The Kooky Kiwi
Crowing
Hi Everyone
I'm doing some project breeding and I'm at a stage where results might be able to tell me which gold dilute gene I have in my breeding stock.
Here's a little context for my question..
I recently paired up a Citroen Sebright Rooster with a couple of my project hens. I'm culling all silver chicks as these will always be cockerels, leaving me with gold chicks that could be either hens or cockerels. ( I have several silver hens and one gold hen in the project pen )
It is my experience, with my project birds, that they take time to grow into their lacing patterns. To start with they look very dark and the lacing color develops over time.
I have noticed with some of my younglings coming on (ranging 2 - 5 weeks in age) that their developing colour looks very light - like the Citroen colour.
I was not expecting this. If the dilute gene present in the Citroens is the Inhibitor of Gold - I would expect this to be recessive and this round of babies would be split to IG but not visually expressing.
So I'm wondering if I have a different dilute gene? Perhaps Champagne Blonde - which I believe is dominant?
Does anyone else have any previous experience or knowledge with this particular diluting gene? I'll work on getting some pictures shortly of the chicks..
I'm doing some project breeding and I'm at a stage where results might be able to tell me which gold dilute gene I have in my breeding stock.
Here's a little context for my question..
I recently paired up a Citroen Sebright Rooster with a couple of my project hens. I'm culling all silver chicks as these will always be cockerels, leaving me with gold chicks that could be either hens or cockerels. ( I have several silver hens and one gold hen in the project pen )
It is my experience, with my project birds, that they take time to grow into their lacing patterns. To start with they look very dark and the lacing color develops over time.
I have noticed with some of my younglings coming on (ranging 2 - 5 weeks in age) that their developing colour looks very light - like the Citroen colour.
I was not expecting this. If the dilute gene present in the Citroens is the Inhibitor of Gold - I would expect this to be recessive and this round of babies would be split to IG but not visually expressing.
So I'm wondering if I have a different dilute gene? Perhaps Champagne Blonde - which I believe is dominant?
Does anyone else have any previous experience or knowledge with this particular diluting gene? I'll work on getting some pictures shortly of the chicks..
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