Silver lace wyandotte roo

[MysteryChicken]

Are you saying the Goldne Comets are I/i+, or their chicks are I/i+?

Your modeling in the calculator works if the Golden Comet hen is pure I/I
But because Golden Comets are a hybrid, and the father is usually a Rhode Island Red (i+/i+), then I am modeling the Golden Comet as I/i+

If the Golden Comet hen is I/i+
And the Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster i+/i+

Then some chicks should be I/i+ and some chicks should be i+/i+
So some chicks will show black (i+/i+) and some chicks will show little to no black (I/i+)

So my point has nothing to do with Birchen, just with whether the chick can show black or not.

About half the chicks should look "silver laced" or "silver-something," while the other half should look all white. (Yes, allowing for red leakage in all of them, as you previously mentioned.)

I was referring to the offspring.

 

[NatJ]

I was referring to the offspring.

OK, then I think we are both really saying the same thing-- some chicks will grow feathers that have visible black markings, and some will not.

Sorry for making a big fuss by not recognizing that sooner

 

[MysteryChicken]

OK, then I think we are both really saying the same thing-- some chicks will grow feathers that have visible black markings, and some will not.

Sorry for making a big fuss by not recognizing that sooner

It's okay. We all do that at some point.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Very interesting colors can pop up sometimes, when you don't know all of the genes involved...obvious dominant & not so obvious recessive...who's the daddy's dad, mama's mom, etc. When you do not have that info, it can be a challenge at times, trying to predict feather colors of chicks.

For example, I have 4 Wyandottes, no clue who their parents were, only was told they are pure Wyandotte.
1 Silver Laced Roo
3 hens, a Blue & 2 Ivory White,
but when you see the 4 youngsters, 2 Roos & 2 hens, there is quite a bit of red feathering, especially on 3 of them.
One of the original Ivory hens does have 2 feathers with a bit of red,
that's it, just a hint of visible red,
yet look at all this red that popped up!
I didn't raise the chicks hoping for particular colors, though, so it's all good, they're so beautiful!