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what does that mean? i'm sorry i know nothing about blood lines. all i know is that blues hatch out bbs. and does this make the chick worth more when it grows? or worth the same as any silkie?
Any silkie (heck, anything) is worth what someone will pay for it. A few years ago on eggbid I saw a VERY pet quality silkie (pretty ugly by any standard) sell for well over $1000 (I actually think it was something like $1300 or $1500). In my mind it was worth no more than $10 at most. But someone else was willing to pay a lot. I valued my avatar at $300+, but wasn't ever willing to sell her, but if I were to compare her quality with the eggbid bird, mine should have been worth about 50 grand or more.
I am personally a bit offended at your constant references to her worth. Chickens are a hobby; not a business. Unless you raise significant quantities or eggs or meat.
As for the genetic stuff, you did ask, and did not explain your level of knowledge. Heterozygous means impure, or split for a gene: one copy of Yes and one of No. Specifically,
1) one copy of partridge and one of probably either birchen or extended black--this is the e-allele genes, the base colouring for the bird
2) one copy of the pattern gne and one copy of not-pattern gene
3) one copy of the melonotic gene and one copy of not-melonotic
When a bird is pure for a gene, all its offspring will receive that gene. When split, half the offspring will receive one of the two variations, the other half will receive the other variation. When both parents are split, for simplicity we'll assume that they both carry the same two variations, about 25% will receive variation "1" from each parent, and therefore be pure for it. Another 25% will receive variation "2" from each parent. The other 50% will recieve variation "1" from one parent and variation "2" from the other. The birds who are pure for variation "1" or "2" will have the appearance associated with that variation. The appearance of those who are split will depend on the dominance between "1" and "2."
what does that mean? i'm sorry i know nothing about blood lines. all i know is that blues hatch out bbs. and does this make the chick worth more when it grows? or worth the same as any silkie?
Any silkie (heck, anything) is worth what someone will pay for it. A few years ago on eggbid I saw a VERY pet quality silkie (pretty ugly by any standard) sell for well over $1000 (I actually think it was something like $1300 or $1500). In my mind it was worth no more than $10 at most. But someone else was willing to pay a lot. I valued my avatar at $300+, but wasn't ever willing to sell her, but if I were to compare her quality with the eggbid bird, mine should have been worth about 50 grand or more.
As for the genetic stuff, you did ask, and did not explain your level of knowledge. Heterozygous means impure, or split for a gene: one copy of Yes and one of No. Specifically,
1) one copy of partridge and one of probably either birchen or extended black--this is the e-allele genes, the base colouring for the bird
2) one copy of the pattern gne and one copy of not-pattern gene
3) one copy of the melonotic gene and one copy of not-melonotic
When a bird is pure for a gene, all its offspring will receive that gene. When split, half the offspring will receive one of the two variations, the other half will receive the other variation. When both parents are split, for simplicity we'll assume that they both carry the same two variations, about 25% will receive variation "1" from each parent, and therefore be pure for it. Another 25% will receive variation "2" from each parent. The other 50% will recieve variation "1" from one parent and variation "2" from the other. The birds who are pure for variation "1" or "2" will have the appearance associated with that variation. The appearance of those who are split will depend on the dominance between "1" and "2."
