A family member of mine recently got into chickens and has expanded their flock to contain Seramas. Now I know Seramas are pretty much all mixed colors and it's hard to know what genes they have. I will say that when I saw them, I immediately noticed that their rooster was a color I'd never seen before and I've got no idea what the genetics behind it are.
He's definitely gold and mottled, but that's the only thing for certain. The thing I really am curious about is the black dilution genes he appears to have. It's much lighter than dun or chocolate but seems way too dark to be khaki. The hen that they have from the same source appears to be just dun or chocolate (Picture 4).
The only thing I could think of him possibly being was mauve, but that just doesn't seem right either. I think there could be more dilution genes at play here, but dun and chocolate are two genes that I've never seen in person. What do you guys think is going on here?
He's definitely gold and mottled, but that's the only thing for certain. The thing I really am curious about is the black dilution genes he appears to have. It's much lighter than dun or chocolate but seems way too dark to be khaki. The hen that they have from the same source appears to be just dun or chocolate (Picture 4).
The only thing I could think of him possibly being was mauve, but that just doesn't seem right either. I think there could be more dilution genes at play here, but dun and chocolate are two genes that I've never seen in person. What do you guys think is going on here?