Here are the first pictures of my new babies. Any guesses as to their mutations? I've heard that sometimes you can tell by the dark markings on the chicks if they are going to be opaline, etc. No names picked out yet. I'm calling them Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego until they are older and get their "real" names.

 

 

Shadrach

 

Meshach

 

Abednego

 

Picture of Mom and Dad (When they were much younger)

Dad Adenydd - Blue, Clearflighted Dominant Pied and Opaline

Mom Aleda - Lutino

 

So, what do you think?

 

Thanks for looking. ~ PAdoula

I reserve the right to change my guess on mutation.. just because they are so young.

 

Shadrach; dominant pied opaline, and the feathers on the wings look white so maybe a blue.

 

Meshach; looks normal to me

 

Abednego; I see little black dots on the back so I dont think he's opaline.

What a difference a week makes! Here is a new picture of my three babies. So far I think...Shadrach is pale yellow with a yellow face, blue markings and a dominant pied patch, Meshach is green opaline (I don't see a dominant pied patch), and Abednego is bright yellow, possibly with green markings coming in (hard to tell at this point), and a dominant pied patch.

 

 

I'm still trying to get a handle on the genetics. My understanding is that since Shadrach has blue than his mom must be masking/split to blue (she's the Lutino in my first post). Also, since the dad is opaline I was told that any daughters would also be opaline unless the mother was split to opaline, then males could be too. I know that Meshach is opaline, but what about the other two? I am confused by them having normal looking head bars which I thought would mean they aren't opaline, but at the same time they have very little wing markings so they seem to have the V of color between their wings.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

PAdoula

Hens can't be split for opaline (or any other sex-linked genes) Your are right about the fact your hen is split for blue. The yellowface gene is dominant over the normal blue gene.

 

Shadrach is a dominant pied yellowface

Meshach is a opaline green.

Abednego is a dominant pied green

 

In this case it's the pied gene that has removed the markings in the 'v' area and this isn't connect to being opaline.

Hens can't be split for opaline (or any other sex-linked genes) Your are right about the fact your hen is split for blue. The yellowface gene is dominant over the normal blue gene.

 

Hi Nerwen,

 

Thank you so much for your response. I think that I used the wrong terminology. I know that the hen couldn't be split for opaline, but it's my understanding that a Lutino could be masking opaline. Is that correct? Thanks!

 

PAdoula

yes that is correct. the only way to find that out for sure if to get a male offspring that is opaline.

All of the babies would be opaline if the hen is an opaline - breeding an opaline (dad) to another opaline you would get all opaline babies. Your babies are all really pretty.

Thanks HurdyBirdy - These are my first babies and I am amazed by the different colors and fascinated by the genetics. Thanks to everyone who has answered my posts and helped me get a handle (a little bit :sad: ) on the genetics.

 

PAdoula

they are looking great and super cute :sad: