Can chick have comb not true to breed?

[cluckcluckgirl]

The comb is controlled by 2 gens that any of them have two alleles("option") and any of them must be present in 2 copys in the. Chicken, one from the roo, and one from the hen.

The gene R- rose comb that can be ominant-R , or recessive-r
The gene P- pea comb that can be ominant-P, or recessive-p
The combination of gens are:
RRPP- walnut comb
RrPp-walnutcomb
RRpp- rose comb
Rrpp-rose comb
rrPP- pea comb
rrPp- pea comb
rrpp- single comb
So the parents of your chicken aren't homozygous for the comb genes!

That is a wonderful chart!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

He looks like a Gray Japanese, not a Hamburg.

 

[Akrnaf2]

The comb is controlled by 2 gens that any of them have two alleles("option") and any of them must be present in 2 copys in the. Chicken, one from the roo, and one from the hen.


The gene R- rose comb that can be ominant-R , or recessive-r

The gene P- pea comb that can be ominant-P, or recessive-p

The combination of gens are:

RRPP- walnut comb

RrPp-walnutcomb

RRpp- rose comb

Rrpp-rose comb

rrPP- pea comb

rrPp- pea comb

rrpp- single comb

So the parents of your chicken aren't homozygous for the comb genes!

That is a wonderful chart!

 

[chicksurreal]

He looks like a Gray Japanese, not a Hamburg.

Well, this is his daddy and one of these girls is the hen that laid the egg. They came from McMurray hatchery billed as Silver Spangled Hamburgs.



Here's a better picture of Hephaestus -

 

[chicksurreal]

Sure they can, some hatchery silkies have a single comb rather than walnut. I think you chick is adorable and will be a beautiful bird when grown. If you want him as a pet, he's great. If you decide you would like to breed to the SOP - get yourself a really typy , quality cockerel from a show breeder.

Hatchery birds often have many deviations from the Standard of perfection. Sometimes they don't look anything like the breed. They can certainly be purebred but, from very faulty parents.

Yeah, I won't be breeding him to keep the line going, he's the cutest little thing, but definitely not anything near SOP. Lol!

The comb is controlled by 2 gens that any of them have two alleles("option") and any of them must be present in 2 copys in the. Chicken, one from the roo, and one from the hen.

The gene R- rose comb that can be ominant-R , or recessive-r
The gene P- pea comb that can be ominant-P, or recessive-p
The combination of gens are:
RRPP- walnut comb
RrPp-walnutcomb
RRpp- rose comb
Rrpp-rose comb
rrPP- pea comb
rrPp- pea comb
rrpp- single comb
So the parents of your chicken aren't homozygous for the comb genes!

Thanks for this! Great chart and I now have a little better understanding of how it works!