Ok thanks, I wasn’t sure because Google wasn’t much of a help and I was starting to think I’d just made the whole thing up.You are right, that is how Yellow shanked Black Rocks and Black Leghorns are created ER/ER with ML and other melanizers
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Ok thanks, I wasn’t sure because Google wasn’t much of a help and I was starting to think I’d just made the whole thing up.You are right, that is how Yellow shanked Black Rocks and Black Leghorns are created ER/ER with ML and other melanizers
Just to make sure, Extended Black on it self does not make a bird fully black, E/E birds can have red shoulders. an Undermelanized Extended Black and Melanized Birchen can look nearly identical also E/eWh Co/co+ will look very much BirchenOk thanks, I wasn’t sure because Google wasn’t much of a help and I was starting to think I’d just made the whole thing up.
HI AmerOoh, what are your goals for the pattern?
Ahh, apologies, I do not have yellow shanked birds. I have some nearly identical Ameraucana chicks that are E/E. Just goes to show chicken genetics are like an onion, or is it a box of chocolates?Ooh, what are your goals for the pattern?
Not necessarily. Look at these Marans chicks, for example:View attachment 2874486
On Henk’s site it says
“Solid black
Birchen is often used as a base for creating a fully black chicken. Compared to Extended Black the shank color is less dark, possibly allowing yellow legs more easily.”
That is why I thought these Cochins are birchen based. Maybe I am wrong, but I thought this was the case with most birchen based yellow shanked breeds.
@nicalandia is it true, or am I found false? I’m having trouble backing up what I believed.
Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.Just goes to show chicken genetics are like an onion, or is it a box of chocolates?
Yep!Ahh, apologies, I do not have yellow shanked birds. I have some nearly identical Ameraucana chicks that are E/E. Just goes to show chicken genetics are like an onion, or is it a box of chocolates?