Oh and another question if you don't mind,...how do you know they're only 1 gene away? Is there a book I should get? Or is it a website calculator of some sort? lol
P.S. I think I may have just found one not too far away from me. woohooo!
Thank you for your reply Amer. That is very interesting. I assumed that the gene was a barring gene in my death layer. I did not know that it was actually spangling. Is spangling sex-linked too might I ask? I will be on the hunt for a silver spangled hamburg! I see many breeders in the...
Hello everyone!
I'm new to the subject of genetics. I have only one Deathlayer Rooster. He is very fertile even though it's not common for the breed bc of lack of genetic diversity here in Canada. I'm unable to find another DL here. SO, I've decided to cross him with a different chicken that...