Silkied D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

Here they are!

 

[IsaChicks]

How will all of these chicks be mottled if both parents only have 1 mottled gene?

Sorry if i sound like a noob but im new to genetics and what does mottled mean?

 

[Amer]

Sorry if i sound like a noob but im new to genetics and what does mottled mean?

Mottle is a gene that causes white spots all over the bird that increase with every adult molt.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Sorry if i sound like a noob but im new to genetics and what does mottled mean?

Here is what mottling looks like

(Not my birds) Here is the mottled gene on Silkie feathers. My project will look similar to these minus the silkie traits and will hopefully have more mottling on them

Mottle is a gene that causes white spots all over the bird that increase with every adult molt.

Thanks

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Here are my plans for breeding season 2025 (they have changed)

Unfortunately I lost my F1 hen. I want to thank @CastielH for giving me the idea to keep my F2 pullet for a back up.

I’m going to breed the F1 rooster and F2 pullet together. Hopefully my pullet carries the mottled hen so I can get silkied and mottled babies

At the same time I’m going to breed my F2 rooster to one of my best Millie Fleur hens.

If my F1 Pullet carries the mottled hen I’ll breed her back to her brother to get chicks that are 100% silkied and 50% should come out mottled.

Here are the birds

 

[CastielH]

Here are my plans for breeding season 2025 (they have changed)

Unfortunately I lost my F1 hen. I want to thank @CastielH for giving me the idea to keep my F2 pullet for a back up.

I’m going to breed the F1 rooster and F2 pullet together. Hopefully my pullet carries the mottled hen so I can get silkied and mottled babies

At the same time I’m going to breed my F2 rooster to one of my best Millie Fleur hens.

If my F1 Pullet carries the mottled hen I’ll breed her back to her brother to get chicks that are 100% silkied and 50% should come out mottled.

Here are the birds
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I'm sorry to hear you lost your F1 hen but I'm glad that doesn't mean the end of your project! I look forward to seeing what 2025 brings for your flock.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I'm sorry to hear you lost your F1 hen but I'm glad that doesn't mean the end of your project! I look forward to seeing what 2025 brings for your flock.

Thanks! I probably would of just bred the F2 rooster to a Millie Fleur hen if I hadn’t had the F1 hen.