Buff Genetics Chart

[Sonoran Silkies]

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In other species I have always seen it stated as "visual split to unseen recessive." With chickens, ever since I first heard the term split used a couple of years ago (as compared with heterozygous or het. which is what I'd always previously heard), I've rarely seen it listed so specifically, and I've seen every sort of variation, including simply calling them splits, without saying WHAT is split. And I've seen people try to use the term with dominant alleles, too.

 

[Illia]

Oh yeah. I've seen people talk about split Buffs too (as in chickens) which technically makes NO sense since Buff is actually several genes, not just one.

It makes sense to say "split Lavender" because the Lavender is the one carried and not expressed, but split Buff? Not the same case.


To each their own word usage.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Well, only so long as communication is actually achieved. I think using terms incorrectly makes it harder for people to learn and understand an already complicated subject.

 

[Illia]

Oh of course. I think clarification should really be brought into play, especially when selling.

I've seen so-called Silver/Birchen Sussex being sold that are obviously an improper Light/Silver Columbian (or mixed) in color, then when you mention it to the seller, they say "Oh they're actually Birchen splits." Two things - 1) They're not, since there's more than just one gene difference between the two and 2) say so next time and don't rip people off with a promise of a color that breeds true.