The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia
The lacing found on blue birds isn't the same as the lacing in birds such as Silver-Laced Wyandottes, right?

That is correct, The Lacing found on Orps is different than the one found on Wyandottes.

 

[3KillerBs]

That is correct, The Lacing found on Orps is different than the one found on Wyandottes.

Could you explain in more detail?

Regardless of that, the person who brought it up on my thread was talking about Blue Andalusians, who have the clearest and sharpest lacing of blue birds -- but still not the silver or gold in the in the center of the feather, just two shades of blue.

Though some of my Blue Australorps are rather nicely-laced, I think.

 

[nicalandia]

Could you explain in more detail?

Regardless of that, the person who brought it up on my thread was talking about Blue Andalusians, who have the clearest and sharpest lacing of blue birds -- but still not the silver or gold in the in the center of the feather, just two shades of blue.

Though some of my Blue Australorps are rather nicely-laced, I think.

Sorry, I thought you were talking about Laced Orps.

Lacing on Blue birds is caused by both Ml/Ml-Pg/Pg and Blue, but just being bred for.

 

[3KillerBs]

Sorry, I thought you were talking about Laced Orps.

Lacing on Blue birds is caused by both Ml/Ml-Pg/Pg and Blue, but just being bred for.

That's what I thought, but I figured I'd ask in order to be certain.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sorry, I thought you were talking about Laced Orps.

Lacing on Blue birds is caused by both Ml/Ml-Pg/Pg and Blue, but just being bred for.

Would this be the same for my Malays?

 

[nicalandia]

Would this be the same for my Malays?

The lacing on those malays are due to a different mutation(unknown so far), because they don't have Melanotic nor Pattern gene.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The lacing on those malays are due to a different mutation(unknown so far), because they don't have Melanotic nor Pattern gene.

Okay, good to know.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Updated pictures of the Pumpkin boy.
Breast feathers are darker the feathers on his back, hard to tell in the pictures though.

 

[nicalandia]

Updated pictures of the Pumpkin boy.
Breast feathers are darker the feathers on his back, hard to tell in the pictures though.
View attachment 3335953

Yeah, he is looking more and more like New Hampshire

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/our-new-hampshire-red-rooster-15-weeks-old.6774494/.

 

[3KillerBs]

The lacing on those malays are due to a different mutation(unknown so far), because they don't have Melanotic nor Pattern gene.

Potentially stupid question, because I don't really understand what effect the different genes have and am floundering my way through the learning process,

Is it possible to have multiple types of lacing on the same bird or are the genes mutually exclusive?