genetics

  1. ChickenGal247

    Sex-linked Olive Egger Genetics ?

    I started hatching from a cross that should be sex-linked but so far none of the chicks have hatched with the telltale white spot. I might’ve assumed all pullets, but now at 2 weeks it appears a blonde chick is developing barring. Cross is Wheaten Marans Rooster x Cream Legbar Hen. I was...
  2. Haileebird

    Muscovy duck colour question

    Hi folls I’m wondering about pairings, duckling Colours and so forth. Tick, my drake, is a lavender I believe (I suppose he could be silver as well?) Tock, one hen is sitting on eggs from him. She’s a chocolate pied - what colour ducklings will I get? I got a second duck, Casio. I’m unsure...
  3. MichyA

    Silkie Genetics

    Hi everyone! I’m in the beginning stages of starting up a Silkie breeding program to sell hatching eggs. 😊 I currently have two very handsome bearded white Roos, 2 white hens, a partridge hen, a black hen and two blue hens. I’m researching genetics and from my understanding... I can’t mix all...
  4. J

    Identifying Barnyard Mix Chicks

    Good morning! I have just had a salmon faverolles hen hatch out 4 chicks. The only roosters on site have been buff orpingtons. One chick is white with a little dark dot on its head, and has 4 toes and feathered feet. I suspect it is a rooster from our light brahma hen rather than the fav that...
  5. MichyA

    Breeding Silkies

    Hi everyone! I’ve been a chicken owner for about 5 years now. I have about 40 chickens, all different breeds. I’ve been researching a good way to make $ off these chickens (so they can finally earn their keep... selling eggs for eating isn’t cutting it 😆) I’m very interested in selling Silkie...
  6. Remedy

    Call duck Genetics

    So I’ve been getting really good at breeding, hatching and raising from my first starter flock that I got three years ago. I love these little ducks, but now I’ve got more colors and am trying to figure out colors and patterns I can breed to get new colors but not get muddy birds. I have black...
    • Remedy
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    • call ducks colors genetics help appreciated
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    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Ari_m

    Cream Legabar Delaware Cross Results??

    I just got this Delaware rooster and plan to hatch chicks out of him later this summer or next spring. One cross in particular I’d like to try out is my cream legbar hen. She lays a nice blue egg, is a very productive layer, good size, and has an all-around great disposition for free ranging...
  8. eclectic-em

    How to classify the shank color, primary, secondary colors of my roo?

    Hello! Warning: genetics questions! I've got a mystery chicken and have been obsessing over chicken genetics trying to figure out what breeds my boy may be. He's got a cushion comb and came from a green egg so the mother must have had the pea comb gene and roo probably had a rose comb. That's...
  9. 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
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    • 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?
  10. 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
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    • breeding quail colour genetics genetics quail colours
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  11. 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...
  12. 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!
  13. 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
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    • breeding genetics quail
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Quail
  14. 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 😊
  15. 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...
  16. 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
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    • colors genetic help genetics indian runner possible colors
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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
  20. 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...
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