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Does anyone have an idea on what genes are involved in the red-coloured legs of some pheasants and some jungle fowl species?

From my perspective, Sigrid van Dort has a very accessible style of writing combined with a serious scientific-based approached. On the other hand, I would say her books suffer somewhat from problems concerning spelling and grammar. At least, this goes for her books on "Chicken Extremes" and the...

By far the most helpful book on chicken genetics I use would be Sigrid van Dort, The Genetics of Chicken Colours https://www.chickencolours.com/index.php/genetics-of-chicken-colours/ The author offers an incredible amount of details and takes an analytical, scientific approach, while always...

Thanks for the helpful responde. I feared this to be the case, but will see to make the best of it.

My current problem: Say, I have a chicken with a black foundation (E/E or ER/ER), and no gold nor any other red-colouring genes. Say also, this chicken is phenotypically white with a little black leakage. Is there any way to tell apart a homozygote I/I from a heterozygote I/i+ (apart from...

There is this wonderful Brabanter hen in my flock. She hatched from an egg provided by the same breeder who gave me my black (E/E) and white Brabanters (E/E and I/I, presumably, since there is some typical black leakage in the white of those animals). I do have trouble making sense of her...

Hello to everyone at BYC, I had paid this place a visit on several occasions and thought it might be about time to join. In our somewhat rural area in Germany (roughly in the region of Hannover), we are keeping a mixed flock of old chicken races. Of these, I am particularly fond of those more on...