genetics

  1. 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?
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. L

    Satin silkie question

    Interested in breeding satin silkie with normal silkie. What would the outcome be?
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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
    • Thread
    • #genetics cotournix quail genetics name that quail whats this color
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  8. 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...
  9. TundraFang

    Silkie feathering

    Hi, I bought some silkie chicks and most of them have hard feathering. I'm planning to breed the hard feathered ones with the chicks with the correct feathers. How many generations I'd need to breed before all the chicks I hatch have the fluffy Silkie feathering?
  10. Adil_Ali

    What does “self” mean?

    I’ve seen many posts on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, where people say “self” blue, or “self” white. What does the self mean? cheers Adil
  11. Adil_Ali

    Buff laced or white crested black?

    Hey, wanted a general opinion of the public, I am going to be selecting a color to breed (polish chickens). Which color do you think is better, white crested black, or buff laced? Pictures are attached. Cheers Adil
  12. Fallenone05

    Female specific color

    If I've misread something and misunderstood, I'll definitely take the points and giggles. I feel like I've read somewhere that there's a female specific feather pattern that isn't sex-linked. My attempts to Google only bring up sex-linked birds. My brain says it's some kind of wild-type or...
  13. M

    Showgirl Genetics + Satin

    Alright, hope im not in over my head here. I want to make sure I have this atleast somewhat right. I have this satin showgirl. And all of birds from the same hatch are showgirls except one roo. Who I guess is not a showgirl but rather a silkie because his neck is feathered ? but he's a silkie...
  14. Bluebell81

    F2 ShowGirls with hard feathering?

    Good morning! I need help understating what has happened…. I started my own line of ShowGirl Silkies. I’ve just recently hatched my second generation. All 4 chicks came from my BBS pen. The mom is a Black F1 ShowGirl (Naked Neck/Silkie cross) and the Dad is a Splash Silkie. I know that my F1 SG...
  15. 6

    No typical roo tail feathers?

    I have a 5 month old Barred Rock Roo, which I bought from TSC. He has developed well…Just no impressive tail feathers yet! Will he ever grow a typical roo tail?
  16. G

    Question about "Wobbly" chicken.

    So, this is probably going to sound a little odd, but about a year ago, I got an order of Black Laced Golden Wyandottes from cackle hatchery. Most of them were pretty standard. But, right outta the box, there was one odd one. She still had the black an gold colors of her fellow chicks, but her...
  17. F

    Orpington breeding question

    Hello all, I’ve been increasing my flock of English Orpingtons (mauve, chocolate, chocolate mottled, calico, and Isabel so far) and am wondering what happens when you breed a few of these varieties together. I’m fairly new to the genetics portion of chickens raising, and am curious if any...
  18. LondonKallie

    Bielefelder X Polish Cross

    So my beautiful favorite Polish chicken died last night. Im not sure how, but I held her as she took her last breaths. I'm pretty sure she had a blockage in her intestines, but this post isn't about how she died it's about her offspring. I quickly ran to the coop this morning and gathered all...
  19. Ari_m

    How are the various colors in one breed developed?

    I haven’t been able to find any articles about this- not even sure how to search for it. All that comes up are egg colors.... I love how there are so many varieties in colors within a breed. I know that people usually introduce another breed and keep breeding, culling, and selecting for the...
  20. Fallenone05

    Question about dominant white

    Hi! So, I got a new chicken today. The people I purchased her from knows she's mixed, but they're not 100% sure what she's mixed with. She has a rose comb but she's solid white. The folks I got her from said they have Wyandottes, Leghorns, Delawares an Australorp and a few other breeds. Everyone...
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