Who's your Daddy?

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

Could these be the offspring of a Mottled Cochin hen and Partride Cochin?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I don't think so. They don't look mottled. But it will be easier to tell as they age.

 

[Skyle]

I don't think so. They don't look mottled. But it will be easier to tell as they age.

The mottled gene it's recessive, so it won't show in a cross unless both of the parents are mottleds or carriers. The chicks probably will look black, maybe with some red leackage, but you'll have to wait until they are older to know who are the parents

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The mottled gene it's recessive, so it won't show in a cross unless both of the parents are mottleds or carriers. The chicks probably will look black, maybe with some red leackage, but you'll have to wait until they are older to know who are the parents

Oh, I see. I had thought it was dominant.