Comb questions

[Lady of McCamley]

Curious, so I looked it up.

If your girl is a true Polish, she will have a duplex comb ("V" comb).

The duplex comb of the Polish will do wild and wonky things.

With the single comb rooster, you could get 2 duplex single combs, so a "crown"

If you bred her with a pea comb rooster (which you don't have), you'd get virtually no comb at all.

If you breed her with the mixed rose comb rooster, you'll get 50% single type mix, so those crowns, and 50% modified rose comb duplex.

That's assuming she is DvDv...math changes if she is only single for duplex.

Duplex is only partially dominant, so it modifies but doesn't dominate.

Fascinating.
LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Some good genetic series for you (that are understandable...as this stuff can get like Greek).

My favorite genetics series to learn genetics:
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/genetics-mini-series/

And specifically combs (with some basic plummage):
http://articles.extension.org/pages...or-small-and-backyard-flocks:-an-introduction

 

[kesrchicky16]

Curious, so I looked it up.

If your girl is a true Polish, she will have a duplex comb ("V" comb).

The duplex comb of the Polish will do wild and wonky things.

With the single comb rooster, you could get 2 duplex single combs, so a "crown"

If you bred her with a pea comb rooster (which you don't have), you'd get virtually no comb at all.

If you breed her with the mixed rose comb rooster, you'll get 50% single type mix, so those crowns, and 50% modified rose comb duplex.

That's assuming she is DvDv...math changes if she is only single for duplex.

Duplex is only partially dominant, so it modifies but doesn't dominate.

Fascinating.
LofMc

Hmmmm

I know I've petted her top knot down enough to find her comb. I didn't want to hurt her when I gave her a hair cut so she could stop attacking the air when someone ran past her. I know its small but i have no idea what shape. I want to say it looked kinda like a pea comb. If it wasn't "freeze you solid" cold out side i would go wake her up to see. Oh well tomorrow is another adventure.

 

[pasuit]

Cool. I know my 2 roos were backyard mix. They were advertised as "free alarm clocks." LOL. Their roo (grandpa) was a SLW. I don't know how pure he was.

My first hatching (aka fine you broody piece of ****) I had 2 hatch out if six eggs. I wasn't set up for chicks and neither are still alive but I had a EE hatch with a pea comb and a little yellow fluffy with a standard comb.

Here are pics of my roos.
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Still have this one.
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[pasuit]

Beautiful roos.

 

[kesrchicky16]

My polish pre and post first haircut.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I think I see a small duplex comb, but hard to tell.

Tomorrow you can get a better look.
LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Btw... What colors are you working with for hens...that will help too.

LofMc

 

[kesrchicky16]

Btw... What colors are you working with for hens...that will help too.

LofMc

My hens are 6 Buff Orpington (some of those are sporting the wavy combs), 4 RIR, 1 Polish (I know I have at least 2 of her eggs because I watched them drop still wet), 2 EE (Wheaten pea comb), 3 Plymouth Rock (2 white, 1 barred), 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 1 Speckled Sussex, 3 dark Brahma (they are still pullets but I know at least one is laying. The roo started dancing and mating her about 3 weeks ago and I've seen one of them poking around the nests.)

 

[kesrchicky16]

@Lady of McCamley
My polish seems to have a duplex pea comb. Here are the best pics I could get.