I had a pretty black and white roo with cream feathers on his hackles, and bred him against an orange hen with black Colombian markings. They are both Whiting True Blues. I have 6 of their offspring in an incubator ready to hatch, but I can’t contain my curiosity about what color(s) they will...
I currently breed D'uccles but have taken a friends splash polish in because she wants some chicks and I have a polish roo. My question is what chicks would we get from a white capped black polish rooster and a splash polish hen? Can anyone explain the genetics and possible chicks we could get...
My ducks still have yet to lay me an egg this year so I'm back with another question about genetics to fill the void. 🙈
1. Crested Apple Yard Hen with my Snowy Runner Drake...
2. Ancona Coloured Runner Drake. He's my fav drake and I can't seem to hatch any ducklings like him. I'm hoping the...
I found a chart online that shows what colors you get from breeding a paint silkie to a chocolate silkie however I am wondering if this chart is accurate if the hen is a black that came from a paint pen. If I cross my black silkie hen to my chocolate rooster will I get paints or inly black roos...
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I have multiple questions and I am not sure where else to look!
I can find plenty of information on chicken genetics but not as much on ducks. At what point can you run into issues with fathers breeding daughters, brother sister, etc? I have a trio of Cayuga (1 drake, 2 hens) and...
Which color Ameraucana parents would produce 50% Silver - 25% Black - 25% Splash? Would ANY pairing be able to produce this percentage of these colors?
I purchased a dozen hatching eggs from someone who appears to be at least an honest seller. She has very good feedback, but that probability...
I would like to add some smaller exotic ducks to my flock and my one friend has a rouen call duck hen that has been fertilized by a Pekin drake. I am going to buy the eggs off of him. Would the ducklings be call duck size, standard size, or In the middle?
I have searched all over the internet and in stores and can’t seem to find anybody that is selling pure white turkens. (McMurray used to but isn’t selling them this year) So my question is, how do I achieve this myself? I already own red/buff Turken hens and was hoping I could breed them with my...
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I have a hen who is a silkie x pekin and a rooster who is a pure pekin. My hen, daphne, looks like a pekin but with a silkie bowl-cut hairdo. I was curious if anyone has had this combo before and how the chicks ended up looking? I feel like they would look just like a pekin. 🐣
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My silkie and cochin project eggs are starting to hatch today and so far 2 of them are black with some yellow on their chest and belly. The breeder told me she was giving me blacks, lavender, cochin millie project and black split to mottled. All black silkies normally don’t have any yellow that...
I am breeding Brahmas and aiming to reach SOP with some project colors. Since most project colors are from other countries with a different standard. Can I used a penciled variety or would I be better using a columbian bird to improve quality in solid black? I would love solid blacks for...
Although i'm not breeding chickens myself, i am very interested in orpington genetics. I have a few questions (all are on orpingtons):
What chickens would you breed together to get gold laced orpingtons?
How does the genetics for gold laced work? For example, is it recessive or sex-linked etc...
Okay, so I am new to chickens, or sort of, I am definitely new to breeding and genetics, I am obsessed with the orpingtons primarily (Marans and Ameraucana's are right up there as well)
I've been doing a lot of research into genetics and I do have a basic understanding of genetics, though...
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Hi! I am looking for black mottled Brahmas. I am having no luck finding anyone near me that sell them. What breeds are mixed to get the mottled Brahma?
This will be my first post on the forum, so my apologies if my format/storytelling is wrong or I make mistakes. So a few months I started doing a deep dive into the genetics of my flock, since I always just bred with random roosters I got and never kept track of heritage. At this moment in time...
Hello, we have just hatched some eggs today from our own chickens. I am confused by their appearance as the only black animals on the farm are goats and pigs!
We have two lavender orpington hens and two lavender orpington roos. They are related as I understand, my friend gave them to me. 3...
Hello! I was sold a Blue Copper Marans, but someone made a comment they weren't sure if he was Blue Wheaten or Blue Copper instead.
I can't remember their reason why they questioned it, and it's way back in my Facebook history.
How would I find out which he is? Like what do I look for on...
Hello again! After letting The Duke grow and develop more, I can't help but want to continue this beautiful color pattern he has that i've dabbled a little in the limited research I've discovered. He is the only one of his color that I have, and I was wondering if anyone more knowledgeable about...
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I'm posting this to keep track and keep y'all updated on this long project. You guys know, I raise Wyandotte bantams. I have partridge, white, and now black. I am wanting to make the UK's blue partridge. That is basically blue and partridge together. Here is a picture of...
I have studied genetics in college, but I got a little rusty. So I looked up different games that I could play to freshen up. I like playing games to learn genetics because it really puts it in perspective. Here's a game I just finished. It's a little tricky towards the end, but it's a good...