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2hot2chicken said:
I posted on here a few weeks ago about a chick that came from 2 white parents and it had a chipmonk pattern so I was wondering what color it could be. Well its feathering in now and I will try to get a picture tomorrow of it but it really appears to be a cuckoo.
Anyone who has cuckoos or has had cuckoo chicks do they typically have a chipmonk pattern as chicks?
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chipmunk pattern is usually partridge :)
cuckoo typically hatch out looking like a black chick
 
Country Chickens said:
Yep, looks like the one trying to hatch is light colored! Woohoo! Unfortunately, I won't get to inspect til morning cause he's really taking his time. Cross your fingers that he makes it out okay!




And now I have a delicate question for you guys...really not sure how to handle this one. As I pulled the first two silkie chicks from the bator I noticed something funny about the black chick that hatched out of a paint egg. On looking closer...he has a single comb. Quite marked. Not great toe feathering or head feathering, either, so at least no great loss there. But, I'm concerned because this means that if I use her blacks or the paint that's hatching to start my paint line--as was my plan--I'll have a recessive for single comb running around in there. Which is exactly what I've worked so hard to avoid! I guess my question is, how much of a no-no is it to have a recessive single comb in a paint line? I would never consider it for any other color, but paints are so hard to get....idk. Would you guys buy from a line that had a history of single combs, no matter how rare? And, second question, do I let the breeder know? I confess I'm a little extra disappointed because I specifically asked if she'd ever had any single combs anywhere in her lines and the answer was a definite no. Maybe this is a new thing, in her paints, and I just got unlucky? Would she want to know about this chick, or will I just be stirring up mud?

Any and all advice is welcome. I am trying to start the best possible lines I can, and have been very selective. When I discovered some previous birds might have carried single comb, I sold them all--being upfront about my concerns--and started fresh in those colors. It's the reason I don't have any nice blacks, in fact. So, am I being too hyper about this and it's more common than I think, or do I just have really bad luck?
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I'm soooo happy or you and your paint chicks! I do wish I could advise you on the problem you are facing. I'm afraid I would be stumped.
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2hot2chicken said:
I posted on here a few weeks ago about a chick that came from 2 white parents and it had a chipmonk pattern so I was wondering what color it could be. Well its feathering in now and I will try to get a picture tomorrow of it but it really appears to be a cuckoo.
Anyone who has cuckoos or has had cuckoo chicks do they typically have a chipmonk pattern as chicks?
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Partridge, girls especially, have barred wings. Maybe that is what you are seeing that looks cuckoo.
 
Thanks! I've contacted the breeder about the various issues, so at least communication has been opened. I think that's always the best thing, even though it's also often the hardest. Did you see my update? Two paint chicks!!!!


peepblessed said:
I'm soooo happy or you and your paint chicks! I do wish I could advise you on the problem you are facing. I'm afraid I would be stumped.
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