Barnyard Surprises

[Mosey2003]

The black with yellow unders and dots on their heads are Dominique and will be barred, whether they're mixed with other types or not is hard to tell, as the barring will cover it.

 

[RUNuts]

The black with yellow unders and dots on their heads are Dominique and will be barred, whether they're mixed with other types or not is hard to tell, as the barring will cover it.

Agree. The barring is showing the dominique. The all black is Australorp.

 

[RUNuts]

This is eyeliner from broody hatch last year. Beautiful pullet.

 

[Kiki]

This is eyeliner from broody hatch last year. Beautiful pullet. View attachment 1787253View attachment 1787254

@The Moonshiner
Can you help me.

When they are all black like this... What is this called and if this was a cross between a Australorp and a Dominque which one would have to be the mom? The Dom right?
Because if the dad was the Dom then this chicken would be barred right?

This was a black chick with no head spot right Nutty?


Ignore this Nutty.

Wait Nutty the chicken dude has Australorps and Doms right?

 

[The Moonshiner]

@The Moonshiner
Can you help me.

When they are all black like this... What is this called

Hmm.... Black.
They're extended black.
That's on the e loci.

[QUOTE="Texas Kiki, post: 21386267, member: 371076"]
if this was a cross between a Australorp and a Dominque which one would have to be the mom? The Dom right?
Because if the dad was the Dom then this chicken would be barred right?[/QUOTE]
Right. If dom was father all chicks would be barred. Males would be single factor barred.
With dom being mom chicks are sex links. Males would be SF barred and females no barring. Just black.

 

[Kiki]

Hmm.... Black.
They're extended black.
That's on the e loci.

[QUOTE="Texas Kiki, post: 21386267, member: 371076"]
if this was a cross between a Australorp and a Dominque which one would have to be the mom? The Dom right?
Because if the dad was the Dom then this chicken would be barred right?

Right. If dom was father all chicks would be barred. Males would be single factor barred.
With dom being mom chicks are sex links. Males would be SF barred and females no barring. Just black.[/QUOTE]
Thanks! And white head spots usually mean barred right?

 

[Kiki]

Is a bigger white head spot double barred and a smaller one single barred?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Thanks! And white head spots usually mean barred right?

Yes

Is a bigger white head spot double barred and a smaller one single barred?

Yes

 

[Kiki]

Yes

Yes

I learned!

 

[RUNuts]

Not trying to confuse you, but we are dealing with mixed breed mutts and multiple breed hatchery stock hens. The rooster was a single barred Dominique cross (F2 mix, so really unpredictable by me). That is why the hatched cockerel looked like a hen in respect to barring. Not the white-white-black coloration but the hen's white-black-black colors.

I wanted black chickens and I got a passel. Success!

If the rooster is single barred, will the chicks still be feather sexed? Depends on the hen. All I'm suggesting is the black chicks with white dots are Dominique descent. The black chicks with white eyeliner are the Australorp descent.

Aren't genetics fun!

23 Chickens. Eggshell passed yesterday. 23/40 = 57.5%
6 Quail from 15 eggs is 40%.
6 Quail = 3 yallar and 3 wild types, speaking of genetics...
2 Quail pipped for 24 hours. Didn't have time to open this morning. Will help out this afternoon. Hopeful. Shrink wrapped with all the incubator openings?

Chickens are outside in 3' of the 8' coop. All survived the night. Planning on opening up the coop to the them later. Don't want them getting lost or chilled. It's only gonna be 84°F today. Mid 75's at night. Thank goodness the humidity is above 70% or we'd be freezing.

Quail moving as soon as I can get things ordered.