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John:
I noticed this lavender LF chick in one of the pens yesterday. He/she has white in the wing and on the breast.  The tail feathers don't show any white (yet).  I won't keep the bird to breed from, but would like to know what gene(s) are causing this.

Mike Gilbert:
Mottling?   It's hard to see all the white from the photos.

HarryS:
John,
   Are going to pursue that mutation.  If not I am sure there would be some that would love to have that bird.  That color in LF Orpingtons have commanded a large revenue. 
    I have blacks I bought from someone that has thrown some chicks that look like they may be mottled but I culled them all since I am after pure blacks and not ones that carry some odd gene mutations. 

John:

--- Quote ---I am sure there would be some that would love to have that bird.
--- End quote ---

He is free to any ABC member that wants him and maybe I'll find more like him in a week or so when I get a chance to sort thru the growing birds.

dak:
What is the leg/shank pigment like?  In the line of Mottles I have you can sex them by the lack of pigment in the males.

Also, mottled birds are apparent at hatch by their tuxedo pattern.

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