Mar 21, 2021 #1 Thailander Chirping Mar 19, 2021 35 140 69 Thailand Slate and dusky yellow? From a wild caught red jungle fowl rooster and his hens. Curious about the genetics here, do we have a case of introgressive hybridization from domestic chickens? Attachments IMG_20210321_130140_114.jpg 154.5 KB · Views: 8 IMG_20210321_130004_363.jpg 142.7 KB · Views: 6
Slate and dusky yellow? From a wild caught red jungle fowl rooster and his hens. Curious about the genetics here, do we have a case of introgressive hybridization from domestic chickens?
Mar 21, 2021 #2 JedJackson Enabler 7 Years Jul 6, 2016 12,314 32,060 1,102 NW Washington state The first looks more blackish than slate to me, but it may be that the photo is a little washed out. The second has yellow legs with a greenish wash. Any bird with yellow legs or yellow under the feet is not pure red jungle fowl, since that species in pure form has white skin, not yellow. Yellow skin in chickens came about through hybridization with grey and/or Ceylon jungle fowl long ago.
The first looks more blackish than slate to me, but it may be that the photo is a little washed out. The second has yellow legs with a greenish wash. Any bird with yellow legs or yellow under the feet is not pure red jungle fowl, since that species in pure form has white skin, not yellow. Yellow skin in chickens came about through hybridization with grey and/or Ceylon jungle fowl long ago.
Mar 21, 2021 #3 Gray Farms Conserve Heritage Breed Livestock Premium Feather Member 8 Years Apr 11, 2016 14,428 19,266 677 NW Missouri Willow & yellow