Posts by tadkerson

Quote: Originally Posted by dutchbunny83  Hi everyone! I recently hatched some mail order mystery eggs where there was a whole list of possibilities for the dad and possibilities for the mom. In trying to...

Paints are genetically a black chicken that carries one dominant white gene. One dominant white gene does not always cover all the black- so some black will leak through the white- this produces a paint. If a black bird carries two...

Yes, could be a california white.   Tim

The bird in question has to be an out cross. The silkie trait is expressed by two recessive genes; when a non-silkie bird is crossed with a silkie the offspring do not express the silkie trait.   Tim

Quote: Originally Posted by LittleWingRC  I too am new to chickens and bought the reds from TSC. I got 12 of then plus 2 leghorns. I Thought I had Rhode Island Reds But have to since discovered they are red stars. I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by chick lovers  I am wondering if it is worth adding guinea fowl to my flock and if they can defend my flock of 16 chickens ( 14 hens and 2 guys ) from dogs. Is it true that they, if big...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonoran Silkies        First, let me state that Tim knows his genetics at least as well as, and probably more thoroughly than anyone else on BYC.  My...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  The OP did not ask if he would get birds that would be pure for partridge. He asked if he could get chicks that were partridge. We're talking about looks, not birds that were never...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  Tadkerson,   It is definitely NOT impossible...      So there you are. I had a lot of partridge offspring. Here are my three best out...

Quote: Originally Posted by farmer boy  well the silkie breeder i know and my friend knows said with what the roo is he can produce partridge coloring .. this guy has been breeding silkies for a long time and he has...