Birchen × Silver Pencil??

[LilJoe]

What does a Birchen cochin roo over a d liver pencil hen Look like?

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Depends on which genes the egg gets, could possibly be a few different looks. Just depends on the genes.

 

[Alaskan]

I tried putting that in the genetics calculator...but they do not have a button for silver penciled.

For Birches over Silver Laced (assuming pure birds at start)
All chicks will be extended black,

Or, if this is Silver Laced Sebright, then
The chicks will be black patterned silver with incomplete lacing and maybe spangles.

If this is way too complicated, the site in question has some great pages that explain the genetics.

Have fun.

http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm

 

[Champagne-blond]

@LilJoe

When you become more experienced, I suggest using this calculator instead: http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html

It is much more accurate than the other one, and if you know your birds' genotypes, you'll get better results.

Keep in mind the only difference between silver pencilling and birchen is that pencilled birds have Db/Db (or ginger) and Pg/Pg (or lacing). Therefore, you get incomplete pencilling, which means the markings will taper off near the tail of the bird. This is a result of the two genes for pencilling being Pg/pg and Db/db instead of the homozygous versions.

ERER co+co+ Dbdb+ Pgpg+ ml+ml+ Cha+Cha+mh+mh+ di+di+ Ig+Ig+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+- S- Choc+-
Gender = Female, Ratio = 1/2 = 50%, minimum of animals to breed: 2
black patterned silver incomplete transverse pencilled

ERER co+co+ Dbdb+ Pgpg+ ml+ml+ Cha+Cha+mh+mh+ di+di+ Ig+Ig+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ SS Choc+Choc+
Gender = Male, Ratio = 1/2 = 50%, minimum of animals to breed: 2
black patterned silver incomplete transverse pencilled

If you have any further genetics questions or are looking into how this all works, here is a great article to get started on:
http://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm

I hope the chicks hatch out healthy. I'd love to see them if you do breed these two together. ^^