Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[CashandTracy]

So is lacing a dominant gene? I would think so if a chicken can be heterozygous for it and still exhibit it. Also is the rose comb trait dominant or recessive? I'm going to have to do some experimenting to improve the red in my BLRW bantams.

 

[DMRippy]

So is lacing a dominant gene? I would think so if a chicken can be heterozygous for it and still exhibit it. Also is the rose comb trait dominant or recessive? I'm going to have to do some experimenting to improve the red in my BLRW bantams.

Rose comb is dominate ..... don't know about the lacing I think there are more genes involved. If it was me and I needed to experiment I would use partridge wyandotte bantams..... that is the red you are looking for in the BLRW.

Maybe someone with more genetics experience will jump in to help you more.

 

[CashandTracy]

Rose comb is dominate ..... don't know about the lacing I think there are more genes involved. If it was me and I needed to experiment I would use partridge wyandotte bantams..... that is the red you are looking for in the BLRW.

Maybe someone with more genetics experience will jump in to help you more.

Jerry from Foley's suggested using rose comb RIR for the red, but I'm having a VERY difficult time finding them in bantam size. I was thinking of using partridge and that way I wouldn't lose the type.

 

[gladahmae]

I am COMPLETELY not an expert, but if you go into kippenjungle and change the pattern gene on a laced wyandotte from Pg/Pg to Pg/pg+ it says that it will be "incomplete laced." I think the columbian gene might also factor in (if I can remember all of the stuff Karen has posted) but yeah.....Pretty sure it has to be homozygous.

 

[delisha]

Quote: Would it not work to get a BLRW with correct type and color and use that?

 

[CashandTracy]

Would it not work to get a BLRW with correct type and color and use that?

I think it's a possibility, I'm definitely going to give it a try!

 

[ki4got]

So is lacing a dominant gene? I would think so if a chicken can be heterozygous for it and still exhibit it. Also is the rose comb trait dominant or recessive? I'm going to have to do some experimenting to improve the red in my BLRW bantams.

lacing is a combination of multiple genes that must each be heterozygous for the lacing to appear correct... if even one is missing or heterozygous, you'll get poorly laced or incompletely laced birds.

look back a few posts, I listed all the mutations required to make a blrw what it is... i'm too tired to type it all out again. sorry.

to improve the red you're better off finding a blrw with the deepest red possible and going from there. don't try to recreate the wheel unless you want a frustrating 3-4 year project (at a minimum most likely)

 

[CashandTracy]

lacing is a combination of multiple genes that must each be heterozygous for the lacing to appear correct... if even one is missing or heterozygous, you'll get poorly laced or incompletely laced birds.

look back a few posts, I listed all the mutations required to make a blrw what it is... i'm too tired to type it all out again. sorry.

to improve the red you're better off finding a blrw with the deepest red possible and going from there. don't try to recreate the wheel unless you want a frustrating 3-4 year project (at a minimum most likely)

Thank you! I did see it, just making sure I was fully understanding, which I wasn't, I do now. I figured I was going to have quite the project ahead of me, I just want to avoid the frustrating part as much as I can. I want this to be an enjoyable project/hobby for my son and I. Thanks again!!!!

 

[Sclark73]

My new birds, Thanks Cuties and Chickenscratch!

Cockerel

Another of cockerel

Pullet 1

Pullet 2

all three

 

[Scott H]

How do you get the chicken poo out out the upholstery?