3rd Grade Genetics and Inheritance Unit

[Peppercorngal]

My leghorn hens shared DNA with my Amerucana/Welsummer mix rooster Fowler and I got spotted white chickens. Very pretty. Some with beards and muffs, some without.

Fowler the Dad

Leghorn Mom

Judy daughter with muffs & beard

Judy Front View

Another daughter Pigeon without beard or muffs


Son Timothy with muffs & beard and very spotted

and last the son I named Foghorn Leghorn, he's totally white with the leghorn comb.

 

[msiler]

I've got some good examples with a black frizzle Cochin roo and a mottled Cochin hens. Chicks are smooth and frizzled, with one copy of mottled so they have faint white. Not sure if that's too simple or not!
I'll grab some photos in a bit for you.

 

[mapurcel]

I have a rose comb white leghorn rooster crossed with a crested cream legbar hen that resulted in a solid white bird with a crest that lays blue eggs. I do not have any photos at the moment but I should be able to get those for you tomorrow some time, will that work for you?

That’s perfect! Any time that is convienent

oh! and I also have an ayam cemani rooster crossed with an easter egger. That pairing resulted in a couple solid black hens with the EE puffy cheeks and also lay blue eggs. (again, i can get pictures tomorrow)

Yes!

 

[mapurcel]

You could also show pictures of sex link birds. The most common birds available at feed stores. They are sexed at birth to sell only female layers as chicks. There you can get pictures of Barred Rock Hen and Rhode Island Red cock for parent stock. Resulting black sex link is a black bird with red leakage on neck and chest. The cockerels are barred. At hatch barred birds have a white spot on head.

The other are red sex links. Red male to silver female. Again a Rhode Island red works and whit leghorn for hen. Result is columbian males and red females with white leakage as chicks. Sexed by down color.

Thank you for this great info!

 

[mapurcel]

Family 1: rose comb white leghorn male x crested cream leg bar

dad:
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mom:
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baby:
(First picture is a slightly younger shot)
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Oh my goodness this is so wonderful! Thank you

 

[mapurcel]

Family 2, Ayam cemani male x EE female

dad:
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(recent pictures he lost the tips of his comb due to frostbite)
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mom:
(she is in the middle of a molt so she is missing some of her puffy cheeks)
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baby:
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hope these help, good luck on your project!

This is GREAT!

 

[mapurcel]

My leghorn hens shared DNA with my Amerucana/Welsummer mix rooster Fowler and I got spotted white chickens. Very pretty. Some with beards and muffs, some without.

Fowler the Dad
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Leghorn Mom
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Judy daughter with muffs & beard
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Judy Front View
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Another daughter Pigeon without beard or muffs
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Son Timothy with muffs & beard and very spotted
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and last the son I named Foghorn Leghorn, he's totally white with the leghorn comb.
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This is great! Is it possible to get a picture of the male from the side?

 

[mapurcel]

I've got some good examples with a black frizzle Cochin roo and a mottled Cochin hens. Chicks are smooth and frizzled, with one copy of mottled so they have faint white. Not sure if that's too simple or not!
I'll grab some photos in a bit for you.

Perfect!!! Are are reviewing the different potential combinations !!!

 

[Peppercorngal]

This is great! Is it possible to get a picture of the male from the side?

You want side photos of Fowler, the Dad? I'll look.

 

[Peppercorngal]

This is great! Is it possible to get a picture of the male from the side?

Here is a side photo of Harvey in August playing in a mud puddle with Blondie.