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  1. Sonoran Silkies

    Questions about BBR, Brown, Wheaten and Spangled

    You are mixing VARIETY (colour/colour pattern, aka APPEARANCE) names with the names of GENES. The nomenclature for genes is pretty standard worldwide. The name for varieties can differ significantly. Brown red is a variety and is birchen based plus gold: E^R/E^R s+/s+ E^R based birds are...
  2. Sonoran Silkies

    Questions about BBR, Brown, Wheaten and Spangled

    THanks for posting the photos, Marvin!
  3. Sonoran Silkies

    Questions about BBR, Brown, Wheaten and Spangled

    None of the genes involved with either type of spangling is sex-linked. Both varieties are named "spangled."
  4. Sonoran Silkies

    Questions about BBR, Brown, Wheaten and Spangled

    The alleles of the E gene have the following dominance: E > E^R > e^Wh > e+ > e^b However, add in sufficient melanizers and e^wh becomes the most recessive. Generally extended black, birchen and wheaten are thought of as dominant with wildtype and brown thought of as recessive. BUT, it really...
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