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Black x black should =100% black correct?
So how did I get a partridge chick?
Shipped eggs got 3 black and 1 partridge.
So how did I get a partridge chick?
Shipped eggs got 3 black and 1 partridge.
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ThanksThe only way this could occur is if both parents have a copy for e+ wildtype, which can easily hide under eb extended black. The parents likely have some gold or silver leakage which would point to the hidden gene; this is more obvious in cockerels than hens.
What breed? Partidge is quite popular phenotype and the genotype eb is about the most recessive e allele too, some people cross their black lines with eb lines to improve on type and eb will side for generations until it pops out when two E/eb birds are mated to each otherBlack x black should =100% black correct?
So how did I get a partridge chick?
Shipped eggs got 3 black and 1 partridge.
They are silkies. So it takes both parents to create a partridge? I have a blue partridge hen. Bred her to my blue roo. Got some partridge babies, does that mean my roo caries the Partridge Gene?What breed? With shipped eggs you can't always see the parents, so be prepared for a surprise. If they were Silkies, well that's gonna happen because Silkies have so many random things popping up.
In your case both parents are E/eb, they look all black from the outside but carry the partridge eb allele hidden(Extended black the most dominant e allele, eb partridge is recessive to it) when the parent stock are crossed they have 25% chance of hatching pure partridge eb/eb, 25% E/E and 50% E/ebThey are silkies. So it takes both parents to create a partridge?
Yes, your rooster is E/eb, when cross to a pure eb/eb hen the cross will be 50% eb/eb and 50% E/eb..I have a blue partridge hen. Bred her to my blue roo. Got some partridge babies, does that mean my roo caries the Partridge Gene?