Serama chimera? Gynandromorph? Color split in half...

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

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Those Seramas are the cutest.Wish I could have a bunch!

Interesting chick too.

 

[Qi Chicken]

I will subscribe for updates! How interesting! Dad looks like he put his beak in a light socket. He's awesome.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Well I have plenty of his sons available!

I plan to update the photos every week, just for fun. We'll see how the little critter turns out!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Why a gynandromorph vs a chimera?

 

[gumbii]

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Why a gynandromorph vs a chimera?

because a chimera wouldn't be split down the middle... i was told my friend's ugly oegb roo "nugget" was a chimera...

he has one blue leg and one white... he was the only one that was ever hatched out from those parents...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

A chimera can split down the middle. A gyandromorph is a mix of both sexes. If for example, the bird displayed female feather patterning on one side vs male on the other, I would agree with gyandromorph; however, different patterning htat is not sex-related does not indicate gyandromorph, but mosaic or chimera.

At a show a year or two ago, there was a frizzle that was split down the middle. Frizzled oe one side, not on the other. This is not gender related patterning, so mosaic or chimera, not gyandromorph.

 

[Redcatcher]

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According to the biologist who headed the study of these birds at the University of Edinburgh, all chicken chimeras or half-siders are gynandrormphs.

"You mention somatic chimeras and ‘half siders’ – I think that the work that we published recently actually shows that these birds are all gynandromorphs. I have attached a copy of that paper – from our correspondence so far I’m sure that you will have no problem following the story."

Gyandromorphs likely appear fairly frequently in birds but only those with the split feather pattern are noticed.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

I will post weekly photos again tomorrow, but I'm noticing that the chest feathers on the dark side have all grown in, but have only started on the lighter side.

I wonder if that is some indication of split genders, since females tend to feather in first.... More photos tomorrow.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Just a couple more photos of the progress. The darker side is feathering more rapidly, which is curious. It seems the chest feathers will be quite close in color.

Of course, Seramas change colors about 3 times before they mature, so it may be a couple months until the final product is "revealed."

 

[juliette2009]

Bailey, I find this topic fascinating! Weird, but fascinating!

Juliette