Ancona genetics question

[Nekopan]

I’m a beginner to duck genetics. I tried the calculator but I wasn’t sure if I had the right settings for Ancona.

I have a beautiful batch of eggs in the incubator right now. They come from a blue Ancona drake over a black hen (lays white eggs) and chocolate and lilac hens (lay blue eggs).

So my understanding is that the white eggs will hatch out either blue or black ducklings, 50/50 chance.

The eggs laid by the chocolate duck will also hatch 50/50 black or blue, unless the drake carries chocolate, in which case chocolate and lavender are possible (equal chance for all colours).

The eggs laid by the lilac duck should hatch blue or silver/splash ducklings, unless the drake carries chocolate, and then I’d get blue, lavender, silver, or lilac.

Unless the lilac duck is actually lavender, then I’d get blue, black, silver (50/25/25) or that plus chocolate, lilac, or lavender…



Is that all correct?

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

This is what you can get from all colors with either a blue drake or a blue drake split to chocolate.

With the chocolate gene in either a hen or the drake or both, you have lot of possible duckling colors!

This is one of my lavender hens vs my lilac. Lilac almost looks buff, with a caramel tone.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I’m a beginner to duck genetics. I tried the calculator but I wasn’t sure if I had the right settings for Ancona.

I have a beautiful batch of eggs in the incubator right now. They come from a blue Ancona drake over a black hen (lays white eggs) and chocolate and lilac hens (lay blue eggs).

So my understanding is that the white eggs will hatch out either blue or black ducklings, 50/50 chance.

The eggs laid by the chocolate duck will also hatch 50/50 black or blue, unless the drake carries chocolate, in which case chocolate and lavender are possible (equal chance for all colours).

The eggs laid by the lilac duck should hatch blue or silver/splash ducklings, unless the drake carries chocolate, and then I’d get blue, lavender, silver, or lilac.

Unless the lilac duck is actually lavender, then I’d get blue, black, silver (50/25/25) or that plus chocolate, lilac, or lavender…



Is that all correct?

Yes, well done!

 

[Nekopan]

This is what you can get from all colors with either a blue drake or a blue drake split to chocolate.
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With the chocolate gene in either a hen or the drake or both, you have lot of possible duckling colors!

This is one of my lavender hens vs my lilac. Lilac almost looks buff, with a caramel tone.

Here are the best pictures I have. The duck in question is in the front:

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Here are the best pictures I have. The duck in question is in the front:

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Oh, they're beautiful! My guess would be lavender because her face is darker.

 

[Nekopan]

Thanks so much for your help. I’ll update this post when my eggs hatch!

 

[Nekopan]

So far, 4 of these chocolate? looking ones and 1 black!

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

So far, 4 of these chocolate? looking ones and 1 black!
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Adorable! So your drake does carry chocolate!

 

[Nekopan]

Two are looking pretty solidly chocolate to me, two are lighter/more greyish brown so I’m assuming they’re lavender. The last one hasn’t fluffed up completely yet so I’m not sure.