The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[MysteryChicken]

His color is Pumpkin all right. Genetically he does not seem to be Pumpkin since he lacks any game ancestry, he is likely just a pumpkin colored cockerel(beautiful color by the way).

RoostersAreAwesome's, or mine?

 

[nicalandia]

RoostersAreAwesome's, or mine?

Yours..!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yours..!

I was talking about their D'uccle mix. But thanks for the confirmation on mine.

 

[nicalandia]

Only other picture of him I have when he was young. He was butchered last year

He is a Pumpkin Color, but I don't believe he is genetically pumpkin... Why do you keep butchering interesting colored cockerels? Find them a home...!

 

[MysteryChicken]

He is a Pumpkin Color, but I don't believe he is genetically pumpkin... Why do you keep butchering interesting colored cockerels? Find them a home...!

I didn't really want to butcher him. I did try to rehome him. The Guinea Cock terrorized him badly.

Due to the Columbian gene, or does something else make him not genetically pumpkin?

 

[nicalandia]

I didn't really want to butcher him. I did try to rehome him. The Guinea Cock terrorized him badly.

Due to the Columbian gene, or does something else make him not genetically pumpkin?

I would not keep Guinea fowl even if they were free or if I had the room, they are too noisy for me, their meat taste like Pheasant and don't lay nearly enough...

I suspect he is Wheaten at the e locus(eWh/eWh, the best and only locus for Self Buff birds), Columbian(Co/Co, like New Hampshires) he is lacking Pg(required to have a nice pattern on hackle/saddle) and he seems to be lacking any type of red enhancers(New Hampshires have red enhancer Mahogany and gold diluter Di)

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would not keep Guinea fowl even if they were free or if I had the room, they are too noisy for me, their meat taste like Pheasant and don't lay nearly enough...

I suspect he is Wheaten at the e locus(eWh/eWh, the best and only locus for Self Buff birds), Columbian(Co/Co, like New Hampshires) he is lacking Pg(required to have a nice pattern on hackle/saddle) and he seems to be lacking any type of red enhancers(New Hampshires have red enhancer Mahogany and gold diluter Di)

That's interesting about Butters. He was from my Wheaten Crele Orpington project.
Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, & Australorps were all used.

We're not getting guineas again unless it's for eating.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Update on my Chameleon Hen.

 

[CrspyChkn]

What is this coloring called? This is an older picture, she is currently molting which has revealed to me that her flight feathers are all half blue. Is this the pumpkin color with blue that you previously described? It seems like that to me only it has already been mentioned that pumpkin only appears on roosters so I dont know. Also, anyone have any idea of what breed she is? I was thinking some sort of game bird? Thanks in advance!

 

[MysteryChicken]

My Chameleon Hen's mother is done molting now you want pictures of her?