Yep, but I probably shouldn't have posted yet. Repeated some crosses with eggs in the incubator will know more in a couple of weeks. Using this guy for some. He's out of a Bielefelder male and Light Sussex hen so he's split nine ways to Sunday e/eWh, co/Co, Mh/mh, s/S ,B/b, and may not be...
Based on a recent cross that I made I'm beginning to think either Bielefelder of Light Sussex have some kind of hidden black that is suppressed in the pure birds. I'll post if I can confirm. I can say that Light Sussex are homozygous for the autosomal red inhibitor Aph^I.
I'll post if I learn...
Lauren,
I believe your chick may have come from Valley Farms. Are you in the South? Their "Sagitta" chicks are wildtype in base color as is yours. Hybrids are often sold with similar names but actually share only one parent - see all the different "Ranger" free range broilers.
Your...
Interesting. Both are e+ wildtype, the Mo mottling would not be expressed. If Speckled Sussex cock on SGD hen I think sex-links, the pullets would look like Red Dorkings and the cockerels carrying a single S silver and a single Mh mahogany would be "Golden Duckwing" Please post pics! Ought...