The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[nicalandia]

what is she then?

From the pictures she shows mottling or spangling. All of the white being covered is actually black feathers so she appears to have melanized head so probably melanotic.

It's quite difficult to guess on mongrels

 

[I Like Turkeys]

From the pictures she shows mottling or spangling. All of the white being covered is actually black feathers so she appears to have melanized head so probably melanotic.

It's quite difficult to guess on mongrels

Well you’ve told me more than I knew, so I appreciate it. Thank you, I was quite confused as to why her head was white or melanized.

Do you have chick pictures?

Not many good ones of her downy stage. She started off white with a tinted face though, and feathered out the reddish/orange slowly.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well you’ve told me more than I knew, so I appreciate it. Thank you, I was quite confused as to why her head was white or melanized.

Not many good ones of her downy stage. She started off white with a tinted face though, and feathered out the reddish/orange slowly.View attachment 3355221View attachment 3355222

Day old pictures are best for identifying Phenotypes.

 

[nicalandia]

Day old pictures are best for identifying Phenotypes.

In my case as long as Chick down is still visible. I can do a very good estimate. Except on Yellow Chicks which could be anything from being pure Wheaten to Black with dominant white.

 

[MysteryChicken]

In my case as long as Chick down is still visible. I can do a very good estimate. Except on Yellow Chicks which could be anything from being pure Wheaten to Black with dominant white.

Okay.

 

[SourRoses]

@nicalandia Have you thought about writing a book?
I know I for one would love to read something that made easy sense out of genetics.

 

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia Have you thought about writing a book?

That thought has cross my mind. But I don't have the discipline to finish a book. I have not scholar background. So I am more than happy to help out here.

 

[Sussex19]

My Speckled Sussex hen hatched 11 of her own chicks, the rooster is a Cuckoo Orpington x Light Sussex. Two of the chicks look like Buff Sussex, is this to be expected? I wasn't really expecting any to be buff coloured.
I hope its ok me asking a question, and thanks a lot for any help!

 

[nicalandia]

My Speckled Sussex hen hatched 11 of her own chicks, the rooster is a Cuckoo Orpington x Light Sussex. Two of the chicks look like Buff Sussex, is this to be expected? I wasn't really expecting any to be buff coloured.
I hope its ok me asking a question, and thanks a lot for any help!

Yes, the sire is E/eWh so half of his progeny will be eWh and since speckled sussex are wildtype e+, the chicks will be eWh/e+ very much wheaten looking(like buff sussex)

 

[Sussex19]

Yes, the sire is E/eWh so half of his progeny will be eWh and since speckled sussex are wildtype e+, the chicks will be eWh/e+ very much wheaten looking(like buff sussex)

Ok, I'm not very good at genetics, but I think I'm getting the idea.
Here is a photo of them when they were a bit younger.

(Some of them are out of the photo)
I'm thinking the white one must have got its colour from the Light Sussex that is it grandfather?
One last question, if I breed the buff looking ones together, would they breed true buff?
Thank you so much for helping!