genetics

  1. connieconnie

    Cream Legbar cross chicks (Maran X and Barred Plymouth Rock X), sexing and colour genetics?

    So I've recently been sucked into the black hole of what is chicken colouring genetics. And after days of research... I'm still a bit confused I've discovered how wonderfully complex and interesting this area is! And would like some advice, thoughts, opinions or maybe some links to information...
    • connieconnie
    • Thread
    • barred barred plymouth rock cream crested legbar cream legbar cream legbar chicks feather color genetics maran sexing sexing 1 day old
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  2. D

    Cross breeding for colours

    I'm looking for genetic wisdoms because despite many attempts I still don't feel confident with the quail calculator and I'm planning to start a new flock with a few birds that have shown awesome personalities. I have tentatively set aside: 1 Silver male 1 Italian/pharaoh male 2 Pharaoh females...
    • designbyaleks
    • Thread
    • breeding quail colour genetics genetics quail colours
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Quail
  3. eclectic-em

    Delaware (edit: jk we don't know) x White Leghorn - an intriguing pullet

    Hello! I have a lovely 12ish week old pullet, Sophie, that I got about 6 weeks ago. She is a Delaware x White Leghorn from a gal who wanted to see what that cross would be like. Sophie has 3 brothers from the same mom and dad and I recently was talking to the girl I got her from and she's...
  4. K

    Ameraucana Hens x Buff Orpington Rooster

    I’m planning on hatching out some chicks that are out of a white Ameraucana and two wheaten Ameraucanas, they are being covered by a buff Orpington rooster. What would eggs look like and has anyone tried this combo and have pictures of grow outs? Thanks in advance!
  5. jackbolton3

    Button Quail + Coturnix Hybrid?

    Hi so I have recently started to incubate some button/king quail eggs and I can't find anything on this anywhere else on the web so I thought I'd ask. Can a Basic Brown Japanese Quail breed with a Button? I have a coturnix roo that's way smaller than normal (I love him regardless) but I...
    • jackbolton3
    • Thread
    • breeding genetics quail
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Quail
  6. HMulvey227

    Creating Candy Corn? :)

    I see Candy Corn Polish from Tolbunt and Crele polish, but would I be able to mimic that in another breed of chicken? If so how would one do that? Is Tolbunt technically mottled? Thanks 😊
  7. Wild-Turkey

    Blue Crested White Polishes - Genetic Code and Can This Be Bred?

    Hello, I recently came across this photo: and I was wondering how hard this would be to find and breed into a Polish variety. I also really like the thought of bringing barring into a bird like this and getting barred crested white Polishes. Thinking about the genetics of blue in chickens I...
  8. Animal_lover4life

    Indian runner duck colors

    Hello, so I have a fawn and white runner drake, blue runner hen, fawn and white runner hen, and 2 chocolate runner hens. What colors would I get from the FW runner drake x Chocolate runner hen, FW runner drake x blue runner hen? I'm just getting into genetics for ducks so any information on that...
    • Animal_lover4life
    • Thread
    • colors genetic help genetics indian runner possible colors
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. C

    Chocolate roo over Jubilee hen?

    Hi all! I was wondering the genetic results from crossing a chocolate roo to a Jubilee hen. I just wanted to see if my assumptions are correct as far as possible offspring. Jubilee is a variant of the mottle gene, which is recessive. Thus no mottling would be passed to the offspring, but they...
  10. BoogieWight

    What is the term for this comb trait, and how does it happen?

    I hope I am posting this in the right category, but I could not find another one more appropriate. I have one cockerel with a comb that I don't think it should have and I haven't found a way to describe it to google to figure out what is going on. It is a straight comb but with no defining...
  11. Nigel27

    Select for colour or shape first?

    I have two roosters to choose from, one has skin colour and shape I’m going for and the other has the plumage colour I want. Which one do I choose? they’re full brothers too
  12. Fallenone05

    General genetics questions...

    So I'm *very* new to genetics and breeding guidelines. My flock now is just some EE mutts and I'm not looking to just jump into guideline breeding or anything, but I did have questions about genetics that maybe can be answered. Question 1 - One of my adult females has a crooked back tail. It...
  13. alknoll

    d'Uccle bantam roo x Isa Brown hen

    Anyone have any idea what these chicks would look like? Dad is Mille Fleur d'Uccle. Found fertilized eggs and wondering if I should try a hatch...
  14. KateJ75

    D'Uccle Color Help

    I've been playing around with crossing some Porcelain and Mille Fleur and ended up with these little roos that seem to be a slightly diluted Mille Fleur with a full, black hood. What would you even call this pattern/color? And what does it say about the genetics of the parents?
  15. Kedreeva

    Genetics Q&A

    I am currently working on a spreadsheet which deals with peafowl genetics because I've been asked a lot of questions about offspring and combinations etc and I wanted it written down. It is NOT AT ALL complete, I only started designing and filling it out like a week ago, but I am getting toward...
  16. cscarney

    Golden pheasant genetics question

    Hi everyone. So I have a question regarding golden pheasant color genetics. I bought a young pair last fall at Ohio National last fall that were listed as yellow golden pheasants. They were still in juvenile plumage, but had the paler color I associate with yellow goldens. Fast forward to this...
  17. orloffer

    Coturnix Quail Colors -- Quail discussion thread

    I was wondering whether my coturnix quail have standard colors, and if not, what colors were mixed to result in them. Information about genetics is appreciated. There are two generations of quail. The first generation were hatched from purchased eggs, and the second generation were hatched from...
    • orloffer
    • Thread
    • color coturnix genetics quail
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: Quail
  18. RayrayB

    Are these silkie/cochin crosses?

    Hi! I was given some silkie hatching eggs from a lovely lady a while back. These two appear to be a mix of some sort. I thought maybe cochin and silkie, but I'm not seeing a whole lot of hard feathers which I thought that they would have with the cochin genes. It doesn't really matter, I'm just...
  19. lps1215

    Serama pullet with black comb and legs???

    Hello! I recently just purchased two serama pullets but they have black combs and legs. Is this accepted as a pure serama. The breeder I purchased them said they were. Thanks.
  20. Haileebird

    Chicken calculators and my simple mind

    Hey guys I'm fairly new to fowl in general and I've spent the last 2 hours trying to make sense of multiple genetics calculators - I simply don't understand them. I don't understand the coding or even how to input my birds to find out what I'm looking for. If someone could explain to me in...
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