What color?

[NagemTX]

 

[Amer]

They could all be barred and not be showing if bred to a dominant white hen

Normally you would get ghost barring in that instance, especially since she is more “off-white” and they would be heterozygous.

 

[Smileybans]

What kind of barred male?
He must be mixed to produce not all barred chicks.

He’s a turkey head. I’m not sure if his coloring would be considered barred but he looks barred

 

[Smileybans]

The skin is under the feathers.

I'm just throwing stuff out there. Maybe white on dark skin has that illusion of blue
I can look at the pics all day but my heads going to the genetics. Lavender, blue, splash, splash lavender etc wouldn't produce the same color when bred to a barred. It's early but I'm not seeing what would besides dominate white.

Can you explain the genetics? Thats why I’m here after all. I can look at the papers all day but sometimes I just someone to explain.

 

[Smileybans]

Can you post pictures of her chicks?

She is in a pen with a mechelen turkey head male. The only male in there. So these are her babies from the cross. The grey blue ones. Not the brown chipmunk ones.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She is in a pen with a mechelen turkey head male. The only male in there. So these are her babies from the cross. The grey blue ones. Not the brown chipmunk ones.

Interesting.

 

[Amer]

He’s a turkey head. I’m not sure if his coloring would be considered barred but he looks barred

She is in a pen with a mechelen turkey head male. The only male in there. So these are her babies from the cross. The grey blue ones. Not the brown chipmunk ones.

Huh maybe they are barred and we just can’t see the head spot.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The skin is under the feathers.

I'm just throwing stuff out there. Maybe white on dark skin has that illusion of blue
I can look at the pics all day but my heads going to the genetics. Lavender, blue, splash, splash lavender etc wouldn't produce the same color when bred to a barred. It's early but I'm not seeing what would besides dominate white.

I've had a few white feathered black skinned birds. Generally they gave a yellowish tinge or no tinge at all.

 

[NatJ]

He’s a turkey head. I’m not sure if his coloring would be considered barred but he looks barred

Can you post a picture of him?

 

[Smileybans]

Can you post a picture of him?

I’ll have to get one of him in the morning. But here’s GFF picture. He looks like this hen but much bigger.