Willawong Hill
Songster
Hi,
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good colour genetics website? I'm particularly interested in relation to Pekin/Cochins and Australian would be a bonus.
I think i'm starting to get the black/blue/splash and cuckoo/barred genes, but I get confused as to what is a silver or gold based chicken (except when it's more obvious like gold laced vs silver laced), is this something that hides under other colours? eg would a black or red be gold or silver based? Also pencilled, partridge and laced- are these differnt pattern genes or just different names in different parts of the world? Can all of these patterns show up on any background colour, or do some hide? Thanks!
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good colour genetics website? I'm particularly interested in relation to Pekin/Cochins and Australian would be a bonus.
I think i'm starting to get the black/blue/splash and cuckoo/barred genes, but I get confused as to what is a silver or gold based chicken (except when it's more obvious like gold laced vs silver laced), is this something that hides under other colours? eg would a black or red be gold or silver based? Also pencilled, partridge and laced- are these differnt pattern genes or just different names in different parts of the world? Can all of these patterns show up on any background colour, or do some hide? Thanks!