The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia are these dark shanks? (id+/id+)

They're closer views of the same rooster I thought was light, but you thought was dark. I definitely see light areas and darker areas, so I'm not sure how to interpret that.

Yes, very strange. Looks mottled. Perhaps his epidermis is dark and dermis light. this is how Sex link hens can have dark shanks while having Id(sex linked dermal inhibitor from RIR sire) their dark shanks are due to dark epidermal deposition from Extended black.

 

[Speedyfth]

Yes, very strange. Looks mottled. Perhaps his epidermis is dark and dermis light. this is how Sex link hens can have dark shanks while having Id(sex linked dermal inhibitor from RIR sire) their dark shanks are due to dark epidermal deposition from Extended black.

So I should just hatch some and see if I get the dark skin in some?

 

[Speedyfth]

Yes, very strange. Looks mottled. Perhaps his epidermis is dark and dermis light. this is how Sex link hens can have dark shanks while having Id(sex linked dermal inhibitor from RIR sire) their dark shanks are due to dark epidermal deposition from Extended black.

Thank you for all the info

 

[NatJ]

So I should just hatch some and see if I get the dark skin in some?

Yes, that is probably the best way to find out for sure.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can you help me figure out what the heck this color is, & the dad?

Laughing Chicken cross pullet.

Mother, is Red Duckwing.

I know the dad's aren't these guy's.

Remaining Possible Dads.
007, my Khaki Silkie

My Colorful Easter Egger.

 

[NatJ]

Can you help me figure out what the heck this color is, & the dad?
...I know the dad's aren't these guy's.
...Remaining Possible Dads.

007, my Khaki Silkie
My Colorful Easter Egger.

I think the Easter Egger is a more likely father than the Silkie (because of the un-feathered feet and the number of toes). Growing a beard would prove that the father must be bearded.

But if the chick grows a crest, that would prove the Easter Egger cannot be the father and the Silkie is.

You did not state how you ruled out each of the other roosters, so I can't easily tell whether you made any mistakes there. I can see that a double-barred rooster is not going to sire an unbarred chick, but it's not so obvious (to me) why you ruled out some of the others. (Of course you would know which were penned apart for how long before the egg was laid, which could rule them out quite nicely but would not show in photos.)

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think the Easter Egger is a more likely father than the Silkie (because of the un-feathered feet and the number of toes). Growing a beard would prove that the father must be bearded.

But if the chick grows a crest, that would prove the Easter Egger cannot be the father and the Silkie is.

You did not state how you ruled out each of the other roosters, so I can't easily tell whether you made any mistakes there. I can see that a double-barred rooster is not going to sire an unbarred chick, but it's not so obvious (to me) why you ruled out some of the others. (Of course you would know which were penned apart for how long before the egg was laid, which could rule them out quite nicely but would not show in photos.)

Malays I've ruled out due to their walnut combs, & my Marans/American Game cross boy is a Dominant White, Wheaten/Birchen split, with light feathered legs. He's given me a white chick with black specks from my Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock hen recently.

Scaredy, my Silkie rooster is also pure for walnut comb.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I can tell the chick is beardless, but will update if there's a crest, though not all Silkie crosses have that trait.

 

[NatJ]

I can tell the chick is beardless, but will update if there's a crest, though not all Silkie crosses have that trait.

I know that not all Silkie crosses have crest, feathered feet, or 5th toes. Just pointing out that a crested chick would rule out all non-crested parents, leaving only the Silkie as a possible father.

Malays I've ruled out due to their walnut combs,

It is possible to get a single comb chick from a father with a walnut comb, if the walnut comb is P/p+ and R/r+

But if you know they are pure PP or RR or both, then I agree they cannot produce a chick with a single comb.

Scaredy, my Silkie rooster is also pure for walnut comb.

Then I agree that rules him out too.

my Marans/American Game cross boy is a Dominant White, Wheaten/Birchen split, with light feathered legs. He's given me a white chick with black specks from my Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock hen recently.

Do you know if he is heterozygous Dominant White or homozygous Dominant White?
What leg color from the American Game side of the cross?

Because if he is split for Dominant White/not, then depending on the leg color genes he might also be able to produce a chick like the one you showed.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I know that not all Silkie crosses have crest, feathered feet, or 5th toes. Just pointing out that a crested chick would rule out all non-crested parents, leaving only the Silkie as a possible father.


It is possible to get a single comb chick from a father with a walnut comb, if the walnut comb is P/p+ and R/r+

But if you know they are pure PP or RR or both, then I agree they cannot produce a chick with a single comb.



Then I agree that rules him out too.


Do you know if he is heterozygous Dominant White or homozygous Dominant White?
What leg color from the American Game side of the cross?

Because if he is split for Dominant White/not, then depending on the leg color genes he might also be able to produce a chick like the one you showed.

He's White Shanked, but maybe split for yellow.

His previous offspring.

No baby picture for the last one.