Who’s my mommy?

[TheOddOneOut]

There’s a baby chick at this farm. It’s father is a Isabel Orpington. I’m unclear on the mom. The hen raising it is the black hen.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Black Australorp, light Brahma.

The light Brahma is the mother. Which means the rooster isn’t a true isabel, he’s either an isabel x lavender or just a lavender with leakage. Isabel Orpingtons are partridge under recessive lavender, while lavender orpingtons are black under recessive lavender.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

What hens could possibly be the mother?

Black Australorp, light Brahma.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

He has feathered feet so I thought maybe LB but it’s black..

 

[cherrynberry]

He has feathered feet so I thought maybe LB but it’s black..

Doesnt the dad have feathered legs too?

 

[cherrynberry]

No. Orps have clean legs.

Sorry, I thought you wrote Isabel rooster. I would guess its the light brahma then. But I am bad with genetics and so I wont be much of a help anyways

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Is beak color ever affected by this at all?

Affected by what?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

By the recessive gene? Sorry if this question doesnt make too much sense, but I keep wondering what role beak color has to play in genetics...

Lavender does not change beak color. However, it does dilute red/gold tones to a straw color, which you can see on the rooster in this thread.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

 

[cherrynberry]

What hens could possibly be the mother?