what breed?

[ccshambhala]

it is quite possible she is a mix - I might have thought she were pure ancona but for her legs.... which distinctly resemble my houdans.... (sorry she is sideways lol - I wish there was an easy option to fix that!)

 

[fuzziecreatures]

I don't know but she is beautiful!

 

[ccshambhala]

thanx fuzziecreatures! we think so too (love the mottled chickens!)

 

[farmer boy]

i just got some houdans .. mottled houdans me and axoa are the only ones here in canada NB who have them they are really pretty and for that breed there i have no clue lol

 

[ccshambhala]

I <3 LOVE <3 the houdans farmer boy - I follow the houdan thread and will be posting there soon again about mine... we lost our two houdans from last year - and I incubated a batch of eggs hoping to get some houdan crosses right after my roo from last year died. I got new houdans this year (2 roos came straight run from the feed store (Ideal?)) and 3 pullets ordered as pullets thru another feed store from Mcmurray) but the quality doesn't even seem to be as good as last years

there are some beautiful houdans in the houdan thread - will have to find a way to get some....

 

[farmer boy]

i will try to find the houdan thread

 

[Ralph Moyer]

It may be part Mottled Java . Mottled Java usually are larger and more white feathers. Mottled java doe have black on their legs.

 

[Chris09]

Look like a "hatchery" type Ancona.
If she had Houdan in her she would show signs of the V-Comb and a bit of the Crest, might even have the fifth toe.

Chris

 

[farmerChef]

mottled ancona

 

[ccshambhala]

thanx all....

Chris09 - all of my hatchery anconas have yellow legs - is the color of hers a recessive trait that can come back after a generation? one or two of the random hatch did have a v-comb (altho clearly she did not) is the v-comb a dominant trait? only 1 out of 21 that hatched had a crest .... i love learning genetics!!! thanx much!