BYC Genetic/Breed Calculator Huge Task Ahead!

[Cyprus]

I'm open to adding it to BYC, but would have to determine what it would require / cost to get it developed, and try to gauge how much interest would be out there. Also, we'd need to make sure we were creating something that was uniquely interesting and valuable / helpful compared to all the other options that are already out there.

Earlier in this thread, I believe there was discussion around creating a "proof of concept"... like in Excel / Google sheets or similar? That way it could be fleshed-out before doing a full-on web development.

This project is unique. While some calculators already exist, most are very basic. The one breed crossing that does exist is not well detailed and does not contain the range of breeds and colors that ours will. Even reading the native Dutch program, I can tell it is not as detailed as this project can be.

I don't think it will cost much to get it developed, not enough to charge users.

There is some proof of concept excel sheets. One of wish I wrote myself.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

If someone has already offered to start development, then that definitely sounds like a great start to me!

 

[Cyprus]

The plan at this time is to initially develop the calculator independent of BYC in order to get it where we (the members involved) want it first and to worry about integration last.

 

[PuzzleSilkie]

Exactly. I plan on mqking it as embeddable as it can be for as long as it can be, Update on my progress: while I was working on the XML interpreting I found somewhere on BYC while browsing to see if anyone has had a mysftery chick like one that just hatched yesterday that looks and feels like a big fat crested sheep of a chicken with super long down. I founda link to the table of genes from kippenjungle which basically told me I am missjng the part accounting for modifier genes and non allelic traits which I am not sure how to handle yet. I am very glad @Nifty-Chicken has chimed in and agrees this is a good start. Now things can really begin to move forward

 

[TashaFrancois]

Recently I have been looking in to genetic calculators, however most of them have faulty English and are very old and confusing.I have seen a few threads suggesting that we need something like this, however they are mostly very old.The current calculators I've found are difficult to use, and very outdated. I think that BYC needs it's very own genetic calculator. However it will be a huge task, and it is just a suggestion, however I have done my best to make this experiment/project well fleshed out, and hopefully easy to act on.

What the calculator would need(Suggest anything I may be missing please, etc means I need way more suggestions):
-Comb types(rose,single,walnut,pea)
-Skin colour(black,white,yellow)
-Patterns(cuckoo, columbian, laced, etc)
-Colour(white,blue,buff,grey)
-Feather types(frizzle,smooth,silkie)
-Egg colour(green,pink,tan,white,brown,chocolate,blue)
-Earlobe Colour(white,red,blue)
-Number of toes(four,five)
-Feathered feet(yes or no?)
-Leg colour(green,blue,yellow,grey)

What the project needs:
-Artists/illustrators willing to work on potentially hundreds of images for each breed, colour, and possible offspring variants(I can help with this, as I am an artist and love to draw, although I most certainly can't do everything. So we'll need bases for each breed and feather type, I'll attempt to post bases if this is a go, and If you'd like to help, you can print them and colour them. Or colour them digitally)

-Genetics experts willing to come together to help create this generator, I have almost no knowledge on genetics, however there are so many knowledgeable people on BYC, so if you know about genetics, any help would be amazing.

-Coders, the people needed to put the generator/calculator together. They'll need to iron out bugs, and make sure it is clean and simple to use.

Other thoughts/ideas:
For ease of use there should be a way to choose a breed, and then a colour. However if the bird is an experimental colour or a cross breed there should be a way to choose body type, or breed baseline. There should also be a way to colour individual sections/feathers. Like this(Please note picture is not mine, and something like this wouldn't be the finished project EVER):
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Any advice and help would be amazing, and it will truly take alot to make this project possible.
I will post bases when possible, but for the meantime any advice would be great, and if this project becomes reality that would be amazing!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...uge-task-ahead.1252593/page-107#post-20118502

Did anyone suggest crests yet?

 

[Cyprus]

Did anyone suggest crests yet?

What do you mean? Crests have already been taken into account. Basic physical characteristics were mapped out almost a year ago.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

So how’s the genetics calculator coming along?

 

[Cyprus]

We are experimenting with the coding.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

So how’s it coming along?

 

[Cyprus]

So how’s it coming along?

We've hit another stall. Waiting to hear from @PuzzleSilkie If there is further progress in coding.