Cameo or Peach?

[Peafowlssssssss]

It is not a stupid question at all. Sex link genetics confuse a lot of people. And even though I generally get how it works, I wrote something wrong last night from not thinking clearly. Later this morning, I will have time to write a better explanation. It is a little counter-intuitive, so easy to get confused, pictures help a lot

I'm just getting more confused

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

I am sure Brad knock us all back to earth and confirm it is Cameo. Wouldn't be the first time.

I hope not LOL

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

It is a sex-linked color, they got it from their father. Any chicks they produce will get their color from their father as hens cannot pass the sex-linked colors to their daughters.

Yeah, but if the father was cameo or split cameo and mated with opal hen, how could their daughter be opal cameo? Aren't sex linked hens can't be split for another color?

 

[DylansMom]

Yeah, but if the father was cameo or split cameo and mated with opal hen, how could their daughter be opal cameo? Aren't sex linked hens can't be split for another color?

Hmmm, lets see if I can explain this as it was explained to me. The fact that Cameo is sex-linked tells us that the gene for that particular color is found on the sex chromosomes, the fact that Opal is not sex-linked tells us that the gene for that color is probably not located on the sex chromosomes. The fact that the genes for the 2 colors are located on different chromosomes means that a sex-linked color hen should be able to carry genes for a non-sex-linked color. If she is carrying both there is the chance they could blend as opposed to one being dominant and hiding the other. As Taupe is said to be a result of Blue and Purple, it would be a blending of the 2 colors, one sex-linked and one not sex-linked. Anyway, I believe I relayed that explanation accurately, if not @AugeredIn or @Arbor will be able to amend it.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

I am sure Brad knock us all back to earth and confirm it is Cameo. Wouldn't be the first time.

He just told they are cameos

Also he thought one could be turning into a male

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Hmmm, lets see if I can explain this as it was explained to me. The fact that Cameo is sex-linked tells us that the gene for that particular color is found on the sex chromosomes, the fact that Opal is not sex-linked tells us that the gene for that color is probably not located on the sex chromosomes. The fact that the genes for the 2 colors are located on different chromosomes means that a sex-linked color hen should be able to carry genes for a non-sex-linked color. If she is carrying both there is the chance they could blend as opposed to one being dominant and hiding the other. As Taupe is said to be a result of Blue and Purple, it would be a blending of the 2 colors, one sex-linked and one not sex-linked. Anyway, I believe I relayed that explanation accurately, if not @AugeredIn or @Arbor will be able to amend it.

Thank you for this clear explanation, i didn't know they could be split for none sex-linked colors

 

[DylansMom]

He just told they are cameos

Also he thought one could be turning into a male

Sorry to hear that, they really did look Taupe to me. Which one is gender confused?

 

[KsKingBee]

FWIW, they don't look like my Cameo hens.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Sorry to hear that, they really did look Taupe to me. Which one is gender confused?

The one with white flight feathers, the new images i post on page 5 shows some male feathers came in as Brad said.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

FWIW, they don't look like my Cameo hens.

They don't even look like my cameo hen either