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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Its highly likely that your white rooster is recessive white. When crossed to paint 50% of chicks will hatch black and 50% paint
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    In this case his sister is no good because likely she is a leaket. Only breed non leaking birds
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    That type of leakage can be bred out by introducing non leakage speciments to the flock or by breeding males that dont leak with their mother or sisters
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    Climate Smart Naked Neck Egg Layer Chicken Breeding Project in Palawan, Philippines

    Egg laying trait is a Polygenic trait. So males transfer their sex linked genes(likely 2) to their doughters. Now I calculate that the total genes involved is about 20 since the reciprocal cross difference is only 10%
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Sumatras as we know them are an American breed. They are Extended Black with Melanotic and Pg(Pattern Gene) due to the Ml-Pg linkage. Extended Black birds will deposit a layer of dark epidermal melanin to the shanks and that is further compound by sex linked dermal melanin enhancer id+ so there...
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    Theory: Ml and id+ cause brown eyes in chickens

    Melanotic and other melanin enhancers tend to Darken chicken eggs, Diluters like Barring, Dominant White and Sex Linked Id makes them Lighter. Birchen is the second most melanized e allele and when not Diluted by known diluter it will have dark eyes
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Recessive white will sometimes show a fleck or full feather with color
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    Identifying this chick's mother/Leg colour genetics

    White Skin color is dominant over Yellow skin. It may hide unnoticed for generations
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    They might be WelbarxLegbar cross too. In any event if the are barred and wildtype they will produce autosexing chicks if bred to Welbar Rooster
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    Giant Silkies

    Of the many peojects that have come to my mind is this and you seem to have done it right. Orpington and Cochin are about the best breeds. I believe Brahma are too tall and not round enough
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Whiting True Blue/Green are not a stablished breeds, they have no standards, they are bred to be very good layers of colored eggs and as such can have all sorts of e allele chick down
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Yes, as long as they are pure
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    From experience hens that show less hackle markings are Wheaten based. The one with best hackles are eb
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Not as much as years ago, I really dont like to coment on Mongrel chicks or unknown parentage
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    Black Dragons [Long-term selective culling project]

    Just breed for Black Indio Gigantes. They are Survivors
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    Black breasted chick turned out to be a hen (?)

    Wheaten males have a duckwing pattern, wildtype and eb brown/partridge males also have Duckwing pattern
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    Black breasted chick turned out to be a hen (?)

    Females dont have Duck Wing pattern. The ones that do have hormonal issues
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