BYC Genetic/Breed Calculator Huge Task Ahead!

[Rose Quartz]

How does this help us? Why are we mapping genes anyways? I thought we were doing a simple calculator, not a complicated confusing one. For example, blue O/O plus white o+/o+ equals blue. Short n simple.

because pink. there are breeds that are known for having pink eggs, for example Langshan. I'm trying to find what the color restricting genes are since it's been mentioned that there are some, and how they affect the shell color. Since the brown color is actually red we just cant see it, that fully explains why eggs are seen as pink some times, and I'm not looking for a whole other coloring chemical. Now, I just want to understand why the brown goes through the shell when it isn't supposed to.

I need to know what genes affect the colors so I can see how it ties into the genes for earlobes, and also comb shape. Since, earlobe color isn't going to affect what chemicals are doing in a chickens uterus.

make sense?

 

[BlackHackle]

Yes. Very expensive, highly important, time and energy consuming breeding stock.
Major loss.

Eeek! I hate diseases...too often some of the finest prospects of a breeding program die off before you can even breed them. I had a $100+ dollar Partridge Rock rooster die days after he arrived! That really sucks for you!

 

[Cyprus]

Eeek! I hate diseases...too often some of the finest prospects of a breeding program die off before you can even breed them. I had a $100+ dollar Partridge Rock rooster die days after he arrived! That really sucks for you!

It does. I have another pullet lined up in July. That's all I can do.

 

[BlackHackle]

Is the breed you breed hard to come by?

 

[LilJoe]

Didnt get alerts... :/
Morning everyone!

 

[BlackHackle]

Didnt get alerts... :/
Morning everyone!

...I didn't either

 

[Amer]

Yes. Very expensive, highly important, time and energy consuming breeding stock.
Major loss.

I lost my only bantam Buckeye pullet die from prolasped vent with her first egg. We had to go all the way to Ohio National to get her.

 

[LilJoe]

...I didn't either

Dumb alerts..

 

[Amer]

because pink. there are breeds that are known for having pink eggs, for example Langshan. I'm trying to find what the color restricting genes are since it's been mentioned that there are some, and how they affect the shell color. Since the brown color is actually red we just cant see it, that fully explains why eggs are seen as pink some times, and I'm not looking for a whole other coloring chemical. Now, I just want to understand why the brown goes through the shell when it isn't supposed to.

I need to know what genes affect the colors so I can see how it ties into the genes for earlobes, and also comb shape. Since, earlobe color isn't going to affect what chemicals are doing in a chickens uterus.

make sense?

Ahhh yeah. It makes sense that it's red. They brown pigment comes from hemogloblin in blood or whatevs it's called.

 

[Cyprus]

Is the breed you breed hard to come by?

No. Neither is the color variety.
What's hard to come by is good breeding stock.