Buff laced Pekin question

[Zissura Akadata S]

But then I have Light Pekin pen...

 

[lilmillefleur]

She looks laced but....can a chicken have buff lacing? I've heard of buff with white lacing but not the other way around. I thought only eumelanin could lace?
My first thought was buff with dominant white of some sort, but I'm no expert
One thing's for sure, she's so pretty and adorable! I want her!

 

[Sneebsey]

She looks laced but....can a chicken have buff lacing? I've heard of buff with white lacing but not the other way around. I thought only eumelanin could lace?
My first thought was buff with dominant white of some sort, but I'm no expert
One thing's for sure, she's so pretty and adorable! I want her!

Buff laced is the variety term for a buff bird with dom white lacing, yes. The eumelanin in this instance is diluted yo white by dominant white, which (unlike recessive white) allows pheomelanin to express.

@Zissura Akadata S ; Buff Colombian would not be unicolour buff, as a buff orpington; rather it should show black in the neck and tail as a buff Sussex (or your light Pekins). If you were to use a silver based Cockerel over your hen, all the offspring will be silver based, with Cockerels carrying gold. Unfortunately, as we will want to select a Cockerel showing white lacing, like the mother, it will be tricky to use a silver Colombian bird, but not impossible. If you select a Cockerel showing black lacing from the first cross to light, half the offspring from back-cross 1 (to the hen) will come out with dom white, half will be gold and half will come out laced. That's not to say that any of the offspring will be all three!

 

[Zissura Akadata S]

Buff laced is the variety term for a buff bird with dom white lacing, yes. The eumelanin in this instance is diluted yo white by dominant white, which (unlike recessive white) allows pheomelanin to express.

So best option would be buff unicolour and/or dom white??

I could recognize buff unicolour easily, but am not so sure about dom white. How can I recognize dom white apart from recessive white?

 

[Sneebsey]

Your best option would be a buff Colombian, showing black on the neck and tail. A unicolour Buff has a lot of eumelanin restrictors, which will inhibit lacing. White is also unsuitable as we are breeding for a laced bird; dominant white will pass to half the offspring regardless, so we don't need to breed it in. As I say above, your silver Colombians will work, but will take more effort than a buff Colombian.

 

[Zissura Akadata S]

Your best option would be a buff Colombian, showing black on the neck and tail. A unicolour Buff has a lot of eumelanin restrictors, which will inhibit lacing. White is also unsuitable as we are breeding for a laced bird; dominant white will pass to half the offspring regardless, so we don't need to breed it in. As I say above, your silver Colombians will work, but will take more effort than a buff Colombian.

I honestly am not sure whether I could find a buff columbian here.... So, I would give it a try.

Thank you.

 

[Sneebsey]

I honestly am not sure whether I could find a buff columbian here.... So, I would give it a try.

Thank you.

In that case, your Silver Colombians are the best choice; a bonus is that you already have them. Here's what I'd do.

F1: Light Pekin M x Mrs Chicken
Result:
Males: All Silver, carrying gold. Half with partial lacing, half without. All with Colombian, likely half will be pure for it. If she is pure for dom white, all will have it in single-factor, if not, only half.
Females: All Silver. The rest of the details will match the male offspring.

You will want to select a cockerel from these which shows lacing, preferably white, but black will also work, just take longer.

BC1: Male x Mrs Chicken
Result:
Males: Half silver (carrying gold), half gold. Half with partial lacing, 1/4 with full lacing, 1/4 without lacing. If father had dom. white, half the offspring will be pure for it, whilst the single-factor offspring may show black flecks.
Females: half silver, half gold. The rest as above.

From here on, you may select out your fully laced offspring and repeat the process, outcrossing to Light to ensure enough genetic diversity; remember that your laced birds by now are the result of a mother-son pairing. Personally, I would not choose to inbreed further, and instead focus from here on enhancing diversity whilst retaining the core genetics necessary for your future variety.

Best of luck!