usually one colour or the other.

Good example is to google Pied Cockatiel vs Pearl Cockatiel (pearl isn't mottled but the visual effect is close enough for this example)

 

[ColtHandorf]

Pied is also notoriously uneven. It's why no one wants to show pied cockatiels or society finches for example. In order to place well, the pied markings must be symmetrical and identical on each side of the bird which is rarely the case.