Great information!
My pure hens each have "flaws" so to speak. I don't expect anything to be completely predictable in their offspring, but this basic knowledge will get me closer to understanding it all.
I had a Cream Brabanter rooster over a BCM hen produce the coolest looking pullet. The BCM...
I'm definitely not aiming for pure Ameraucana anything. I don't have any matching pairs in my Easter Egger/ Olive Egger group. All the parents are pure (Wheaten Ameraucana, CCL, Welsummer, BCM, and Black (split to lav) Ameraucana) but the offspring are not intended to be pure looking. I didn't...
Thank you! So this green legged pullet will give a recessive yellow to all of her offspring, right? I have a white skinned rooster in my mixed flock. He should be pure for white.
I have a question about yellow skin. I have Brabanters and just received one with green legs and a yellow beak. The normal is "bone" colored beak and slate legs. I read one place that yellow is recessive (I know yellow is not a gene, but I wanted to simplify) but I don't know if it's a simple...
I haven't read back to find the answer:
I have a Wheaten Ameraucana roo that has cream hackles and wing tips.
I now call him an Easter Egger because he didn't color correctly. What genetic possibilities may have caused this? I've heard a couple theories: silver instead of gold and cream...