colour genetics

Hi Any tips on sexing day old chicks (don’t know if it is even possible). Just curiosity rather than anything else 😊 Here are a few pics of them and my goodness aren’t they sweet (also any ideas on what colour these will be as adults?) - I had to get some fertile eggs for my broody chicken as...

Hello everyone, i am looking at starting a flock of silkies with the aim of selling the fertilised eggs and hatched chicks for a bit of enjoyment and a side hustle. I have had silkies before but never properly looked into the colour genetics when breeding etc. What are your opinions on the best...

I need some chicken advise! My almost 2 month old buff orpington x light sussex hens have blueish feet, and They've slowly darkened since being chicks. Does this mean they have some easter egger in them? Or is this common for their breed mix? They are healthy looking feet so I don't think...

hey all!! i’m trying to get into breeding some belgian bantams however i’m not sure about which colours to pair with which. google isn’t giving me a very good answer! i have milifluer, lavander and black belgians can i keep them all in the same pen like you can with some breeds?? thanks in...

Wondering if anyone knows what type of partridge this silkie roo is, and any suspicions as to what colour offspring he might bare with either another partridge hen or a white hen?

I had 2 chicks hatch under my broody! They're barnevelder chicks, but the eggs came from either a double silver laced hen or a blue laced hen who are in with a double silver laced roo. So, experts, are these black, blue or splash? 2 pics of each attached

Hi all, This year hatching goes well! Growing up, with ups and downs as there are many magpies around and they are smart! 😣 So I lost a few of the ducklings who are from nature breeding (by mama duck instead of the incubator) unfortunately. Anyway. That's not why I started my post. One of the...

Hi I just want to confirm what my predictions from the hen calculator are. If I have a blue drake over choclate and black hens , I will get 50%blues and 50%blacks , right ? White drake over choclate or black will produce 100% bibbed blacks ? And white drake over white hens will be 100%...

Hi I have 2 separate Polish pens (white crested black and black crested white)but also hope to get a few other varieties and make some fun surprise mixes. What would I need to make candy corn Polish? I was told a goldlaced with cuckoo but I want to hear it from a few other people. Question...

Hi all! I recently purchased a trio of blue australorps and hatched some eggs from them and just recently realised I've gotten a few pure white australorps from that? Did they have white in the line? And If I breed them will I get all white or a mix? Some splash australorps have a lot of white...

I'm looking for genetic wisdoms because despite many attempts I still don't feel confident with the quail calculator and I'm planning to start a new flock with a few birds that have shown awesome personalities. I have tentatively set aside: 1 Silver male 1 Italian/pharaoh male 2 Pharaoh females...

Hi all! I was reading up on rare colour in various breeds and wanted some input on my khaki Campbells before I incubate. My original flock consisted of the drake plus the khaki and dark Campbell, that are now two years old - these ducks came from a breeder who said they were pure (we saw her...

Hello all, I live in the uk and managed to get this cute little showgirl rooster. (I believe he's more of a smooth coat type as isn't fluffy like most) however, the most intriguing part is his coat colour. Although his punky hair do, on his head is all mucky(I will be giving him a hair wash...

So I've got a speckled sussex (mahogany or redish brown base with green on tail and wings and some white flecks) and a black copper maran roo. My hens are barred rock, a couple barred rock mixed with idk what but their father looked barred just darker and threw some black females and dark barred...

I aquired a few Silkie eggs on part trade for some hens, and they started hatching this morning. They came from a pen with a Paint rooster, 2 Paint hens, and a Partridge hen (if I remember right though she was smooth, making her a possible mutt). I’m working with Paints this year, so I planned...

Good day everyone. I have searched for this answer all over but different websites have different answers.... If I breed my black Pekin roo to my Lavender Pekin hen, will the chicks be self-blue or will they be black? Also, how does self-blue differ from normal blue? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have Black Langshans and White Langshans in the same pen. We hatched some chicks form that pen but I would like to know what colour they're going to be as grown chickens. I can't seem to find a straight up answer online. Thank you

I have about 18 bantam wyandottes. 1 trio partridge, 1 pair golden laced, 1 pair buff laced(hens), 1 blue laced red hen, 1 pair white, 1 trio of black, 1 black rooster. All of them are in smaller pens in trios or pairs. I would like to have fewer but larger pens. The only way for me too do that...