Who's your daddy?

[Amer]

I think it's a very late blooming cockerel because it looks very much like a pure Brahma. Very cute!

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I think the buff Brahma is the father. If the Deathlayer was the father, the pattern would be messier, and the chick probably would not have yellow legs. White skin is dominant over yellow skin, in most cases.

If the buff Brahma is the father, then the chick is a cockerel. Female chicks of that cross would be buff, and male chicks would be silver with leakage, maybe.

Interesting, and it would make sense.

But, would a gold x silver cockerel be that silver?

 

[JedJackson]

Interesting, and it would make sense.

But, would a gold x silver cockerel be that silver?

I could see it. Usually it is the male specific feathering that shows the leakage, so it may come later. Anyway, that is my guess based on the appearance of the chick.

 

[NatJ]

I am no expert, but I would think the Buff Brahma is the dad. This looks like a purebred Brahma to me. Maybe @NatJ would have a better idea.

I agree with this:

If the buff Brahma is the father, then the chick is a cockerel. Female chicks of that cross would be buff, and male chicks would be silver with leakage, maybe.

And with this:

Crossed with your Light Brahma momma...

- Mottled Ancona is black, and should have created a black feathered chick (split for mottled)

- Buff Brahma crossed with light brahma should have created a sex link? With buff daughters, and yellow sons? (*I used kippenjungle and it's iffy with certain crosses and may not be accurate here)

- Silver Deathlayer could have resulted in that color of chick? (Having difficulty figuring out what to input for the deathlayer pattern.)
*edit- the calculator seems to think that it should have ended up with the same markings as the deathlayer (transverse pencilled?)

Except that, regarding the Buff Brahma/Light Brahma mix, it would be really nice if the Kippenjungle calculator would say gold daughters and SILVER sons. I know it's talking about the adult coloring (males will tend to be a bit yellowish when they grow up, instead of a nice clean silver), but it sure does cause confusion when we're all trying to identify chicks! As chicks, the silver/gold split males just look silver.


I'm leaning toward the Buff Brahma being the father (if the chick proves to be male.) If the chick actually is female, then I think the Deathlayer is the most likely father.

Neither the Mottled Ancona nor the Barred Rock could be the father, unless one of them was carrying recessive genes that are not normal for their breed.

A Black Sexlink rooster could sire a chick with that appearance. Some Black Sexlink roosters get mistaken for Barred Rocks. That is something to consider if no other explanation fits. But if the chick is indeed male, then I would be pretty confident the Buff Brahma is the father. Brahmas are known for developing slowly, which could explain why the chick "looks" female now.

She appears to have single comb influence?

Are you thinking an actual single comb? (p/p) Or a single/pea mix? (P/p)

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Are you thinking an actual single comb? (p/p) Or a single/pea mix? (P/p)

The mix one
"Influence" as in it looks like it's not 100% pea comb shaped. The comb appears to be more ridge-like than I'd expect with a Brahma?
Is that just what pea combs are supposed to look like at that age?

 

[NoJugular]

Oh thank you, friends This is all fantastic.
I'm in favor of the summary that:
~ If it's a boy, the daddy was a Buff Brahma (silver from mom);
~ but if it's a girl, then the daddy was a Silver Deathlayer.

Baby's comb looks like an imperfect single, so it's likely p/P, but possibly p/p.

*< Raises hand guiltily >* You know the story: 1st year excitement, so many breeds all at once, education in real-time, and refine the plans as the seasons go on.

I love the Kippenjungle calculator. I've been nerding out with it. Is there a specific forum thread for sharing recipes?

And if you had fun helping me guess the breed of that one, I've got two more I could use your eyes on .......

 

[Amer]

Oh thank you, friends This is all fantastic.
I'm in favor of the summary that:
~ If it's a boy, the daddy was a Buff Brahma (silver from mom);
~ but if it's a girl, then the daddy was a Silver Deathlayer.

Baby's comb looks like an imperfect single, so it's likely p/P, but possibly p/p.

*< Raises hand guiltily >* You know the story: 1st year excitement, so many breeds all at once, education in real-time, and refine the plans as the seasons go on.

I love the Kippenjungle calculator. I've been nerding out with it. Is there a specific forum thread for sharing recipes?

And if you had fun helping me guess the breed of that one, I've got two more I could use your eyes on .......

Click Show Examples or Pick Color from list and then click Crossing Over when you choose the colors from the list

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Oh thank you, friends This is all fantastic.
I'm in favor of the summary that:
~ If it's a boy, the daddy was a Buff Brahma (silver from mom);
~ but if it's a girl, then the daddy was a Silver Deathlayer.

Baby's comb looks like an imperfect single, so it's likely p/P, but possibly p/p.

*< Raises hand guiltily >* You know the story: 1st year excitement, so many breeds all at once, education in real-time, and refine the plans as the seasons go on.

I love the Kippenjungle calculator. I've been nerding out with it. Is there a specific forum thread for sharing recipes?

And if you had fun helping me guess the breed of that one, I've got two more I could use your eyes on .......

I'd love to look at more, honestly

I also love the "one of every breed/color!" Flocks.
(That's what mine is. But, most of what was available were all black feathered. So most my birds, and their offspring, will be black. My Black Ameraucana pullet turned out to be a cockerel. My original cockerel didn't make it, was a crested cream legbar)

I've found that kippenjungle has issues with certain colors, patterns, etc.
For example, it can't predict "paint" (dominant white crossed with another color)
there are several breeds it doesn't recognize (it doesn't recognize "deathlayer")

 

[NatJ]

The mix one
"Influence" as in it looks like it's not 100% pea comb shaped. The comb appears to be more ridge-like than I'd expect with a Brahma?
Is that just what pea combs are supposed to look like at that age?

I can't remember about pure pea combs, and I think they do vary a little from one breed to another.

I've definitely seen combs that looked like the one in the picture when the birds had one pea gene (from a cross of pea & single comb).

 

[NoJugular]

Here's "Dusty". Feeling confident hopeful she's a hen. She's in her 12th week.

Suspected dads:
~ Buff Brahma
~ Bielefelder mix
~ Silver Deathlayer

Suspected moms: *<sigh>* Nearly any of them.
~ Buff Orpington, Chocolate Orpington, Lavender Orpington
~ Black Australorp
~ Dark Brahma, Light Brahma
~ Gold laced Wyandotte, Silver laced Wyandotte
~ Deathlayer
~ Welsummer

Points to consider:
~ Pink legs with a faint gray hue. No boots.
~ Prominent single comb, wattles, and red earlobes.
~ Very few parents could contribute that silver top and shoulders.
~ Even fewer could contribute the mahogany "chips" that are increasing every day.