Anyone else have a hard time with the genetics????

[Hoosiermomma]

Does anyone else have a difficult time following all the genetics of peafowl? Geez I am going to have to see if they have a genetics for dummies book that I can get my hands on. I've been copying articles on genetics but my mind blurs just after looking it over for a short period of time.

Maybe I'll try my kids ADD meds and see if that helps me maintain my focus and concentration. Please tell me there are others who are 'genetically' challanged too...

I need to get this eventually since I have angora rabbits,chickens, lovebirds, and hope to get into Nigerian Dwarf goats.

 

[deerman]

Just dont try to take it all in at once. Only 10 colors, and 5 patterns. Three colors are sexlink. All other colors both parents, have to be that color or split that color to get chicks of that color.

Same with patterns except white eye, then only one parent needs to be W.E. to get W.E. chicks.


Things to remember all silver pied are W.E.

No hen can be split to sexlink colors, purple,peach,cameo.

 

[Hoosiermomma]

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That simplifies it some. I also copied some things off of the UPA site so hopefully I'll be able to start 'getting' genetics.

It's just frustrating. I should have paid more attention when we studied the punnett squares and genes in biology.

 

[Kev]

It'd be much easier to find something really simple.. that has "either/or" pattern like black shoulder.

Don't even have to stick with peafowl.. basic genetics works the same across all animals. Avoid sex linked genes, genes that "blend"(like white and red flowers in snapdragons- if you cross them you get pink flowers) until you have a well established understanding of how to work out an simple gene like black shoulder in peafowl or smooth vs wrinkled in peas, eye color in flies (flies seem to be a very common model for genetic research so maybe there are sites devoted to fly genetics & are excellent introductions to genetics in general?)

Deerman is right, a lot of the "colors" in peafowl really are combinations.. it would get very confusing to try start learning genetics with someting like purple silver pied black shoulder. Just stick with black shoulder x blue instead for the start before moving on.