11ChickenGirl11
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Hello, everyone! On March 29, we set 11 eggs from our mixed flock under a broody hen. With the due date for the chicks sometime between the 17th and 18th of April (today/tomorrow!), and an idea for a genetic "scavenger hunt" at school (we are on the genetics unit right now), I have a few questions for the users with a knowledge of genetics here at BYC.
Info about our flock:
Rooster:
Milky - white silkie, walnut comb, has beard/muffs, five toes, feathered legs
Hens:
Nutty - an Easter Egger, pea comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Crystal - an Easter Egger, pea comb, has beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Bullet - a Barred Rock, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Gravel - a Barred Rock, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Moon - a Black Australorp, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Shimmer - a Black Australorp, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Rose - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Lava - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Tiny - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Rarity - a Cuckoo Maran, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs (the broody hen!)
I understand that Black Stars and the EEs do not breed true.
What is a "general" list of outcomes for each chick from each hen/breed including skin color, shank color, comb shape, feather color and pattern, egg color, etc?
Info about our flock:
Rooster:
Milky - white silkie, walnut comb, has beard/muffs, five toes, feathered legs
Hens:
Nutty - an Easter Egger, pea comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Crystal - an Easter Egger, pea comb, has beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Bullet - a Barred Rock, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Gravel - a Barred Rock, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Moon - a Black Australorp, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Shimmer - a Black Australorp, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Rose - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Lava - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Tiny - a Black Star/Black Sex Link, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs
Rarity - a Cuckoo Maran, single comb, no beard/muffs, four toes, no feathered legs (the broody hen!)
I understand that Black Stars and the EEs do not breed true.
What is a "general" list of outcomes for each chick from each hen/breed including skin color, shank color, comb shape, feather color and pattern, egg color, etc?
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