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I was hoping my input into this thread would have some educational value but it appears that my input is not needed. The remainder of my postings on this thread will also be deleted because it does not really explain the inheritance of fibromelanosis; it is a debate that serves to nullify the...

I am sure this has be touched upon before but I want to add my two cents. I have noticed many individuals on this forum have been using abbreviated terms in posts to name breed/varieties. In the post, one should define the abbreviated term. For example, I crossed a silver-laced wyandotte...

I saw someone in an older post indicate they wanted to try and breed the frizzled phenotype and get the birds to breed true. I am sorry to say that according to the research it can not be done.The frizzled bird that is the chicken fanciers choice is actually an unmodified heterozygous frizzled...

I lost many of my pictures that I wanted to use in a Kindle book I hope to publish this fall. I need pictures of the following variates. I will acknowledge in the book that the picture is yours. If you have a website with a picture please post the web site in this string. If you want to post...

I read some of the information on the Marans thread and would like to post this to answer some questions. Genetics 101 This post deals with white to black shank color in chickens. Marans should carry the gene for white skin and therefore have white skin. This post only deals with black...

I have a friend who is interested in buying a male and female california gray. I have been discussing his breeding regimen with him. Please send me a PM if you know of or have the california gray to sell. I have retired from teaching and I am a research assistant at a university. I am not...

If anyone has black La Fleche, could you check the center of the bottom of the foot on a few of your birds. Is the color grayish or is the color whitish Tim

I will not be on the forum as much as I have been in the past. I will be working at a university doing research and will not have much time. If anybody has a question they can PM me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I have set up my PM box so that I get an email when I get a PM. Tim

If anybody has pictures of black breasted red malay chicks, I would appreciate the member posting the pictures or directing me to a site that has the pictures. I am attempting to determine the genotype of the black breasted malay. Black breasted aseel (asil) or shamo chicks would work also. Tim

I received an email from a member who wanted to know what cross would produce color variation in the offspring. This is my response to the email. Cross a male black sex linked with rhode island red females ( could be any black tailed red , a new hampshire would work also). To get the greatest...

If you read this and have questions, please send me a Personal Message and I will create a question and answer section in this post. This way individuals do not have to search through the posts to find answers to their questions. Introduction The number 1 rule is that two sex linked chickens...

To the Administration, Would it be possible to have a sticky on sex linked crosses? The same questions and erroneous information are being posted over and over on the forum. I would be glad to write an introduction with information. I have written a section on sex linked crosses and...

Here is the chapter by Smyth on chicken genetics. This is from Crawfords book. Loaded with genetics of color. Download and save a copy. http://vision.berkeley.edu/wildsoet/Protocols/UsefulReferences/chicken_genetics-pp109-67.pdf Tim

If anybody raises colored dorking, please answer the following question. When you cross a male colored dorking and female colored dorking, does the cross produce females that are red and females that are silver. Tim

Here is a pic of a splash cochin I received all of the young birds have the same color and some even have a black feather in their plumage which is a good indication of splash. The color is unusual for splash- looks more like lavender to me or a light blue. Thought members would like to see...

I am working on the genotypes section of my book and need to see a picture or description of a columbian leghorn chick. If anybody has pictures of the chicks please post a pic. I need to see the down color to determine the specific E locus allele found in the birds. If you know of an internet...

I would like to use a large fowl lavender chicken in a breeding project. If you have any for sale in Missouri or a near by state, please pm me. I do not want a bantam. Tim

Anybody breed pyncheon. Tim

I have noticed that members of the forum are using abbreviations to acknowledge the chicken variety that they wish to discuss. I have also noticed confusion associated with the abbreviation. If everyone would write in the following manner, I believe the confusion could be eliminated. If ever...

I need to keep records of individual birds ( in the hundreds) and I was thinking about using wing bands. I have never used bands. My question is this; if I put a wing band on a chick will the wing band stay on the chick until the bird is an adult. Would I have to change the band after the...