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What genes?
John:
Here are a couple photos of a few chicks that came from what look to be decent colored LF buff birds. Note the pattern that is showing up on some chicks. This doesn\'t look like the striping of silver chicks or the dark spot on the heads of wheaten chicks. What gene(s) do you think is causing this?
Mike Gilbert:
Interesting markings. By the little wing feathers that are grown in so far, it looks like you are getting some kind of throwback, but what all kinds of breeds are behind these? Do these go back to the Polish outcross? What percentage of chicks are showing these markings?
MikeG.
John:
These are from hens from Jay Horn. He got his start with birds from Arne and me back at Columbus. That was before I introduced the Polish into my strain. Jay made two crosses that I know of. He used white Ameraucanas to darken the legs and exhibition quality buff Orpingtons to get a better buff color.
I used a cock of mine over his hens, but also one to two days each week used one for his cockerels. I think that the chicks with the dark patterns are from his cockerel for a few reasons. One is that I didn\'t get any chicks like this before using his cockerel.
The pattern on the heads looks very distinct. I notice that although the chick\'s legs were clear/white when they hatched you can see in the photos that by day 6 they are already getting dark. Because of the leg color I wonder if dominate wheaten is present and if a columbian gene is restricting the dark pattern to their heads.
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Mike Gilbert:
John, How about toe punching the chicks with the strange markings so we can tell what they look like when they feather out? I\'m betting they will be buff, or black tailed buff which also includes black in the wing feathers. I sure would not cull them at this point unless they develop physical deformities.
Mike
John:
They are toe punched to show they are from Jay\'s hens and I think the older ones are feathering in buff and black.
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