Seabright hen x Mlle Fleur rooster

[alpacasandchicks78]

Do hen feathered breeds overtake the Mlle fleur pattern?? My chick is solid black currently with a yellow area near it's vent (chick fuzz, not anything odd). Mom's a golden seabright and I'm intrigued. It has long legs like mom that are half feathered which we already have non bantam one who is like that too.

(hen that is like that is a brahma x barred rock-- dad was barred rock mom was brahma -- she's got the half feathered legs too so I know it's a trait)

 

[Yardmom]

Sorry no one has answered your post. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of genetics will answer soon.

 

[Ladybird CA]

I believe both birds have to at least carry the mottled gene in order for it to show up. Not sure about lacing.

 

[NatJ]

Do hen feathered breeds overtake the Mlle fleur pattern?? My chick is solid black currently with a yellow area near it's vent (chick fuzz, not anything odd). Mom's a golden seabright and I'm intrigued. It has long legs like mom that are half feathered which we already have non bantam one who is like that too.

(hen that is like that is a brahma x barred rock-- dad was barred rock mom was brahma -- she's got the half feathered legs too so I know it's a trait)

Hen feathering (from the Sebright) is a dominant gene. So any male chicks from that cross are expected to be hen-feathered. (Unless the Sebright happens to have normal feathering instead, which does sometimes happen.)

I would expect it to grow feathers that look poorly-laced (like a bad Sebright pattern) when it grows up, and not show the white tips (mottling) of the Mille Fleur.

Yes, chicks from feather legs x clean legs tend to have legs with an in-between amount of feathering.