Strange chick

[randyman3ms]

95% sure of breed. Should be a Mille Fleur d'uccle. But what's happened? The yellow chick should look like the grey one it's next too. The parents of both chicks are Mille Fleur d'uccle's. The rooster and hen are both full mille fleur (not show quality). We've had other chicks from the same parents and none have been solid yellow. The chicks feathers are coming in solid white completely different than any other mille fleur chick we've hatched. We only have the one rooster, in a inclosed pen so no other roo could have got to the hen. The chick in question has zero markings. Is there such a thing as an albino chicken? Will get better pics if need be.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'll leave the specific genetics to the Mille Fleur D'uccle breeders, but yes, you can have throw backs with any line....and my understanding is Mille Fluer is a pattern...a white mottled...which is applied over a base color. If the genetics in the background of your birds contained a gene such that it could produce a white background (white is a D'uccle color) that would cover up any pattern...so yes you could get a white bird as it would likely show white mottled on white (sort of like some joker setting your font color to white so you can't see what you are typing on a white background.)

As to albino, yes, that could happen in any animal...It would have to have pink eyes to be an albino, but albino is rare.

I had Wheaten come through on my Rhodebars (which is a fault). And white can lurk behind the genetics of many colors coming out for show after you have enough chicks to line up the genetics to finally throw one.

LofMc

 

[cavemanrich]

(sort of like some joker setting your font color to white so you can't see what you are typing on a white background.)




LofMc

I always enjoy a crafty line.

 

[Michael OShay]

I'll leave the specific genetics to the Mille Fleur D'uccle breeders, but yes, you can have throw backs with any line....and my understanding is Mille Fluer is a pattern...a white mottled...which is applied over a base color. If the genetics in the background of your birds contained a gene such that it could produce a white background (white is a D'uccle color) that would cover up any pattern...so yes you could get a white bird as it would likely show white mottled on white (sort of like some joker setting your font color to white so you can't see what you are typing on a white background.)

As to albino, yes, that could happen in any animal...It would have to have pink eyes to be an albino, but albino is rare.

I had Wheaten come through on my Rhodebars (which is a fault). And white can lurk behind the genetics of many colors coming out for show after you have enough chicks to line up the genetics to finally throw one.

LofMc

X2 on LofMc

 

[BantamLover21]

I'll leave the specific genetics to the Mille Fleur D'uccle breeders, but yes, you can have throw backs with any line....and my understanding is Mille Fluer is a pattern...a white mottled...which is applied over a base color. If the genetics in the background of your birds contained a gene such that it could produce a white background (white is a D'uccle color) that would cover up any pattern...so yes you could get a white bird as it would likely show white mottled on white (sort of like some joker setting your font color to white so you can't see what you are typing on a white background.)

As to albino, yes, that could happen in any animal...It would have to have pink eyes to be an albino, but albino is rare.

I had Wheaten come through on my Rhodebars (which is a fault). And white can lurk behind the genetics of many colors coming out for show after you have enough chicks to line up the genetics to finally throw one.

LofMc

x3

 

[drumstick diva]

x4

 

[chickchockchip]

What if its an albino chicken? Can chickens even be albino?