Color Help please!

[doubleatraining]

I'm trying to figure out my color choices in my Marans pen. Please let me know if this is right.

BC roo over BC hens = all BC

BC roo over Blue copper hens = 50/50

BC roo over Splash hens = 50% splash, 25% BC, 25% blue copper

BC roo over Cuckoo hens = Sex linked BC hens and barred roos?

 

[Pyncheon guy]

If BC is Black Copper...then BC to Splash would be 100% Blue Copper...... Blue Copper to Blue Copper gives you about 50% Blue Copper.....25% BC....and 25% Splash. Blue Copper to Splash gives 50% Blue Copper and 50% Splash..... Hope this helps?

 

[doubleatraining]

That does help a lot. Thank you.

It will be the Black Copper roo over 2 BC hens, 1 cuckoo hen, 2 splash hens, and 1 blue copper hen.

 

[OSUman]

Quote:
The Sex linked barred roos will only have one Cuckoo gene

 

[doubleatraining]

OSUman, what does that mean for their future offspring....if any? Unless I have some local people that really want some Cuckoo Marans....they will be going to the Camp Kenmore grow-out pen.

 

[OSUman]

Quote:
If crossed back to cuckoo then the offspring will be
Females- 50 Black 50 Cuckoo
Males - 50 Single Barred Cuckoo 50 pure cuckoo
there might also be some red leakage due to the introduction of the BC gene

 

[doubleatraining]

Thank you for all of your help. I look forward to seeing what chicks hatch in the spring.