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No, pea comb does not mean pullet. Pullets do have smaller yellower combs. In some breeds you can see enough difference at 6 weeks to know. where are the "black markings"? flecks here and there, or concentrated on neck and tail? At any rate, partly because they are hatched by a broody, I'd...

"I've never seen a barred Columbian..." Aren't Delawares barred silver coumbian?

Those three breeds look very different as chicks. Austrolorps are black with white on the chest. SLW's are greyish with faint chjpmunk stripes, BO's are buff collored. feathersite has pictures you could compare. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html#Chickens

Just an educated guess, but I would think your "palaminos" are a gold columbian with dominant white Since dominant white (I) is dominant it can hide i+ (black/wildtype) A strain could easily be developed which would breed true that would involve test breedings to see which birds were pure for...

"I am not aware of a variety with red ground and dominant white lacing. The only red ground laced variety I am aware of is blue laced red." White laced red Cornish?

Hi: Any time you breed a crossbred, you will get inconsistent results for instance a BSL rooster is barred, but only half his chicks will be. since his father was red, the gold gene is going to show up in some of his offspring that's just talking color - but type will also vary you should at...

Nothing is going to change the 50% / 50% ratio of males to females though, in the short run, you may get more or less of one or the other. A production red rooster over the barred hens will give you black sex links. the males will have a white spot on the head and feather out barred the females...

Henk69, the creator of the calculator, has always been very helpful Maybe he would supply simplified instructions. or open a thread to take questions - Walt

There are several experts on this forum who are better qualified to explain the genetics again, I recommend Henk's calculator http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html but here's what I would guess: the warrens, (I think), must have the dominant white gene, which only affects the black the lavender...

It would be interesting to know the genetics of the warren in this mix. I suppose, like the RSL's here they vary quite a bit. I would expect a RIR over light Sussex to have a black tail. Do those that don't have black, have white? I wonder where it comes from? - Walt

White laced red Cornish are an accepted variety of the Cornish breed the dominant white gene turns the black parts of plumage white so a bird which would otherwise be red with black lacing becomes red laced with white you can work it out on the chicken calculator...

Tim: Am I right to think that in a wheaten with dominant white The roosters would look like a red pile but the hens would be quite different? Walt

not a game man myself - but check out this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/106767/show-off-your-games lots of pics of very nice birds

Barnvelder? She's not quite right for that either. but the dark feathering on the head & neck are barnvelder-ish breast feathers look Wellsummer or Brown Leghorn Partridge Rock would have more pattern - multiple lacing Barnie should be double laced a different camera angle might help just...

actually the RIR to Barred Rock cross is done by hatcheries in the thousands it's how black sexlinks are made male chicks will have a white spot on the head and will be barred when the feathers come in females will be black with some red leakage Light Brahma isn't the usual breed for red...

Hi: Well, there are partridge Wyandottes out there so you wouldn't really have to cross but the chicken calculator indicates that the difference between single laced and multiple laced partridge is that partridge lacks the Columbian and Melanotic genes http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html the...

X2 White Leghorn cockerel - WPR a & Orps don/t get that much comb that small

Not all white PR's are created equal but assuming recessive white hiding basic barred rock in my experience they will all be dark,(Black or grey with red leakage) barred birds

There are Leghorn threads on this forum check this one out https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/625966/brown-leghorns-pics-info-and-resources/20 you can start there to find out how to acquire Show Quality birds I am sure there is a breed organization just do some surfing, googling and lurking on...

Being hatchery birds from TSC they will be commercial production type Both browns and whites lay well but almost nothing beats the Whites IMO browns have a better chance of avoiding predators also IMO light brown Leghorn roosters are some of the prettiest chickens Leghorn roosters show a lot of...