genetics

  1. wolf-deer88

    Mauve Silkie

    What colors make a mauve silkie? And what should you breed back to it?
  2. Fae Forest Farm

    Creating the Corvalla! A chicken that looks like a crow

    Those who free range their chickens have had problems or fears with regards raptors preying on the flock, whether they are hawks, eagles or owls. There are a number of deterrent ideas to utilize, one of which being to put crow decoys around which need to be consistently moved around and cannot...
  3. SapphireHill

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  4. wolf-deer88

    How to know if a silkie is true black?

    I mean, without breeding to white. I'm thinking about ordering some black silkies from Ideal Poultry and I wanna know if I'm getting a true black. They state on their website that their chicks are purebred so does that mean that the black silkies have no blue in their genes? Thanks in advance.
  5. myawesomepullets

    Learning Genetics?

    I want to learn chicken genetics. I already know the ins and outs of dominant traits, recessive traits, codominance, incomplete dominance, and multiple alleles, etc, I understand them pretty well. I just have no idea how to jump into learning about chicken genetics, it seems very daunting. Do...
  6. wolf-deer88

    Is my paint silkie a purebred?

    So a purebred paint silkie has to be the offspring of two purebred paints, right? My paint rooster's parents were lavender and white, so is he not pure? As y'all can tell I'm terrible with chicken genetics. 😆 Thanks in advance!
  7. Goosey Girl

    Sebastopol crossed

    Looking to increase my small gaggle with pretty additions. I have 3 mixed geese that are half white Sebastopol / half pomeranian saddleback (probably all female). Also have 3 colored Sebastopol - one male lavender, one male buff, and one female buff. They are all 8+ months old and the males are...
    • Goosey Girl
    • Thread
    • genetics goose breeding incubabtion pomeranian saddleback geese sebastopol geese
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Geese
  8. ChickenLeg

    Spiral (clan) Linebreeding

    So spiral breeding is a pretty simple technique to keep a wide diversity in a flock with a slower progression of desired traits than from other linebreeding programs. A single pair linebreeding program is a great way to keep a line going for 4 generations off a single pair before adding new...
  9. B

    Buff splash silkies

    Hey everyone :) has anyone else ever hatched buff splash silkies? I have a few this colour and I’d love to see if anyone has adults this colour
  10. Bluebell81

    Naked Neck Silkie Cross

    I have a Cock that came from a Naked Neck Mom & a Silkie Dad. He was born with neck feathers instead of without. If I bred him to a Silkie Hen, would any of the chicks from that be born without neck feathers or would all of those chicks have neck feathers like him? Pic is of him:
  11. kurby22

    Frizzle Cochin genetics question??

    I have a few “barnyard mix” chickens and I’m wondering about my girl Ms. Frizzle and thought I’d ask to gain a better understanding of the frizzle gene. Her mother was a blue Cochin and there are several possible fathers. The mom was a normal smooth feathered Cochin. If I understand the...
  12. The-White-Elephant

    What breed would I get?

    Hello! I don’t Have an incubator first of all, so my only chance of getting chicks, is If I get a broody hen, which I really hope happens. So I have Black on white laced Cochin, and an Appenzeller Spitzhauben Rooster. I would like to know how the chicks might end up looking like if the hen goes...
  13. M

    Help with identifying breed and sex of Easter Eggers and other crosses

    I have a few Easter Eggers and other cross breed pullets or cockerels that I need help with identifying their sex. And also help identifying which crosses they are if possible My hens are Araucanas (red, lavender, white), Cream Legbars, Black Australorps, black Olive Egger and Black Copper...
    • Midara
    • Thread
    • araucana black copper maran black copper marans breed cream legbars crosses easter egger gender genetics sexing
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  14. S

    Salmon Faverolle Bad Genetics?

    Hi all, i have a 7 month old salmon faverolle rooster that is in question(Pete). Ive noticed Petes tail is never up its always just downward and was wondering if this is normal. From what ive seen online of salmon faverolle roosters it seems their tails are usually upward if that makes sense or...
  15. B

    Color Genetics

    Hi everyone, Forgive me if this is one of those eye roll questions. I’ve tried to use the genetic calculator and since I’m not a rocket scientist, can someone tell me what colors I might expect out of the chicks from a yellow roo mixed with light gray hen? (I know about the frizzle/smooth...
  16. L

    Satin silkie question

    Interested in breeding satin silkie with normal silkie. What would the outcome be?
  17. funkeke

    Results of buff orp rooster over lav orp hen?

    I'm new to chicken genetics and trying to learn. I'm curious about an unusual pairing. We received 4 Orpington eggs from a friend from a buff Orpington rooster over a lavender Orpington hen. I believe the hen was cuckoo barred. I say "I believe" because I can't quite confirm it from the photos I...
  18. meepANDpeep

    Do you think this pullet is Mille Fleur?

    I have a Rooster that is Columbian as his base with a lot of black mottling and the occasional white tipped feather. He’s 1/4 OEGB and half Sablepoot and most likely is a low expression Mille Fleur (waiting for his first molt to see if more white tips come out). I have another rooster split to...
  19. Wordstoyourface

    Coloration question ,whats this color?

    Coloring questions ,I have 6 chicks from this pair. I only got pics of 3 because its the 3 main turnouts. I tried to get a pic of the dads wings but he escaped,so I spent a good 20 mins running around my yard shirtless trying to net him with the only thing I had. Also idk if its just him or all...
    • Wordstoyourface
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    • #genetics cotournix quail genetics name that quail whats this color
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  20. davidmpenning

    Correct Order for Specific Genetics in Breeding

    With all the research I’ve been doing, I’ve seen a lot about how to breed for certain genetic traits in a breed, line, and/or strain. I’ve read about how specific genes are dominant, recessive, etc. and what that means when two different chickens get together. I’ve played around with an online...
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