A little help with genetics?

[Momto6kiddos]

I got some beautiful birds that I hatched from my flock 3 weeks ago. Im having a hard time figuring out where all these colors came from. What are the hidden genes here? My male is GPC. My females are Italian (1), autumn amber(1) pharoah (2), Barred Rosetta (1) and one that looks like a Pharoah but all of her vertical line are white instead of tan (I can take a picture if needed).

The babies though...i have multiple pearl/pearl panda, SSC...well, a bunch of colors. I have only 1 pharoah and 1 Italian. The rest are colors. Im trying to understand the genetics behind these colors. I hatched out another batch a week ago and again, all colors. No pharoah or Italian.

 

[Kale the Quail]

I got some beautiful birds that I hatched from my flock 3 weeks ago. Im having a hard time figuring out where all these colors came from. What are the hidden genes here? My male is GPC. My females are Italian (1), autumn amber(1) pharoah (2), Barred Rosetta (1) and one that looks like a Pharoah but all of her vertical line are white instead of tan (I can take a picture if needed).

The babies though...i have multiple pearl/pearl panda, SSC...well, a bunch of colors. I have only 1 pharoah and 1 Italian. The rest are colors. Im trying to understand the genetics behind these colors. I hatched out another batch a week ago and again, all colors. No pharoah or Italian. View attachment 2277272View attachment 2277273

@muddy75 , @Nabiki

 

[muddy75]

actually at least 1-2 of those look like they may possibly end up italian or what i call “dirty pearl” and 1-2 rosetta....as for the others, the GPC male is the purest of the fee gene which results i. the pearls, panda, and the dotted white....also the silver. as the “fee” gene turns browns/gold into black/gray/silver and white to put it simply. so pearls and pansy fee are black and white while falb fee, grau fee, and ssc are more gray and white

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Would be interessting which parents are involved.

Genetics can be surprising, as there can be recessive genes hidden.

E.g. I breeded a Silver roo with 2 Roux Dilute hens and a Rosetta hen.
I was not expecting to get any Roux, as the Roux gene is sex linked recessive. But it seems, that my roo is Roux carrier, and I got 2 Roux'

Also the mixture of incomplete dominat genes are wonderful surprising.
The chicks of the Silver roo and the Rosetta hen are beautyful, but I cannot tell if the extended Brown gene or the Gold gene of my Rosetta hen interacted with the Silver gene of the roo ... all three genes incomplete dominant (I am guessing the extended Brown, but just a guess ... I am still learning)

 

[Lilyofsalen]

What are some good resources for learning about quail genetics in-depth?

 

[dorawinifred]

What are some good resources for learning about quail genetics in-depth?

Ditto! If there is a good book about the subject I'd love some recommendations. I think it's fascinating but so so very complicated

 

[Fenrisulfr]

I posted this in another thread before.
It is only a short article, has quite much information and a gene table.

 

[dorawinifred]

Nice, thank you @Fenrisulfr!