Discussing details of mottled chicken genetics

[Jhonqr]

Este hilo es para continuar una discusión que comenzó en otro hilo:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkie-breeding-questions.1424097/page-3#post-23514878

[USUARIO=515928]@MysteryChicken[/USUARIO]
¿Puede volver a publicar las fotos de sus gallos y sus plumas, junto con la lista de sus padres?
De esa manera tendremos todo lo básico en un solo lugar.

Estamos tratando de averiguar qué aspectos de la coloración provienen del gen moteado y cuáles de otros genes. Además, MysteryChicken dijo que el gen moteado aparentemente se ha estado comportando como un gen dominante, lo cual es confuso o fascinante para mí.

Pero realmente nos estábamos desviando del tema en el que estábamos, así que intentaremos moverlo aquí.

 

[Chikyboy]

I have a counterproposal- it’s not mottling at all. Though in looks it’s amazingly close to mottling, I believe it’s actually leakage.

I’ve seen this pattern before. I have to admit, I’m a bit obsessed with chicken genetics, more specifically the genetics of mixed breeds. I love their unique patterns. I used to look through threads where people just shared pictures of their mixes, and I still do sometimes. Usually it doesn’t look as close to mottling as this, but I’ve seen a few that look very close to your roosters.

Here are some examples (not my pictures)-

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These are pictures of Easter egger roosters from Google.

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Various pictures of American game roosters off the internet.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...dsomest-rooster-contest.1173088/post-20610347
Another EE rooster, owned by a member on here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wyandotte-10-weeks-sexing.1389432/#post-22811052
Red sex link/cinnamon queen cockerel (using a silver laced wyandotte in the cross) also owned by a member here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rhode-island-red.1287809/
Red sex link rooster owned by a member.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-off-your-roosters.1135004/post-19547448
Mixed breed rooster owned by a member.

Notice that all these are roosters, and all have the silver gene. I have seen gold roosters with this pattern- they have red spots instead of silver.

If it really is dominant mottling, then you should be able to get roosters with white spots who have two copies of the gold gene, and both silver and gold hens with white spots.

Oh, and I think @nicalandia knows a lot about mottling, if they want to join the discussion.

I know this was from three yrs ago, but I had a gold duckwing rooster that had what looked like mottling on the black part on his belly. I don't believe I have pics of him, but I will try to find some.