Smokey color gene in chickens?

[SweetieChicken234]

Autosomal red will show in small patches as well. It's not a one trick poney, it has many faces.

What color they were as chicks will tell you if they actually have smokey. If the chicks were just black, & white then it's not smokey.

I think they hatch yellow with some spots but I don't honestly remember if it was solely black spots.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

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[MysteryChicken]

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The black ticking within the blue/gray is a sign she's not smokey.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think they hatch yellow with some spots but I don't honestly remember if it was solely black spots.

White with black spots is what I meant, yes. A smokey bird will resemble a blue chick.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

White with black spots is what I meant, yes. A smokey bird will resemble a blue chick.

So smoky should look like this chick in the back?

She grew up to look like this

 

[Slothinc]

Hey all - this is probably completely off topic for this discussion but I think you all would have a better chance of knowing the answer to this. Some of the photos in this thread reminded me to ask this.

I have a little paint girl, the paint is very lightly marked. She has always looked a little brownish rather than bright white. I assumed it was autosomal red. But lately, she has some white feathers mixed in with the tan feathers. I know nothing about dun, or smoky so I don’t know if those genes could be involved. I was wondering if maybe somehow mottling is involved? But I don’t think so, as it seems that there are whole feathers that are white, and whole feathers that are tan. And some light black flecks (paint?) on some feathers. Just wondering if you could let me know what you think. She is out of a lavender ameraucana bantam father and paint silkie mother.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

Hey all - this is probably completely off topic for this discussion but I think you all would have a better chance of knowing the answer to this. Some of the photos in this thread reminded me to ask this.

I have a little paint girl, the paint is very lightly marked. She has always looked a little brownish rather than bright white. I assumed it was autosomal red. But lately, she has some white feathers mixed in with the tan feathers. I know nothing about dun, or smoky so I don’t know if those genes could be involved. I was wondering if maybe somehow mottling is involved? But I don’t think so, as it seems that there are whole feathers that are white, and whole feathers that are tan. And some light black flecks (paint?) on some feathers. Just wondering if you could let me know what you think. She is out of a lavender ameraucana bantam father and paint silkie mother.

She actually looks similar to my khaki female!! She is a paint?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hey all - this is probably completely off topic for this discussion but I think you all would have a better chance of knowing the answer to this. Some of the photos in this thread reminded me to ask this.

I have a little paint girl, the paint is very lightly marked. She has always looked a little brownish rather than bright white. I assumed it was autosomal red. But lately, she has some white feathers mixed in with the tan feathers. I know nothing about dun, or smoky so I don’t know if those genes could be involved. I was wondering if maybe somehow mottling is involved? But I don’t think so, as it seems that there are whole feathers that are white, and whole feathers that are tan. And some light black flecks (paint?) on some feathers. Just wondering if you could let me know what you think. She is out of a lavender ameraucana bantam father and paint silkie mother.

My Autosomal Red Dominant White Easter Egger is the same way. It's normal, but the grayish color vary in amounts. I can probably get pictures of him tomorrow.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

My Autosomal Red Dominant White Easter Egger is the same way. It's normal, but the grayish color vary in amounts. I can probably get pictures of him tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to seeing that

 

[Slothinc]

She actually looks similar to my khaki female!! She is a paint?

Khaki is another color I know nothing about! Can it be produced by a lavender/paint cross? I have always called her a paint because she does have a few tiny black feathers mixed in. And because her mom is paint… unless somehow I was wrong about her mother, but I don’t think so.