What Pattern?

[BlueTheBrahma]

That isn’t mottling, it’s part of the juvenile patterning

These are my duckwing welsummers at a similar age, see how almost all the white mottling has disappeared.

This is a speckled Sussex chick I found, a mottled variety.

I don’t have much experience with duckwing chicks other than welsummers, so if it varies I apologise, but I don’t believe a chick this age would have mottling if it wasn’t mottled.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Example of juvenile feathering in older chicks. Mottling is also usually larger white spots.

(Not my picture, these are wheaten ameraucana cockerels)

 

[Amer]

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View attachment 4114096These are my duckwing welsummers at a similar age, see how almost all the white mottling has disappeared.
View attachment 4114097This is a speckled Sussex chick I found, a mottled variety.

I don’t have much experience with duckwing chicks other than welsummers, so if it varies I apologise, but I don’t believe a chick this age would have mottling if it wasn’t mottled.

If she were mottled she'd have a lot more white in the breast so she isn't mottled.

 

[Amer]

The Mahogany is strong in this one but she still looks red duckwing to me.

 

[member 469129]

Updated pics 5 1/2 weeks

 

[member 469129]

Update at 10 weeks. Interesting mix. She gets out in the sun and she looks like fire

 

[Amer]

Update at 10 weeks. Interesting mix. She gets out in the sun and she looks like fire

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Big girl! She is beautiful! I'm thinking she must be heterozygous for wheaten with all that firey orange!

 

[member 469129]

Big girl! She is beautiful! I'm thinking she must be heterozygous for wheaten with all that firey orange!

She is big, very tall. Heterozygous for wheaten is fascinating Would that make the other half Red Duckwing?

 

[Amer]

She is big, very tall. Heterozygous for wheaten is fascinating Would that make the other half Red Duckwing?

Yes

 

[member 469129]

Last update, I swear

It is hard to get a good pic of her these days as she is always on the move, but I got a somewhat good shot of her in the sun this afternoon

Her official name is now Katniss Everdeen. Her coloring is pretty much on the posters for the first three movies