White chicks, no white parents

[Moma6poms]

We have 3 chicks (teenagers now) that we hatched from our eggs. there are a few hens it could have been but only 2 dads. None of the hens are even light colored, americauna, EE, Cerayma, etc. The 2 roos are A) a beautiful red cochin and B) a Millie fleur. How in the heck can they have white chickens?I mean solid white BEAUTIFUL chickens, not cochin. Two have green legs and the other has yellow legs. Any idea where they could have come from?
I'll try to get pictures tomorrow.

 

[Chick Chick McGee]

Wow! I don’t know my guess would be it’s from down the line and they just picked it up! But all 3! it sounds like you have some beautiful birds.

 

[Moma6poms]

They are and there are 2 chicks coming up that will probably look like them as well.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Do you have any pix that you could share? Would love to see the chicks and roosters.

 

[Moma6poms]

Do you have any pix that you could share? Would love to see the chicks and roosters.

I'll look and see what I have. They might be a little old.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

See this link and scroll down to the part called ‘white sports’
https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-breeding/poultry-genetics-black-and-white/

 

[Folly's place]

White chickens can be either dominant white or recessive white. Yours are obviously recessive white, and you got lucky this year! Have any of them developed any red or cream feathers, or anything? That would be handsome too.
EE's can have any genetics, including color, and tend to pass on their green legs often.
Enjoy! Maybe some will produce green eggs?
Is your milliefleur a bantam? Then those offspring may be smaller as adults. And if anyone has feathered legs or muffs, those traits tend to appear too.
Mary

 

[Moma6poms]

See this link and scroll down to the part called ‘white sports’
https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-breeding/poultry-genetics-black-and-white/

interesting, thank you!

 

[Moma6poms]

White chickens can be either dominant white or recessive white. Yours are obviously recessive white, and you got lucky this year! Have any of them developed any red or cream feathers, or anything? That would be handsome too.
EE's can have any genetics, including color, and tend to pass on their green legs often.
Enjoy! Maybe some will produce green eggs?
Is your milliefleur a bantam? Then those offspring may be smaller as adults. And if anyone has feathered legs or muffs, those traits tend to appear too.
Mary

 

[Moma6poms]

Yes, he is a bantam. The whites are looking to be bigger then he was already. They also have no feathers on their legs. It struck us as strange when 2 had green legs and one has yellow.