Cornish Thread

[JRNash]

one more thing, are all the colors y'all are talking about coming out of pure Cornish? Its all very confusing

 

[JRNash]

Curious, did you have a gold based hen in your breeding pen ?  The reason I ask is  looking at your cockerel's saddles, I can't decipher if I think he might be split gold/silver, or maybe carrying some sort of red enhancer. Compared to the male in your avatar, which looks to be silver/silver with bright saddles, and hackles. 

one of my Cockrels,and one of my pullets has a few WHITE. wing feathers. I'm. totally confused about what they should look like

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

JR These references assume that you have some knowledge of genetics already, at least high school biology. I've found them to be very useful. When I started out it all seemed impossible, but now it's starting to make sense- you just have to keep at it! I was never able to find anything that seemed like baby steps....... it was painful right from the start

but it was worth persevering.


Here's a good place to start: https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/genetics-mini-series/
and : http://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm
And if that makes sense, here's the next one to read: http://sellers.kippenjungle.nl/page0.html
then: http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/ (more of a reference)

 

[JRNash]

Thanks

 

[big medicine]

one more thing, are all the colors y'all are talking about coming out of pure Cornish? Its all very confusing

In my case there were outcrosses that brought in some color traits.

 

[big medicine]

one of my Cockrels,and one of my pullets has a few WHITE. wing feathers. I'm. totally confused about what they should look like

The erratic white wing, and occasionally in my Brahmas, foot feather, seems to come about independently from whether the bird is gold, silver, or split(males only). I am unsure as to the genetics behind it.

As to what they should look like, a copy of The Standard Of Perfection will show you exactly what you are striving for, in picture and description, for every breed and variety of that breed that is recognized by the American Poultry Asspciation

 

[JRNash]

And with those words Big medicine you confirmed what I've all ready asked the hatchery about,Namely what was used in their outcrops to improve egg production. The links you provided are very helpful!!! I had all ready planed on a pairing of the birds show I.g white in an effort to get more white.. Actually it's not a clean white. it's a very Smokey white,or very pale gray

 

[big medicine]

Actually I believe CanadianBuckeye hooked you up with the links. Some good ones I was not aware of.

 

[JRNash]

My apologies CanadianBuckeye,for not giving you the thanks!!

My eyes are not what they used to be.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

My apologies CanadianBuckeye,for not giving you the thanks!!

My eyes are not what they used to be.

Well once you start getting into this stuff you may not thank me after all

LOL!!!!! You are very welcome.

If you find you like chicken genetics , the two books by Sigrid van Dort are well worth the money. - The Genetics of Chicken Colours and the Genetics of Chicken Extremes (sic) ( probably should be extremities?) http://www.chickencolours.com/ If you do plan on buying them there is an American re seller, listed on that website- don't order the European ones. I had no trouble having them shipped to Canada from the US.