The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[MysteryChicken]

Are big eyes in Orientals/Asiatics a bred in trait, or a mutation? Been curious about that for awhile.

 

[rc50]

There is no Headspot on Wheaten, but males are a shade lighter than females.

On eb and ER the effect is the same, Lighter males with larger undefined Headspot that extends to the back of the head.

Wheaten based Hambars

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Golden cuckoo Maran chicks ER Barred.

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What great looking Hambars... I wonder wherever you got that pic.... Oh yeah you forgot about eye line

 

[nicalandia]

Are big eyes in Orientals/Asiatics a bred in trait, or a mutation? Been curious about that for awhile.

Bred in trait

 

[MysteryChicken]

Bred in trait

Even Silkies? Some of the crosses I make end up with large eyes. One reason I asked.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Bred in trait

My daughter has a serama with huge black eyes. Are the genes for that likely to be recessive or dominant?

Editing to ask if there's a link to fibro for the eyes? The only birds I've seen with those black eyes have fibro also so curious.

 

[NagemTX]

My daughter has a serama with huge black eyes. Are the genes for that likely to be recessive or dominant?

Editing to ask if there's a link to fibro for the eyes? The only birds I've seen with those black eyes have fibro also so curious.

Sebrights have those large eyes.

 

[NagemTX]

So back a while ago I said I could tell the difference between silve and golden Phoenix by the chick down.

I got my shipped chicks today and took pictures. I can see the difference and I'm wondering if anyone else can. Also if this is possible could the golden Phoenix not be S/s+?

Can you tell which is which?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So back a while ago I said I could tell the difference between silve and golden Phoenix by the chick down.

I got my shipped chicks today and took pictures. I can see the difference and I'm wondering if anyone else can. Also if this is possible could the golden Phoenix not be S/s+?

Can you tell which is which?
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Is the lower one the silver?

 

[NagemTX]

Is the lower one the silver?

Yup!

 

[nicalandia]

So back a while ago I said I could tell the difference between silve and golden Phoenix by the chick down.

I got my shipped chicks today and took pictures. I can see the difference and I'm wondering if anyone else can. Also if this is possible could the golden Phoenix not be S/s+?

Can you tell which is which?
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Then its not trully Golden but s+/s+ with either recessive cream or dominant dilute Di