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[Tailfeathers]

I finally have a picture of my blue wheaten. Any thoughts on its gender?




It is six weeks old today.

BW cockerel

 

[Tailfeathers]

Question..... One of my blue wheaten cockerels (4 months old) has quite a bit of red in his tail, and black shafting in the hackle. Will that stay as he feathers out?

Yes.

 

[Tailfeathers]

I have a question- I got some eggs that were suppose to be blue & black wheaten. the chicks look like they maybe that- but they have yellow legs- is that normal for wheatens?

Yes. They will turn slate as the mature.

God Bless,

 

[Redeemed]

This is a guess but I base the guess on the length of neck the lack of a comb presented, and the general shape of the body. I guess that it is a rooster. While I do not seethe comb the head is off set in the pix and could be hiding a comb. the neck is longer and possibly the center of the neck seems to display the more pointed feathers of a rooster.

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

Speckledhen - what color is Charlotte? I just got my flock today, and I have an ameracauna hen that looks exactly like Charlotte, only she's more of a smokey dark gray. I'll get a pic of mine posted tomorrow!

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

Does anyone know what color I would get if I breed a recessive White Ameraucana with a Lavender Ameraucana?


Thanks
Trish

 

[DMRippy]

Does anyone know what color I would get if I breed a recessive White Ameraucana with a Lavender Ameraucana?


Thanks
Trish

Depends on what color the bird is under the white. My guess is you would get a Black Split for lav and half split for rec white.

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

Depends on what color the bird is under the white. My guess is you would get a Black Split for lav and half split for rec white.

This would be from your recessive White Lavender. I'm thinking I would get some White and some Lavender but not real sure when two different recessive genes come together what happens

Unless one of them is dominant over the other? Like how green eyes is dominant over Blue in people? Am I way off base lol

 

[DMRippy]

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With mine the rec white is dominate over the lav. Most of the white chicks hatch gray and yellow.... the more yellow the more likely they will feather in white. I have not tracked the ones with a little bit of yellow and mostly gray... I think they will feather in lavender. I have not hatched any solid yellow chicks... all have gray. If someone know the genetics of what you are asking I would be interested in knowing too

 

[ChickNmamma]

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With mine the rec white is dominate over the lav. Most of the white chicks hatch gray and yellow.... the more yellow the more likely they will feather in white. I have not tracked the ones with a little bit of yellow and mostly gray... I think they will feather in lavender. I have not hatched any solid yellow chicks... all have gray. If someone know the genetics of what you are asking I would be interested in knowing too

That is a really good genetics question. Since my understanding of recessive white is that it covers all colors (it represses any pigment in the feathers) - it would cover the black that lav would would modify - so it would be hidden. It probably shows in the chick down (the gray) but would disappear when they are adults. It is possible the chicks that are mostly gray are actually lavender, and do not have two recessive white genes.

Has anybody else tried this mix in real life and what were the results?