Who the heck are the moms?

[TinyRaptorDodos]

I am only able to figure out two of my chicks moms, the rest I’m at a complete loss for.

So here are pictures of the chicks with the potential moms. All have my old blue based Swedish flower rooster as dad. I’m really hoping one of them is a full Swedish flower..

 

[NatJ]

I am only able to figure out two of my chicks moms, the rest I’m at a complete loss for.

So here are pictures of the chicks with the potential moms. All have my old blue based Swedish flower rooster as dad. I’m really hoping one of them is a full Swedish flower..

Swedish Flowers all have mottling, right?

Mottling is recessive*, so only chicks who inherit mottling from BOTH parents will show mottling when they grow up. If you have any other hens that have mottling (or carry it), their chicks could also show mottling-- but if not, then that's a way to sort them out accurately when they are older.


*Mottling is considered recessive, but it's not quite that simple. Chicks with just one mottling gene (from the Swedish Flower father) can show mottling in their feathers when they are young, but it disappears as they grow up. That is, it mostly disappears. I have seen chickens that have one mottling gene and show a few small effects as adults. But nice obvious mottling on adult chickens is only going to happen when they have two mottling genes, which means they inherited it from both parents-- which in your flock probably means they are pure Swedish Flowers.