Genes and sex?

[matsechler]

So I haves some eggs hatch. Same mom same dad. Just wonder if leg color can be used to determine the sex here or not.

 

[matsechler]

 

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[Chicken Girl1]

No, sadly it can't :-(.

 

[donrae]

I'm not positive it can't.....I've tried to research leg color genetics but got chemo brain and lost some of my ability to retain new stuff

. You can do a search and find threads like this one...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/472912/leg-color-genetics

where some really smart genetic folks talk about shank color and dermal inhibitors, but honestly I get a little lost with it now. It will be interesting to see if your willow-legged bird is a pullet and your yellow legged bird is a cockerel? I've got a batch of Ameraucana x Dark Cornish chicks I'm just waiting for them to get old enough to tell gender, I'm wanting to see if leg color is sex linked on them.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

I'm not positive it can't.....I've tried to research leg color genetics but got chemo brain and lost some of my ability to retain new stuff

. You can do a search and find threads like this one...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/472912/leg-color-genetics

where some really smart genetic folks talk about shank color and dermal inhibitors, but honestly I get a little lost with it now. It will be interesting to see if your willow-legged bird is a pullet and your yellow legged bird is a cockerel? I've got a batch of Ameraucana x Dark Cornish chicks I'm just waiting for them to get old enough to tell gender, I'm wanting to see if leg color is sex linked on them.

WOW! Thanks donrae! I'm going to read that.