Quote: Roo 1 and father shown next to him
Roo 2 and father shown next to him:
I only have 2 in my flock that are phenotypic cream (they glow a pale yellow color that is impossible to capture on camera) that are also ig/ig genetic cream. Most of my genetic creams are too white looking and most of my genetic split for cream (express gold) are too gold looking.
Both were sired by roosters with serious flaws including squirrel tails and far too light, pink in the ears, wonky crest on one, undersized...the list goes on and on. But in my quest for lemonade, I took the flawed lemons and bred a lot of birds. I know that I can achieve a Cream phenotype paired with a genetic phenotype, they are not mutually exclusive--its just a matter of lots if patience and breeding a lot of birds. Each bird is a step in the right direction on the path to getting an SOP match. I am not there yet and may have to take a few steps back now and again when I make an improvement in one area I may get a worse result in another.