Breeding question

[Rare]

Thanks for the update.

Interesting about the feet, combs, and ones that lack crests-- that's not what I would expect from those parents, but it's a good reminder that my predictions are not always correct!

I realize that I was a little bit careless in predicting "pea" combs. I should have said the chicks will probably inherit the pea comb gene from their father and the single comb gene from their mother, which can give a comb that looks like an odd in-between of pea and single comb (usually taller than a pea comb should be, but usually without the row of points that a single comb has.) But if either rooster is carrying the not-pea comb gene, then he can also produce some chicks with single combs.

You did better job but i have one (i hope last) question, which rooster is red chick’s father and if it’s male or female?

 

[NatJ]

You did better job but i have one (i hope last) question, which rooster is red chick’s father and if it’s male or female?

I don't know which rooster is the father of the red chick. A pure Light Brahma rooster should not produce red chicks. A pure Black Brahma rooster should not produce red chicks. So one rooster must be carrying the genes that allow red chicks (the roosters may be pure Brahmas, but one is not pure for the color he shows.)

For whether the chick is male or female, maybe post a recent photo and we'll see if anyone can tell.

 

[Rare]

 

[NatJ]

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I am not noticing any signs of the chick being male, so I would say "maybe female" at this point. There might be details that I miss, and of course some males mature slower than others, so I would not be certain yet.

I still don't know which rooster is the father. I'm leaning toward it being the Light Brahma, but I cannot think of any way to tell for sure.