ChelsisChooks
Chirping
- May 31, 2019
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I have been looking for local Bielefelder eggs with no success. I finally found a Breeder that has a group of Bielefelder hens with two Bielefelder roosters the issue is she also has a Splash Ameraucana that has been in that pen. I’m trying to figure out how easily I would be able to pick out the pure bielefelder chicks from those that are BxAmera.
I understand that splash is a double copy of blue and blue can only present on a black base. And so any (generically) black chicks will be blue.
I also understand that male chicks will get a white spot on their head (indicating cuckoo which will be inherited from their bielefelder moms).
My question is likelihood of the Ameraucana offspring being a black base given the genetic color makeup of their bielefelder mom. Can a bielefelder produce a black chick? Or will is likely be 50/50? I suppose there may be other genetic markers that show such as muff and pea comb.
Do you think it will be easy to spot the purebreds?
Thanks
I understand that splash is a double copy of blue and blue can only present on a black base. And so any (generically) black chicks will be blue.
I also understand that male chicks will get a white spot on their head (indicating cuckoo which will be inherited from their bielefelder moms).
My question is likelihood of the Ameraucana offspring being a black base given the genetic color makeup of their bielefelder mom. Can a bielefelder produce a black chick? Or will is likely be 50/50? I suppose there may be other genetic markers that show such as muff and pea comb.
Do you think it will be easy to spot the purebreds?
Thanks