- Jun 1, 2016
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I've been goofing around with the Chicken Calculator, and I think I might have a crossbreeding gameplan. But, I want to know more about the genetics of the birds involved first.
For example, the Cuckoo Marans from Murray McMurray, what is the 'extension of black'? 4 options on the calculator show black/white barring: E/E, E/e, E/E^R, E/e^b.
Any of these would work for what I want (which is possibly making the Bielefelder smaller/more heat tolerant by hybridizing with the smaller Marans, while being able to breed back to autosexing), but some of those genetics can have the option of possibly creating a silver line too.... which is quite interesting.
And second question: Would a silver duckwing barred also be autosexed like the gold duckwing barred?
For example, the Cuckoo Marans from Murray McMurray, what is the 'extension of black'? 4 options on the calculator show black/white barring: E/E, E/e, E/E^R, E/e^b.
Any of these would work for what I want (which is possibly making the Bielefelder smaller/more heat tolerant by hybridizing with the smaller Marans, while being able to breed back to autosexing), but some of those genetics can have the option of possibly creating a silver line too.... which is quite interesting.
And second question: Would a silver duckwing barred also be autosexed like the gold duckwing barred?