leg color genetics?

[syble]

I'm sure i will miss some, but there are blue/slate legs, white(pink) legs, green(willow) legs and yellow legs, oh and black like silkies... Are there any other colors to worry about and more importantly, which are dominant?
Thanks
Sib

 

[pips&peeps]

Araucanas are supposed to have yellow skin, so you should be getting yellow or willow legs in all your offspring if they are pure.

 

[tadkerson]

My book contains 49 pages just on shank and foot color. Even a synopsis of the information would be difficult to explain on this forum. If you can find a Backyard Poultry Magazine Volume 2, Number 6 Dec 2007/Jan 2008 issue- I wrote an article for that issue on leg color.

Tim

 

[jcatblum]

Quote:
It may depend on the breed and how "pure" it is.
I believe in game fowl if you cross a rooster with green legs (green legged Hatch) bred to hen with white legs (Asil) this will give you pullets with yellow legs and cockerels with white legs.
If the hen is not pure for leg color you will get Pullets with Green and or Blue legs and Cockerels with Yellow and or White legs.

I got the information of the Reference Chart for Leg Color by Pall Scott.
Ultimate Fowl Wikpedia has the chart on there site under Breeding and genetics, then Leg Color, then at the bottom of the page it says Leg Color Chart. Click it and the Chart will pop up.


Chris

I know this is an older thread, but I was searching for personal confirmation of my personal hatching.

Hatched 12 eggs this season
Rooster blue wheaten ameraucana
Hens hatchery RIR -- that I received when someone was having to down size

Of the eggs that hatched 5 yellow legged cockerels & 7 green leg pullets. Was excited to discover my accidental sex link!

Thanks Chris for posting the info!

 

[lyndon]

My book contains 49 pages just on shank and foot color. Even a synopsis of the information would be difficult to explain on this forum.  If you can find a Backyard Poultry Magazine Volume 2, Number 6 Dec 2007/Jan 2008 issue- I wrote an article for that issue on leg color.


Tim

Tim,
What is the name of your book and where do I get it?

 

[Folly's place]

These are pictures (very poor Quality) of my EE bantam chicks (and Belgian d'Uccle cockerels) at eleven weeks of age, today. The EE boy has green legs, as does one of the pullets. I do have a couple of three day old EE bantam chicks with a broody h en, two of them have dark legs. Mary PS The white chick is a Chantecler.

 

[Illia]

The black of Silkies is just from dark pigmentation. I believe they're normally slate, but don't quote me on that.

I know White is dominant, at least over yellow and slate. I believe there's some sex-linking going on with slate and yellow? Or some other similar color combo. . .

I honestly can't help you beyond that. My findings with leg color genetics are usually with personal experience. I believe slate is dominant to yellow or willow.

 

[Chris09]

White, Yellow, Green and Blue.

IF the birds that are being bred are pure to leg color then White for the most part is Dominant and will block out other leg color.

Chris

 

[syble]

so willow would be at about the bottom of the totem pole for dominance then? like the most recessive and incapable of carrying another color?
Thanks
Sib

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
Leg color -
Rooster Hen Pullet Cockerel
W G W W
W Y W W
W B W W
W W W W
B W B W
Y W W W
G W Y W

W=White G=Green Y=Yellow B=Blue

Chris